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Kentucky baseball lands commitment from standout Cincinnati transfer infielder
By Andrew Olson
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Kentucky baseball made a notable addition to its 2024 roster with a transfer portal commitment on Friday.
After 4 seasons at Cincinnati, standout infielder Ryan Nicholson will use his extra year of eligibility at UK. The Louisville native shared the big news on his Twitter account.
I’d like to thank UC for everything they have done for me, I will always cherish the relationships I’ve made over my last 4 years. I have loved my time at UC and will always be a Bearcat. For the next step in my journey I will be Grad transferring to the University of Kentucky pic.twitter.com/cYByP5yXHd
— Ryan Nicholson (@rynicholson25) July 14, 2023
Nicholson has been a multi-season starter at 1st base for the Bearcats. He has a .291 career batting average with 33 home runs and 115 RBIs.
Nicholson is coming off the best season of his college career. In 55 games (54 starts), he posted a .294 batting average and .607 slugging percentage, logging 16 home runs, 15 doubles and 41 RBIs. With the glove, Nicholson has a .992 career fielding percentage.
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