2026 Baseball Roster
AJ Nessler
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Tampa Jesuit
2025: Played and started in all 55 of Pitt’s games as a junior…Led the team in hits with 67…Hit .324 with 44 RBIs, 10 doubles, five home runs and a .893 OPS…Compiled 17 multiple-hit and 10 multiple-RBI games…Had a career-high five hits (5-7, HR, 4 RBI) vs. Virginia Tech (5/4), including a walk-off single in the bottom of the 13th inning…Went 3-4 with a triple and a career-high seven RBIs in win over Youngstown State (3/12)…Had a four-hit day vs. Monmouth (2/23) in Cary, NC…Went 2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in Pitt’s ACC Tournament win over Louisville (5/20).
Returned to Pitt in 2025 after spending his sophomore season at UCF
2024 (UCF): Played in 36 games and made 19 starts … Slashed .276/.375/.408 with 17 runs scored, 12 RBI and seven extra-base hits … Collected five multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games … Recorded both a nine-game reached base streak and an eight-game hitting streak.
2023 (Pitt): Played and started in 27 games as a true freshman prior to a season-ending injury … Hit .293, with 28 RBI, four doubles, three triples, two home runs, and scored 11 runs … Hit his first collegiate home run, a two-run shot vs Maine (2/18), in his second collegiate game … Went 2-3 with a two-run single at Stetson (3/5) … Launched a three-run home run in win vs Kent State (3/22) … Went 3-5 with a double and an RBI triple at Duke (4/1).
Prior to Pitt: Finished his prep career at Tampa Jesuit as a .433 hitter with a .320 OBP, 56 hits, 49 RBI, seven home runs and 41 runs scored … Served as team captain as a senior in 2022, guiding team to a state title after hitting .420 with a .333 OBP, 33 hits, 31 RBI and five home runs … High school team was ranked No. 1 in the country by Max Preps in 2021 and Perfect Game in '20 … Member of 2019 Tampa Jesuit squad that won a state title … Florida Region Second Team selection by Perfect Game … Perfect Game Preseason All-American.
