St. John's University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Cirelli, Nick
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Jersey Number 35
Nick Cirelli
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- 1B/RHP
- Hometown:
- Martinez, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle
- Prev School:
- Sacramento City College
Bio
As a Redshirt Senior (2023):
Made 23 relief appearances … tallied a team-best five saves … logged a 4.47 ERA and 46 strikeouts across 44.1 innings of work … posted two or more strikeouts in an outing on 13 occasions … three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection … registered his first career save with a three-inning outing against Tulane (Feb. 25), allowing just one hit and punching out three … racked up a career-high 5.1 innings of work and six strikeouts to earn his first collegiate win at Marshall (March 4) … preserved the Red Storm lead with 0.2 frames of action to earn a save against Hofstra (March 8) … struck out four across three innings against UAlbany (March 10) … punched out three in 1.2 innings in series finale against UAlbany (March 12) … retired four of the five batters he faced on strikes at Wagner (March 22) … emerged victorious against Richmond (March 24), tossing four innings of two-hit ball with a trio of punchouts … earned a save in a perfect inning of work at Fairfield (March 28) … shutdown UConn with a one-hit, two-inning showing to pick up the save (April 8) … Followed up with a two-frame save against Seton Hall (April 14) … struck out four Pirates in 3.1 innings of work in the series finale (April 16) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
As a Redshirt Junior (2022):
Played in 49 games, making 48 starts as a first baseman or designated hitter… hit .244 with six home runs, six doubles and 31 RBIs… reached base at a .369 clip and slugged .390… went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored against Middle Tennessee State (Feb. 19)… tallied two hits and an RBI at San Francisco (March 5)… hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot, in the final game against the Dons (March 6)… logged two RBIs and a run scored in each of the final two games against Sacred Heart (March 19-20)… notched a career-high three hits along with three RBIs in the win over Quinnipiac (March 26)… hit a two-RBI double in game one of the doubleheader against Creighton (April 16)… hit a three-run home run against Iona (April 27)… clubbed a two-run homer at Villanova (May 1)… went 3-for-4 with a two-run round tripper against Georgetown (May 14).
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021):
Played in 20 games, 11 of which were starts… hit .244 with a home run, two doubles and three RBIs… reached base at a .393 clip and slugged .356… hit a home run during his first Division I at-bat against UMass Lowell (Feb. 27)… doubled and scored a run in his next appearance against Sacred Heart (March 6)… went 3-for-4 and scored twice in the series finale at Western Carolina (March 14)… walked twice in the first game of a doubleheader at Fordham (March 20)… went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored against Connecticut (May 7)… doubled and drove in two runs during the first game of a doubleheader at Butler (May 14).
Before St. John’s:
Helped Sacramento City College get off to a 16-4 start in 2020 before the season was called due to the pandemic… hit .278 with four home runs, 14 RBIs, 16 runs scored and 14 walks during that span… played in 23 games as a freshman in 2019, hitting four home runs and walking 17 times… slugged .547 and reached base at a .430 clip during his junior college career… named the Bay Area Player of the Year by the San Jose Mercury News as a high school senior in 2018 after leading De La Salle to its third consecutive North Coast Section Division I championship… hit .500 and drove in 41 runs with 15 extra-base hits and six home runs as a senior… also lettered in football at De La Salle.
Personal:
Nicholas Donato Cirelli… son of Vince and Jennifer Cirelli… has a younger brother, Joey… chose St. John’s for its winning baseball program and Catholic roots… graduated with high honors from Sacramento City College… lists his father as the person he admires most and Nelson Cruz as his favorite athlete.
Made 23 relief appearances … tallied a team-best five saves … logged a 4.47 ERA and 46 strikeouts across 44.1 innings of work … posted two or more strikeouts in an outing on 13 occasions … three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection … registered his first career save with a three-inning outing against Tulane (Feb. 25), allowing just one hit and punching out three … racked up a career-high 5.1 innings of work and six strikeouts to earn his first collegiate win at Marshall (March 4) … preserved the Red Storm lead with 0.2 frames of action to earn a save against Hofstra (March 8) … struck out four across three innings against UAlbany (March 10) … punched out three in 1.2 innings in series finale against UAlbany (March 12) … retired four of the five batters he faced on strikes at Wagner (March 22) … emerged victorious against Richmond (March 24), tossing four innings of two-hit ball with a trio of punchouts … earned a save in a perfect inning of work at Fairfield (March 28) … shutdown UConn with a one-hit, two-inning showing to pick up the save (April 8) … Followed up with a two-frame save against Seton Hall (April 14) … struck out four Pirates in 3.1 innings of work in the series finale (April 16) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
As a Redshirt Junior (2022):
Played in 49 games, making 48 starts as a first baseman or designated hitter… hit .244 with six home runs, six doubles and 31 RBIs… reached base at a .369 clip and slugged .390… went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored against Middle Tennessee State (Feb. 19)… tallied two hits and an RBI at San Francisco (March 5)… hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot, in the final game against the Dons (March 6)… logged two RBIs and a run scored in each of the final two games against Sacred Heart (March 19-20)… notched a career-high three hits along with three RBIs in the win over Quinnipiac (March 26)… hit a two-RBI double in game one of the doubleheader against Creighton (April 16)… hit a three-run home run against Iona (April 27)… clubbed a two-run homer at Villanova (May 1)… went 3-for-4 with a two-run round tripper against Georgetown (May 14).
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021):
Played in 20 games, 11 of which were starts… hit .244 with a home run, two doubles and three RBIs… reached base at a .393 clip and slugged .356… hit a home run during his first Division I at-bat against UMass Lowell (Feb. 27)… doubled and scored a run in his next appearance against Sacred Heart (March 6)… went 3-for-4 and scored twice in the series finale at Western Carolina (March 14)… walked twice in the first game of a doubleheader at Fordham (March 20)… went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored against Connecticut (May 7)… doubled and drove in two runs during the first game of a doubleheader at Butler (May 14).
Before St. John’s:
Helped Sacramento City College get off to a 16-4 start in 2020 before the season was called due to the pandemic… hit .278 with four home runs, 14 RBIs, 16 runs scored and 14 walks during that span… played in 23 games as a freshman in 2019, hitting four home runs and walking 17 times… slugged .547 and reached base at a .430 clip during his junior college career… named the Bay Area Player of the Year by the San Jose Mercury News as a high school senior in 2018 after leading De La Salle to its third consecutive North Coast Section Division I championship… hit .500 and drove in 41 runs with 15 extra-base hits and six home runs as a senior… also lettered in football at De La Salle.
Personal:
Nicholas Donato Cirelli… son of Vince and Jennifer Cirelli… has a younger brother, Joey… chose St. John’s for its winning baseball program and Catholic roots… graduated with high honors from Sacramento City College… lists his father as the person he admires most and Nelson Cruz as his favorite athlete.