Nick Neitzel

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Position:
Right-handed Pitcher
Height:
6-4
Weight:
236
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coral Gables, Fla.
High School:
Ransom Everglades

2015: Appeared in 11 games, making 10 starts … went 1-4 overall with a 6.00 ERA … allowed 30 runs off 37 hits with 33 strikeouts in 33.0 innings pitched … recorded four strikeouts on three occasions … pitched five scoreless innings with a career-high eight strikeouts against Elon (4/28) … threw the first five innings, allowing two earned runs with two strikeouts for the win against Yale (3/8) … pitched a scoreless two innings against Winthrop (3/31).

2014: Started 13 games on the mound, going 7-2 with a 3.38 ERA … seven wins on the year were the most in a season by a Wildcats pitcher since 2004 … won career-high seven straight decisions to start the season (2/18-5/4) … allowed the fewest number of hits (55) and runs (33) amongst regular team starters … 57 strikeouts were good for second on the team … struck out season-high seven batters while allowing just two runs on two hits in six innings in win against Samford (4/13) … pitched shutout victories against Mount St. Mary’s (2/23) and Georgia Southern (3/30), striking out six on both occasions.

2013: Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week after holding Samford without an earned-run for six innings in a rain-shortened complete game in the season finale … finished the season pitching a total of 22.0 innings over 11 appearances, including three starts, with 23 strikeouts … after suffering loss at No. 1 North Carolina (3/5) in season debut, held No. 5 South Carolina (3/13), Cornell (3/20), Elon (3/29-30, G2), Duke (4/2) and UNCW (4/7) scoreless in 8.0 innings of work, yielding just three hits and four walks while striking out 11 … made first career start at UNCW (4/7) … started at No. 6 NC State, allowing just three walks and two hits in 3.0 innings.

2012: Posted an ERA of 2.79 in eight appearances with seven strikeouts in 9.2 innings … did not factor into a decision … did not allow an earned run in first three appearances, totaling 5.2 innings at NC State (3/7), at Appalachian State (3/9) and Elon (3/17, G1) ... also had scoreless outings at Western Carolina (3/31, G1), at Presbyterian (4/10) and vs. Samford (4/29).

Prep/Personal: First-Team All-Dade as a senior ... Miami Herald Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior ... struck out 136 with a 2.32 ERA in 70 innings ... graduated as school's single-season strike out record-holder and single-season and career home run record-holder ... also played varsity football as a sophomore ... major is mathematics.