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Jersey Number 4
Aaron Nixon
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 210
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- McAllen, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- McAllen HS / Texas
Bio
Honors / Awards
2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll2023 NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2021 D1 Baseball Second Team Freshman All-American
2021 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
2023 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 16 games, all out of the bullpen … Threw 20.1 innings in his first season at State … Held his 89 batters faced to 11 hits, 10 walks and an average of .159 … Finished with two saves and a 2.66 ERA on the season … Tallied strikeouts in 14 of the 16 games he appeared in … Had a season-best three strike outs against VMI (2/19) and Texas A&M (5.19).
VMI (2/19): He came in and sealed the game in the ninth inning, striking out a season-high three batters … Samford (3/28): Struck out two in two innings of work while only allowing one hit against the Bulldogs … Auburn (4/22): Picked up the save against the Tigers, striking out one … Ole Miss (4/25): Earned the save as he struck out two against the Rebels in one inning of work. Texas A&M (5/19): Struck out three batters in two innings pitched.
2022 (Sophomore Season – Texas)
Season: Made 26 appearances on the mound and threw 30.1 innings on the season… Finished the season with five saves... Threw 2.1 scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts against Baylor (4/24)… Picked up first win of the season against Air Force (4/20)... Threw two scoreless relief innings with four strikeouts against Tennessee (3/4)... Pitched one relief inning earning a save with two strikeouts and no runs allowed against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/23).
2021 (Freshman Season – Texas)
Season: Named a Freshman All-American and Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection… Served as a the closer during true freshman season… Led the Longhorns with nine saves and was second on the team with 27 relief appearances… Finished with a 2.12 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched… Opponents batted .211 against him… Recorded first career win with two scoreless innings of relief and two strikeouts against South Carolina (3/12)… First two saves of the season came in back-to-back wins at Baylor… Pitched a career-high 2.2 innings pitched in extra-innings win over Oklahoma (3/26)… Made College World Series debut with a 1.2 scoreless innings and the save against Virginia (6/24)… Also played for USA Baseball Collegiate National Team during the summer.
High School
Four-year starter at shortstop and right-handed pitcher for head coach Eliseo Pompa at McAllen High School… Named to the All-State team in 2018 and 2019… 2019 district Most Valuable Player and 2018 Defensive Player of the Year… Participated in the inaugural High School MLB All-Star game in Cleveland in 2019… 2019 USA Baseball 18U National Team Trials participant and 2018 USA Baseball 17U National Team Development Program… No. 4 ranked shortstop in Texas and the 14th-ranked player overall in Texas by Perfect Game… Also a quarterback on the football team, named district Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2018.
Personal
Son of Beau and Diane.
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