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Nick Czyz

Class: Senior Hometown: Overland Park, Kan. High School: Blue Valley West

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 215 Position: LHP Birthdate: 04/10/1987 B/T: L/L

Summer 2007: Went 3-1 with a 2.66 ERA in eight games for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Made three starts and allowed just 14 hits in 23 2/3 innings pitched ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Justin Ellrich, Robby Price, Shaeffer Hall and Andy Marks.

2007 (Sophomore): Finished second on the team in starts (14), strikeouts (62) and innings pitched (72.1) ... Compiled a 4-8 record with a 4.60 ERA and 62 strikeouts ... Pitched five scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out four against Chicago State (5/12) ... Struck out a season-high nine batters against Texas A&M (3/16) ... Pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, gave up only three hits and struck out seven to earn his first victory of the year against Hawaii-Hilo (2/2).

Summer 2006: Pitched 11 games, making eight starts for the Salinas Valley Packers of the California Coastal Collegiate League ... Went 2-2 with a 3.83 ERA in 47 innings ... Struck out 33 while allowing a .244 batting average.

2006 (Freshman): Made 17 appearances on the mound, including eight starts ... Compiled a 4-3 record with a 5.18 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 49.1 innings ... Earned his first collegiate victory over North Dakota State (4/12) ... He allowed just one hit over five scoreless innings, striking out a season-high nine hitters against NDSU ... Did not allow a run in 15 consecutive innings, spanning two starts and a relief appearance (4/19-5/2) ... Pitched seven scoreless innings against Creighton (4/26), allowing just one hit while striking out six and walking just one for his third victory ... Earned the win in the Big 12 championship game against Nebraska (5/28), while older brother, Don, recorded the save.

Summer 2005: Played on the USA Junior National team, which is comprised of the nation's top players aged 18 years and younger ... Team USA went 12-2 including 7-1 in the Pan American games ... Compiled a 2.08 ERA with a 1-0 record ... Made two appearances and one start ... Struck out six batters in 4.1 innings of work.

High School: Named Pre-Season All-American Second Team at Blue Valley West High School ... Named all-state first team after his junior year and all-state second team after his senior year ... All-Metro First Team as a senior ... Johnson County Player of the Year ... Two-time All-Eastern Kansas League First Team ... Was 6-3 as a senior with a 1.64 ERA ... Went 8-0 with a 1.46 ERA and struck out 90 batters in 62.1 innings of work as a junior ... Lettered two years in baseball at Blue Valley West ... Coached by Bill McDonald ... Led Blue Valley West to two region championships ... Named to the honor roll all four years.

Personal: Born April 10, 1987, in Buffalo, N.Y. ... Parents are Bo and Joanne Czyz ... Older brother, Don, pitched for KU from 2003-06, and is in the Florida Marlins' minor league system ... Also recruited by Wichita State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Missouri and Kansas State ... An economics major.

Czyz' Career Stats:
Year	ERA	W-L	App	GS	CG	Sho/Cbo	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	BAA
2006	5.11	4-3	17	8	0	0/1	0	49.1	46	32	28	30	45	11	2	2	222	.250
2007	4.60	4-8	14	14	0	0/2	0	72.1	79	46	37	35	62	22	0	2	331	.288
Career	4.81	8-11	31	22	0	0/3	0	121.2	125	78	65	65	107	33	2	4	553	.273