Wildcats venture to Miller Park in Milwaukee on Wednesday
2013: Struck out three in 4.0 IP at Purdue (4/5) ...Notched first victory of season out of bullpen vs. St. Francis (4/2) ... Recorded a career-high four strikeouts in 4.0 IP vs. Saint Louis (2/23).
2012: Saw action on the mound six times, including making four starts ... Posted a 2.75 ERA over 19.2 innings of work ... Tossed three scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts vs. Bucknell (3/17) ... Allowed just one hit while striking out two over 2.1 innings pitched vs. St. Xavier (4/10) ... Made first collegiate start vs. Milwaukee (4/17), allowing just one run over five innings of work ... Picked up first collegiate win vs. Oakland (5/2), working three shutout innings with three strikeouts.
2011: Saw action in four games ... Appeared in first collegiate game at Saint Louis (3/11), hurling two scoreless innings with a strikeout ... Hurled a shutout inning with a strikeout in a win over Trinity International (4/20).
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain ... Mayflower League MVP as both a junior and a senior ... Two-time Herald News all-star ... All-star selection of Standard Times junior year and Player of the Year as a senior ... Eastern Massachusetts all-star senior year ... Once recorded 21 strikeouts in a nine-inning game ... Posted a 2.35 ERA as well as a .540 batting average ... Participated in Eastern vs. Western Massachusetts all-star game ... Helped the Wildcats to four league titles ... Also earned three letters in basketball and two in soccer ... Mayflower League all-star in soccer senior year ... AP scholar ... High school baseball coach was Glenn Lincoln.
Personal: Born Nicholas Garth Friar ... Son of Michael and Maria Friar ... Anticipated major is journalism.