Bruins secure series victory, winning both games of Saturday's doubleheader
2011
Made 28 relief appearances, serving as UCLA's closer during his freshman campaign...went 3-4 with a 2.90 ERA, logging nine saves in 14 opportunities...registered 31 strikeouts and eight walks in 31.0 innings, limiting the opposition to a .250 batting average...secured honorable mention All-Pac-10 team honors...tied for fourth on UCLA's single-season saves list (nine saves, tied with Gabe Sollecito in 1993)...also tied with two pitchers for the third-most saves in the Pac-10 in 2011...led UCLA with 28 appearances, tied for the ninth-highest total among Pac-10 pitchers...picked up the save in UCLA's 4-1 victory over San Francisco in an elimination game at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional (June 5)...earned the save in the series finale against California (May 22), throwing one scoreless ninth inning to help UCLA secure a Pac-10 series victory...threw one perfect inning in relief against Cal State Bakersfield (May 15) to notch the save...recorded two strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings to pick up the save in the series opener at Oregon (May 6)...pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief, collecting the victory in UCLA's 8-5 win over Arizona (April 17)...threw 1.1 perfect innings in relief against Long Beach State (April 12), recording one save...recorded three strikeouts in two scoreless frames at Nebraska (March 4), earning the victory in UCLA's 1-0 victory in 11 innings...secured his first two collegiate saves in his first two appearances in back-to-back wins against San Francisco (Feb. 19-20) in the Bruins' second and third games of the season.
High School
Two-year varsity letterwinner at Oakdale High School under head coach Hondo Arpoika...selected in the 39th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays...did not pitch as a senior, recovering from an arm injury...went 8-1 with a 0.82 ERA, compiling 80 strikeouts and eight walks in 59.2 innings as a junior (2009)...hurled seven complete games, making 11 appearances on the mound as a junior...batted .405 with three home runs, 29 RBI, a .511 on-base percentage and .716 slugging percentage as a junior...secured first-team All-State honors (Cal-Hi Sports) in 2009...earned first-team All-Valley Oak League honors as a pitcher in 2008 and 2009...named a first-team All-District selection as a junior, leading Oakdale to the 2009 Valley Oak League title...went 5-1 with a 1.15 ERA, recording 82 strikeouts and 16 walks in 61.0 innings as a sophomore (2008)...batted .346 with two home runs, eight doubles, 27 RBI and 18 runs his sophomore year...claimed second-team All-District recognition as a sophomore, leading Oakdale to the 2008 Valley Oak League title...competed for Central Valley at the 2008 Rawlings NorCal World Series...voted Oakdale High School's most valuable pitcher as a junior and sophomore...helped lead Oakdale to the 2008 Sac-Joaquin Section Championship, posting a 25-3-3 overall record.
Personal
Full name: Nicholas Andrew Vander Tuig (pronounced TYGH)...born December 9, 1991 in Turloch, Calif...Nick is the youngest of Duane and Sally Vander Tuig's children...has one older sister, Megan...has one older brother, Ryan, who played baseball at San Jose State...undeclared major.
Career Highs
Innings - 2.1 at UC Riverside (4/5/11)
Strikeouts - 3 at Nebraska (3/4/11)
