PEPPERDINE 2024: Appeared in 14 games … pitched a total of 17.0 innings … 12.18 ERA … six strikeouts
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Crean Lutheran High School, located in Irvine, Calif., in 2023 … Played three years of varsity baseball … Earned All-Empire League first team honors his senior year … A part of the CIF-SS Division 4 finalist and CIS Division 4 State Regional finalist quad … As a senior, had a 1.38 ERA and 1.05 WHIP, 39 IP and struck out 47.
CLUB: Played for Laguna Niguel Lightning (11u-14u), Whitecaps Baseball Academy (15u-17u) and Quakes Baseball Academy (17u).
PERSONAL: Born in Laguna Beach, Calif. … Son of Colby and Rhett Nichol … Has one sibling, Grace … Mom ran track and field at James Madison University … Chose Pepperdine because “I really liked the location, on the beach and not too far from home, the coaching staff and atmosphere of the baseball team, and it is a place where I have the opportunity to grow in my faith every day.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach … Mike Trout and Patrick Mahomes (pro athletes), Los Angeles Angels and Washington Commanders (pro teams), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book), The Sandlot (movie), Stranger Things (TV show), The Weeknd (musical artist), cheeseburgers (food) and football (sport other than baseball).
