2009: Started in centerfield in 57 games... named to the inaugural Southern Conference All-Freshman Team after hitting .355 with 33 RBI and 14 doubles... scored a team-high 69 runs as the leadoff man which was sixth in the SoCon... swiped a team-high 18 bases in 26 attempts... tied for the most multiple-hit games on the team with 34... tied for the team lead with three triples... second on the team with 29 walks and hit by a pitch eight times... eight multiple RBI games... tied for team lead with four sacrifice flies... fourth on the team with 92 hits... 302 plate appearances was most on the team and second in the Southern Conference... stole three bases against Mercer (3/11)... second longest hitting streak on the team stretched 16 games from 4/22 to 5/16... best performance came against College of Charleston (5/14), scoring three runs, with three hits, including two doubles and four RBI with a sacrifice fly.... had four hits, including two doubles with a run scored and an RBI against Elon (5/23) in SoCon Tournament... recorded 10 hits in the SoCon Tournament... played in all 30 SoCon regular season games... batted .368 in those games with 37 runs and eight stolen bases in 136 plate appearances which was the most in the conference.

High School: Graduated from Berkeley High School in 2008... earned three letters in baseball and two letters in football... garnered All-Region honors in both baseball and football... hit .524 his senior year... as quarterback, led his high school football team to the state semifinals in 2006 and 2007... coached by Landy Cox and Shane Todd.

Personal: Nicholas James Orvin... born Feb. 20, 1990 in Charleston, S.C.... son of Neal and Audrey Orvin... father, Neal, played basketball at the College of Charleston... majoring in sports management.