Mizzou Baseball Recruit: Brett Nicholas, Catcher

Brett Nicholas, C
6'1", 210 lb, L/R
Phoenix, AZ, Pinnacle HS
Gonzaga U (07-08)
Scottsdale Community College (08-09)

■ Current stats at Scottsdale Commuity College (as of 5/8/09: .391 (68-for-174), 14 2B, 3 3B, 39 RBI, 3/3 SB, 29 BB, 9 HBP, .493 OB%,

■ The College Baseball Blog:

If the past is any indication, Nicholas will have no trouble with the transition. After spending his freshman year at Gonzaga University, Nicholas spent the summer playing first base for the West Coast League's Kelowna Falcons. He was named to the all-league first team after batting .312, good for 12th in the league, and leading the circuit with 15 doubles. He led the Falcons in doubles, hits (44), and RBI (24), and he was second on the team in runs scored (25). Nicholas set a new team record for doubles and helped lead Kelowna to its first playoff appearance since 2005.

■ Nicholas' profile on GoZags.com:

Attended Pinnacle High...earned three varsity letters in baseball...also lettered in football...as a sophomore was named to the first team All-Wells Fargo Conference...junior year hit .492 with eight home runs, 38 runs batted in and posted an .897 slugging percentage...earned first- team All-Desert Sky and All-State Arizona School Boards Association honors...as a senior hit at a .506 clip with eight home runs, 56 runs batted in and posted an .892 slugging percentage...named first-team All-Desert Sky Conference and first-team All-Arizona Republic.