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Cornell University Athletics

2021 Baseball Roster

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1 Niko Lillios

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Palo Alto, Calif.
  • Highschool Palo Alto HS

Biography

As a junior (2021)

• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a sophomore (2020)

• Led team in relief appearances with five over a nine-game span before the bulk of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
• Posted 1.69 earned run average with three strikeouts over 5.1 innings, including two scoreless outings at South Carolina.

As a freshman (2019)

• Team's only player to appear as both pitcher and field player.
• Pitched in nine games as a reliever, posting a 3.27 ERA with four strikeouts across 11 innings.
• Four pitching appearances came during team's first five Ivy League series.
• Transitioned to the field later, starting at second base in five of team's last six games.
• In first collegiate at-bat, drove in two runs with a double April 28 vs. Penn.

Prior to Cornell

• Named 2018 most valuable player of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League.
• First-team all-conference and third-team all-state selection in 2018.
• Garnered a spot on the All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League first team in 2017.

Personal

• Nikolas Christos Lillios is the son of Chris Lillios and Jinny Rhee, and he has one sister.
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2019Freshman

    RHP/Infielder
    5'11" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Junior

    Pitcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    1