Players

Nico O’Donnell joins the X’s after spending the last two seasons in the Pecos League. The San Antonio, Texas native split time between Austin and Lancaster in the Pecos League in 2023. He began the year with Austin and would appear in one game making one start covering 5.2 innings and getting the loss. In his lone outing he would give up nine earned runs while surrendering 10 hits. With Lancaster, he would appear in 12 games all out of the pen working in 22 innings. He would strikeout 25 and post a 9.00 ERA while going 1-2. In 2022 O’Donnell made his pro debut with Austin in the Pecos League. He would make seven starts and seven relief appearances with a 1-4 record while notching one save. In 30 innings O’Donnell struck out 34 allowing 41 hits and 57 earned runs giving him a 17.10 ERA for the season.

O’Donnell would play two years with the University of Texas and one season at Fresno State University. In his final collegiate season in 2021 he pitched in two games for Freson and did not allow an earned run while pitching in situational relief. O’Donnell was in the University of Texas pen in 2019 picking up a save in nine innings over eight games with the Longhorns. He would strike out 14 and surrender nine earned runs on eight hits posting a 9.00 ERA. His first season on the “40 acres” he made seven starts with another five relief outings over 32 innings. O’Donnell would punch out 30 while giving up 17 earned runs on 30 hits with a 4.78 ERA. He was a member of the 2018 University of Texas team that reached the College World Series in Omaha.

O’Donnell was a three-year varsity member of the Churchill High School baseball team in San Antonio. His senior season he went 9-1 with 105 strikeouts and was named second team All-State, All-Area and was the unanimous first team All-District Pitcher in 2017. He would also be named team MVP his final year in high school.