Summer 2020: ASUN Honor Roll ... Saw action in five games for the DeLand Suns in the Florida Collegiate League … Had one hit in seven at bats.
2020: Saw action in three games, making one start … Had one hit in just three at bats … Also had a walk and was hit by a pitch … Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
2019: Shared time as the Hatters' starting catcher, playing in 48 game with 35 starts behind the plate ... Biggest moment of the season came in Lubbock, TX, when he hit a solo homer in the eighth inning against Texas Tech in a game the Hatters won 7-5 in 10 innings (3/24) ... Had a three-run double as part of a seven-run eighth inning in a 10-3 win over Bethune-Cookman (4/9) ... Had a double and scored the only run of the game in Stetson's combined no-hitter against Florida State (5/8) ... Among regular players he led the team with a .990 fielding percentage in a team-high 304 defensive chances.
Summer 2018: Returned to played for the Syracuse Spartans in the New York Collegiate League ... Hit .213 in 21 games during the regular season with three doubles and two home runs ... Drove in six ... Had three hits in 12 at bats in five playoff games for the Spartans.
2018: Saw action in 15 games, 10 as a starter behind the plate ... Had three multiple-hit and two multiple RBI games ... Hit .400 in seven ASUN games with three starts ... First collegiate hit was a two-run double against Wagner (3/7) ... Had two hits, both doubles, in a start against Lipscomb (4/15) ... Had two hits and drove in a pair of runs against FGCU in the second game of a double header (5/12) ... Hit .417 with two outs and had four two-out RBI.
Summer 2017: Played for the Syracuse Spartans in the New York Collegiate League ... Was one of the youngest players in the league ... Hit .219 in 26 games with four doubles and two home runs.
High School: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Saverio Nardone at Midwood HS in Brooklyn, N.Y. … Originally planned to play for coach Steve Trimper at Maine, but followed him to Stetson … Was named to the 2017 Rawlings All-America team as an honorable mention selection after hitting .439 with four home runs and 24 RBI during his senior campaign … Was named to the Northeast All-Region second team … Was a two-time Under Armor underclass All-American honoree after hitting .297 as a sophomore and .383 as a junior … Helped his team to the PSAL AAA City Championship as a junior, capturing the title at Yankee Stadium … Was recognized at Midwood as Rookie of the Year (2014), Gold Glove (2015-16) and MVP (2016) … Was named to the Perfect Game Top 500 as a junior ... Was named to the All-Metro second team, a grouping of the best players from the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas … Finished high school with a 3.9 GPA and was a part of the Medical Science Institute.
Personal: Full name is Nicolas Joseph Cardieri ... Was born on January 8, 1999, in Brooklyn ... Is the son of Joseph and Caryn Cardieri ... Has one sister, Brielle (25) ... Is a Psychology major.
