#7 Nick Panzarella
Senior, 5-11, 170
Outfield/Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Three Bridges, New Jersey
Immaculata High School
At Hofstra
2008: Played in 40 games, starting 39...Batted .267 with five doubles, 27 RBIs and 17 runs scored...Stole six bases...In two games against Coppin State, went six-for-eight with five RBIs and a run scored...Went three-for-four with a run and an RBI in series opener against William & Mary...In second game of Northeastern series, batted two-for-three with two RBIs and two stolen bases...Drove home two runs and had two hits in final game of the season against Virginia Commonwealth...Hit .357 versus left-handed pitching and .370 with RISP...Batted .182 in CAA games...Made 11 appearances, including seven starts, on the mound for the Pride...Earned one win and a team-leading two saves while posting a 7.68 ERA...Earned the win in the final game against Maryland, marking the first time in Hofstra's history it defeated an ACC opponent...Scattered eight hits and four runs over six innings with six strikeouts against the Terrapins...Came on with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and did not allow a run as he pitched the final 2 1/3 innings to earn the save in Hofstra's 6-4 victory over Old Dominion...Pitched a perfect ninth inning against Georgia State to earn the save...2007: Played in 53 games, starting 48...Batted .273 with five doubles, one home run and 23 RBIs...Stole six bases and scored 24 runs...Ranked as the 77th toughest players to strike out in the country (one per every 12.6 AB)...Went two-for-four with two RBIs and one run scored in second game of Auburn series...Batted five-for-10 with two doubles and a triple, scored six runs and added six RBIs in series against Coppin State...Enjoyed a three-for-five game against Saint Peter's with an RBI and two runs scored...Hit a home run and scored two runs against Long Island University...Batted .222 with 10 RBIs in conference play...2006: Played in 46 games, starting 41...Made six appearances on the mound with four starts...Posted a 2-0 record and a 5.62 ERA...Threw 16 innings...Recorded 11 strikeouts...Went six innings in first career start against Dartmouth and allowed five hits and two runs, while striking out seven to earn the victory...Picked up a victory over Long Island after allowing four hits and one run over four innings...Batted .255 with five doubles and 16 RBIs...Scored 18 runs...Went three-for-five with a double and four RBIs in first meeting with Long Island...Enjoyed a three-for-four performance at Stony Brook with an RBI and two runs scored...Batted three-for-eight in two games at Auburn...Was two-for-four with an RBI in middle game of a three-game set at William & Mary...Batted .218 in Colonial Athletic Association games.
High School/Personal
Played four years of baseball at Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey...All-Somerset County second team selection as a junior and senior...First team all-area pick as a senior...Earned second team all-area and third team All-Parochial honors as a junior...Has one brother...Lists Jim Edmonds as his favorite athlete...Began playing baseball at age 6...Also recruited by St. John's, Rutgers, Rhode Island, Albany and LeMoyne...Hopes to continue his baseball career at the professional level, as well as become a teacher and coach...Physical education major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2006 46 153 18 39 .255 16 5 0 0 9 26 1
2007 53 176 24 48 .273 23 5 1 1 16 14 6
2008 38 135 17 36 .267 27 5 0 0 8 11 6
Career 137 464 59 123 .265 66 15 1 1 33 51 13
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP
2006 6/4 2-0 0 5.62 16.0 11 10 19 11 10 2 0
2007 1/0 0-0 0 999.00 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
2008 11-7 1-7 2 7.68 34.0 35 29 43 27 19 6 4
Career 18/11 3-7 2 7.38 50.0 48 41 64 38 29 8 4
