North Carolina State University Athletics
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Friday, May 22
A Look Back at the Career of Elliott Avent
Friday, May 22
Legendary NC State Head Coach Elliott Avent Announces His Retirement
Thursday, May 21
2025 Victory Over Cancer Recap
Wednesday, April 22
Jersey Number 12
Chase Nixon
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, N.C.
- B/T:
- L/R
- Major:
- Business Administration
- High School:
- New Hanover
2024 - Junior Season
2023 - Sophomore Season
2022 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Logged 39 total appearances with 29 starts as a junior, making 24 starts in left field and five as the designated hitter
- Batted .255 with 11 runs scored, 26 hits, three doubles and 14 RBI
- Recorded five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games
- Tied a career-high with three hits against Campbell on April 16
- Registered 10 more walks (24) than strikeouts (14), reaching base at a .402 clip
- Tied for fourth on the team with a 13-game reached-base streak
- Batted .250 with four runs scored and six RBI in 22 ACC games (15 starts)
- Sported a .978 fielding percentage with 44 putouts and an outfield assist
2023 - Sophomore Season
- Made 32 appearances with 18 starts as a sophomore – made 11 starts in left field and seven as the designated hitter
- Batted .319 with eight doubles, two homers, 37 total bases and 11 runs scored
- Logged six multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
- Set a new career-high with six total bases in a win over No. 14 Virginia on March 18, going 2-for-4 with a double, homer and two runs scored
- Hit the first homer of the season off ACC Pitcher of Year Rhett Lowder on April 9 for his second homer of his college career
- Batted .316 with a .553 slugging percentage on 38 at-bats in 15 ACC games
2022 - Freshman Season
- Made 18 appearances, including two starts in left field, in his first season with the Pack
- Batted .273 on the year with six hits, including a double
- Went 3-for-4 in his first career start on Feb. 26 vs. Quinnipiac
- Also had hits on Feb. 22 vs. High Point, April 29 vs. Radford and May 10 at UNCW
- Scored seven runs and tallied one run batted in
High School / Prep Career
- Attended New Handover High School and Pro5 Baseball Academy
- Honorable Mention All-Conference and Second Team All-Area as a junior
- Named First Team All-Conference and Coastal Preps Offensive Player of the Year in football as a senior
- A/B Honor Roll student three of four years
- Mom, Kathryn Nixon, and grandparents, Gary and Kay Fisher all attended NC State
- Dad, Trot Nixon, played in the MLB from 1996-2008 and helped the Boston Red Sox win the 2004 World Series