Thomas Blair Nicholson (born August 23, 1979) is a

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coach and former

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, who is the baseball head coach of the

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. He played

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from 1998 to 2000 for head coach

Augie Garrido August Edmun "Augie" Garrido Jr. (February 6, 1939 – March 15, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and coach in NCAA Division I college baseball, best known for his stints with the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball, Cal State ...

Playing career

Nicholson went to

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, where he played shortstop. As a senior he hit .456 with 7 homeruns and 46 RBI. Nicholson attended the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

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. He was a member of the Texas Longhorns baseball team that played in the 2000 College World Series. He would be selected in the 11th round of the

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by the

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. Nicholson would spend 6 years in Minor League Baseball for the White Sox and

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's organizations.

Coaching career

Nicholson joined the coaching staff of the Longhorns in 2009 as a volunteer assistant. He returned in the same role in 2010. For the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Nicholson was named the hitting and infield coach at

Sacramento State California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California ...

where he helped tutor Rhys Hoskins. In the summer of 2012, Nicholson returned to Austin, to join Garrido's coaching staff as hitting and infield coach. Nicholson returned to Sacramento State in 2017, before joining the coaching staff of the

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in 2018. On December 13, 2021, Nicholson was named the head baseball coach of the

Head coaching record

References

External links

UC Davis Aggies bio
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