Jonah Nickerson

Jonah Nickerson

Jonah Nickerson (born March 9 1985 in Casper, Wyoming) is a pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Nickerson played for the 2006 College World Series-winning Oregon State Beavers, and the Most Outstanding Player in that tournament. A 6'1", 190 lb right-hander, Nickerson posted a record of 13-4 during the 2006 season, including 3 games (2 victories and one no-decision) during the College World Series; one of them, a victory against Rice University which qualified the Beavers for the Finals, came on only two days rest. His ERA for the regular season was 2.50.

He was named an All-American in both 2005 and 2006.

Jonah was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2006 he made 5 appearances with the short season Class A Oneonta Tigers of the New York - Penn League. Currently he is a starting pitcher for the Tigers Class A affiliate West Michigan Whitecaps of the Midwest League.

Although born in Wyoming, Nickerson grew up in Oregon City, Oregon, and played prep baseball there. He graduated from Oregon City High School in 2003. At a local rally in Oregon City on July 7th, 2006, Nickerson was honored with the keys to the city by Mayor Alice Norris, who also proclaimed July 7 as "Jonah Nickerson Day".

External links

* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Jonah%2520Nickerson&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=453416 Minor League Baseball Pitching Statistics]
* [http://www.whitecaps-baseball.com/TEAM/BIOS/nickerson.html West Michigan Whitecaps Bio]
* [http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24962&SPID=1962&DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=130959&Q_SEASON=2005 Official Oregon State player biography]
* [http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061306aaf.html Pac-10: Three PAC-10 baseball players named to Baseball America All-America team]
* [http://www.usabaseball.com/sports/m-nat-basebl/mtt/nickerson_jonah00.html USA Baseball player bios: Jonah Nickerson]
* [http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/sports/story.php?story_id=115273384513585200 Honoring a local hero]


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