2022: Started 10 of his 17 appearances…Finished with a 1-0 record…Struck out 43 in 50 innings of work…His 10 starts ranked third on the team…Was in the starting weekend rotation for his first 10 games of the season…Threw six one-hit innings with two strikeouts in a win over Bellarmine (2/27), his lone win of the year…Matched his longest start of six innings and posted a season-best seven strikeouts at Austin Peay (4/2)…Added six strikeouts in four innings at Tennessee Tech (4/15).
2021: Started 11 of his 14 appearances…Posted a 2-6 record…Recorded 34 strikeouts in 55.2 innings…Tossed one complete game…Pitched seven innings twice vs. Illinois State (3/6) and Austin Peay (3/2)…Opened the season with with a 5.1-inning start at South Alabama (2/20)…Allowed two runs on three hits with three strikeouts in a no-decision against the Jaguars…Earned first win of the season vs. Illinois State (3/6), limiting the Redbirds to one earned run on eight hits to go along with four strikeouts in his complete game victory…Notched a season-high six strikeouts on two occasions at Arkansas (2/26) and at Murray State (4/9)…Grabbed second win of the season at Murray State (4/9), allowing four runs on five hits in five frames…Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.
2020 (Shortened due to COVID-19): Game three starter in two of Southeast Missouri’s four series…Started four games and went 3-0 with a 3.52 ERA…Struck out 15 in 23 innings and threw one complete game shutout…Ranked second on the team in strikeouts, ERA and innings pitched to go along with his team-high three victories…Posted a combined 11 strikeouts and allowed only one run in his final two starts of the season…Struck out five and gave up three hits in a complete game seven-inning shutout vs. Ohio (2/29)…Notched a season-high six strikeouts and allowed just one run in six innings at UT Martin (2/29)…Tied for ninth in the OVC in innings and was tied for third in wins.
2019: Led the team with a 3.63 ERA among starting pitchers during his rookie season…Posted a 3-4 record in 13 starts…Was the No. 2 starter in the weekend rotation for much of the year…Pitched one complete game and struck out 49 in 62 innings…Also walked 17, fewest among SEMO starting pitchers…Tied for second on the team in innings pitched and tied for third in strikeouts…Picked up his first career win when he struck out four in five innings vs. Western Illinois (2/23)…Finished with a season-high seven strikeouts in back-to-back starts vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/2) and UT Martin (3/10)…Struck out six and allowed just one run in a complete game seven-inning victory at Belmont (5/5), the first complete game of his college career…Notched six strikeouts in 5.1 innings at Eastern Illinois (4/1)…Tossed six scoreless innings vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/2) and UT Martin (3/10)…Ranked among OVC leaders in ERA (4
th), opposing batting average (8
th, .248), hits allowed (4
th, 59), fewest runs allowed (t1st, 28), earned runs allowed (2
nd, 25) and walks allowed (4
th).
Prep: Went undefeated at 7-0 with a 2.32 ERA in 12 games and 10 starts as a senior at St. John Vianney High School…Recorded 58 strikeouts and walked 15 in 51.3 innings that year…Averaged just under eight strikeouts (7.9) per game…Started 11 games and finished at 8-1 with a 0.92 ERA as a junior…Tossed three complete games and ranked second on the team with 67 strikeouts in 60.7 innings…Allowed only nine walks that year, as well…Helped St. John Vianney win a state title in 2018…Earned Second-Team All-Conference honors as both a junior and senior.
Personal: Born May 31, 2000…Majoring in Mass Communication…Son of Tracy Niznik…Has a sister, Sabrina…Teammates with Andrew Keck at St. John Vianney High School and SEMO.
