Entering the Season: Adds experience in the Golden Bears bullpen...throws hard...one of six seniors on the roster.
2014 (Junior Year): Had appearances against UMass-Dartmouth (March 16), Wisconsin-Whitewater (March 21), Gordon (April 2, #1), Wentworth (April 13, #2) and Bridgewater State (April 25)...opponents batted a career-low .167 against him.
2013 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 16 games, a career best...made first start on April 13 in the second game of a doubleheader against Wentworth, going six innings while allowing no runs and only two hits...he struck out a career-high seven Leopards in that game, which was a combined 10-0 shutout with Ryan Skelly...defeated Saint Joseph's-Maine in the NCAA Tournament, 5-3, issuing no walks and getting six strikeouts...also earned a save in a NCAA tournament game versus MIT, throwing two scoreless innings with a hit and walk along with three strikeouts...finished the season with a 1.28 earned-run average pitched a total of 42.1 innings while striking out 38 was second on the team in appearances.
2012 (Freshman Year): Appeared in 10 games pitched a total of 9.1 innings.
What I Like Best About WNE: "The close-knit family community on campus."
High School: Played baseball for three years and basketball for four years at Essex graduated in 2011.
Personal: Born Nicholas J. Salerno on Jan. 22, 1993 in Richmond, Va....parents are Richard and Katherine wants to go into commercial real estate after graduation management major.
Western New England Career Statistics
