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#16 Nico Burgarello
INF • 5-11 176 Jr. •Glendale, AZ (Paradise Valley CC)
2020 (JUNIOR)
Played in eight games, making eight starts ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his debut as the team’s Opening Day starter versus at second base versus South Dakota State (2/14) ... Picked up his first hit as a Patriot and stole a base in a win over South Dakota State (2/15).
2019 (SOPHOMORE – PARADISE VALLEY CC)
Hit .302 with eight doubles and three triples ... Also stole 12 bases in 15 attempts on the season.
2018 (FRESHMAN – GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY)
Saw action in 14 games during his freshman season.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played last summer for the Monsoon in the Arizona Collegiate League ... Spent the summer of 2019 in the West Coast League with the Bend Elks ... Played for the Chillicote Mudcats in the MINK League in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Sandra Day O’Connor High School ... Played for head coach Jeff Baumgartner ... Named a Class 6A First Team All-Region and was also a 6A All-Star selection as a senior ... Rated the No. 13 shortstop and the 50th-best prospect from the state of Arizona by Perfect Game in 2017 ... Helped lead his team to a third place finish in the 2016 Class 6A State Tournament ... Competed for the Arizona Athletics in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on September 10, 1998 ... Parents are Tony and Cindy Burgarello ... Comes from an athletic family, as his father played football at Glendale Community College ... His younger brother, Noah, played baseball at the University of Utah and now plays at Paradise Valley Community College ... His older brother, Marco, played baseball at South Mountain Community College and College of Holy Cross ... His older sister, Allie, played golf at Wheaton College ... Earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from DBU and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration ... Favorite Bible verse is Colossians 3:23.
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