Meet Nick Pepitone

High School: Three-year letterman at Katy High for coach Tom McPherson...helped lead the Tigers to a combined 77-7 record his final two prep seasons, including a 39-2 mark as a junior when Katy advanced to the Texas 5A State Championship Game...named to All-District 18-5A Team as a junior and senior and claimed first-team all-state honors as a senior... posted a 6-0 record with a 0.32 ERA as a senior...off the diamond, was a member of Young Republicans and was an honors graduate.

Personal: Born Nicholas Joseph Pepitone on Jan. 19, 1989 in Houston, Texas...son of Jody and Lisa Pepitone...has one brother, Ryan Mader, who played baseball at Southwestern University...cousin, Joe Pepitone, played 12 years in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves...proposed major is business.