University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2017: Redshirted with UCSB ... Spent the summer with the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League ... Did well in limited action, batting .348 with a pair of homers in 12 games ... Victoria finished runner-up in the WCL. 

High School (2012-16): Earned four letters at San Ramon Valley High School under head coach Chris Declerq ... Played shortstop and third base for the Wolves ... Batted .400 for his senior year with 21 RBIs and 10 extra-base hits in 85 at-bats ... Was a First Team All-EBAL League choice, Third-Team All-State, and School MVP ... Hit a go-ahead home run in extra innings to help deliver San Ramon a League Championship ... Hit .339 in his junior season and .349 as a sophomore ... Finished runner-up in the NCS Playoffs in 2014 ... Made the postseason all four years with the Wolves ... Also played football, where he won MVP (2013) and offensive MVP (2014) ... Was named a scholar-athlete and made Honor Roll all four years ... Played summer league for the Danville Hooks. 

Personal: Nicholas John Moroney was born on Jan. 25, 1998 to parents Tim and Kerry in San Ramon, Calif. ... Has two younger brothers, Colin and Drew ... Plans on majoring in economics ... Aspires to pursue a career in real estate, stocks, or construction managament ... Roots for Oakland A's, Golden State Warriors, and Oakland Raiders ... Calls going to the Connie Mack World Series in 2015 his most memorable pre-UCSB sporting moment ... The Revenant is his favorite flick ... Enjoys reading The Outsiders ... Stephen King is his favorite writer ... Listens to Lil Wayne and Future ... Hangs with friends and listens to music in his free time ... Cites Steph Curry, Derek Jeter, and Josh Donaldson as his favorite athletes ... Likes to watch Orange is the New Black and Baggage.