The weekend non-conference college baseball series between Seattle U and Boise State was a homecoming for Nolan, returning to the town where he was born and where his storied baseball career began. It was a special weekend, as his parents and his twin brother and former teammate, Bradley, came out to watch him play. Many other players, past and present from Capital High School baseball, parents, former coaches and teachers showed up to cheer him on. The local news media also featured Nolan (and a SU teammate who also played for a local high school baseball team), to highlight the memorable return and to share Nolan’s message of remembering where you came from and to promote the growth of baseball in local communities. Video highlight 

Of course, no one could have predicted what would come next after Nolan and the SU team returned to Seattle. In the days that followed, a pandemic outbreak was declared and within days, the college spring baseball season — along with other athletic programs across the country, amateur and professional — came to an abrupt halt. It’s an unprecedented time and an unimaginable ending for seniors like Nolan who are left with memories of the past and thoughts of what could have been…

Capital High School 2020 players and coaches came out to cheer for one of their alums and watch Nolan finish the first game of the series, hitting 2-4, with 2RBIs and a stolen base…And his biggest cheerleader, twin brother Bradley, flew out from California to lead the cheer for his favorite RedHawk.

After sitting out 2019 at Seattle University (as a redshirt junior),  Nolan is ready to make some noise for his final year of collegiate baseball. Nolan was also selected by his teammates as one of the Redhawks co-captain and hopes to make his mark, both on offense and defense.

Watch the Redhawks’ 2020 season online and follow the team on Twitter and Facebook.

The 2019 conference play is underway for the University of the Pacific. As Tigers’ outfielder Brad Jekich shows, he is fearless on defense and gives it his all every time, every day… as seen in just a few of the video highlights from games in 2018 & the start of 2019.

Both the University of the Pacific Tigers and Seattle University Redhawks have begun their 2019 baseball seasons. While Nolan, a redshirt junior, will see action on the field for SU in 2020, Brad is playing his final senior year for the Tigers. Follow the exciting season of both teams: University of the Pacific Tigers and Seattle University Redhawks.

Brad makes the web gem highlight reel during a 2019 pre-season game between UoP and Sacramento State.