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Jersey Number 5
Steve Nikorak
- Position:
- INF/P
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Stroudsburg, PA
- High School:
- Stroudsburg
Bio
2012: One of two players to start all 53 games for the Cherry & White…Made six starts on the mound… Reached base in each of the first 30 games…Drove in a season-high four runs in the team’s home win against Monmouth (4/1)…Ranked second on the team in multi-hit games…Scored four runs at North Carolina A&T (2/24) and against CCSU (3/9)…Opened the season at ODU (2/17) with a single and a run scored…Took over the program record for doubles in a career against CCSU (3/9)—Ends his career with 66.…Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (3/12) after having four extra-base hits (three doubles and a triple) against CCSU and batting .550 (11-for-20) on the week, including .727 (8-for-11) in the team’s opening weekend at Skip Wilson Field…Belted first home run of the season in the Owls’ come-from-behind win at Penn (3/14)…Hit seven homers on the year, including one in each of the first two games at UMass (4/27& 4/28)…Batted out of the leadoff spot in eight straight games. (4/21-5/5)…Hit three home runs in a span of five games (4/21-4/28)…Tabbed the “Hitter You’d Least Like to Face in the A-10” by College Baseball Insider…Tied for fourth place all-time in program history with 228 hits and tied for seventh all-time in school history with 182 starts.
2011: Started all 53 games (48 at third base, 4 as a pitcher, 2 as a designated hitter)…Led the team and the conference with 58 runs batted in and 23 doubles…Tied for the conference lead with 56 runs scored…Ranked third on the team and fifth in the A-10 in hits with 79… Hit a team-high 11 home runs…Ranked second on the team and sixth in the A-10 with a .359 batting average…Slugged .623 to lead the Owls and place fourth in the conference…Went 4-for-7 with two home runs and six runs batted in at NC Central…Held a 12-game hitting streak (March 8-April 3)…Went 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts…Had 23 multi-hit games…Pounded out four hits at NC Central (2/19) and against Monmouth (3/22)...On the mound, made 15 relief appearances and four starts…Went 4-5 and totaled an ERA of 6.10 in 48.2 innings of work…Picked up wins relief outings against Iona (3/13), St. Peters (3/20), UMass (4/16) and in his start at Villanova (5/10)…Went a season-long 7.0 innings at Villanova (5/10), where allowing only one run…Struck out a season-high six batters at Dayton (4/3)…Finished the year with 32 strikeouts…Recorded three saves (Xavier, 3/26; at Dayton, 4/3; at George Washington, 5/19).
2010: Appeared and started in 46 games for the Owls at either pitcher, first base, third base or designated hitter…Posted a record of 3-5 on the hill in 11 appearances, striking out 45 batters in 46.0 innings of work…Ranked third on the team with a .318 batting average, recording a team-high 16 doubles which ranked 12th in the conference…Also hit four homeruns and a triple for 24 RBI…Ranked second on the team with a .491 slugging percentage…Owned a 12-game hit streak from 4/16 to 5/5, a mark that ranked second on the team…Batted .330 in conference play, ripping eight doubles and recording 15 RBI.
2009: Made one start for the Owls on the mound going 3.1 innings...Did not give up a run in during his appearance...Missed remainder of season due to injury.
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.
2011: Started all 53 games (48 at third base, 4 as a pitcher, 2 as a designated hitter)…Led the team and the conference with 58 runs batted in and 23 doubles…Tied for the conference lead with 56 runs scored…Ranked third on the team and fifth in the A-10 in hits with 79… Hit a team-high 11 home runs…Ranked second on the team and sixth in the A-10 with a .359 batting average…Slugged .623 to lead the Owls and place fourth in the conference…Went 4-for-7 with two home runs and six runs batted in at NC Central…Held a 12-game hitting streak (March 8-April 3)…Went 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts…Had 23 multi-hit games…Pounded out four hits at NC Central (2/19) and against Monmouth (3/22)...On the mound, made 15 relief appearances and four starts…Went 4-5 and totaled an ERA of 6.10 in 48.2 innings of work…Picked up wins relief outings against Iona (3/13), St. Peters (3/20), UMass (4/16) and in his start at Villanova (5/10)…Went a season-long 7.0 innings at Villanova (5/10), where allowing only one run…Struck out a season-high six batters at Dayton (4/3)…Finished the year with 32 strikeouts…Recorded three saves (Xavier, 3/26; at Dayton, 4/3; at George Washington, 5/19).
2010: Appeared and started in 46 games for the Owls at either pitcher, first base, third base or designated hitter…Posted a record of 3-5 on the hill in 11 appearances, striking out 45 batters in 46.0 innings of work…Ranked third on the team with a .318 batting average, recording a team-high 16 doubles which ranked 12th in the conference…Also hit four homeruns and a triple for 24 RBI…Ranked second on the team with a .491 slugging percentage…Owned a 12-game hit streak from 4/16 to 5/5, a mark that ranked second on the team…Batted .330 in conference play, ripping eight doubles and recording 15 RBI.
2009: Made one start for the Owls on the mound going 3.1 innings...Did not give up a run in during his appearance...Missed remainder of season due to injury.
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.
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