2019: Appeared in 20 games out of the bullpen ... Led the team with a 3.37 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and three saves ... Held opponents to a .196 batting average ... Recorded 4 strikeouts in 1.1 innings against Duke (2/23) ... In two innings against Georgia Tech, retired all six batters faced and struck out four (3/2) ... Picked up his first career win by retiring both batters he faced in the ninth inning of a win over San Jose State (3/30) ... Pitched two separate scoreless innings with four combined strikeouts in the series at Ohio State (4/5-6) ... Earned his second win of the season after striking out 7 batters in just 3 innings vs. Maryland (4/13) ... Pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against UIC (4/23) ... Recorded four of his five outs by way of strikeout in 1.2 scoreless innings at Rutgers (5/10).

2018: Appeared in eight games total, including three as a relief pitcher, three as a catcher and two as a pinch runner...scored game-winning run as a pinch runner versus Iowa (5/11)...did not give up an earned run in his first appearance as a pitcher at Indiana (4/15).

2017: Made 37 appearances and 27 starts in his first season at Northwestern … Collected 13 hits, two doubles, a triple and a home run … Drove in seven runs … Caught eight runners attempting to steal … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI against Indiana (March 24) … Recorded the first hit of his career in the season opener at Arizona State (Feb. 17) … Blasted his first-career home run in Northwestern’s win at Maryland (May 13) … Went 2-for-2 with a RBI in the Big Ten Tournament against Minnesota (May 26).

High School: A three-year letterwinner at Oaks Christian … Helped the Lions capture the CIF title in 2013 … Participated in the Southwest All-Star Series … Member of the Headmaster and Dean's Lists … Earned the school's Athlete-Scholar Award.

Personal: Born Nicholas Andrew Paciorek … Son of Staci and Mike Paciorek … Majoring in Economics and minoring in Business Institutions.