Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week: Brandon Nicoll

Langley Blaze alum Brandon Nicoll (Coombs, BC) had 11 RBIs for the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders this past week to give him 237 for his career, which set a new program record. Photo: SAU Athletics

April 21, 2025

By Matt Betts

Canadian Baseball Network

Infielder Brandon Nicoll (Coombs, BC) has etched his name in the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders’ record book. 

With 11 RBIs over the last seven days, Nicoll now has 237 at ASU. The total is good for the program’s all-time record. 

Let’s take a look at his past four games and how he eclipsed the previous mark. 

Nicoll had a hit and walked in a midweek win over Mississippi College before a big Game 1 against Southeastern Oklahoma State. 

In the series opener, he hit a solo home run, a grand slam and a two-run home run as the Muleriders took the game 16-0. 

Game 2 saw him leave the yard again, this time a two-run homer, in an 8-7 loss. 

The finale went the way of the Muleriders, 9-7, and Nicoll finished the game 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI. 

With one week left in the regular season, he’s hitting .298 with 13 home runs, 40 RBIs and a .973 OPS. 

Brandon Nicoll is the Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week for April 14 to 20. 

Week 1: OF David Alvarez (Woodbridge, Ont.) - Northwest Florida State College  

Week 2: RHP Carter Krawchuk (St. Catharines, Ont.) - Seminole State College of Florida 

Week 3: INF Alfonso Villalobos (Kirkland, Que.) - Southeastern University 

Week 4: OF Jude Hall (Chilliwack, BC) - Southeastern Louisiana University 

Week 5: LHP/INF Cory Wouters (Saskatoon, Sask.) - McCook Community College 

Week 6: INF Core Jackson (Wyoming, Ont.) - University of Utah 

Week 7: RHP Blake Gillespie (Lucan, Ont.) - University of North Carolina at Charlotte 

Week 8: C/OF Kyle Yip (Calgary, Alta.) - University of British Columbia  

Week 9: RHP Micah Bucknam (Abbotsford, BC) - Dallas Baptist University 

Week 10: OF Matt Evans (Tillsonburg, Ont.) - Cloud County Community College 

Week 11: C Connor Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) - Southeastern University  

Week 12: RHP Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.) - University of Michigan 

Week 13: INF Brandon Nicoll (Coombs, BC) - Southern Arkansas University