High school baseball

Mazurek commits to Penmen for baseball

Tue, 07/28/2015 - 5:30pm

ROCKLAND — Oceanside’s ace pitcher, Nick Mazurek, who is going into his high school senior season this coming fall, has verbally committed to continue his baseball career at the collegiate level.

The 6-foot 3-inch hurler also plays golf and basketball for Oceanside, in addition to playing shortstop and third base on the diamond.

After much consideration, Mazurek said he has decided to verbally commit to the Southern New Hampshire University Penmen on a baseball scholarship. 

“I chose SNHU because I believe it’s the right fit for me and will give me the best opportunity to succeed as a student and a baseball player,” Mazurek told PenBayPilot.com.

Mazurek is the son of Rich and Jenn Mazurek and has spent the summer playing for the Maine Lightning travel baseball organization, based out of the Edge Academy in Portland. The Lightning, coached by Ryan Copp and Mike D’Andrea, participated in tournaments in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New Jersey. 

College coaches are prohibited by NCAA rules from commenting on a recruit until the program has received the student-athlete's National Letter of Intent to play for the college. The earliest Mazurek can sign with a school is Nov. 11, as part of the week-long early signing period that lasts until Nov. 18.

ACCOLADES

Mazurek has compiled a long list of accolades in his three years of varsity athletics at Oceanside.

In his freshman year, he was named to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A first team for golf, KVAC Class B All-Rookie team for basketball and KVAC Class B second team for baseball.

In his sophomore year, he was named to the KVAC Class A first team for golf and KVAC Class B first team for baseball. Additionally, he was the Class A individual golf state runner-up and KVAC Player of the Year for baseball.

In his junior year, he was named to the KVAC Class A first team for golf, KVAC Class B second team for basketball and KVAC Class B first team for baseball. Additionally, he claimed the Class A individual golf state championship.

In his sophomore year, he tied for 18th at the New England Interscholastic Boys Golf Championship and in his junior year, he placed sixth in the same event.

He has been selected to play in the Maine Underclassmen All-Star Baseball game all three years.

Mazurek was named the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame Male Athlete of the Year for the 2013-14 school year.

ON THE MOUND

Mazurek has been a gem on the mound for Oceanside and has improved significantly each season since his freshman year.

During his junior year, he pitched in eight contests, starting in seven of those, and compiled a 6-1 record and a 0.48 ERA. In those seven starts, he pitched six complete games and recorded three shutouts over 44 innings of work. He allowed 18 hits, three runs, three earned runs, three walks and fanned 59 batters.

During his sophomore year, he pitched in nine contests, starting in eight of those, and compiled a 6-2 record and a 1.84 ERA. In those eight starts, he pitched five complete games, recorded two shutouts and one save over 49.1 innings of work. He allowed 36 hits, 21 runs, 13 earned runs, 14 walks and fanned 60 batters.

During his freshman year, he pitched in seven contests, starting in five of those, and compiled a 2-0 record and a 1.93 ERA. He totaled 36.1 innings on the mound and also mustered up a save for his team. He allowed 28 hits, 16 runs, 10 earned runs, four walks and fanned 47 batters.

AT THE PLATE

At the plate, Mazurek has also been a threat to teams the Mariners have faced over the years.

During his junior year, he compiled a .388 batting average in 49 at-bats and 72 plate appearances over 19 games. He had 19 hits, 19 runs, 22 runs batted in, two doubles and six home runs. He was walked 20 times, hit once, fanned twice and reached via error four times.

During his sophomore year, he compiled a .460 batting average in 50 at-bats and 63 plate appearances over 17 games. He had 23 hits, 18 runs, 24 runs batted in, two doubles and five home runs. He was walked 11 times, hit once, fanned four times and reached via error twice.

During his freshman year, he compiled a .310 batting average in 58 at-bats and 64 plate appearances over 17 games. He had 18 hits, seven runs, 13 runs batted in, five doubles and two home runs. He was walked six times, fanned nine times, reached via error once and reached on a fielder’s choice once.


Reach George Harvey and the sports department at: sports@penbaypilot.com