Career Highlights: Entering sixth season of professional baseball and first with the Wingnuts…lifetime 27-23 record with a 3.31 ERA in 478.0 career innings…371 strikeouts against 169 walks for career…has allowed just 29 home runs…played college baseball at Auburn University-Montgomery…made 2005 Southern States All-Conference Team with a 2.74 ERA for the Senators…played at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery…rights acquired from Grand Prairie AirHogs in exchange for rights to Greg Porter...gives pitching lessons during the off-season…also serve on riverboat crew…played in 2002 NBC World Series
2009
Sioux City (American Association/Ind.): 6-7 with a 4.04 ERA in 21 starts for the Explorers…21 starts led the league…also finished second with 129.1 IP and third with 97 strikeouts…allowed 119 hits and just six home runs…won four consecutive starts from 6/4-6/21, posting a 2.77 ERA in 26.0 IP with 23 strikeouts…3.23 ERA in 55.2 IP at home…threw 7.0 shutout innings on 6/15 in win vs. St. Paul, striking out eight…pitched complete game loss on 8/24 vs. Sioux Falls, allowing three earned runs and striking out eight in 9.0 IP…tossed 6.0 shutout innings in final start of the season on 8/29 at St. Paul…pitched at least 5.0 innings in 19 of 21 starts and at least 6.0 IP in 14 of them
2008
Sioux City (American Association/Ind.): 8-4 with a league-best 2.24 ERA in 112.2 IP…made 17 appearances, 16 of them starts…allowed 102 hits, struck out 82 and walked 32…allowed just three home runs…2.45 ERA in 40.1 IP at home, 2.12 ERA in 72.1 IP on the road…named American Association Pitcher of the Week July 14-20…pitched at least 5.0 IP in all 16 of his starts, at least 6.0 IP in 14 of them, and at least 7.0 IP in 11…won final five decisions and had 1.45 ERA in 43.1 IP during last seven outings…worked 8.0 shutout innings on 5/31 in win at Wichita…struck out 10 in 7.0 IP in no-decision in second game of double header on 7/8 at Lincoln…pitched 6.0 shutout innings, allowing two hits with six strikeouts on 7/15 at St. Paul in win…pitched 7.0 shutout innings on 7/20 at Wichita…tossed 7.2 scoreless innings on 8/1 at Lincoln, striking out nine and earning the victory…allowed two or fewer earned runs in 14 of 17 appearances and allowed more than three earned runs just once all season…made American Association Postseason All-Star Team…named to Baseball America’s All-Independent First Team
2007
Chico (Golden/Ind.): 2-4 with a 4.59 ERA in 84.1 IP…made 15 outings, 13 of them starts…4.59 ERA ranked 10th in the Golden League…ranked fourth with 94 strikeouts and walked just 21…worked at least 5.0 IP in all 13 of his starts…struck out 11 hitters in 6.0 IP on 6/12 in no-decision vs. Reno…pitched 5.0 shutout innings on 8/26 vs. Long Beach in no-decision…struck out seven or more batters 11 times…allowed three or fewer earned runs in 10 of 15 outings…allowed two or fewer walks in 14 of 15 outings…3.84 ERA in 58.2 IP at home, 6.31 ERA in 25.2 IP on the road
2006
Chico (Golden/Ind.): 7-6 with 2.77 ERA in 107.1 IP during 17 appearances, 16 of them starts…seven wins ranked fifth in the Golden League…also ranked second in ERA, starts, complete games (3), and third in innings…struck out 75 while walking 38…opened season with two wins and 13.1 scoreless innings in first two starts…struck out 10 in 5.1 IP in no-decision vs. Reno on 6/17…won three consecutive starts from 7/21-8/1…threw first complete game of career on 6/27 in win vs. Fullerton, striking out seven and allowing one earned run…pitched complete game shutout on 7/26 vs. Long Beach, striking out seven…pitched 7.1 scoreless innings in next start, allowing three hits and striking out seven in win at Long Beach…worked at least 5.0 innings in 15 of 16 starts…pitched 16.1 scoreless innings from 7/26-8/1…went 20.2 consecutive innings over three starts without allowing a walk from 8/6-8/23…1.49 ERA in 66.1 IP at home, 4.83 ERA in 41.0 IP on the road
2005
Pensacola (Central/Ind.): 4-2 with 2.84 ERA in 44.1 IP…made nine appearances, eight of them starts…struck out 23 and walked 19…allowed only one home run…made professional debut on 7/3 vs. Shreveport, allowing two earned runs in a 0.2 inning relief outing…made first professional start on 7/8 at Fort Worth, allowing one earned run in 7.0 IP in a no-decision…won final four starts from 7/30-8/19, posting a 1.38 ERA in 26.0 IP…worked 14.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 7/30-8/4
Kevin Hooper on Nick: Nick is a guy I have tried to acquire for the last two years now and I'm glad to say he is on our side. He has been a dominant starter in this league for numerous years now and I'm excited to hand him the ball on opening day. With his experience he is only going to help our younger pitchers develop.
