Nick Adkins

36 Nick Adkins
Nick Adkins
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    218
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    LHP
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/L
  • High School:
    Bearden
  • Previous College:
    Roane State CC
  • gp
    11
  • avg
    -
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -
Bio

2020 (Redshirt-Senior): Tied for the team lead ranking seventh in the SAC and 16th in the country... Tallied 17 punch outs in 12 2/3 innings going 2-0 with a save... Racked the save getting the final out at Limestone on Feb. 2... Picked up a win firing a scoreless stanza on Feb. 9 against West Liberty... Matched a career-high with 2 1/3 innings pitched fanning four batters, a season high, during a scoreless effort at Lenoir-Rhyne on Feb. 23.

2019 (Redshirt-Junior): The team's leader in K/9 at 15.49 and one of the top strikeout artists in the nation fanned 39 in 22 2/3 innings... 57 percent of his outs were K's as he fanned at least two in 13 of his 23 outings including each of his first eight times on the slab... In his second outing, he picked up the save getting four outs with two strikeouts... Posted a career-high five strikeouts against Northwood in 2 1/3 innings on Feb. 16... Overall, Adkins had 14 scoreless efforts as left-handed hitters went 3-for-25, .120, against him on the year.

2018 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Missed the season with an injury

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 11 3
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 4 Limestone W, 20-18
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 19-6
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 8-5
Mar 8 at Lincoln Memorial W, 7-4
Mar 10 Shorter L, 5-3
Mar 11 at Alabama Huntsville L, 9-7
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Jan 31 at Limestone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 9-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 2 at Limestone W, 18-17 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 4 at Belmont Abbey W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 8 West Liberty St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 11 King (Tenn.) L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Tusculum L, 9-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 14 #1 Tampa L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 #1 Tampa W, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 #1 Tampa L, 9-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 19 Lee W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 9-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 25 at Young Harris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Mars Hill L, 14-13 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Limestone W, 20-18 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 8-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 8 at Lincoln Memorial W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Shorter L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 11 at Alabama Huntsville L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Shorter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Alabama Huntsville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at King (Tenn.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Young Harris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Belmont Abbey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Trevecca Nazarene - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Jan 31 at Limestone - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 11-6 - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 9-4 1 0 0 - -
Feb 2 at Limestone W, 18-17 1 0 0 - -
Feb 4 at Belmont Abbey W, 5-4 1 0 0 - -
Feb 8 West Liberty St. W, 3-0 - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 8-2 - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 5-2 1 0 0 - -
Feb 11 King (Tenn.) L, 12-6 - - - - -
Feb 12 Tusculum L, 9-4 1 0 0 - -
Feb 14 #1 Tampa L, 14-3 - - - - -
Feb 15 #1 Tampa W, 11-7 - - - - -
Feb 16 #1 Tampa L, 9-5 1 0 0 - -
Feb 19 Lee W, 5-1 - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-0 - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 7-4 - - - - -
Feb 23 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 9-2 1 0 0 - -
Feb 25 at Young Harris - - - - -
Feb 28 Mars Hill L, 14-13 1 0 0 - -
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 10-7 - - - - -
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 7-1 - - - - -
Mar 4 Limestone W, 20-18 1 0 0 - -
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 19-6 - - - - -
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 8-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 8 at Lincoln Memorial W, 7-4 - - - - -
Mar 10 Shorter L, 5-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 11 at Alabama Huntsville L, 9-7 - - - - -
Mar 13 Virginia-Wise - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - -
Mar 17 at Shorter - - - - -
Mar 20 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - -
Mar 24 Alabama Huntsville - - - - -
Mar 25 at King (Tenn.) - - - - -
Mar 27 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - -
Mar 31 Young Harris - - - - -
Apr 3 Catawba - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - -
Apr 8 Belmont Abbey - - - - -
Apr 10 at Coker - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - -
Apr 14 at Trevecca Nazarene - - - - -
Apr 17 Wingate - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - -
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Jan 31 at Limestone - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 9-4 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0.00 0 .00 - 3.00
Feb 2 at Limestone W, 18-17 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0.00 0 .00 - 3.00
Feb 4 at Belmont Abbey W, 5-4 0 0 0.2 1 1 1 13.50 2 27.00 - 1.50
Feb 8 West Liberty St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 5-2 1 0 1.0 - - - 0.00 1 9.00 - -
Feb 11 King (Tenn.) L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Tusculum L, 9-4 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 13.50 2 13.50 - 3.00
Feb 14 #1 Tampa L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 #1 Tampa W, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 #1 Tampa L, 9-5 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 5.40 1 5.40 - 1.20
Feb 19 Lee W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 9-2 1 0 2.1 3 - - 0.00 4 15.43 - 1.29
Feb 25 at Young Harris - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Mars Hill L, 14-13 0 0 0.2 - - - 0.00 1 13.50 - -
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Limestone W, 20-18 0 0 1.1 - - - 0.00 3 20.25 - -
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 8-5 0 0 1.2 3 3 2 10.80 2 10.80 - 3.60
Mar 8 at Lincoln Memorial W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Shorter L, 5-3 0 0 1.1 - 1 - 0.00 1 6.75 - .75
Mar 11 at Alabama Huntsville L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Shorter - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Alabama Huntsville - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at King (Tenn.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Young Harris - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Belmont Abbey - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Trevecca Nazarene - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Fielding
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Jan 31 at Limestone - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Limestone W, 9-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Limestone W, 18-17 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Belmont Abbey W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 8 West Liberty St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 West Liberty St. W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - 1 1.000 -
Feb 11 King (Tenn.) L, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Tusculum L, 9-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
Feb 14 #1 Tampa L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 #1 Tampa W, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 #1 Tampa L, 9-5 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Feb 19 Lee W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 9-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Young Harris - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Mars Hill L, 14-13 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Mars Hill W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Limestone W, 20-18 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Lincoln Memorial L, 8-5 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
Mar 8 at Lincoln Memorial W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Shorter L, 5-3 1 3 0 1 2 - .333 - - - - -
Mar 11 at Alabama Huntsville L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Shorter - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Queens (N.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Alabama Huntsville - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at King (Tenn.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Anderson (S.C.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Young Harris - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Catawba - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Belmont Abbey - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Coker - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Trevecca Nazarene - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Wingate - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2017-18 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 23 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
2017-18 - - 0 - -
2018-19 23 0 0 - -
2019-20 11 0 0 - -
Total 34 0 0 - -
Career Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2017-18 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2018-19 6.75 1 0 23 0 1 22.2 19 19 17 9 39 15.49 3 1.24 102 4 6
2019-20 4.26 2 0 11 0 1 12.2 12 8 6 7 17 12.08 - 1.50 63 5 2
Total 5.86 3 0 34 0 2 35.1 31 27 23 16 56 14.26 3 1.33 165 9 8
Career Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2017-18 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 23 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - 6 1 .143 -
2019-20 11 5 0 2 3 - .400 - 2 1 .333 -
Total 34 8 0 5 3 - .625 - 8 2 .200 -
Split Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 11 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
February 8 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
March 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 11 0 0 - -
Conference 3 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 6 0 0 - -
Away 5 0 0 - -
Neutral - - 0 - -
Result
Wins 6 0 0 - -
Losses 5 0 0 - -
Month
February 8 0 0 - -
March 3 0 0 - -
Split Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 4.26 2 0 11 0 1 12.2 12 8 6 7 17 12.08 - 1.50 63 5 2
Conference 3.86 1 0 3 0 0 4.2 6 3 2 3 7 13.50 - 1.93 24 3 -
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 3.68 1 0 6 0 0 7.1 4 4 3 3 9 11.05 - .95 33 3 -
Away 5.06 1 0 5 0 1 5.1 8 4 3 4 8 13.50 - 2.25 30 2 2
Neutral 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Result
Wins 1.50 2 0 6 0 1 6.0 5 1 1 1 10 15.00 - 1.00 25 1 2
Losses 6.75 0 0 5 0 0 6.2 7 7 5 6 7 9.45 - 1.95 38 4 -
Month
February 4.32 2 0 8 0 1 8.1 9 4 4 3 11 11.88 - 1.44 39 4 2
March 4.15 0 0 3 0 0 4.1 3 4 2 4 6 12.46 - 1.62 24 1 -
Split Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 11 5 0 2 3 - .400 - 2 1 .333 -
Conference 3 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 4 0 2 2 - .500 - 2 1 .333 -
Away 5 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 0 0 0 0 - - - - 1 1.000 -
Losses 5 5 0 2 3 - .400 - 2 - - -
Month
February 8 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 2 1 .333 -
March 3 4 0 1 3 - .250 - - - - -
News mentions
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C-N unable to overcome early hole in loss to Tusculum
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C-N outlasts Limestone in bonkers 18-17 affair
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SAC selects C-N to finish sixth in preseason poll
SAC selects C-N to finish sixth in preseason poll

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