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Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2020 Baseball Roster

8 Nick Peifer

  • Position OF
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown La Verne, Calif.
  • Highschool Bonita HS

Biography

COLLEGIATE AWARDS AND HONORS (Entering 2021):
  • CCAA All-Tournament Team (2019)
  • CCAA All-Academic (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
  • CCAA Spring All-Academic (2019, 2020)
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2019-20)

2020 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 20 games, with 19 starts all coming in right field ... Hit .216 (16-74) with 10 runs, six doubles, one home run, four RBI, five walks, four hit-by-pitches and five sacrifice hits ... Tied for team lead in doubles and hit-by-pitches, and second in sacrifices ... Tied for second in CCAA in sacrifices (13th nationally) and tied for sixth in doubles ... Went 2-for-4 with season-best two doubles vs. UC-Colorado Springs (2/8) ... Was 2-for-5 with double and season-high two RBI at No. 2 UC San Diego (2/15) ... Went 2-for-6 with season-best two runs at Cal State San Bernardino (2/29) ... Was 1-for-3 with career-high three walks in opener vs. UCCS (2/7) ... Lone home run capped scoring in 2-0 shutout at Cal State San Bernardino (2/28) ... Five two-hit games ... Handled all 42 defensive chances cleanly.

2019 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 50 games, starting 46 ... Batted .295 (52-176) and slugged .449 with .370 on-base percentage and .819 OPS ... Posted 30 runs, eight doubles, two triples, five home runs, 28 RBI, 22 walks, and four steals in seven tries ... Tied for team lead in triples, fourth in at-bats, runs, RBI and walks, tied for fourth in home runs and steals, fifth in hits, and sixth in doubles ... Big day to open NCAA West Regional in Azusa, going 4-for-5 with run and three RBI as centerfielder in leadoff spot in 11-6 triumph vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (5/16) ... Fifth and final home run accounted for game's lone tally on first pitch in top of 11th vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (5/10) on day three of CCAA Tournament in Stockton en route to banner ... In tourney's five contests, was 7-for-22 (.318) with four runs, two home runs, four RBI, two walks, and only one strikeout ... Went 2-for-3 with walk, run, RBI and first two collegiate triples in win at Chico State (4/18) ... Was 3-for-5 with season highs of two doubles and three runs in victory vs. No. 14 UC San Diego (2/21) ... Back-to-back three-hit games, having gone 3-for-6 with run, RBI and steal in winning series finale at Cal State Dominguez Hills (2/17) ... Had 15 multi-hit games, including two stretches with four in succession ... Seven multi-RBI efforts, with four three-RBI games and three with a pair ... Two five-game hit streaks ... Fielded .981 (101-3-2).

2018 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 45 games, starting 27 ... Batted .276 (29-105) and slugged .352 with 13 runs, five doubles, one home run, 15 RBI, eight walks, three hit-by-pitches, .342 on-base percentage, team-leading seven sacrifice hits, and one steal on two attempts ... Tied for eighth in CCAA in sacrifices and seventh in sacrifice bunts per game (0.16) ... Had six multi-hit games, topped by 4-for-5 effort with an RBI in triumphant (13-8) seven-inning regular-season finale at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/5) ... Four multi-RBI games, with season highs of three RBI and two runs (2-4, 2B, HBP) in 14-7 romp at San Francisco State (3/24) ... First collegiate home run at Cal State East Bay (4/8), going 1-for-3 with run and two RBI, opening scoring in 7-0 shutout with sacrifice fly in second and capping it with solo blast to lead off eighth, both on first pitch of at-bat ... Five-game hit streak ... Fielded .987 (74-2-1).

2017 (FRESHMAN): Started each of first five games, with three in left field, one at third base and one at shortstop, before missing rest of initial campaign ... Batted .278 (5-18) with three singles, two doubles, three runs, one RBI and one steal on lone try ... Made college debut as starting leftfielder in opener vs. UC-Colorado Springs (2/2), going 1-for-4 with first career hit a two-out single in final at-bat in eighth ... Was 2-for-4 with first collegiate extra-base hit (double), RBI, steal and two runs in 4-3 victory vs. UCCS (2/3), scoring walk-off winner in seventh inning of shortened series finale ... Handled all four defensive chances cleanly.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Bonita High School in La Verne ... Two-time All-Palomares League Second Team as a junior and senior for Bearcats ... Two-time San Gabriel Valley All-Star Game nominee ... Three-time Scholar-Athlete and Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: A Kinesiology Exercise Science major ... Born June 22 in Glendora ... Son of parents David and Tiffany ... Has two siblings, Natalie and Luc ... Career aspirations include professional baseball and becoming a police officer ... Enjoys going to beach and doing anything that involves being out of house, and tries to be with friends and teammates as much as possible ... Roots for the Los Angeles Angels ... Favorite athlete is New York Mets infielder Robinson Canó ... Favorite TV show is Criminal Minds ... Top movie is Masterminds ... Claims to be "really bad" at golf ... Has superstition of doing same routine before at-bats, no matter what.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2017Freshman

    Infielder
    6'2" 205 lbs
    13
  • 8

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Infielder
    6'2" 205 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    Outfielder
    6'2" 200 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    Outfielder
    6'2" 200 lbs
    8