University of South Alabama Athletics

2018 (Redshirt Junior):  Appeared in 11 games, all in relief ... Went 3-0 with one save while combining for one shutout ... Recorded 24 strikeouts against nine walks in 18 2/3 innings pitched ... Finished 1-0 with one save in eight Sun Belt Conference appearances ... Recorded 15 strikeouts against eight walks against league opponents ... Struck out four in 1 1/3 scoreless innings against No. 18 Oklahoma (Feb. 17) in his season debut ... Followed that outing with consecutive scoreless appearances against Hartford (Feb. 24) and at Louisiana (March 10) ... Tossed a season-high 3 1/3 innings at Louisiana (March 10) ... Struck out a season-high seven batters and recorded a save in three relief innings against Arkansas State (April 29) ... Tossed one scoreless inning against UT-Arlington (May 13) in his final appearance of the season. 

2017 (Redshirt):  Made six relief appearances before undergoing Tommy John surgery ... Went 3-0 with a 4.70 ERA ... Struck out 22 batters and issued four walks in 15 1/3 innings pitched ... Limited the opposition to a .204 batting average ... Struck out five and issued one walk in three scoreless innings against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 19) in his Jaguar debut to earn his first career win ... Recorded career highs in innings pitched (6.1) and strikeouts (10), while allowing three runs on five hits against New Orleans (Feb. 28) to earn the win ... Tossed one scoreless inning and struck out one in a win at Auburn (March 7) ... Struck out four in two perfect relief innings against Columbia (March 10) ... Issued one walk and allowed two runs on one hit in two-thirds of an inning at Mississippi State (March 12) in his final appearance of the season.

Junior College:  Named all-Region 22 North Division as a sophomore after going 8-3 with one save in 14 appearances … Recorded a 2.61 ERA and struck out 75 batters against 23 walks in 79 1/3 innings pitched … His eight wins tied for sixth in the Alabama Community College Conference … Went 8-2 in 15 appearances, 13 of which were starts, as a freshman … Posted a 3.23 ERA with 63 strikeouts and 27 walks in 78 innings pitched … Also tossed four complete games … Recorded a 2.30 ERA in conference games … Named All-Region 22 as well as to the all-Alabama Community College Conference all-North squad.

High School:  Lettered at Etowah High School in Woodstock, Ga.

Personal:  Full name is Nicholas Chandler DeSantis ... Born April 8, 1996, in Woodstock, Ga. ... The second of two children to Mark and Kim DeSantis ... Lists playing golf among his hobbies ... Favorite movie is “The Wolf of Wall Street” ... Favorite pro sports team is the Atlanta Braves ... Lists Michael Phelps as his favorite athlete ... Favorite musical artist is Future ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.