Nico Darras

Height:
6-3
Weight:
211
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Laguna Beach, Calif.

2016 season: Appeared 11 times out of the Husky bullpen before suffering a season-ending injury… Held a stellar 1.69 ERA in 10.2 IP, holding opponents to a .263 batting average against… Tossed a season-long 2.0 inning of scoreless relief against Liberty on March 5.

2015 Season: Made a conversion from field player to pitcher and became one of UConn's most reliable bullpen arms...made a team-high 23 appearances out of the pen...held a 3.10 ERA in 29.0 innings, striking out 30 against 14 walks...limited right-handed batters to a .213 batting average against...notched his first career save with 2.0 scoreless innings at No. 23 Kennesaw State (Feb. 27)...fanned two in a perfect inning vs. Sacred Heart (March 11)...had a career-high four strikeouts over 2.0 innings to pick up the win at William & Mary (March 18)...picked up his second win with 2.0 scoreless against Boston College (March 31)...fired the final 2.2 innings of a win over USF (April 3)...turned in 3.2 perfect innings over two games against Memphis (April 25-26).

2014 Season: Played in 41 games, making 29 starts, primarily at designated hitter...batted .241 with 10 RBIs, nine runs scored and seven doubles...also drew nine walks and was hit by a pitch eight times...went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run vs. Auburn (Feb. 16)...batted .550 (11-for-20) over a seven-game hit streak from April 21-May 2...went 3-for-5 with an RBI at UMass (April 29)...named to the 2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2013 SEASON (Cal St. Fullerton): Appeared in nine games and made one start...batted .250 (3-for-12), scoring two runs and driving in two runs...batted 1-for-2 with a RBI single at USC (March 6) and scored two runs while also driving in a run against Pacific (March 30).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity starter at JSerra Catholic High School...Nominated as West Coast Powerade Player of the Year in 2012...2012 Under Armour Preseason All-American...Honored as Orange County All-Star in 2012... Finished career with .995 fielding percentage... Ranked as No. 77 overall player in California by Perfect Game.

PERSONAL: Born in Pomona, Calif... Parents are Frank and Marleen Darras... Has one older sister, Natasha, who was a member of the women's golf team at the University of Missouri...Majoring in women's gender and sexuality studies.