Tommy Nicholson

Last updated
Tommy Nicholson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UC Davis
Conference Big West
Record52–99
Biographical details
Born (1979-08-23) August 23, 1979 (age 44)
Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2000 Texas
2000 Burlington Bees
2001–2004 Winston-Salem Warthogs
2003–2004 Charlotte Knights
2003–2005 Birmingham Barons
2005 Tulsa Drillers
2005 Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Position(s) Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2010Texas (VA)
2011–2012 Sacramento State (IN/H)
2013–2016Texas (IN/H)
2017Sacramento State (IN/H)
2018–2021 Stanford (IN/H)
2022–present UC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall52–99
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Thomas Blair Nicholson (born August 23, 1979) is a baseball coach and former infielder, who is the baseball head coach of the UC Davis Aggies. He played college baseball at Texas from 1998 to 2000 for head coach Augie Garrido.

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Playing career

Nicholson went to Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California, where he played shortstop. As a senior he hit .456 with 7 homeruns and 46 RBI. [1]

Nicholson attended the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. 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 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago White Sox. Nicholson would spend 6 years in Minor League Baseball for the White Sox and Colorado Rockies'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 where he helped tutor Rhys Hoskins. [2] In the summer of 2012, Nicholson returned to Austin, to join Garrido's coaching staff as hitting and infield coach. [3] Nicholson returned to Sacramento State in 2017, before joining the coaching staff of the Stanford Cardinal in 2018.

On December 13, 2021, Nicholson was named the head baseball coach of the UC Davis Aggies. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UC Davis Aggies (Big West Conference)(2022–present)
2022 UC Davis 6–355–2510th
2023 UC Davis 17–377–2310th
2024 UC Davis 29–2713–177th
UC Davis:52–9925–65
Total:52–99

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. "Tommy Nicholson named Baseball's assistant coach". www.texassports.com. University of Texas. June 29, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. Harry Jung IV (July 16, 2012). "Former Longhorn Nicholson named new assistant coach". www.texasports.com. The Daily Texan. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. Mike Bush (December 13, 2021). "Baseball: UC Davis hires Stanford assistant as new head coach". www.davisenterprise.com. Davis Enterprise. Retrieved January 22, 2022.