Diaz Nardo

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Harbeson, Del.
Position:
Infield
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
High School:
Cape Henlopen
Major:
Health Behavior Science

AT DELAWARE
• One of the team's top offensive threats
• will start for the fourth straight year at third base for Blue Hens
• tabbed a 2018 season captain with fellow classmates Calvin Scott and Nick Spadafino.

2018 SEASON
• Preseason All-CAA honorable mention selection.

2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• started all 57 games, batting .259 with five home runs and 16 doubles
• named a third-team All-CAA selection
• went 2-5 with a home run, 3 RBI and two runs scored against Delaware State (3/6)
• hit a grand slam and a double against St. Joseph's (4/18)
• went 2-4 with a double, a triple and a run scored in the CAA Tournament (5/24) against College of Charleston.

2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• Started all 47 games he appeared in
• batted .238 with six home runs, 39 RBIs and 10 doubles
• ranked 2nd on the team in walks, with 24
• named third team All-Colonial Athletic Association
• recorded three hits in four plate appearances, scoring three times at Hofstra (4/8)
• drove in 4 runs against LaSalle • drove in three runs at Towson (5/14)
• went three for six with four RBIs against La Salle
• walked three times against Stetson
• stole two bases against Delaware State and against Elon (5/7).

2015 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• Enjoyed an outstanding season as a redshirt freshman
• earned Freshman All-American honors by Collegiate Baseball and was a member of the Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team
• named team's Max Orland Rookie of the Year
• played and started in all but one game, logging time in 49 contests
• ranked No. 6 among team regulars with a .281 batting average with 52 hits in 185 at-bats
• led the team with 35 RBI, tied for team lead with five home runs, and also scored 33 runs
• also led the team with five sacrifice flies and was third with 20 walks
• had 14 multiple-hit games with a season-high three, five times
• tied for team lead with nine multiple-RBI games with a season-high four RBI in 17-14 win over William & Mary (Apr. 25) when he went 3 for 5 with a double
• went 6 for 12 with five RBI in William & Mary series
• had an 11-game hitting streak at one point in the season.

2014 SEASON
Did not see action as a true freshman and retained freshman eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOL
•Two-sport standout at Cape Henlopen High School
• All-State selection in both football and baseball as a senior
• played baseball for head coach Ben Evick and football for head coach Bill Collick
• pitched and played shortstop in baseball and played quarterback and defensive back in football
• earned second-team All-Northeast Region honors in baseball for head
• named Cape Henlopen High School Male Athlete of the Year as a senior
• led the football team to a berth in the state tournament as a junior in 2012.

PERSONAL
• Diaz Francis “Oz” Nardo
• son of Dino and Nanci
• born on Oct. 12, 1994
• third of four children
• brother, Dino, played golf at nearby NCAA III Wilmington (Del.) University
• father is the owner of Sundew Painting, Inc.
• health behavior science and history double major at Delaware
• aspires to become a professional baseball player and is studying to become a health & wellness specialist
• named to the 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Honor Roll.

Year	Avg.	G/S	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SB-A	BB	K	P-A-E Fld.%
2017	.259	57/57	205	39	53	38	16	1	5	4-6	36	53	45-111-15 .912
2016	.238	47/47	172	30	41	39	10	1	6	5-6	25	39	50-93-10 .935
2015	.281	49/49	185	33	52	35	8	2	5	1-3	20	29	44-107-15 .910
TOTALS	.260	153/153	562	102	146	112	34	4	16	10-15	78	121	139-311-40 .918