2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Nick Valaika
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Calif.
- High School:
- Hart HS
Notes
Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 718th overall pick in the 24th round of the 2017 MLB Draft.
2017
Started in 21 games, at shortstop before suffering season-ending hand injury … hit .225 with 12 runs scored and nine RBIs … totaled seven extra-base hits with three home runs and four doubles … slugged .388 and posted a .267 on-base percentage … drew three walks and was hit by a pitch two time … converted only stolen base attempt … totaled six multi-hit games and one multi-RBI games … Played in six conference games … hit .250 with three runs and five RBIs during conference play … slugged .400 with one home run in Pac-12 play and recorded a .333 on-base percentage … Drove in three runs with a home run vs. California on March 24 … Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run at Texas on March 10.
2016
Redshirted.
2015 (Summer)
Batted .232 with 10 runs and 18 RBI over 30 games for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League … totaled eight extra-base hits, including a team-high five homeruns … racked up six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games … hit a homerun, drove in three runs, scored twice and had three hits at Thunder Bay on July 29 … helped lead Duluth to a 40-32 overall record and a third place finish in the Northwoods League North Division.
2015
Appeared in 11 games, making four starts (split between third base and second base)…went 3-for-20 with two runs and two RBI…hit one double, posting a slugging percentage of .200 and an on-base percentage of .150…recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, racking up 11 assists and six put-outs…went 0-for-2 in Pac-12 play…recorded his first collegiate hit as a pinch-hitter, driving in a run on an RBI-single at North Carolina on February 21…went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI against UC Irvine on April 21.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Hart High School (Valencia, Calif.) under head coach Jim Ozella ... ranked No. 258 on Perfect Game USA’s list of Top 500 High School prospects for 2014 ... brother Pat played at UCLA from 2011-13, winning the NCAA Championship with the squad in 2013 … 2014 Perfect Game All-Region first team selection … 2014 All-State first team selection … MaxPreps 2014 California Large Schools All-State Baseball second team selection … 2014 All-CIF Southern Section Division I first team selection … 2014 All-Foothill League first team selection … played for the Wenatchee AppleSox in the West Coast League in 2014 … as a senior, led Hart High School to the first round of the 2014 CIF SS Division I playoffs … hit .400 with three homeruns, 13 runs batted in and 23 runs in 27 games for Hart High School in 2014 … played for the Milwaukee Brewers squad at the 2013 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. … also competed at the 2013 Tournament of the Stars in Cary, N.C., playing for the Babe Ruth squad … 2013 third-team Perfect Game Underclass All-American selection and 2012 Underclass honorable mention selection.
Personal
Full name: Nicholas Logan Valaika… Born in Valencia, Calif….parents are Jeffrey and Ilona Valaika…has three older brothers, Chris (29), Matt (26) and Pat (22), and an older sister Bri (24)…brother Pat was an infielder at UCLA from 2011-13…decided to attend UCLA for the great academics and prestigious baseball program…admires Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson…lists his hobbies as going to the beach, hanging out with family and working out…majoring in Economics.
Career Highs
At-Bats: 5 (three times) vs. California (3/24/17)
Runs: 2 (two times) vs. California (3/25/17)
Hits: 2 (six times) vs. California (3/25/17)
RBI: 3 vs. California (3/24/17)
Doubles: 2 at CSUN (2/28/17)
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: 1 (three times) vs. California (3/24/17)
Stolen Bases: 1 at CSUN (2/28/17)
