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Jersey Number 43
Nico Burgarello
- Position:
- UTIL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Ariz.
- HS:
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Major:
- Sports Management
Grand Canyon
2018 | Freshman
- Had 15 at bats in freshman campaign, all coming off of the bench.
- Picked up first collegiate RBI on a groundout against Chicago State on March 24.
Summer League
- 2018 - Chillicothe Mudcats (MINK)
High School
Sandra Day O'Connor High School - Phoenix, Ariz.
- Played with Team Arizona Junior Sunbelt.
- Was a 6A first team All-Region selection and a 6A All-Star.
- Was his team's captain as a junior and senior.
- Had best high school season as a senior, hitting .400. Posted .359 and .381 averages as a sophomore and junior, respectively.
- Helped lead team to a 3rd place finish in the 2016 6A State Tournament.
- His favorite memory in high school was being able to take the field with both his older and younger brother. As a freshman, started at second base with his older brother, Marco (senior), at shortstop. As a senior, he started at shortstop with his younger brother, Noah (sophomore) at second. He and Noah turned a double play.
- Won O'Connor's Rookie of the Year award as a sophomore.
- Had a 4.2 GPA and was a National Honor Society member.
- Played with club teams Canyon Thunder and Arizona Athletics.
Personal
- Parents are Tony and Cindy Burgarello.
- Father, Tony, played football at Glendale CC from 1983-85.
- Older sister, Allie, played four years of college golf at Wheaton College (Ill.) from 2012-16.
- Older brother, Marco, played baseball at College of the Holy Cross (Mass.) from 2014-15 and South Mountain CC in 2016.
- Cites his father, high school coaches, and uncle as biggest baseball influences.
- Chose GCU because of the "phenomenal coaching staff, incredible facilities, and it is a rising powerhouse."
- Also considered Duke, Utah, Seattle U and Santa Clara.
- Favorite motivational quote is: "There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that." -Derek Jeter.
- Favorite TV shows include Designated Survivor, The Blacklist and Criminal Minds.
- Favorite place to vacation is Lake Arrowhead and Carlsbad, Calif.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
