Nic Ungs | |
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Somerset Patriots | |
Starting pitcher | |
Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Professional debut | |
CPBL: September 24, 2007 for the Brother Elephants | |
statistics (through 2009) |
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Record | 2–1 |
ERA | 3.600 |
Strikeouts | 26 |
Teams | |
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Nicholas John Ungs (born September 3, 1979 in Dubuque, Iowa) is a professional baseball pitcher for the Somerset Patriots in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Ungs was first signed by the Florida Marlins on June 11, 2001, after being drafted in the 12th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. He began the 2001 season with their Low-A affiliate, the Utica Blue Sox. In 2002, he played for the Single-A Kane County Cougars and High-A Jupiter Hammerheads. He started the 2003 season in Jupiter before being promoted to the Double-A Carolina Mudcats, where he remained in 2004 and 2005. Ungs made his Triple-A debut in 2006, playing for the Albuquerque Isotopes. After playing for the Isotopes again in 2007, he became a free agent. During the offseason, he signed with the Milwaukee Brewers organization and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds, for 2008; he became a free agent following the season. In 2009 Ungs signed with a Taiwan team, the Brother Elephants, but was released shortly afterwards. He then returned to the Florida Marlins organization with their Double-A Affiliate, the Jacksonville Suns.