Nick Durazo

Height:
5-11
Weight:
171
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Broadway
High School:
Lee County

2015: Appeared in a career-high 26 games (two starts) posting a 5-1 record with two saves and a 2.77 ERA ... Allowed 17 runs (12 earned) on 32 hits with 37 strikeouts to 15 walks in 39.0 innings ... Winning pitcher against No. 18 Houston (May 24) in the AAC Championship Game ... Tossed 5.0 scoreless innings of relief allowing one hit and striking out five, including the final batter to secure an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Regionals ... Also notched wins against Princeton, USF, UCF and Cincinnati ... Combined on three shutouts (Monmouth, USF, Elon) ... Recorded saves against Old Dominion and Connecticut ... Made starts against UNC Greensboro (Mar. 11) and Princeton (Mar. 18) both leading to Pirate victories ... Sported a 0.34 ERA through his first 16 outings of the year ... Tossed at least one full inning of relief in 13 of 24 outings (2.0-plus five times) ... Did not allow a run in 16 contests (one run or less 19 times) ... Surrendered one hit or less 17 times ... Had multiple strikeouts seven times with a season-high five twice (USF, Houston) ... Didn't allow an earned run in 19 of 26 outings ... Allowed 8 of 28 inherited runners to score ... Held opposing hitters to a .232 composite batting average, which ranked second on the club ... Also ranked among the team leaders (top 3) in appearances (third), ERA (third), fewest runs (third), games finished (third/7), saves (third), win-loss percentage (third) and wins (t3rd) ... Appeared in a pair of AAC Tournament contests posting a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings ... Suffered lone loss of the season against Columbia (May 29) in the Coral Gables Regional where he allowed a pair of runs (both earned) on two walks ... Went 3-0 in league play with a one save ... Allowed five runs (all earned) on eight hits with 12 strikeouts in 10.1 innings posting a 4.35 ERA ... Induced 40 fly outs and 31 ground outs (1.3 ratio) with four double plays.

2014: Made 11 appearances out of the bullpen during sophomore season ... Recorded first career save at UNC Greensboro (Mar. 5) tossing a perfect frame with one strikeout ... Allowed 11 runs (10 earned) on 15 hits with eight strikeouts and eight walks in 15.2 frames posting a 5.74 ERA ... Worked a season high 3.0 innings against Campbell (Feb. 18) scattering four hits with three strikeouts ... Tossed at least one full inning of relief in 9 of 11 outings (2.0-plus twice) ... Did not allow a run in 5 of 11 games ... Allowed one hit or less six times ... Recorded multiple strikeouts twice (3/Campbell, 3/UNCG) ... Had six-straight outings (Feb. 18-May 11) with at least one inning of work ... Surrendered multiple runs four times with a season-high three (all earned) against Marshall in game one of a doubleheader ... Allowed 4 of 13 inherited runners to score ... Tossed 2.2 scoreless innings at No. 1 Virginia (Feb. 22) allowing one hit and issuing one free pass ... Held opposing hitters to a .259 composite batting average ... Appeared in four league games working 4.0 innings where he allowed seven runs (six earned) on four hits with four free passes for a 13.50 ERA ... Induced 19 fly outs and 17 ground outs (1.1 ratio) with one double play ... Did not participate in Conference USA Championships.

2013: Appeared in 10 games making six starts in his first year in the Pirate program ... Posted a 1-4 record with a 7.36 ERA ... Allowed 25 runs (24 earned) in 29.1 innings with 16 strikeouts and 14 walks ... Worked one third of an inning in his collegiate debut against New Mexico State (Feb. 24) in the LeClair Classic allowing a hit ... Got first start against Old Dominion (Mar. 12) allowing a pair of runs (both earned) on six hits with three strikeouts in six innings ... Struck out four batters against High Point (Mar. 20) in second start ... Also logged starts against Elon (Mar. 27), No. 19 NC State (April 9), UNC Wilmington (April 16) and Gardner Webb (April 30) ... Notched first collegiate win in a relief appearance against Elon (April 23) striking out the only batter he faced ... Suffered losses against Old Dominion, High Point, NC State and UNC Wilmington ... Worked into the fifth inning in four of six starts... Fanned two or more batters five times (all in starts) ... Did not participate in Conference USA or post-season play.

2013 Summer: Pitched for the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League alongside former teammate Dylan Dickens ... Appeared in 12 games making three starts ... Posted a 2-1 record with a 1.75 ERA in 25.2 innings ... Allowed six runs (five earned) on 25 hits with 24 strikeouts.

Lee County High School: Two-sport athlete that earned six letters (baseball 3, swimming 3) for the Yellow Jackets ... Three-year starter for coach Charlie Spivey ... Named most-valuable prospect and team MVP as a senior ... Earned 2012 preseason All-Atlantic Honorable Mention accolades by Perfect Game ... During senior season posted a 4-2 record with a pair of saves ... Sported a 1.51 ERA with 101 strikeouts to just 36 walks in 69.1 innings ... Fanned a season-high 14 batters on two occasions and recorded five games with double-digit punch outs ... Allowed 29 runs (15 earned) on 35 hits and held opposing batters to a .138 composite average ... Tossed a 7-inning no-hitter to open his senior campaign against Apex (1-0) fanning 14 and walking two on 79 pitches ... At the plate, batted .303 (20-for-66) with five doubles, six RBI and six runs scored ... Recorded four multi-hit games including a 4-for-4 performance against Southern Lee ... Participated in the N.C. State Games as a junior ... Participated in the 2011 PG WWBA Grads/17U National Championships in Marietta, Ga. ... Three-time academic all-conference selection (sophomore, junior, senior) ... Played travel ball for Ricky Keith and the Carolina Cubs.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas C. Durazo ... Born June 21, 1994 ... Son of Shane and Jerri Durazo ... Has one sibling (Alex) ... Grandfather (Arnold Durazo) played in the Dodgers organization ... Majoring in health fitness specialist ... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in Fall of 2014.