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  Steve Nikorak

Steve Nikorak

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
East Stroudsburg, PA

High School:
Stroudsburg

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 215

Position:
INF/P

B/T:
R/R


2008: Versatile player appeared in 37 games, starting 30 at first and third base...Also appeared in eight games on the mound, starting six...Was 3-3 with a 4.58 ERA...Struck out 21 batters in 35.1 innings...Opponents batted .264 off him...Earned Atlantic 10 Pitcher and Rookie of the Week after throwing six scoreless innings of two-hit baseball at Saint Louis (5/17)...Did not allow an earned run in 3.2 innings in first appearance vs. Rider (4/2)...Went seven innings against #22 St. John's, allowing three earned runs in first start (4/8)...Picked up first collegiate win by throwing five innings and allowing two earned runs vs. George Mason (4/16)...Allowed just one earned run in six innings vs. Villanova (4/22)...Batted .264 (32-for-121) with team-high 12 doubles and eight RBI...Scored 20 runs...Made only two errors in 137 chances at first base (.985)...Had first collegiate hit at Old Dominion (3/2)...Was 2-for-5 with a double in first start at Delaware State (5/12)...Had two hitting streaks of six games.

High School: Two-time Pocono Record Player of the year...League MVP after batting .406 with 30 RBI...First team all-league at shortstop and second team as a pitcher (5-3, 3.47 ERA)...Two-time Carpenter Cup selection...Led team to two straight Mountain Valley Conference titles...Three-time all-conference and all-area pick...2007 American Legion Player of the Year...Three-year starter in football and two-year starter in basketball.

Personal: Played summer baseball for the Lehigh Valley Catz of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League...Major is finance.

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
2008.... .264 37-30 121 20 32 12 1 0 8 46 .380 5 2 20 3 .305 0 0 1-2 125 30 4 .975
TOTAL... .264 37-30 121 20 32 12 1 0 8 46 .380 5 2 20 3 .305 0 0 1-2 125 30 4 .975

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp sfa sha bk
2008.... 4.58 3-3 8 6 0 0/1 0 35.1 37 21 18 14 21 8 1 7 156 .264 1 1 1 0 0
TOTAL... 4.58 3-3 8 6 0 0/1 0 35.1 37 21 18 14 21 8 1 7 156 .264 1 1 1 0 0

 

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