Tommy Nicholson Explained

Tommy Nicholson
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:UC Davis
Current Conference:Big West
Current Record:52–99
Birth Date:23 August 1979
Birth Place:Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Player Years1:1998–2000
Player Team1:Texas
Player Years2:2000
Player Team2:Burlington Bees
Player Years3:2001–2004
Player Team3:Winston-Salem Warthogs
Player Years4:2003–2004
Player Team4:Charlotte Knights
Player Years5:2003–2005
Player Team5:Birmingham Barons
Player Years6:2005
Player Team6:Tulsa Drillers
Player Years7:2005
Player Team7:Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Player Positions:Infielder
Coach Years1:2009–2010
Coach Team1:Texas (VA)
Coach Years2:2011–2012
Coach Team2:Sacramento State (IN/H)
Coach Years3:2013–2016
Coach Team3:Texas (IN/H)
Coach Years4:2017
Coach Team4:Sacramento State (IN/H)
Coach Years5:2018–2021
Coach Team5:Stanford (IN/H)
Coach Years6:2022–present
Coach Team6:UC Davis
Overall Record:52–99
Tournament Record:NCAA: 0–0

Thomas Blair Nicholson (born August 23, 1979) is a baseball coach and former infielder, who is the baseball head coach of the UC Davis Aggies. He played college baseball at Texas from 1998 to 2000 for head coach Augie Garrido.

Playing career

Nicholson went to Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California, where he played shortstop. As a senior he hit .456 with 7 homeruns and 46 RBI.[1]

Nicholson attended the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. He was a member of the Texas Longhorns baseball team that played in the 2000 College World Series.

He would be selected in the 11th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago White Sox. Nicholson would spend 6 years in Minor League Baseball for the White Sox and Colorado Rockies's organizations.

Coaching career

Nicholson joined the coaching staff of the Longhorns in 2009 as a volunteer assistant. He returned in the same role in 2010. For the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Nicholson was named the hitting and infield coach at Sacramento State where he helped tutor Rhys Hoskins.[2] In the summer of 2012, Nicholson returned to Austin, to join Garrido's coaching staff as hitting and infield coach.[3] Nicholson returned to Sacramento State in 2017, before joining the coaching staff of the Stanford Cardinal in 2018.

On December 13, 2021, Nicholson was named the head baseball coach of the UC Davis Aggies.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE TIMES 1997 ALL-COUNTY BASEBALL TEAM . June 10, 1997 . Los Angeles Times . www.latimes.com . January 22, 2022.
  2. Web site: Tommy Nicholson named Baseball's assistant coach . June 29, 2012 . University of Texas . www.texassports.com . January 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: Former Longhorn Nicholson named new assistant coach . Harry Jung IV . July 16, 2012 . The Daily Texan . www.texasports.com . January 22, 2022.
  4. Web site: Baseball: UC Davis hires Stanford assistant as new head coach . Mike Bush . December 13, 2021 . Davis Enterprise . www.davisenterprise.com . January 22, 2022.