
- #
- 5
- Name
- Nick Evangelista
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 24
- Birthplace
- Washington Twp, NJ
- Birthdate
- 12/1/1997
- Draft
- NA
- B/T
- R-R
- Ht
- 5-11
- Wt
- 195
- Current Team
- Rockers
STATUS
• Signed with the Rockers on June 22, 2022
2022
• Went 2-3 with a 5.55 ERA at Fairleigh Dickinson as a grad student
• Made 15 appearances including 14 starts
• Threw 71.1 innings and struck out 50 while walking just 18
• Opponents hit .317 against him as he allowed 50 runs and 93 hits in 71.1 innings
• Posted a win at Mount St. Mary’s on 4/14 and at Long Island U. on 5/4
• Took the loss at James Madison (2/26), UMass (3/18) and in the NEC Tournament vs. LIU (5/26).
2021
• Appeared in two games at VCU, throwing 1.1 innings and not allowing an earned run while striking out one
2020
• Made two appearances at VCU and threw 2.1 innings, allowing eight hits, six runs and two walks while striking out four.
2019
• Helped Rowan College of Gloucester County to the NJCAA Division III World Series in Greeneville, Tenn.
• Was 9-0 in 13 appearances, seven starts
• Allowed 43 hits and 20 runs in 56 innings with 68 strikeouts and seven walks.
2016
• Struck out 12 in a 3-0 win against Cherokee
2015
• Threw two-thirds of an inning for Washington Township High before being shutdown
• Played football in high school and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in a 28-22 win over Timber Creek
• Faced Millville High in the state tournament (alma mater of Mike Trout)
2014
• Pitched 4.1 innings of one-hit relief in a critical win over Cherry Hill East (alma mater of Orel Hershiser)
PERSONAL
• Son of Mike Evangelista and Linda Myers
• Gameday superstition is eating a bag of Sour Skittles
• Claims his go-to pitch is a knuckle-curve