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Nick Shimer enters his fourth season with the Patriots and will be the starter at third base ... One of the hardest working players on the team ... Has outstanding power and is an excellent middle-of-the-order college hitter ... Solid defensively with good arm … In preseason poll of CAA coaches by Baseball America, selected to All-CAA team … On George Mason career lists, enters 2004 season ranked fourth in times hit by pitch (27) … Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2003 for outstanding work in the classroom ... Majoring in civil engineering. 2003: Enjoyed breakout junior year, earning All-CAA and All-ECAC first-team honors at third base … Also named to all-tournament team at CAA Championship and received honorable mention on All-Virginia squad … Played in 50 of team’s 51 games (missing one for a class project) and started 49 (43 at third base, six at first base) … Batted .349 with 19 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 41 RBI … Led Patriots in doubles (tied for 10th-highest season total in school history) and ranked second in batting, home runs and slugging percentage (.614), tied for second in runs (42), third in RBI and times hit by pitch (nine), and tied for fifth in stolen bases (five) … Started all 17 games vs. CAA opponents, batting .371 with seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and 16 RBI … Led Patriots in doubles, triples and hits (26), ranked second in batting, home runs and RBI vs. conference foes … Ranked fourth in CAA in doubles, fifth in slugging percentage … Nationally, ranked 50th for doubles per game … Batted .450 with three homers and five RBI in five games at CAA Championship … Had 22 multiple-hit games, including six with three or more hits, and 10 multiple-RBI games, including six with three or more RBI … Named CAA and ECAC Player of the Week April 14 after batting .571 (8-14) with two home runs and eight RBI in four games … Tied school record and established career high with five hits vs. Drexel April 5 … Was 5-5 with two doubles and two RBI … Had career-best four RBI three times in span of six games – at UMBC April 2, vs. Drexel April 4 and vs. Hofstra April 12 (game one of doubleheader) … Posted career-high two stolen bases vs. Cleveland State March 23 … Batted .414 with 14 doubles, eight homers and 34 RBI over final 29 games of season … Had first multi-home run game of career with two vs. Towson at CAA Championship May 22 … Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2003) and received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award. 2002: Experienced up-and-down sophomore season, seeing action in 41 games and starting 33 (23 at first base, six at DH, four at third base) ... Batted .237 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 RBI ... Ranked second on Patriots in being hit by pitch (16), tying for the second-most in school history ... In 10 games (seven starts) against CAA opponents, batted .100 with one RBI ... Started season strong, batting above .340 through first 16 games, before hand injury caused slump through remainder of year ... Had nine multiple-hit games ... Had season-high three hits at UNC Wilmington Feb. 24 ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll (both semesters) and to Dean's List (Spring 2002) and was selected as a CAA Scholar-Athlete ... Had outstanding summer season with the Schenectady (NY) Mohawks of the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League, a wood-bat circuit in the Northeast ... Batted .346 with 11 doubles, one home run and 33 RBI ... Led team in average, RBI and hits (56) ... Named MVP of NCBL All-Star Game. 2001: Had excellent freshman campaign as a reserve outfielder, appearing in 15 games (starting eight – four as the designated hitter, two in left field and two in right field) ... Batted .258 with two doubles and five RBI ... Played in five games, starting three, against CAA opponents in the regular season ... Batted .250 with a double and two RBI ... Was Patriots' most efficient pinch-hitter, batting .750 (3-4) ... Had two-run single in bottom of 10th inning to defeat Georgetown April 3 ... Posted season-best two hits while going 2-3 vs. Howard on March 28 ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll (both semesters) and Dean's List (Fall 2000) and was selected as a CAA Scholar-Athlete ... Had excellent summer season with Vienna Mustangs in the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League, a local wood-bat circuit ... Batted .258 with six doubles, two home runs, 21 RBI and 11 stolen bases ... Ranked fifth in CGCBL in RBI. Prep: Had excellent four-year career at nearby James Robinson Secondary School ... A two-time all-district selection, earned All-Northern Region and all-state honors after batting .385 with four home runs, 15 RBI and 12 stolen bases as a senior for the Rams ... Had solid numbers as a junior with .431 average, three homers and 24 RBI. Personal: Full name is Nicholas William Shimer ... Born October 14, 1981 ... Son of Bill and Andrea Shimer ... Has two sisters ... Grandfather, William Shimer, played college football at Purdue ... 2000 graduate of James Robinson Secondary School ... Received top award from Physical Education Department as a senior.
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