Baseball Coach / Assistant Athletic Director

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Kevin Nichols

Summary

• 18 years of head coaching experience.

• Led Erskine to 16 straight winning seasons and two NCAA Division II Finals. Named 2016 Conference Coach of the Year.

• 2022 CAA Regular Season Champions at College of Charleston

• 148-87 (.630) overall, 52-33 (.618) CAA record at College of Charleston.

• 13-9 vs power 5 schools at College of Charleston (wins over Texas, Clemson, Georgia, South Carolina, Arizona, Maryland, Alabama, and Kansas State)

• Helped lead Charleston to 36-win seasons in 2018, 2019, and 2022 while running the offense for a team that led the CAA in several categories. Was on pace for 36+ wins when 2020 season shut down.

• Three time All-American as a player at Alabama.

Experience 2017-Present College of Charleston Charleston, SC Associate Head Baseball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

• Responsibilities include – oversee all phases of the offense, scheduling, budget, recruiting, and assist in fundraising

• 2022: 37-20 overall (19-5 CAA) – beat #2 Texas and won series against ECU

• 2022 CAA Regular Season Champions

• 2020: 12-2 overall (season canceled due to pandemic)

• 2019: 36-21 overall (16-8 CAA) – 2-0 vs. Coastal Carolina and series win vs. UConn

• 2018: 36-19 overall (15-8 CAA)

• Led or in top 3 of the CAA in batting average, homeruns, doubles, stolen bases, runs scored, and fewest strikeouts per game from 2018-2022

• 29 All Conference players, including 2018 and 2019 Defensive Player of the Year

• 3 All-Americans

• 6 Players have signed professional contracts

1999–2017 Erskine College Due West, SC

Head Baseball Coach / Assistant Athletic Director

§ Established fundraiser that produces an average of $30,000 per year

§ 588 career wins at Erskine (16 straight winning seasons)

§ Erskine College All-Time Winningest Coach

§ Led Erskine College to its first ever NCAA regional appearance (2008)

§ Entered the National poll for the first time in school’s history #23 (2005)

§ Ranked as high as #2 in the nation. (2015)

§ 35 players have signed professional contracts

§ 102 All conference players, 33 All-Region, 6 Freshmen of the Year honors, 12 All-American players, 3 Conference Players of the Year

§ 2 NCAA National POY (2005 Casey Smith) (2010 Bryan Fogle)

§ Broke record for wins in a season going 44-13 (2008)

§ Erskine holds several NCAA DII offensive records including hits, homeruns, doubles, RBI’s, and total bases.

§ Spearheaded improvements to facilities including: 5 foot brick wall that surrounds the field, scoreboard, locker room, team room, irrigation system, professional playing surface, outfield fence, and fairway mower.

§ Promoted to Assistant AD in 2013: responsible for Enrollment Management/Financial Aid for all student-athletes

1996-1999 Philadelphia Phillies

Professional Baseball Player

§ Several player of the week and player of the month honors

§ Drafted in the 28th round (1996)

Education 1996 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

§ B.S. in Education

Awards 1991-Present

§ 1994 Rawlings Big Stick Award (led nation in hitting)

§ 3 Time All-American in college

§ 2013 Erskine Staff Member of the Year

§ 2016 Inducted into Conference Carolinas Hall of Fame “Legends of the Game” award

§ 2016 Conference Carolinas “Coach of The Year”

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