Nikko Saenz Bio
12/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
2015 (Junior): Saw time both in the field and on the mound but made his biggest contribution as a right-handed pitcher in his junior season ... made seven appearances on the mound, throwing 6.2 innings and allowing 14 runs (eight earned) and 11 hits while striking out seven and walking three ... finished the year with a 10.80 ERA ... one of the hardest throwers on the staff ... pitched a scoreless inning in the second game of a doubleheader at Utah Valley on May 7 and also pitched a third of an inning at AT&T Park against San Francisco ... appeared in nine games as a position player/pinch-hitter but did not record a hit in seven at-bats ... named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll Bronze list for carrying a GPA between 3.00 and 3.49.
2014 (Sophomore): Gaels' opening-day designated hitter appeared in 29 games, starting 24 and hitting .160 with nine runs and seven RBI ... Saw the majority of his playing time in the outfield, playing both corner spots ... Had three multi-hit games, collecting a season-high three hits at New Mexico State on Feb. 15. Drove in a season-high two runs in that game as well ... Had two hits on March 9 against Penn State and two more on March 14 at Cal State Fullerton ... Finished in a three-way tie for fourth on the team in doubles with five ... Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll Bronze list for carrying a GPA between 3.49 and 3.0.
2013 (RS Freshman): Finished off his first competitive year with the Gaels, appearing in 22 games with five starts... had six hits in 30 at-bats... had two doubles and five RBI... recorded first collegiate hit at UC Riverside on March 1st, going 2-for-3 in the game with a run scored... saw action at both second and third base during the season... first collegiate RBI came on March 10th at home against Utah ... Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll for academic excellence.
2012 (Freshman): Did not play.
High School: Lettered three times for Vintage High School in baseball...helped guide the Crushers to back-to-back CCS playoff appearances...in his senior season he finished second on the team in batting average, home runs, runs scored, and led the team in hits, RBI and stolen bases...on his travel baseball team, the ASA Knights, he hit .480, leading the team in RBI's, runs scored, stolen bases and on base percentage...on the mound he boasted a 0.71 ERA with a perfect 8-0 record.
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013.... | .200 | 22-5 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .667 |
| 2014.... | .160 | 29-24 | 81 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .222 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .286 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .974 |
| 2015.... | .000 | 9-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .875 |
| TOTAL... | .161 | 60-31 | 118 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | .220 | 13 | 4 | 47 | 1 | .263 | 2 | 3 | 0-1 | 47 | 6 | 6 | .898 |
| Year | era | w-l | app | gs | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | 2b | 3b | hr | bf | bavg | wp | hbp | bk | sfa | sha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015.... | 10.80 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 6.2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .344 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL... | 10.80 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 6.2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .344 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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