Biography
Career: Awards – All-Conference Honorable Mention selection (2013, 2014)…Stats – Played in 65 games, 62 as a starter, and made 17 pitching appearances, 13 as the starter…Has a .269 career batting average in 223 at-bats…Recorded 60 career hits, 28 RBI’s, 39 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 15 steals…Recorded a 4.34 ERA, a 4-4 record, three complete games, and a .249 opponent’s batting average in 83 career innings pitched…Allowed 80 hits and 40 earned runs while striking out 66…School Records – 9th lowest single-season ERA (3.22 in 2014)…5th lowest single-season opponent’s batting average (.220 in 2014)…8th lowest career ERA (4.34)…6th most career strikeouts per 9 innings (7.16)…Holds the Arcadia record for lowest career opponent’s batting average (.249)
2016: Started in 34 of his 35 games played as a senior… Batted .299 with 32 hits, eight doubles, two triples, one homer, 20 RBI and 23 runs scored… Had a perfect fielding percentage in his first season at first base… Started in 4 of his six appearances on the mound, posting a 2.91 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 21.2 innings with one save and no decisions… Was 4-7 with two doubles, one triple, and three runs in a sweep at Immaculata (3/20)… Went 4-7 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored in a doubleheader at Salisbury (2/27)… Was 1-5 with an RBI and a run scored in a win over Susquehanna (3/6)… Went 1-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in a win over Misericordia (3/7), and earned a save after allowing one run on two hits with two Ks over the last three innings… Was 1-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a win over SUNY Canton (3/9) in the 2016 Roberto Clemente Cup Championship… Was 3-11 with a double, a homer, three RBI and three runs scored in a sweep of Hood (3/18-19)… Went 2-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in a win at Swarthmore (3/29)… Was 2-3 with a double, a triple and three RBI in a win over Albright (4/8)… Went 3-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs in a game-one-win at Lebanon Valley (4/23).
2015: Earned Second-Team All-Commonwealth Conference Honors as an outfielder as a junior... Was named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week two weeks in a row (3/16, 3/23)…At the plate appeared in 35 games, 32 as a starter…Finished with a .324 batting average, .414 slugging percentage, and a .369 on-base percentage with seven doubles, one homerun, 19 RBIs, 20 runs scored, and six stolen bases…Went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in the season opening win over Valley Forge (3/13)…Went a combined 8-for-14 with two walks, a sac bunt, a double, two RBIs, and seven runs scored in a three-game conference series sweep over Hood (3/13-3/14)…Was 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, an RBI, two runs scored, and two stolen bases in a victory against Benedict (3/17)…Went a combined 4-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored in a conference doubleheader split with Messiah (3/30)…Was 2-for-3 with a sac fly, a double, a stolen base, and a season-high five RBIs in a game-two conference win against Albright (4/4)…Added two hits including a double with two RBIs and two runs scored in a dramatic conference win over Stevenson (4/13)…On the mound appeared in nine games, seven as a starter…Finished with a 3-3 record and a save with a 6.95 ERA and 19 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .258 average…Earned the win over Hood (3/13), tossing 7.0 scoreless inning with five strikeouts and allowing just three hits…Pitched 4.0 innings with two strikeouts to earn the victory over Albright in game-one of a conference doubleheader (4/4)…Pitched 0.2 innings of relief with a strikeout to pick up the walkoff win against Stevens Tech (4/15)…Held Alvernia (4/25) scoreless in the last inning of game-two to secure the save.
2014: Played in 34 games as a sophomroe, 33 as a starter, and made seven pitching appearances…Was an Honorable Mention selection to the All-Conference team as a utility player…Finished with a 3.22 ERA, .220 opponent’s batting average, and 31 strikeouts in 44.2 innings…Finished with a .250 BA, five doubles, 13 RBI’s, and 18 runs scored…Contributed three hits, two doubles, two RBI’s, and two runs scored in a defeat of Hilbert (3/9)…Went 3 for 6 with a home run and a double, four RBI’s, and one run scored in a win over Elizabethtown (3/20)…Pitched seven innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out four, in a loss to Messiah (3/31)…Allowed two runs and struck out five in six innings of a loss to Albright (4/5)…Finished with two hits, an RBI, and a run scored in a tie against Penn State-Abington (4/8)…Earned a complete game win against Stevenson (4/12), allowing one run and striking out seven…Went 2 for 3 with a triple, two runs scored, and a steal in a victory over Eastern (4/16)…Threw seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out seven, to record the win in a defeat of Lebanon Valley (4/18)…Recorded two hits, a double, one RBI, and one run scored in a loss to DeSales (4/22)…Added a hit, two RBI’s, and a run scored in a loss to Ursinus (4/23).
2013: Tied for the team leading ten stolen bases…Went 2-for-2 against Swarthmore with a run scored (3/1)…Went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple against Delaware Valley (3/2)…Went 2-for-3 with a run scored at Grove City (3/9)…Went 2-for-3 against Elizabethtown with three RBI, three runs scored a double, and a homerun (3/15)…Went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, and a run scored against Ursinus (3/20)…Went 3-for-4 at Widener with a run scored (3/22)…Went 1-for-2 with a RBI, a double, and a run scored against Widener (3/23)…Went 2-for-3 against Messiah with a double (3/28)…Went 2-for-4 at Albright with a run scored, RBI, and a double (4/5)…Went 2-for-5 at Lebanon Valley with two RBI, a run scored, and a double (4/21)…Went 2-for-4 against Alvernia (5/3)…Went 2-for-5 against Stevenson with two runs scored (5/3)...Started in six games and had ten total appearance having 38.1 innings pitched, giving up 43 hits, 27 runs, 24 earned runs, 20 walks and having 35 strikeouts while posting a 2-1 record with a 5.63 ERA.
Activities: Is actively participating in SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee).
High School: 2011 graduate of South Fork High School…Played on the 2009 team that were State Champions…Recipient of the Best Infielder Award in 2010…Served as a Team Captain in 2011 while also receiving MVP at the end of the season.
Personal: Son of James and Lynn Nessel…Business major with a minor in Pre-Law.
