Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Del Prado, Nicholas

Jersey Number 44
Nicholas Del Prado
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Florida Christian
- Birthday:
- 3/8/02
- Major:
- Pre-Business
Bio
2024 (Senior)
- Appeared in 13 games with one start
2023 (Junior)
- Made eight starts and nine relief appearances
- Started the season with four shutout innings in relief on Feb. 19 against Monmouth
2022 (Sophomore)
- Made 16 appearances with six starts on the mound
- Finished the season strong with two of his longest career outings against Charlotte and Marshall
- Pitched the last 6.2 frames of the 15-inning 10-9 win over Charlotte on May 14
- Allowed three hits and one run while striking out five
- Followed that performance with a masterful complete game effort on May 21 against Marshall
- Struck out 10 Thundering Herd hitters and allowed just five hits and one run in the 11-1 victory to close out the regular season
- Became the first FAU pitcher in 2022 to earn C-USA Pitcher of the Week honors
2021 (Freshman)
- Pitched in seven games in his first year with the squad
- In his hometown, had an eight-pitch scoreless frame at Miami
- Picked up his first collegiate victory after throwing two scoreless innings against C-USA foe Marshall
- Struck out two in that game, the first two of his career
- Matched that high his next time out, at FGCU
High School
- Twice named All-District at Florida Christian, for coach Chris Brigman
- In shortened 2020 season, had a 2.10 ERA through four games, striking out 21 batters in 13 1/3 innings
- As a junior, was his school's Player of the Year, going 4-0 with a 1.14 ERA, with 28 K's in 24 2/3 IP
- Led the Patriots to the 2019 4A8 District title, closing out the championship game
- Preseason Underclassmen All-American by Perfect Game in 2018 and 2019, Preseason All-American and Florida All-Region in 2020
- Earned top 500 national rank by PG, and slotted as the No. 29 righthander pitcher in the state of Florida
- Was an Honor Roll student
Personal
- Son of Ginny Rivero and Guillermo Del Prado
- Plans to major in accounting/finance
- Favorite pro team is the New York Yankees, and athlete is Trevor Bauer
- Top movie is Benchwarmers and TV show is The Flash
- Loves Panda Express
- Enjoys fishing
- Most people don't know that he can do the splits
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