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PRIOR TO HCU: Chabot College (2025) Appeared in all 42 games for the Gladiators, making 40 starts to help them to a third consecutive conference title … batted .329 on the campaign with four homers and 37 RBI and earned second-team All-Coast Conference honors … led team with 15 doubles, six triples and 53 runs … ranked second on the team with 53 hits, 92 total bases and 18 stolen bases … had 14 multi-hit games, five with three or more which included four-hit outings against Gavilan and De Anza … went 4-5 with three doubles and two RBI against Gavilan (3/6) … University of the Pacific (2023/2024) first two collegiate campaigns spent in Stockton, California … redshirted as a freshman in 2023, then batted .210 for the Tigers in 21 appearances during the 2024 season … had 13 hits, 13 walks, four doubles and four RBI in 62 at-bats … collected first hit and RBI against Seattle (2/19) … went 3-11 with two RBI in series against San Diego ….

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter-winner for the Highlanders … batted .421 with two homers, 12 doubles and three triples to earn WACC Player of the Year honors as a senior … batted .528 as a junior … two-time all-district … honor roll student … was starting quarterback and captain of the football team …

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicolas Lorenzo DeFazio … born November 4, 2003 … Son of Jeff DeFazio and Lisa Barnes and step-mother Jonna Cohen … sister Cecilia … step-brother Zach and step-sister Mia … majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies …