Vardavas Finds College Home At Miami
December 1, 2021
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Nicholas Vardavas
Class of 2022 / LHP
Rankings
StateRank: 81 / POS: 16
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2022
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Primary Position: LHPSecondary Position: OF
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High School: North Canton HooverState: OH
- Summer Team: Cincy Flames
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Height: 5-11Weight: 180lbs
- Bat/Throw: L/L
Statistics
Pitching
88
Max FB
(02/18/21)
85 - 88
FB
(02/18/21)
72 - 74
CB
(06/08/21)
77 - 78
CH
(06/08/21)
Position
6.90
60-yard
(04/13/20)
66
INF Velo
(02/16/18)
90
OF Velo
(02/21/21)
99
Exit Velo
(02/21/21)
4.01
H-1st
(07/01/19)
![Trackman](/images/stat_logos/trackman.png)
Trackman - Fastball
85.5
Velocity (max)
(06/08/21)
82.8 - 85.5
Velo Range
(06/08/21)
83.2
Eff Velocity (avg)
(06/08/21)
2431
Spin Rate (max)
(06/08/21)
2307
Spin Rate (avg)
(06/08/21)
IVB (max)
(06/23/20)
IVB (avg)
(06/23/20)
HM (max)
(06/08/21)
HM (avg)
(06/08/21)
Extension (avg)
(06/23/20)
Release Ht (avg)
(06/23/20)
Spin Score (max)
(06/08/21)
Zone %
(06/08/21)
2021 Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jun 8, 2021
Trackman - Fastball
Velocity (max)
85.5
Velo Range
82.8 - 85.5
Eff Velocity (avg)
83.2
Spin Rate (max)
2431
Spin Rate (avg)
2307
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
2020 Central Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jul 14, 2020
Trackman - Fastball
Velocity (max)
83.3
Velo Range
81.9 - 83
Eff Velocity (avg)
82.4
Spin Rate (max)
2291
Spin Rate (avg)
2166
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
2020 Northern Ohio Prospect Game (Invite Only)
Jun 23, 2020
Trackman - Fastball
Velocity (max)
82.8
Velo Range
81.1 - 82.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
81.4
Spin Rate (max)
2290
Spin Rate (avg)
2184
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Curveball
78.4
Velocity (max)
(06/08/21)
73.5 - 77.6
Velo Range
(06/08/21)
73.2
Eff Velocity (avg)
(06/08/21)
2438
Spin Rate (max)
(06/08/21)
2249
Spin Rate (avg)
(06/08/21)
IVB (max)
(06/08/21)
IVB (avg)
(06/08/21)
HM (max)
(06/23/20)
HM (avg)
(06/23/20)
Extension (avg)
(06/23/20)
Release Ht (avg)
(06/23/20)
Spin Score (max)
(06/08/21)
Zone %
(07/14/20)
2021 Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jun 8, 2021
Trackman - Curveball
Velocity (max)
78.4
Velo Range
73.5 - 77.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
73.2
Spin Rate (max)
2438
Spin Rate (avg)
2249
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
2020 Central Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jul 14, 2020
Trackman - Curveball
Velocity (max)
73.1
Velo Range
69.8 - 72.3
Eff Velocity (avg)
69
Spin Rate (max)
2104
Spin Rate (avg)
1941
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
2020 Northern Ohio Prospect Game (Invite Only)
Jun 23, 2020
Trackman - Curveball
Velocity (max)
70.3
Velo Range
69.8 - 70.2
Eff Velocity (avg)
68.2
Spin Rate (max)
2036
Spin Rate (avg)
1885
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - Slider
84.6
Velocity (max)
(06/08/21)
78.1 - 84.6
Velo Range
(06/08/21)
79.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
(06/08/21)
2407
Spin Rate (max)
(06/08/21)
2383
Spin Rate (avg)
(06/08/21)
IVB (max)
(06/08/21)
IVB (avg)
(06/08/21)
HM (max)
(06/08/21)
HM (avg)
(06/08/21)
Extension (avg)
(06/08/21)
Release Ht (avg)
(06/08/21)
Spin Score (max)
(06/08/21)
Zone %
(06/08/21)
2021 Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jun 8, 2021
Trackman - Slider
Velocity (max)
84.6
Velo Range
78.1 - 84.6
Eff Velocity (avg)
79.6
Spin Rate (max)
2407
Spin Rate (avg)
2383
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Zone %
Trackman - ChangeUp
73.7
Velocity (max)
(06/23/20)
70.5 - 73.3
Velo Range
(07/14/20)
72.7
Eff Velocity (avg)
(06/23/20)
1944
Spin Rate (max)
(06/23/20)
1944
Spin Rate (avg)
(06/23/20)
IVB (max)
(07/14/20)
IVB (avg)
(06/23/20)
HM (max)
(07/14/20)
HM (avg)
(07/14/20)
Extension (avg)
(06/23/20)
Release Ht (avg)
(06/23/20)
Spin Score (max)
(06/23/20)
2020 Central Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jul 14, 2020
Trackman - ChangeUp
Velocity (max)
73.3
Velo Range
70.5 - 73.3
Eff Velocity (avg)
72
Spin Rate (max)
1808
Spin Rate (avg)
1782
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
2020 Northern Ohio Prospect Game (Invite Only)
Jun 23, 2020
Trackman - ChangeUp
Velocity (max)
73.7
Eff Velocity (avg)
72.7
Spin Rate (max)
1944
Spin Rate (avg)
1944
IVB (max)
IVB (avg)
HM (max)
HM (avg)
Extension (avg)
Release Ht (avg)
Spin Score (max)
Trackman - Hitting
99.2
Exit Velocity (max)
(02/21/21)
91.3
Exit Velocity (avg)
(02/21/21)
226
Distance (avg)
(07/14/20)
314
Distance (max)
(02/21/21)
Hard Hit %
(02/21/21)
Sweet Spot %
(06/23/20)
Line Drive %
(07/14/20)
Fly Ball %
(06/23/20)
Ground Ball %
(02/21/21)
Scout Day: Cincinnati Flames 2.21.21
Feb 21, 2021
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
99.2
Exit Velocity (avg)
91.3
Distance (avg)
162
Distance (max)
314
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2020 Central Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jul 14, 2020
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
94
Exit Velocity (avg)
85.9
Distance (avg)
226
Distance (max)
312
Hard Hit %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2020 Northern Ohio Prospect Game (Invite Only)
Jun 23, 2020
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
89.8
Exit Velocity (avg)
75.3
Distance (avg)
216
Distance (max)
293
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
![Blast](/images/stat_logos/blast.png)
Blast - Hitting
23.2
Hand Speed (max)
(06/23/20)
22.5
Hand Speed (avg)
(06/23/20)
79.6
Bat Speed (max)
(02/21/21)
75.3
Bat Speed (avg)
(02/21/21)
Rot. Acc (max)
(02/21/21)
Rot. Acc (avg)
(02/21/21)
On Plane Eff (avg)
(06/23/20)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
(07/14/20)
Scout Day: Cincinnati Flames 2.21.21
Feb 21, 2021
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
22.9
Hand Speed (avg)
21.8
Bat Speed (max)
79.6
Bat Speed (avg)
75.3
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2020 Central Ohio Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Jul 14, 2020
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
22.4
Hand Speed (avg)
21.5
Bat Speed (max)
72.4
Bat Speed (avg)
69.4
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2020 Northern Ohio Prospect Game (Invite Only)
Jun 23, 2020
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
23.2
Hand Speed (avg)
22.5
Bat Speed (max)
78.8
Bat Speed (avg)
73.9
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
Pitch_Scores
Pitch Scores - Fastball
Hop+
(06/08/21)
Rise+
(06/23/20)
Sink+
(06/08/21)
Pitch Scores - Curveball
Hammer+
(06/08/21)
Sweep+
(06/23/20)
Pitch Scores - Slider
Hammer+
(06/08/21)
Sweep+
(06/08/21)
Videos
(6/8/21)
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- 2021 Scout Day: Cincinnati Flames - Quick Hits - Mar 8, 2021
- Results From 2021 Scout Day: Cincinnati Flames - Feb 22, 2021
- 7/16-7/19 Michigan Limited Series - Scout Blog - Jul 22, 2020
- 2020 Central Ohio Top Prospect Games - Advanced Metrics w/Trackman and Blast Tech - Jul 21, 2020
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- Results From 2020 Central Ohio Top Prospect Games - Jul 15, 2020
- 2020 Northern Ohio Prospect Games - Quick Hits - Jun 29, 2020
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Vardavas Finds College Home At Miami
“I saw that some of the seniors were going on to play college baseball,” the North Canton Hoover senior reflected. “I’d always liked the game and wanted to play college baseball. At that point I started to focus on training and I got a pitching coach. I’d throw five or six times a week and I began to put the work in.”
The drive to play after high school has now been realized with a college commitment to Miami of Ohio.
“It became realistic at the start of summer this year,” the 21st-rated 2022 left-handed pitcher in the state said. “I was getting calls from coaches and began to realize this was going to happen.”
Ohio University, Ball State and Walsh were among the schools under consideration by Vardavas, who visited Holy Cross after drawing interest from the Patriot League school in Massachusetts while playing in Georgia at the PBR National Championships during the summer.
“I talked to a lot of schools after the visit, but nothing serious until Miami,” Vardavas noted. “In late September my coach told me they were interested and I ended up going there to a camp during fall ball and I pitched well. I hit my spots and they said my curve was one of the better they had seen. They called the next day and said we’d talk once a week. A week after, they called and offered me a spot.”
The 90th-ranked senior in Ohio was thrilled to have an opportunity to play baseball in his future.
“I knew I was going to play somewhere, but it was more of my dream to go to a D-I school,” Vardavas related. “I was ecstatic for that to happen.”
Especially, at the Mid-American Conference school in Oxford, four hours from home.
“The last few years I’ve played there many times,” Vardavas explained. “The field there and the campus felt like a place I wanted to be at. After meeting the coaches, everything felt right.”
Recent improvement proved vital in making the dream a reality.
“My sophomore year I was sitting 76-78 and now I’m at 86-87, so I’ve improved with that,” the 5-11 180-pounder pointed out. “I’ve lifted and trained with a pitching coach and improved in all aspects. I’ve gained 30 pounds and I’ve focused on getting better with my accuracy.”
Miami came away impressed with what Vardavas had to offer.
“They like my command and see a potential increase in my velocity,” noted Vardavas, who turned 18 on Nov. 17. “They also said they like my offspeed potential with a lot of strikeouts.”
Vardavas pointed to Ben Simon with helping his pitching development and Corde Thielmeyer with the Cincinnati Flames and Adrian Abrahamowicz of the Warhawks with playing important roles in his recruitment.
“I’m so excited to be doing this, the feeling is crazy,” Vardavas said. “I’ve been looking forward to this my whole life and can’t wait to get down there and start practicing with them.
“I’m looking forward to seeing how good I can become and how the coaches can help me,” Vardavas added. “I want to see how many games we can win and how far we can go. Everything about it I’m excited to experience.”
The southpaw with an impressive 2431 spin rate on his 88 mile-an-hour fastball believes he can be a big asset to the MAC program.
“I’m a really good teammate that likes to pitch in tough spots,” Vardavas said. “I’m a ground ball pitcher that can bring different looks. I’m someone who’s also going to push everyone to be the best they can be.”
Biology is the planned major for Vardavas, a 4.31 student who is now focusing on improved strength, flexibility and mobility while celebrating a college commitment.
“It feels surreal to see what I’ve been working for finally pay off,” Vardavas concluded. “At first I couldn’t believe it was happening. It’s the best feeling in the world.”