2021 Baseball Roster
Samarkos, Nico
Jersey Number 4
Nico Samarkos
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School:
- Gainesville
Bio
CAREER: Played in 17 games … Tallied three hits, one triple, five homers and three walks.
2020: Appeared in two games with 0 starts … recorded a .500 on-base percentage … tallied 1 RBI and a walk … recorded a reached-base streak of 1 … had a RBI and walk in a win over Lehigh (2/28).
2019: Appeared in 10 games for the Panthers … hit .250 on the season in eight at-bats adding two RBI and two hits … finished the season with 12 putouts and one assist, with a .929 fielding percentage
2018: Appeared in five games for Pitt … hit .333 on the season in three at-bats, adding two RBI, a walk and a triple … compiled eight putouts on the year … went 1-1 with two RBI and a triple in a 15-3 win against MD Eastern Shore … recorded a walk in a 17-3 victory over Toledo.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterman at Gainesville High School … started as the team’s catcher for all four seasons … freshman team won the district championship after going 13-15 … was named the Rookie of the Year … earned Gainesville Sun All-Area Honorable Mention … won the Scholar Athlete award … sophomore team went 13-13 … won the Gainesville Golden Spikes Award and the Scholar Athlete Award … earned Gainesville Sun 1st Team All-Area … as a junior, the team went 16-10 … Was named to the Gainesville Sun All-Area Honorable Mention team … won the Scholar Athlete Award … senior team won the county championship after going 19-7 … was named to the All-Tournament Team of the Florida League Invitational … earned the fourth-straight Scholar Athlete Award … was a member of the Spanish Honor Society … won the President’s Award for Educational Excellence all four seasons.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 16, 1998 … son of John and Maria Elena Samarkos … has an older brother, Andres.
2020: Appeared in two games with 0 starts … recorded a .500 on-base percentage … tallied 1 RBI and a walk … recorded a reached-base streak of 1 … had a RBI and walk in a win over Lehigh (2/28).
2019: Appeared in 10 games for the Panthers … hit .250 on the season in eight at-bats adding two RBI and two hits … finished the season with 12 putouts and one assist, with a .929 fielding percentage
2018: Appeared in five games for Pitt … hit .333 on the season in three at-bats, adding two RBI, a walk and a triple … compiled eight putouts on the year … went 1-1 with two RBI and a triple in a 15-3 win against MD Eastern Shore … recorded a walk in a 17-3 victory over Toledo.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterman at Gainesville High School … started as the team’s catcher for all four seasons … freshman team won the district championship after going 13-15 … was named the Rookie of the Year … earned Gainesville Sun All-Area Honorable Mention … won the Scholar Athlete award … sophomore team went 13-13 … won the Gainesville Golden Spikes Award and the Scholar Athlete Award … earned Gainesville Sun 1st Team All-Area … as a junior, the team went 16-10 … Was named to the Gainesville Sun All-Area Honorable Mention team … won the Scholar Athlete Award … senior team won the county championship after going 19-7 … was named to the All-Tournament Team of the Florida League Invitational … earned the fourth-straight Scholar Athlete Award … was a member of the Spanish Honor Society … won the President’s Award for Educational Excellence all four seasons.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 16, 1998 … son of John and Maria Elena Samarkos … has an older brother, Andres.
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