University of Delaware Athletics
2017 Baseball Roster

Nick Tierno
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Voorhees, N.J.
- Position:
- C/INF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- High School:
- Eastern HS
- Major:
- Psychology
AT DELAWARE
•
• transferred from Rowan College at Gloucester County Junior College and La Salle University
• 2016 UD Alumni Association Pape Lukk Team Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) recipient
• served as the teams starting 2B for most of 2017.
2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• third team All-CAA selection
• batted .314 with two home runs and 22 RBI
• went 2 for 3 with two triples and two RBI against UMBC (3/7)
• hit 4 for 5 with
• drove in a pair of runs against UNCW in the CAA semifinals and title game (5/26, 5/27).
2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• Appeared in all 54 games, earning 52 starts
• batted .340, with one home run and 30 RBIs
• recorded an on-base percentage of .424, and scored 51 runs
• named second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association
• scored a run in the teams first three games of the season • drove in four runs against Binghamton
• scored five runs and recorded three hits against La Salle
• went four for five against Wilmington
• went three for four with three RBIs at St
• went four for five at Towson
• recorded at least one hit in nine of his last 11 games.
AT ROWAN COLLEGE AT GLOUCESTER COUNTY JC
2015 SEASON
• Second team NJCAA Division III All-America honoree at Rowan College at Gloucester County Junior College
• named first team Division III All-Region 19
• batted .413 with 56 runs scored, 32 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a starting second baseman
• also recorded 18 doubles, two triples and a homer for the Roadrunners, who finished 39-12 and advanced to the NJCAA Division III World Series for head coach Rob Valli.
AT LA SALLE
2014 SEASON
• Appeared in 41 games while making 28 starts for the Explorers as a catcher
• batted .165 with 15 hits, 14 runs scored, two doubles, two homers, and seven RBI
• team went 14-34-1 for head coach Mike Lake
• team split a pair of games with Delaware
• hit a three-run homer vs. Delaware in 18-6 victory and went 3 for 5 with two RBI and a home run in 14-13 loss to Delaware.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-time first team all-conference selection at Eastern High School for head coach Rob Christ
• named All-Group IV during his final three years
• tabbed second-team All-South Jersey as a junior in 2012 and earned first team honors as a senior in 2013
• finished career as Eastern's career hits leader
• two-year team captain.
PERSONAL
• Nicholas James "Nick" Tierno ("tier-no")
• born June 27, 1994
• son of Tom and Claire Tierno
• has an older brother, John
• graduated with his degree in psychology and a minor in advertising at Delaware
• enjoys golf and video games in his spare time.
CAREER STATISTICS AT DELAWARE
Year | Avg. | G/S | AB | R |
H | RBI |
2B | 3B |
HR | SB-A | BB | K | P-A-E Fld.% |
2017 | .314 | 51/49 | 185 | 38 | 58 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2-5 | 30 | 20 | 165-92-11, .959 |
2016 | .340 | 54/52 | 206 | 51 | 70 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 30 | 20 | 196-79-16 .945 |
TOTALS | .327 | 105/101 | 391 | 89 | 128 | 57 |
18 | 6 | 3 | 6-13 |
60 | 40 | 361-171-27 .952 |