@WNikolaus2 
24.4
Hand Speed (max)
6/11/24
CLASS OF 2025
SS
RHP
William
Nikolaus
Nunez CC
Dunham (HS) • LA
6' 0" • 165LBS
R/R • 19yr 4mo
Travel Team: USA Prime BR Cody
Dunham (HS) • LA
6' 0" • 165LBS
R/R • 19yr 4mo
Travel Team: USA Prime BR Cody
Rankings
2025 National
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2025 State
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Commitment
Best Of Stats
66.5
Bat Speed (max)
1/21/24
27
Rot. Acc (max)
1/21/24
44
Hard Hit %
6/11/24
93
Exit Velocity (max)
6/11/24
85.6
Exit Velocity (avg)
6/11/24
315
Distance (max)
1/21/24
56
Sweet Spot %
9/30/23
7.12
60-yd
6/11/24
4.12
30-yd
1/21/24
1.83
10-yd
1/21/24
19.0
Run speed (max)
1/21/24
85
INF Velo
6/11/24
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OF Velo
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C Velo
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Notes
News
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- Prep Baseball Louisiana: Scout Blog (Week 3) - Mar 11, 2024
- Prep Baseball Louisiana: Diamond Notes (Week 1) - Feb 28, 2024
- 2024 Team Preview: The Dunham School - Jan 17, 2024
- Louisiana State Games: Infielder Reports (Upperclass) - Nov 7, 2023
- Louisiana State Games: Stats Story - Oct 3, 2023
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William Nikolaus, Dunham (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 6-0, 170-pounds. Athletic and lean.
Hit: RHH. Open and balanced stance with hands at shoulder height, taps his bat on his back shoulder during a toe-tap load and stride. Gains ground forward during his load, drives his back knee through to contact with a flat path through to extension, works gap to gap on a line. 60.1 mph bat speed with 22 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 83.0 mph. 315' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-82 mph. Full arm stroke.
Defense: Plays with good bounce, short and choppy steps as the ball approaches and then plays through each ball with athletic footwork, receives with soft hands and moves well laterally.
ATH: 7.35 runner in the 60. 1.83 and 4.12 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.
William Nikolaus, Dunham (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-11, 155-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Upright and balanced stance, hands held at shoulder height with rhythm, uses a toe-tap load and stride. Rhythmic type of hitter, tilts his knob back down to the catcher before delivering his top hand to the ball with a direct path, stays flat and level through extension with a two-handed finish, can hit the ball from gap to gap on a line, took good at-bats all weekend and collected a couple of hits in game.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 84.1 mph. 277' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph. Compact arm stroke with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Good first step, gathers feet behind the ball and plays through it with athletic footwork in rhythm, moved well laterally and coming in on the bounder play.
ATH: 7.49 runner in the 60. 1.84 and 4.17 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.
Positional Profile: IF
Body: Still developing 5’3” 115 lbs. frame with more strength to come.
Hit: Starts in a wider and slightly open stance with his upper half hunched over a bit. Toe-tap load and stride. Repeated his swing with good balance throughout. Flat path with slightly uphill extension. Worked mostly to the middle of the field.
Power: 66 mph exit velocity.
Arm: ¾ release longer arm action. 69 mph velocity.
Defense: Caught the ball out front cleanly. Average footwork and actions during INF play. Made aggressive throws across the diamond with backspin.
Run: Posted a 8.54 in the 60.