2021 Baseball Roster
Collins, Nolan
Jersey Number 8
Nolan Collins
- Position:
- Right-handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
- High School:
- Palos Verdes Peninsula
Bio
2021
Bates College
- Worked as one of the Spiders key pieces out of the bullpen
- Led the team with 12 appearances out of the bullpen, throwing in 18.0 innings
- Struck out 22 hitters and held opponents to a .224 average against
- Season-long 3.2 innings twice, throwing against VMI (3/6) and Towson (4/10)
- Struck out at least one hitter in 10 of 12 outings
- Season-high five strikeouts in 3.0 innings against William & Mary (4/4)
- Allowed one or fewer earned runs in seven appearances
Bates College
2020
- Team captain
- Made three starts as a senior in an abbreviated season for the Bobcats
- Went 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 innings pitched, striking out 14 batters on the year
- Earned the win and struck out six batters over the course of five innings pitched in a 9-4 victory over Elmira (Feb. 17)
- Did not allow an earned run in four innings pitched, striking out two against Capital (Feb. 22)
- Struck out six batters in five innings pitched against Nichols (March 7)
2019
- First Team All-NESCAC pitcher
- Led the NESCAC in strikeouts (64) and posted a 3.10 ERA over 66.2 innings
- Collins finished the year with a 7-2 mark on the mound
- Scattered seven hits over six innings, allowing just two runs and one walk while striking out seven against Augustana (Feb. 19)
- Tossed six shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out six to earn the win in Bates' 11-0 victory over Salem State (March 9)
- Scattered eight hits over six innings, allowing four runs (two earned) while striking out six to earn the win in Bates' 7-4 victory over MIT (March 20)
- Allowed just two runs on five hits over eight and a third innings, striking out seven to earn the win in Bates' 5-2 victory over Trinity (April 6)
- Allowed just two runs while striking out six in six and a third innings to earn the win in Bates' 4-2 victory over Wesleyan (April 13)
- Struck out eight in a nine-inning complete game, allowing two runs on five hits to earn the win in Bates' 3-2 victory over Bowdoin (April 19)
- Did not allow an earned run in seven innings pitched, striking out four and earning the win in Bates' 16-3 victory over Colby (April 27)
- Won his fifth straight start and allowed just one run over five innings pitched, striking out four in Bates' 11-1 victory at Bowdoin (May 4)
- Struck out a career-high 12 batters over seven and two thirds innings against Middlebury in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships (May 11)
2018
- Had a breakout sophomore season, emerging as an ace on the mound for the Bobcats
- Made 11 appearances, seven starts, and posted a 3-2 record with a 2.75 ERA with one complete game in 52.1 innings pitched
- Struck out 47 batters on the season while walking just 15
- Struck out four batters and allowed just one earned run over four innings pitched against Bowdoin (March 31)
- Earned the win and allowed just one run over seven innings, striking three batters and surrendering only three hits in Bates' 4-1 win at Colby (April 7)
- Struck out seven batters in six innings of work while allowing just one earned run against Williams (April 14)
- Earned the win and struck out five batters over six innings in Bates' 5-3 victory over Trinity (April 21)
- Struck out a career-high eight and threw a complete game three-hit shutout in Bates' 5-0 win over Tufts (April 28)
- Came out of the bullpen and threw six innings of shutout ball, striking out six along the way against Southern Maine (May 5)
- Allowed just one run in seven innings pitched, striking out five batters in the NESCAC tournament against Amherst (May 11)
2017
- Made five appearances and started four games as a first-year
- Tossed 21 innings and finished the year 0-3 with a 6.43 ERA
- Struck out 14 batters on the season
- Tossed two innings of shutout ball, striking out one in his collegiate debut against Chapman (Feb. 19)
- Gave up three earned runs over four innings, striking out two along the way in his first collegiate start, a 13-6 Bates win over Caltech (Feb. 22)
- Struck out five batters over 4.1 innings at Husson (March 29)
- Delivered his longest outing of the year by tossing six innings, striking out four along the way against Plymouth State (April 30)
- Son of Tom and Susie Collins
- Has one sister, Margaux (25)
- His father played baseball at Notre Dame
- Earned Dean's List honors at Bates
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Baseball Highlights vs. UMASS
Sunday, April 13
Baseball Postgame - UMASS
Sunday, April 13
