Christopher Newport University

2016 - Junior Season - Moved over to left field during his third campaign as a full-time starter for CNU, playing in 35 games with 34 starts...Hit .299 for the season with a career-best 40 hits in 134 at-bats...Smacked nine extra-base hits, including five home runs...Set career-bests in nearly every offensive category, including 26 runs scored, 21 RBI and 11 stolen bases...Registered 12 multi-hit games, including four three-hit performances...Posted a career-high five RBI in a game against Methodist (3/29), going 3-for-5 with a 3-run homer and a two-run single.

2015 - Sophomore Year - Started all 29 games played in the outfield for the Captains in his second season...Hit .324 for the season with 35 hits in 108 at-bats...Drove in 17 runs and scored 21 times, while stealing five bases...Delivered eight doubles and one triple while ranking third on the team with 45 total bases...Drove in a season-high three runs in a 2-for-4 performance with a triple at St. Mary's on April 4...Posted dominant 4-for-4 effort against York on April 11, and finished the doubleheader 6-for-8 with one RBI, two runs and a pair of doubles...Had five hits in the CAC Tournament, including a 3-for-6 effort with two steals and four runs scored against Wesley in an elimination game...

2014 - Freshman Year - Played in 33 games, making 28 starts in his first year as a Captain...Hit .275 in 120 at-bats, including 12 extra-base hits...Delivered 17 RBI and scored 20 times, while posting a 3-for-4 effort on the basepaths...Tied the team record with three home runs in one game when he was 3-for-5 against Wesley on March 15...Drove in season-high four runs and scored season-high four times...Finished with a perfect 5-for-5 performance with two doubles against Marymount on March 8...Posted seven multi-hit performances...

Before CNU - Played football and baseball in the Dominion District at Lloyd C. Bird and Cosby High Schools...Led David Bedwell's football team to district championship and regional final appearance as a freshman quarterback...Also helped baseball team to district and regional championship. 

Personal - Anthony James Nicely was born in Richmond, Va...Son of Tony and Cammie Nicely...Has one sister, Emily...Father played baseball and mother played softball at Radford University...Majoring in Business.