Western Michigan University Athletics

2018: Drafted in the 20th round (599th overall) by the Texas Rangers ...  Second Team All-MAC ... Appeared in 17 games with a team-high 14 starts ... finished 3-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 82.2 innings of work ... opposing batters hit just .228 as he collected a team-high 85 strikeouts .... his 14 starts was tied for first in the MAC and 13th in the NCAA during the regular season ... went at least five innings in eight starts and at least seven innings in four outings .... at Eastern Michigan on April 27, went a career-high 7.2 innings, allowing no runs on two hits while striking out a career-high 10 ...  went 6.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts for his first win of the season vs. Saint Joseph's (March 10) ... named WMU's Most Valuable Pitcher

2017: Appeared in 23 games all coming in relief roles … finished 4-3 with a 5.32 ERA in 44.0 innings pitched … finished second on the team in wins and third on the team in innings and strikeouts (44) … pitched 2.0 innings or more in 13 games … had a stretch spanning seven games mid-season where he pitched 15.2 innings and allowed one earned run while earning two wins and his first career save … pitched 3.0 shutout innings against SEMO (5/7/17) with three strikeouts on his way to earning the win.

2016: Appeared in 10 games in relief roles … finished 0-0 with a 11.57 ERA in 9.1 innings … pitched a scoreless 1.2 innings at Florida A&M with one strikeout on March 5 … picked up a career-high two strikeouts against Northern Illinois in a career-high 4.1 innings pitched on April 16. 

High School: Earned two letters in baseball… led team to a regional championship in 2015… earned All-West Suburban Conference honors in 2015… went 8-3 with a 2.25 ERA as a senior, striking out 73 batters in 53 IP… ranked 83rd in the state by Prep Baseball Report… made Cangelosi Scout Team for Perfect Game Jupiter Tournament in 2015.

Personal: Born July 28, 1997… full name is Nicolas Dante Laio… has a twin sister Katie, who plays volleyball at Carthage College… son of Pete and Karen Laio.