2018 Merrimack College Baseball Roster

Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Josh Gibney
Josh Gibney
Josh Gibney

20 Matt Nicholson

  • Class Senior
  • Position OF
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 210
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Rockland, Mass.
  • High School/Prep School Rockland
  • Major Business

Biography

Career

  • One of the top power hitters to come through the program this decade
  • 2018 NE10 All-Conference First Team
  • 2018 ABCA, NCBWA, D2CCA All-East Region selection
  • Tied for fourth in single-season hits w/ 73 in 2018
  • Sixth all-time in Merrimack history in slugging percentage (.457), 10th in hits (178), ninth in RBI (107)
  • Fourth in program history with 20 home runs; One of four players ever with at least 20
  • Also fourth with 278 total bases
2018:
  • NE10 All-Conference First Team
  • All-East Region selection by three outlets (ABCA, NCBWA, D2CCA)
  • NE10 Player of the Week (2/20)
  • Merrimack’s leader in home runs (7) and RBI (46), setting career highs in both spots
  • Also paced the Warriors in slugging (.538) and ranked second in OPS (.939)
  • Registered 113 total bases, the second most on the squad
  • Posted a career-best .348 average, also setting career highs in hits (73), RBI (46), runs (38), extra-base hits (22), doubles (11), homers (7), triples (4) and OBP (.401)
  • One of three players to start all 52 games
  • Led the program with 15 multi-RBI efforts; tied for this with 22 multi-hit games
  • Went on a run of five straight multi-hit games (four three-hit efforts) from 4/21-4/26

2017:

  • Played in all 43 games as Merrimack's starting rightfielder 
  • Hit .255/.332/.400 with a career-high tying six homers and 27 RBI as the Warriors' cleanup hitter
  • Scored a career-best 31 runs while drawing 16 walks after only eight free pases during his previous two seasons
  • Finished tied for fourth in the NE10 with six round-trippers
  • Currently ranks sixth in program history in HR (13) and 14th in total bases (165)

2016:

  • Appeared in 46 of 47 games as a sophomore
  • Played as Merrimack’s starting right fielder, hitting at a .291 clip and led the Warriors with six home runs
  • Tied the highest single-season total in homer (6) over the last 13 years
  • Finished as one of five Warriors with at least 30 RBI (32)
  • Tied for third on the team in slugging percentage (.460)
  • Ended the year with a hit in 18 of the final 19 games including six multi-hit games
  • Compiled 18 extra-base hits, one off of the team lead

2015:

  • Played in 13 games as a rookie
  • Hit his first career home run as part of a 3-for-3 day vs. Saint Michael’s (3/26)
  • Slugged .273 with an on-base percentage of .245
  • Totaled eight hits in 44 at-bats

Before Merrimack: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Rockland High School … Starting centerfielder all four seasons … Also participated on the basketball, football, and soccer team … Two-time All-Scholastic and League All-Star … Named Enterprise All-Scholastic … Named team captain his junior and senior year … Member of the Rockland Post 147 Legion Baseball club/travel team.

Personal: Born Oct. 19, 1995 … Son of Tom and Peggy … Has four siblings: Dan, Mike, Melissa, and Brian … Sports Management major at Merrimack


CAREER HIGHS:

Hits: 4, at Queens (N.Y.), Mar 18, 2016
Doubles: 2, Assumption, 04/13/16
Triples: 1, 7 times
Home runs: 2, at American Int'l, 04/06/2016
Total bases: 9, at American Int'l, 04/06/2016
RBI: 4, vs Queens (N.Y.), 02/28/16; vs Post, 03/14/17
Runs scored: 4, Bentley, 04/26/18
Walks: 2, 4 times
Hit by pitch: 1, 15 times
Struck out: 3, Franklin Pierce, 03/17/18; Stonehill, 03/27/15
Sac flies: 1, 11 times
Sac bunts: 1, at Stonehill College, 5/5/2016; Mercy, Mar 12, 2016
At bats: 6, 5 times
Stolen bases: 2, Saint Rose, 04/07/2018; at So. New Hampshire, 05/11/18
Caught stealing: 1, 5 times
Field chances: 6, at Saint Rose, 04/02/16; at Assumption, Apr 05, 2017
Putouts: 6, at Saint Rose, 04/02/16; at Assumption, Apr 05, 2017
Assists: 2, vs Wilmington, May 18, 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2015Freshman

    OF
    6'4" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2016Sophomore

    OF
    6'4" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2017Junior

    OF
    6'4" 210 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2018Senior

    OF
    6'4" 210 lbs
    20