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As a Sophomore in 2009: Made 22 appearances out of the bullpen for the Ravens...NCBWA All-East Region First Team selection...ABCA All-East Region Second Team selection...NEIBA All-Star Game selection...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection...Finished second in the Northeast-10 in saves (9) and fifth in appearances...Led the team in saves...Posted a 2-2 record and a 1.25 ERA over 36 innings...Allowed eight runs (five earned on 24 hits, walked 15, threw three wild pitches, hit a batter, struck out 30 and held opponents to a .192 batting average...In his collegiate debut, threw a scoreless inning of relief, allowed one hit, walked two and struck out one against Caldwell on 3/14...Pitched a perfect inning of relief and struck out one in the front end of a doubleheader at Saint Thomas on 3/15...Tossed 2.2 innings out of the bullpen, allowed one unearned run on one hit and struck out two at Nova Southeastern on 3/17...Tossed a scoreless ninth, allowed one hit and struck out two to earn his first career save against Saint Rose on 3/31...Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to close out the game, allowed one hit and struck out two to notch the save in the first game of a doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State on 4/5...Threw a scoreless ninth, allowed one hit and walked one to pick up the save at Bentley on 4/7...Tossed a perfect inning of relief and recorded a strikeout in the second game of a doubleheader against Merrimack on 4/11...Threw the final 2.2 innings, allowed three runs on four hits, walked two and struck out one to pick up the save at Merrimack on 4/13...Fired a scoreless ninth, allowed one hit and struck out one to tally the save against Assumption on 4/14...Pitched a scoreless final two innings, allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one to pick up his first career win at Saint Anselm on 4/19...Tossed a scoreless, hitless final 2.2 innings with two strikeouts to tally the save at Pace on 4/23...Faced two batters, induced a double-play ball from the first and struck out the second to close out the game and pick up a save at Stonehill on 4/28...Threw a scoreless, hitless final two innings, walked two and struck out three to pick up the save against Stonehill on 4/30...Tossed a scoreless final 1.2 innings, allowed three hits and struck out one to notch a save in the second game of a doubleheader against Massachusetts Lowell on 5/2...Fired 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowed two hits and struck out two to pick up the win in the Northeast-10 Championship against Massachusetts Lowell on 5/9...Finished the game with 1.1 scoreless, hitless innings, walked one and struck out one in the decisive game of the Northeast-10 Championship against Assumption on 5/10...Fired two scoreless, hitless innings out of the bullpen and walked one in the NCAA Championship East Regional against Assumption on 5/14...Threw 2.2 innings, allowed one unearned run on two hits and struck out three in the NCAA Championship East Regional against Dominican on 5/15.

Before Franklin Pierce: Three-year varsity starter at Algonquin Regional High School (Mass.)...Captured Division I MIAA State Title as a junior...State runner-up as a senior...Team captain, Conference Co-MVP and All-Conference selection as a senior...Telegram & Gazette Super Team selection as a senior...Also played football for Algonquin...Team captain and Metrowest Daily News Super Team selection as a senior.

Personal: Son of Judith and Robert Nicholas...Has a younger sister, Angela...A sports and recreation major.