2006: Second on the squad with 12 starts on the mound in junior season at UNCG...finished with a 4-5 overall record with a 5.18 earned run average...led the team with 73 strikeouts and 31 batters struck out looking...second with 80.0 innings pitched ...grabbed his first win of the season against Bethune-Cookman after only allowing one hit and no runs in 7.0 innings pitched with four strikeouts (Mar. 5)...picked up his second win after holding Kent State to one run (Mar. 10)...struck out seven batters in 5.2 innings pitched in the 10-5 victory over Albany (Mar. 17)...recorded his third win after striking out 11 batters in six innings against Appalachian State (Apr. 7)...stuck out a career-high 12 batters in the 5-3 win against Davidson (Apr. 14).
2005: Tied for the team lead with 15 starts on the hill...posted a 6-5 overall record with a 6.75 earned run average...struck out a season-high nine batters in 4-3 win against Delaware (Feb. 20)...also picked up his first win in that game after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings...allowed a season-low three hits in a season-high 7.1 innings pitched in 4-3 victory against The Citadel (Mar. 13)...picked up sixth win of the year after holding Appalachian State to three runs (May 13).
2004: Started a team-high 12 games on the mound... named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 2)...fourth on the team in strikeouts (51)...fifth on the team in innings pitched (56.1)...struck out a season-high eight batters in his first collegiate start against Fordham (Feb. 22)...also had seven strikeouts in a five inning outing against North Carolina A&T (Apr. 14).
2003: Took a medical redshirt, did not play.
High School: Earned four letters at Graham HS for head coach Josh Aldrich...also earned three letters in basketball...was named all-conference, all-region and all-state...helped Graham to three straight Central Tar Heel Conference championships...was a nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award...garnered a United States Marine Academic Athlete Award...finished in the top-10 of his senior class...was a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Key Club and Monogram Club...gained valuable experience with the USA Junior Olympic Baseball team...earned a bronze medal with the squad...was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the ninth round of the 2002 Amateur Draft...highest drafted player to ever sign with UNCG.
Personal: Nicholas Lee Starnes...born May 14, 1984 in Burlington, NC...son of Lee and Sheila Starnes...majoring in communications.
