Hall of Fame
One of only five baseball student-athletes recognized as NCAC Player of the Year, Jason Nypaver '96 concluded his Allegheny career with a dominant performance in the spring of 1996. It was an incredible breakthrough for the senior outfielder, who slashed .437/.529/.835 with a single-season team and NCAC record 16 home runs.
Originally from Library, Pennsylvania, Nypaver slugged the Gators to 36 wins, one shy of the team record at the time, while reaching both the NCAC and Mideast Regional Tournament championship games. Nypaver homered 10 times in the first 18 games of the year, then broke the home run record in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament with a three-run bomb in an 8-4 win over Denison University. He left the yard twice in the third game of the Mideast Regional, a 9-2 victory over Ohio Wesleyan University.
Nypaver earned All-Mideast Region First Team and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-America First Team accolades for his performance that spring.
