Chris Nicoll Position: Pitcher

UC Irvine
2005: Drafted in the third round (82nd overall) by the Kansas City Royals...All-Big West second-team honoree...6-4 on the season...posted the conference's fourth-best ERA of 2.58...led the league with 44 batters struck out looking, was third in strikeouts (113) and fifth in opposing batting average (.221)...recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts in a nine-inning, no-decision effort against Dallas Baptist...allowed just 24 walks in 111.2 innings pitched...second in the UCI career pitching records with a 2.50 ERA...No. 4 in strikeouts with 221...No. 8 in the career appearances with 62 and 10th with 34 career...ranked tied for sixth with 17 games started this season...tied for ninth in season ERA

2004: Was 7-5 overall...second on the team in wins...pitched 80 innings...gave up 31 earned runs on 82 hits for a 3.49 ERA...third on the team in strikeouts with 71...had one save...struck out a career-high eight batters twice...longest outing was 7.2 innings against Baylor...played for the Orleans Cardinals over the summer...received the Thomas Yankus Pitching Award...named to the Cape Cod League Top 30 prospect list...pitched for the East Division in the all-star game...struck out two in an inning of work

2003: 1-2 on the season...was the winning pitcher in a combined shutout against Hawaii at the end of the season...struck out a personal-high four batters four times over the season...allowed 17 earned runs on 39 hits to record a 4.03 ERA...struck out 37...Northwoods League Post-Season All-Star selection with the Alexandria Beetles...5-2 on the season...second in the league and led the team with a 1.46 ERA...third in strikeouts with 53 for the club...made eight starts...gave up nine earned runs on 48 hits in 55.2 innings of work...was the lone starter on the club to not yield a home run.

Ernest Righetti High School: Drafted in the 43rd round by the Toronto Blue Jays...led team to the Northern League championship in 2002...that same squad was a CIF semi-finalist...three-time All-Northern League honoree...won the team Best Pitcher Award three times...went 5-3 as a senior...had one save...gave up 47 hits over 60 innings...struck out 60 en route to to a 2.20 ERA...played for the Santa Maria Indians, a local semi pro team, that came in second at the state tournament.

Career Stats