Nick Sabo

Photo by: John Fajardo

Nick Sabo is likely to get the nod on the mound on Friday.

Long Beach State - Spring Athletics [Action Shot]

Position:
P
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Major:
Kinesiology
Hometown:
Spring Valley, Calif.
Prev School:
Monte Vista HS

2014 (Junior): Drafted in the 28th round of the MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants with the 838th overall pick ... Made 14 starts as a member of the weekend rotation all year ... began the season as the Friday starter but moved to the Sunday starter role after coming back from injury ... posted a 4-6 record with a 3.30 ERA ... had three shutout starts ... struck outs 49 batters in 79 innings pitches and limited the opposition to a .233 batting average ... made the Opening Night start against Vanderbilt (2/14) allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out five over 5.2 innings ... picked up his first win with eight strikeouts over eight shutout innings against Arizona State (2/21) ... allowed Wichita State to score four runs on 10 hits over 6.1 innings but did not get a decision (2/28) ... shutout Utah Valley for seven innings to move his record to 2-1, limiting the Wolverines to three hits and fanning seven (3/7) ... did not get the decision against Indiana (3/14) after allowing three runs in 6.2 innings ... allowed five runs in a loss to Cal State Fullerton ... missed next two starts due to injury ... came back as Sunday starter at UC Davis (4/13) but surrendered five runs in 2.2 innings ... pitched four innings against UCSB (4/19), allowing two runs ... tossed the first 6.2 innings of a shutout over Cal Poly (4/27), allowing only two hits along the way ... fell to 3-5 after giving up three runs In four innings to Cal State Fullerton (5/4) ... held Hawaii (5/11) to two hits and a run over six innings with three strikeouts ... dominated at UC Riverside (5/18), holding the Highlanders to one run on two hits while striking out four over eight innings to improve to 4-5 ... struck out four in 6.1 innings against UC Irvine and held the Anteaters to one run on eight hits ... made the start in the NCAA regional championship game but allowed four runs (three earned) in three innings.

2013 (Sophomore): Went 3-3 with a 3.43 ERA ... made 15 appearances, including five starts, for 39.1 innings on the year ... struck out 26 batters ... pitched two innings of perfect relief and struck out two in his first appearance of the season at Vanderbilt (2/15) ... made the start against Arizona (2/19) and went five innings while striking out six and allowing one earned run to get the win ... struck out the side in his one inning out of the bullpen at Arizona State (3/9) ... struck out three in 3.1 innings of relief at Pacific (4/7) ... earned his second win with five shutout innings in a start at UCLA (4/23) ... struck out five batters in five-inning start against Pepperdine (5/14) while allowing just one unearned run to pick up his third win.

2012 (Freshman): Pitched in eight games, making three starts on the season ... Finished the year with 16.0 innings pitched ... Threw a career-high four innings in his first appearance against USC (2/21) ... Struck out four in 2.2 innings at UCLA (2/28) ... Pitched a scoreless inning against Arizona State (3/10) ... Made his final start of the year against Washington State, throwing 3.2 innings (3/26).

High School: A two-sport athlete at Monte Vista High School in baseball and water polo ... Helped the Monarchs reach the CIF playoffs as a junior and senior ... Named first-team all-league in both seasons ... Earned all-state honors as a senior ... Posted a 1.83 ERA over 80 innings pitched with 82 strikeouts ... scored 121 goals in water polo, and helped Monte Vista reach the CIF quarterfinals as a senior.

Personal: Born in San Diego, Calif. ... Parents are John and Sarah Sabo ... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Monte Vista High School ... Majoring in Kinesiology.