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Scrappy player that earned a starting role in the middle infield during the fall of his freshman season ... Has a good approach at the plate with the ability to hit for power to all fields ... Has worked hard to improve his defense in his first season and will push for more playing time in his sophomore year.
Hard-nosed, fiery and emotional player that earned a starting role at second base during the fall of his freshman season ... Has a good approach at the plate with the ability to hit for power to all fields ... Has worked hard to improve his defense in his first season and will push for more playing time in his sophomore year ... Could also see some time off the mound as a sophomore after a strong fall campaign.
2008
Started 45 games at second base and four more as the DH in his first season on the Flats ... Played in 56 of the Yellow Jackets' 62 games ... Hit .283 with 24 of his 52 hits going for extra bases ... Had 15 doubles and seven home runs ... Posted 12 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games ... First four hits of his career were a triple (vs. Youngstown State, 2/22), single and double (vs. Youngstown State, 2/24) and home run (vs. Georgia Southern, 2/26) ... Collected the cycle over a six at-bat span to open the season ... Went 2-for-4 with a two-run double against Kennesaw State (3/18) ... Scored four of the Yellow Jackets' five runs against East Tennessee State (4/2) ... Drove in two runs with a pair of doubles against North Carolina (4/6) ... Doubled and tripled in Tech's 9-4 win over Georgia (4/9) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double at Georgia Southern (4/16) ... Had a pair of doubles in the series opener at Maryland (4/18) ... Hit a pair of solo home runs at Mercer (4/22) ... Went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a run-scoring double against Wake Forest (4/26) ... Also hit a two-run home run against the Demon Deacons in the series finale (4/27) ... Belted a home run in his third-straight game with a two-run homer against Coastal Carolina (5/2) in the series opener ... Hit a two-run home run against Clemson (5/24) in the ACC Championships.
High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach Rob Williams at Lee County High School ... Led Lee County to region championships in 2005 and 2007, a pair of state semifinal finishes, as well as a state championship appearance ... Named the MVP of the Lee County team in 2006 and 2007 ... Tabbed the All-Area Player of the Year in 2007 ... Two-year member of Team Georgia ... Named to the Georgia Dugout Club's top-80 and top-20 teams ... Hit .463 with six home runs as a senior at Lee County ... Also went 12-2 with nine complete games in 2007 ... Three-year letterwinner for basketball coach Greg Freeman and also lettered one year in football.
Personal
Full name is Thomas Richard Nichols ... Born February 9, 1989 ... Son of Tim Nichols and Michele Lloyd ... Business management major at Georgia Tech.
Career Statistics
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2008 .283 56-49 184 40 52 15 2 7 36 92 .500 16 5 40 5 .353 2 3 0-1 72 97 7 .960
TOTAL .283 56-49 184 40 52 15 2 7 36 92 .500 16 5 40 5 .353 2 3 0-1 72 97 7 .960
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