THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA: A four-year letterman who has made 43 career pitching appearances, with 39 of those in relief...Has a 6.61 career ERA over 80.1 innings of work...72 career strikeouts and 42 walks... UNA 2021: Made 20 appearances, all in relief...Finished with a 2-1 record and two saves...6.43 ERA, allowing 26 runs, 25 earned, over 35.0 innings pitched...Walked 18 and struckout 28...Allowed 18 extra base hits, including seven home runs...Opponents hit .275 against him...Threw three wild pitches and hit one batter...Got the wins in a 6-4 decision over Little Rock and a 6-5 win in 15 innings over Lipscomb...In the Lipscomb win, he pitched a season high 5.2 innings, allowing no runs or hits with two walks and three strikeouts...Took the loss in a 7-6 home defeat to Alabama State...UNA 2020: Made three appearances, all in relief, with a 7.36 ERA in 7.1 innings pitched...Allowed eight runs, six earned, with three walks and 11 strikeouts...Allowed four extra base hits (two doubles, two home runs) and opponents .300 against him...Threw two wild pitches and hit one batter...Longest stint was three complete innings against Little Rock, allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits...UNA 2019: Made 11 appearances, all in relief...Finished 0-0 with an 8.53 ERA...Pitched 12.2 innings, allowing 16 hits, 14 runs, 12 earned, while walking 10 with 11 strikeouts...Hit two batters...Opponents hit .308 against him ... UNA 2018: Posted a 1-1 record with nine appearances and four starts…Win came at home against Union and loss at Trevecca Nazarene…5.68 ERA with 16 earned runs allowed in 25.1 innings pitched…Allowed 24 total runs with 11 walks and 22 strikeouts…Allowed 10 extra-base hits…Hit three batters…Longest stint of the season was 5.2 innings on March 13 against West Alabama…HIGH SCHOOL:  Played third base, first base and pitched for East Limestone High School… Helped lead the Indians to consecutive playoff appearances in 2015 and 2016… Two-time all-county in 2016 and 2017… Graduated with honors… PERSONAL: Full name is Austin Daniel Nichols… Born January 11, 1999… Son of Lisa and Terry Nichols… Received an Accounting degree from UNA and is now pursuing a Masters in Business Administration… BATS RIGHT, THROWS RIGHT.
 
STATS AT NORTH ALABAMA
Year     APP     GS       CG       W-L      SV       ERA     IP           H          R        ER       BB       SO       HP
2018      9          4          0          1-1       0          5.68     25.1     32         24         16        11        22        3
2019     11         0          0          0-0       0          8.53     12.2     16         14         12        10        11        2
2020      3          0          0          0-0       0          7.36       7.1       9           8           6          3        11        1
2021     20         0          0          2-1       2          6.43     35.0     39         26         25        18        28        1
Career  43         4          0          3-2       2          6.61     80.1     96         72         59        42        72        7