2016 Baseball Roster
Ethan Nichols
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Highland Village, TX
- High School:
- Marcus
- Position:
- LHP
Summer (2018):
- Played summer ball for the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League during his three weeks of allowed leave from cadet duties.
Junior (2018):
- Appeared in 13 games, making four starts
- Totaled 32 strikeouts in 28.2 innings pitched, the sixth-most Ks on the team
- Had a career-best seven strikeouts at Northern Colorado, March 20
- Threw two scoreless innings at New Mexico, March 25, only allowing two hits
- Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the second straight season
Sophomore (2017):
- Appeared in 18 games, making 11 starts.
- Fourth on team in appearances and tied for second in starts.
- Tied for team lead with five wins, posting 5-3 record.
- Struck out 43 in 60.2 innings pitched.
- Second on team in innings pitched and fourth in strikeouts.
- Eighth in MW in wins.
- Tied for team-lead with four wins in MW games.
- Earned wins over Navy, Nevada, UNLV, Fresno State and New Mexico.
- Career-high six strikeouts vs. Fresno State.
- Career-high 6.2 innings pitched vs. Nevada.
- Academic All-Mountain West.
Summer (2017):
- Played summer ball for the Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League during his three weeks of allowed leave from cadet duties.
Freshman (2016):
- Pitched in nine games, making four starts.
- Pitched 20.1 innings, striking out seven.
- Made debut against Fresno State, tossing a scoreless inning of relief.
- First-career start against Iowa.
- Started MW Championship game vs. Nevada.
HIGH SCHOOL (Marcus): Two-year letterwinner in baseball…2015 first team all-district selection…second team all-district choice as a junior…played high school baseball for Jeff Sherman…played summer baseball for HV Storm…finished in the top 20 percent of a graduating class of nearly 800 students.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 24 ... will attend pilot training after graduation ... son of Thomas and Suzanna Nichols…has one older sister and two older brothers…favorite food is Mexican food…favorite book is The Maze Runner…favorite television show is How I Met Your Mother…favorite movie is Anchorman…if he could meet one person from history, it would be Leonardo da Vinci…credits his dad for being the biggest influence on his life and baseball career…says the most noteworthy aspect of his hometown are the great parks and a large lake.
Why I came to the Academy: “To serve my country, receive a great education all while playing baseball with no student loans to pay.”
