2012: Played in 41 games and started 38 at catcher ... batted .273 with 35 hits in 128 at bats ... drove in 21 runs and scored 18 ... also had four doubles and two home runs and was 7-for-7 on stolen bases ... had 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... had two hits and two RBIs in a season-opening win over Hastings (Neb.) on Feb. 18 ... was 3-for-5 with an RBI against Colorado Mines on March 11 ... went 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI at Colorado State-Pueblo on March 18 ... hit his first career home run at Regis on March 30 ... was 2-for-3 with two runs scored against New Mexico Highlands on April 7 ... hit safely in nine of the final 10 games ... had two hits in three straight games at Colorado Mesa and Colorado Mines April 21-27 ... went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs at No. 24/21 Colorado Mesa on April 22 ... scored three runs and was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI at Colorado Mines on April 28 ... went 3-for-4 with a run scored against Colorado State-Pueblo on May 5 in the final game of his career.
2011: Started 20 games and appeared in 25 as a catcher ...
batted .279 in 68 at bats with 19 runs scored, 11 runs batted in, two doubles and a triple ... opened the season with a 1-for-4 performance, including two runs scored and a triple ... had two hits at Mesa State on March 4 ... had two hits at Colorado Mines on March 11 ... went 2-for-2 with two RBIs on March 12 at Mines ... had a season-high three hits with two runs and two RBIs at Colorado Christian on March 25 ... drove in the game-winning run with a single to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth of a 4-3 win against Regis on April 2.
Before Metro State: Played two years at Glendale Community College in Glendale, Ariz. ... started as a left fielder as a freshman and at catcher as a sophomore ... batted .243 with 12 RBIs, 10 runs, seven doubles and two triples in 136 at bats as a sophomore ... coached by Dave Grant and Paul Hatcher.
High School: 2007 graduate of Horizon High School ... coached by Eric Kibler ... named second team all-conference as a senior ... helped HHS to three state championship game appearances, including two state titles.
Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1989 ... son of Brad and Sara Nickels ... has a younger sister, Amanda ... majoring in computer information systems.
Career Statistics
2011 Game-By-Game Statistics
