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2021 Baseball Roster

Frankie Niemann

23 Frankie Niemann

  • Position
    C
  • Height
    6-0
  • Weight
    200
  • Class
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown
    Sanford, Fla.
  • Highschool
    Lake Mary High School

Biography

2019 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
 
2020 (Junior): Played in 13 of Tulane’s 17 games on the season, making 12 starts primarily as the designated hitter… Hit .250 on the season with 11 hits, including four doubles… Had eight RBI with seven runs scored, slugging .341 with a .370 on-base percentage… Had two multi-hit outings and three multi-RBI games… Drove in a run on a hit in the opener against Florida Gulf Coast (2/14)… Had a two-RBI double as his only hit with a run scored at Louisiana-Lafayette (2/19)… Went 2-for-3 against New Orleans with a  walk (2/26)… Drove in two runs on a hit in the finale against Middle Tennessee (3/1)… Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI an a run scored against Texas Southern (3/3).

2019 (Sophomore): Played in 47 games in his sophomore season, making 39 starts primarily behind the plate at catcher… Batted .318 for the season with 47 hits, including 14 doubles and four home runs… Had 36 RBI and 29 runs scored, slugging .493 with a .432 on-base percentage… Had a .985 fielding percentage which was second among infielders… Had 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games on the year… In his first start of the season against Lamar had an RBI single (2/19)… Went 3-for-4 against Army with a run scored (3/6)… Had a hit in six consecutive at-bats over the course of three games against UCSB, McNeese and UC Riverside… Went 2-for-2 with a double and RBI off the bench in game two against the Gauchos (3/9)… Went 4-for-4 against the Cowboys with a double, three RBI and run scored (3/12)… Hit his first career home run and finished a triple short of the cycle against the Highlanders on a 3-for-4 day with two RBI and two runs scored (3/17)… Roped a pair of doubles with an RBI against Louisiana-Lafayette (3/20)… Hit two more doubles among three hits with a run scored at Louisiana-Lafayette (3/26)… Had three RBI in the opening game of a doubleheader against Cincinnati (3/29)… Had two hits, including a home run, while driving in four and scoring twice against Southeastern Louisiana (4/9)… Drove in three RBI and had a hit against South Florida (4/14)… Finished a triple short of the cycle for the second time on the year, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored against South Alabama (5/14)... Was named to the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2018 and spring 2019. 

2018 (Freshman): Played in 16 games with five starts at catcher…hit .227 and scored seven runs… saw his first collegiate action at Ole Miss (2/24)…walked and scored his first career run vs. Southern Miss (3/14)…walked and scored a run at LBSU (3/16)…walked and scored a run at USF (3/30)…collected his first two collegiate hits and scored two runs as a late game replacement in Tulane’s 17-16 comeback win over Houston (4/13)…was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2017 and spring 2018.

High School: A three-year letterman at Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida…played catcher for the Rams…named team MVP his junior and senior seasons…earned Second Team All-District honors as a junior and First-Team honors as a senior…in his final season, hit .437 with five home runs, 10 doubles, and 27 RBIs…played summer ball with the Orlando Scorpions…earned six Perfect Game All-Tournament team selections and 2015, 2016, and 2017 Perfect Game High Honorable Mention honors…earned multiple academic awards and honors including Summa Cum Laude and membership of National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Has one younger sister … major is business.

FRANKIE'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be Nola Built?
Dedication to what you do and the people you are with

Favorite memory living in New Orleans?
David Bedgood's walk off home run against Ole Miss

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
The Fly

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    C
    6'0" 210 lbs
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    2019Sophomore

    C
    6'0" 204 lbs
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    2020Junior

    C
    6'0" 207 lbs
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    2021Redshirt Junior

    C
    6'0" 200 lbs
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