2013 Baseball Roster
Roster
Nick Ammirati
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 189
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sparta, NJ
- High School/Previous School:
- Seton Hall Prep
CAREER:
Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree · Played in 64 games, starting in 52 of them · Holds a .246 batting average in his two years with the Bulldogs · Hit 3 doubles and a home run while driving in 25 runs · Competed well in SEC play, hitting .275 with a homer and 15 RBI.
2013:
SEC Academic Honor Roll · Played in 51 games, starting in 49 of them at catcher in 2013 · Hit .246 with 23 runs scored and 23 RBI to go along with a homer and 3 doubles · 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored on May 16 against South Carolina · Named SEC Player of the Week on April 22 after hitting .545 (6 for 11) with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored against Auburn from April 18-20 · Hit his lone long ball of his Bulldog career on April 14 at Texas A&M as part of a 3 for 5 day at the plate with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored · Went 3 for 4 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI on March 19 against Alcorn State · 1 for 3 with 2 runs on February 27 against Rhode Island.
2012:
Saw playing time in 13 games and worked behind the plate in 10 games • Made his MSU debut and drew his first MSU career start against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 25) • Singled in a run with his first career hit in a start behind the dish at Southeastern Louisiana (Mar. 14) • Played in all three games of the Arkansas series, registering a pinch-hit RBI single in the series finale (Mar. 25) • Drew a start in left field two days later and notched another RBI hit against Alcorn State (Mar. 27) • Recorded the game-ending putout as a 10th-inning defensive replacement at first base in State's 4-3 SEC Tournament win over LSU (May 25) • Also saw playing time as a pinch-runner and as a pinch-hitter • Hit .250 (3-for-12) overall and .250 (1-for-4) in seven SEC games • Had 25 error-free defensive chances • Earned a berth on the 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll • Played summer league baseball for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in the Northwoods Collegiate League.
2011:
Transferred to Panola (Texas) College, where he started 40 of his 50 games • Coached by Todd Shelton • Hit .280 with 37 hits and nine RBI • Notched a .293 batting average in conference competition • Played summer league baseball in 2011 for the Orange County Pioneers in the California Collegiate League, where he was coached by Jameson Wicks • Selected to play in the California Collegiate League All-Star Game.
2010:
Launched his collegiate baseball career at Seton Hall University • Coached by Rob Sheppard • Played in 22 games, making 18 starts as a freshman • Compiled a .217 batting average with six RBI • Recorded a .991 fielding percentage with one pick-off and five base-runners nabbed stealing • Hit .296 with eight starts in nine Big East Conference games played.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year regular and two-time all-county catcher at Seton Hall Prep • Coached by Mike Sheppard Jr. • Earned first-team All-Non Public, All-Super Essex Conference, all-area and second-team all-state honors as a senior in 2009 • Caught former SHP teammate and current Detroit Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello as a sophomore on the Pirates' successful run to the 2007 state and national high school championship.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected by the Florida Marlins in the 46th round of Major League Baseball's 2009 First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Nick Andrew Ammirati on July 31, 1991 in Staten Island, N.Y. • Son of Tammi and Chris Ammirati of Sparta, N.J. • Majoring in communication.
