Just days after losing Delaware State transfer commit Trey Paige to the MLB Draft, Nick Mingione has acted quickly to bring in yet another quality first base addition. On Friday afternoon, redshirt junior Ryan Nicholson announced his transfer from Cincinnati to Kentucky on Twitter. Kentucky beat out the likes of Louisville and Vanderbilt for the 6-foot-4 Louisville native.
Nicholson, who was born in Louisville and attended St. Xavier High School, batted .294 (63-for-214) with 16 home runs, 15 doubles, two triples, 41 RBI and 41 runs scored in 55 games played last season (54 starts at first base).