2018 Baseball Roster

Amanda Loman

4 Nyles Nygaard

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Torrance, Calif.
  • Highschool West Torrance
  • Prev School Washington
  • Position INF

Biography

>>> WOU CAREER SUMMARY

AS A SENIOR (2018)
Second Team All-GNAC… Appeared in and started 45 of the team’s 48 games… Made 44 starts at third base and one at DH… Hit .293 with 11 doubles and seven home runs… Tied for eighth in the conference in home runs… Second on the team and ninth in the GNAC with 39 RBI… Fourth on the team with 35 runs scored… Had 12 multi-hit games on the season, including five with three or more… Had four hits at Saint Martin’s on March 4… Earned GNAC Player of the Week honors on March 5 following the performance... Drove In multiple runs on eight occasions with a season-high five RBI in the four-hit game against the Saints… Had an 18-game streak of reaching base during the season… Charged with just five errors on 140 putouts at the corner for a .964 fielding percentage.

AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Second Team All-GNAC at third base… Honorable mention NCBWA All-West Region… Appeared in 45 games while making 43 starts… Made 41 starts at third and one at short… Ended the year with a .317 batting average after going 51-of-161… Led WOU with 51 hits… Connected in eight doubles, two home runs and a team-leading four triples… Tied for the team lead with 33 RBI and was second with 34 runs scored… Drove in four and scored three runs in a 3-for-4 performance against MSUB on March 14… Walked and struck out 15 times each for a .378 on base percentage… Was 4-of-5 in stolen base attempts… Boosted average to .370 (34-for-92) with runners on base and to .381 (24-for-63) with runners in scoring position… Had a team-leading 14 multi-hit games, including three games with three hits… Also posted the team’s longest hitting streak at 21 games… Reached base in final 22 games on the season… Made starts in every batting position from No. 2-7.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) – UNIV. OF WASHINGTON
Played in 38 games primarily as a defensive replacement, made two starts... Named to the honorable mention All-Pac-12 Academic team... Scored a 12th-inning go-ahead run in the NCAA Regional against UC Santa Barbara... Hit two RBI on a pinch hit single in only at bat at Utah... Went 1-for-4 versus St. Mary's including 1-for-3 in the opening game of the doubleheader… First start of year at Seattle University, going 1-for-2... Collected first hit of year on April 17 against UCLA with an RBI single against the Bruins.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015) – UNIV. OF WASHINGTON
Played in 29 games, making 14 starts (11 at 3B, three at 2B) as a freshman... Started the final 11 games of the year, hitting .243 (9-for-37) with two doubles and three RBI… Did not commit an error in 34 chances... Was 2-for-10 with a run and double in the final series of the year vs. Utah... Collected a career-high three hits on May 9 against Arizona... Started final two games of OSU series at third, collecting a hit in each game, including go-ahead two RBI single in an 8-6 win on May 1... Played in all three games of USC series, going 2-for-5... Was a defensive replacement at third in series opener and hit first career double in two plate appearances... Made first career start at third (March 14) at UCLA and was 1-for-4 with first career RBI... Made first career start March 6 against Pepperdine at second base, collecting first college hit... Pinch-ran in final game of Pacific series to make college debut, staying in the game and going 0-for-1 with a run.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from West Torrance High School in 2014… Was the schools athlete of the year after earning all-state and all-league honors as a senior… Played at shortstop and third base in addition to pitching duties…Helped the Warriors to a Bay League title as a senior… Also competed several seasons in water polo.

PERSONAL: Born May 27… Majoring in communications with a minor in homeland security… Would like to become a firefighter… Son of Kim and Bryce… Mother was a collegiate swimmer and basketball player at Carroll College (Wis.) and father played water polo and baseball at El Camino College..

THE NYGAARD FILE
Hobby: Surfing
Favorite sports teams: Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim, Green Bay Packers, Milwaukie Bucks
Favorite athlete: Mike Trout
Favorite food: Mexican
Favorite movie: Benchwarmers
Favorite musician: Jake Owen

Statistics

Season:
2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2017Junior

    Infielder
    6'1" 200 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2018Senior

    Infielder
    6'1" 205 lbs
    4