Nik Constantakos

Bio

As a Junior: Competed in spring 2020-21 season, receiving a COVID-19 waiver...8 appearances with 2 games started...Striked out 26 batters in 24.1 inning pitched...Has a record of 1-0 with 3.33 ERA...Career high in a single game in the following: innings pitched with 6.0 vs Northwest Nazarene (6/9), batters faced with 21 vs Northwest Nazarene (6/9), field chances with 2 at West Florida (5/29), and assists with 2 at West Florida (5/29)...Second on the team in saves with 2...Tied for 6th for the single season ranking for lowest stolen base against with .500.

As a Junior (2020): Received a redshirt year due to Covid-19...SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Appeared in six games for the Spartans and made five starts… Finished with a 2-1 record…Registered 30 strikeouts in 20.2 innings pitched.

As a Sophomore (CSU): Made five starts in the 2018 season at Charleton Southern...Posted a 2-3 record with a 4.88 ERA in 24.0 innings pitched...Had a 23:8 strikeout-to-walk ratio...Averaged 8.63 strikeouts per nine innings...Surrendered 26 hits and 17 runs (13 earned).

As a Freshman (CSU): Attended Charleston Southern University as a right-handed pitcher... Appeared and started in 13 games... Pitched 64.0 innings... Finished with a record of 3-4...Collected a total of 75 strikeouts...Led Bucs in IP/appearance (4.92) and strikeouts looking (28)...Tied for team lead with 3 wins as a pitcher...10.55 K/9 ranked fourth in Big South and 59^th nationally...4.69 K:BB ratio ranked 5th in Big South and 64th nationally...His 75 strikeouts ranked fifth in Big South while 28 strikeouts looking ranked second in Big South...Recorded 11.83 K/9 against conference opponents ranking third highest in Big South...Struck out 46 conference batters tying for fifth-most in Big South...Walked only 11 conference batters tying for ninth-best in Big South...Held Longwood (3/18) to 0 runs on just 2 hits through 5 innings while striking out 8.

High School: Attended Jupiter Christian High School where he was a three-year letterwinner and starter for head coach Mike Lord...Posted a career ERA of 1.47 in 152 IP, while striking out 208 batters in three years at the varsity level...First-team All-County honors as a sophomore and junior...All-District Team honors as a junior...Earned the 2014 Jupiter Christian "Man of Valor" award for his efforts in a complete game, one-hit shutout victory in a quarterfinal district playoff game...Earned the 2015 Jupiter Christian Most Valuable Player Award...Holds the record for most strikeouts...Played for the Florida Pokers club team with Ryan Combs as the head coach...Won Pitcher of the Year in 2018...Also played for the Easton Rockets travel baseball organization...Rated as a top 500 prospect in the country and one of the top 50 pitchers in Florida by Perfect Game.

Personal: Worked as a coach for Jupiter Christian School... Volunteered at an elementary school and at a church... Criminology major... Son of Pam and Dan Constantakos... Has a brother Jacob and a sister Emilee... Born July 8, 1997.