Biography
Personal: Nicholas Carl Cicci is the son of Ralph and Lori Cicci…Sister played lacrosse at Reinhardt University…Born on July 17, 1998.
2020: Owned a .224 (11-for-49) batting average through 16 games and 13 starts. His season totals included six runs scored, two doubles, two RBIs, and three bases on balls...Behind the plate, he had a .981 fielding percentage with 43 putouts and five assists and threw out one runner trying to steal...Scored twice and hit 2-for-4 with a walk in the season opener vs. Delaware State. He added a season-high 11 putouts on defense...Followed that effort with a 2-for-3 outing in Game Two against the Hornets. He drove in a pair of runs, scored another, and doubled...Finished 2-for-4 in the series finale vs. Indiana State...Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs at N.C. A&T.
2019: Made 38 starts in 44 games in his first year in the maroon and gold. He batted .236 (33-140) with 18 RBIs, 16 runs, five doubles, three home runs, five walks, and three steals. He also owned a .336 slugging percentage and a .273 on-base percentage...Turned in five multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games, a five-game hit streak, and a 12-game reached base streak...Had a 1.000 fielding percentage with 202 putouts and 27 assists. Also threw out six baserunners trying to steal...Hit a two-run home run late in the Feb. 25 game against Wake Forest, his first as a Phoenix...Went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in the series finale at Western Carolina...Finished 3-for-4 and scored twice in the series opener at Towson...Hit a solo home run, scored twice, and finished 2-for-5 in Game Three against the Tigers...Led Elon in Game Two of a doubleheader at William & Mary, batting 4-for-5 with two runs and a swiped bag...Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run, an RBI, and a walk in the series opener versus Northeastern.
At USC Lancaster: As a freshman in 2017, he was named Second Team All-Region and First Team All-Region Defense. Through 35 games, he posted a .315 batting average with five long balls, 28 hits, seven doubles, 12 walks, 24 RBIs, 18 runs, and four stolen bases...In 2018, Cicci appeared in 40 games and hit .295. He collected 40 hits, eight doubles, 11 home runs, 38 RBIs, 29 runs, and 11 walks.
Prep: Was a three-year varsity letter winner for Coach Chet Greeson at Hopewell High School.
