Oregon Ducks hats line the dugout during the PAC12 Baseball Tournament on May 25, 2022, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The impressive feat was made even better by the fact that Nishida opted for a wooden bat.
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"So good, so good," Nishida said of his first career home run, via the team’s website. "Yes, it was my first time hitting a home run since I came here. It was fun."
While Major League Baseball requires players to use wooden bats, collegiate players have the option to choose but usually opt for metal bats for a number of reasons.
A junior college transfer from Mt. Hood Community College, Nishida was a two-time ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association Division All-America selection.
Second baseman Rikuu Nishida (Reuters)
He also played summer ball in the Cape Cod Baseball League where he led the league in stolen bases (28) and was named a CCBL All-Star.
Oregon went on to hit two more solo home runs in Sunday’s 5-1 win over San Diego to sweep the series.