- "I choose Virginia Wesleyan because of the close proximity to home and the beach. Nick Boothe was also a good friend of my dad's growing up."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Radford University and Western Kentucky University 

Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 9.0 – (2x, most recent, at Lynchburg - 4/15/17 - G2)
Strikeouts: 10 – (at Lynchburg - 4/15/17 - G2)

2017 ODAC Pitcher of the Week - Week 7

Junior (2017): Appeared in 16 games, making a team-leading 11 starts on the mound… Spent most of the season as a weekend starter… Finished with a 4-4 record and 4.95 ERA… Held Lynchburg to one run in a complete game victory, striking out a career-best 10 batters… Went seven innings in a win over Guilford on March 25, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out three Quakers.

Sophomore (2016): Appeared in 10 games, making five starts for the Marlins this season… Had a record of 3-2 on the year… Fourth on the team in ERA with a mark of 4.89… Third on the team in innings pitched at 38.2 for the year… Held opponents to a .311 batting average while striking out 19 on the year... Threw 14 straight innings from April 16 to April 23 without allowing an earned run, including a complete game against No. 7 Shenandoah.

Freshman (2015): One of the more impressive freshman pitchers in the conference, Bay made 12 appearances and seven starts… Began the year as a mid-week starter and developed into a valuable weekend arm… Allowed 16 runs in 45 2/3 innings… Threw seven innings of one-run ball to get the win over Emory & Henry College on March 28… Pitched a career-best eight innings against Randolph-Macon College in the ODAC tournament on April 24.

Before VWC: First Team All-District designated hitter at Cox High School... Batted .435 as a senior while going 4-2 on the mound with a 1.83 ERA... Four-year starter on the varsity team... Honor roll.

Personal: Son of Christopher and Lisa Bay... Has two siblings, Jeff and Samantha.

Get to Know Nick

- Enjoys playing video games, being around friends and loved ones, wakeboarding and other water sports
- Fan of Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and the Philadelphia Eagles
- Favorites include the TV series "The Office," and books by Stephen King

• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "the feeling of working hard and pushing myself every single day to be the best teammate I can for my team. The comradery I will continue to have with these teammates for the remainder of my life is also a very special thing."
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period, it would be: "Nolan Ryan, so I could sit down and talk to him about everything he learned while being in the Major Leagues."