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Third year member of the Tech pitching staff ... Has been solid in a relief role over the last two seasons, and showed that he can be a quality pitcher ... Will likely be used in a short relief and set-up role in 2004 ... Throws a very good fastball with a hard curve ball ... Has a big and strong frame ... He continues to develop and improve, and could give a lift to the Tech pitching staff this spring. 2004: Made 19 appearances in 2004 and allowed seven earned runs ... Very effective in the second half of the season ... Worked a scoreless ninth inning against Georgia Southern (3/28)...Tossed an inning in relief against Miami (4/2), allowed no runs or hits and struck out one ... Worked two scoreless innings against Winthrop (4/20) and struck out two as Tech claimed a 7-6, 13-inning win ... Worked out of a bases-loaded eighth inning jam and pitched a scoreless ninth inning at Florida State (4/25) to earn his first save of the year ... Made three appearances in the ACC Tournament, earning a save in Tech's 4-3 opening round win over Maryland. 2003: Relief pitcher who made 13 appearances out of the bullpen ... Posted the lowest ERA (3.14) on the team in limited innings ... Ranked third on the team in games finished (9), and fourth with 13 relief appearances ... Pitched two innings of relief against Florida State (5/2), facing the minimum by not allowing a hit or walk ... Tossed two scoreless and hitless innings against Georgia State (5/6) ... Was solid down the stretch of the season ... Posted a 1.80 ERA in his final four appearances spanning five innings, allowing just one earned run on one hit while striking out three ... 2003 ACC Tournament: 0-0 in two games, two innings, five hits, two runs, one earned run, two strikeouts ... Spent the summer with Peninsula of the Coastal Plain League ... Went 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 15 appearances ... Worked 19 innings, allowed 15 hits, six runs and five walks while striking out 23. 2002: Rookie pitcher who made 16 appearances out of the bullpen ... Went 0-0 with one save, recording a 4.24 ERA in 17 innings of work ... Pitched final inning vs. Duke (4/7), striking out two of the three batters he faced ... Earned the first save of his career vs. Western Carolina (4/10) tossing final 2/3 of the 9th, allowing no hits or runs ... Was very good down the stretch of the season, he sported a 0.84 ERA in his last 10 appearances by allowing just one earned run and eight hits in 10.2 innings ... Career in the NCAA Tournament: one appearance, one inning, two hits, no runs allowed. High School: A four-year letterwinner as a pitcher, third baseman and first baseman for coach Mark Stoll at Springfield North High School ... Helped North to sectional championships in 2000 and 2001 ... Named an All-American by The Perfect Game and the America Baseball Coaches Association in 2000 and 2001 ... Named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Ohio in 2001 ... Set North single season records for strikeouts (109) and ERA (0.39) ... Named the Springfield News-Sun Player of the Year in 2001 ... Named MVP of the Western Ohio League and the Miami Valley Coaches Association ... A three-time all-county selection and the 2001 Clark County Player of the Year ... Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Nicholas Ryan Wagner ... Born June 16, 1983 ... Son of Mike and Donna Wagner ... Majoring in Management.
Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA 2002.... 4.24 0-0 16 0 0 0/1 1 17.0 18 10 8 6 12 3 1 1 76 .273 2 3 1 0 2003.... 3.14 0-0 13 0 0 0/0 0 14.1 15 8 5 3 8 3 0 0 60 .273 0 0 1 1 TOTAL... 3.73 0-0 29 0 0 0/1 1 31.1 33 18 13 9 20 6 1 1 136 .273 2 3 2 1
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