New Jersey City University Athletics

For starters: A first-year, reserve first baseman for the Knights.

High School: A June 2006 graduate of Paterson Catholic High School in Paterson, NJ, graduating with honors…Played four seasons of varsity baseball for Coach Jaime Rodriguez…Team captain…Selected First-Team All-BPSL Carpenter Division (Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League), Third-Team All-Passaic County and Honorable Mention All-Area…Helped the Cougars advance to the county semifinals and state playoffs in 2005 and 2006…As a senior in 2006, he batted .446 with five homeruns and a school record 36 RBIs…Helped PCHS win the BPSL league championship as a junior in 2005, and back-to-back Greater Paterson Baseball Tournament titles in 2005 and 2006…A teammate of current collegiate players Sonny Gotay of Montclair State University and Nixon Feliz of Drew University, two opponents of the Gothic Knights…Also played two seasons of basketball for Coach Pete Gerst.

Personal: Matthew P. Nice…Born December 10, 1987 in Newark, NJ…Parents are Cheryl Kennedy and Gino Nice…Has a 24-year-old brother, Tom Nice…Bats and throws right-handed…Major at NJCU is Criminal Justice…Lists Michael Jordan as his hero.