Rutgers-Newark Athletics

2016 Rutgers-Newark Team Captain

2015: Appeared in seven games, making six starts for the Scarlet Raiders in 2015 ... went 2-3 overall and threw 32.1 innings ... recorded 12 strikeouts and allowed 51 hits ... was a part of three wins on the season - at Occidental (March 14), at CMS (March 21) and at CCNY (April 19)  - and earned the victory vs. Oxy on Mary 14 and at CMS on March 21 ... recorded a season-high four strikeouts in four innings of work at Rutgers-Camden on April 4 ... allowed just four runs of 14 innings in his first two starts of the season ... did not walk a single batter in his final 10 innings of work.

2014: Posted a 2-3 record with a 4.07 ERA as a regular in the starting rotation for the 13-24 Scarlet Raiders… second on the staff with 48-2/3 innings with eight starting assignments… struck out 15 while walking a dozen… went seven innings, scattering four hits, to get the victory in a 2-1 win over Richard Stockton (4/19/14)… picked up the win with a 1-2-3 relief appearance in the eighth inning of an 8-4 win over Baruch (3/27/14)… blanked John Jay (3/11/14) on four hits with three strikeouts in a 4-inning relief stint in an 11-3 win… shut out Drew (4/1/14) for four innings in a 10-7 loss.

2013: Made 13 appearances with three starting assignments... struck out 18 and walked 13 in 30.2 innings of work... posted a 5.28 ERA and an 0-1 record... had a pair of no-run relief stints as the Raiders swept Occidental, 8-5 (3/23/13) and 8-2 (3/24/13), in California... limited Franklin & Marshall to one run on one hit while posting a strikeout in a 3-inning relief appearance (3/3/13)... blanks TCNJ (4/4/13) on one hit while striking out one in a 3-1 loss.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in baseball at North Plainfield HS… earned third team all-county, first team all-conference and second team all-county… Honor Roll student all four years.

PERSONAL: Son of Vicki and George Nichols… has an older brother (Buster)… plans to major in criminal justice.