JUNIOR (2025)
- Contrades made his long awaited return to the hot corner this season after missing the majority of previous year with a back injury. He entered the season on D1Baseball’s sixth-ranked third baseman in the country and the No. 22 MLB Draft prospect in the Big 12
- Missed ASU’s final month of the season with a hand injury
- Prior to the injury, Contrades was reaching base at a .416 clip over his .309 average while posting 15 doubles, three triples and six homers… His 24 extra-base hits were tied for second on the team at the time
- He ranked third in the Big 12 at the time with those 15 doubles and tied for second in the Big 12 with nine doubles in conference-only games
- He notably struck out just 30 times - compared to 28 walks - on 181 ABs on the year (16.6 percent) after striking out 51 times with just 9 walks his freshman season on 217 ABs (23.5 percent)
- Contrades played exceptionally well at the hot corner, and second on the team in defensive assists prior to the injury with 75 - the most among Big 12 third baseman
- Contrades was 14-for-15 on stolen bases this year, bringing his career tally to 23-of-26… The 14 stolen bases were tied for 9th in the Big 12 at the time of the injury
- Contrades batted out of the leadoff position often this year and reached on 21-of-51 (.412) leadoff opportunities
- He was named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week for his efforts against Oral Roberts, where he homered three times and batted at a .385 average with five RBIs and six runs scored.
SOPHOMORE (2024)
- Hampered by a back injury that sidelined him for the majority of the season
- Posted a .238 average in five games with a homer and three doubles
FRESHMAN (2023)
- Honored as the team's Bobby Winkles Award winner, Nu'u Contrades has himself at home in the valley as he earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors as an infielder
- The ASU third baseman bat .309 with 20 extra base hits (eight homers, two triples, 10 doubles), recording 40 RBIs
- The .309 average was in the Top-5 for freshmen in the Pac-12 last season and Top-50 among all freshmen in the country...The rally at the dish came despite the youngster still sitting below the Mendoza line as of March 7
- He obliterated the University of Arizona in the three-game series in Tempe, where he was 7-14 (.500) with eight RBI, three runs scored...He plated the winning run in Saturday's series-securing victory and scored it in the series finale Sunday and was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week in the process
- He led the team with 10 RBIs (of 31 total for the week for ASU) with a .947 slugging percentage while batting .474 on 9-of-19 hitting in four total games that week
HIGH SCHOOL
- Won the 37th 2021-22 Gatorade Hawaii Baseball Player of the Year
- Was the fifth student the Saint Louis School to earn the honor
- He hit .462 with a home run and 17 RBI his senior year
- Led Crusaders to a 24-7-1 record and a run to the Division I semifinals
- Compiled a .517 OBP along with a 1.170 OPS this spring and batted .667 in the state tournament