Nick Loftin, Baylor (BU photo)

Golden Spikes Spotlight: Baylor’s Nick Loftin Maximizing Potential

Previous Golden Spikes Spotlights:

• Tulane’s Hudson Haskin
• DBU’s Burl Carraway

HOUSTON — Baylor knows it can always turn to junior shortstop Nick Loftin when it needs a big hit.

Take this past weekend’s Shriners College Classic as a prime example. The Bears’ situation against LSU looked rather bleak entering the sixth inning of Saturday’s contest and middle game of the tournament. The Tigers had a commanding 4-0 lead and righthander Landon Marceaux looked to be in total control.

That was until Loftin, one of the nation’s premier players and prospects,[…]