Prior to Ohio State
- Helped guide Versailles High School to the state final four as a sophomore in 2016 coached by Ryan Schlater
- 1.56 ERA in 45.0 innings pitched in 2017
- 5-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 2016
- Three-sport athlete for the Tigers, playing baseball, basketball and football
- Played summer ball for Bo Jackson Elite (2017) and Ohio Elite (2016) and coaches Cory Valentine, AJ Bush, Woody Wallace and Justin Brown
Personal
- Son of Stan and Diane Niekamp
- Has four siblings, Zach, Kyle, Jared and Matthew
- Enjoys playing sports, being with friends and playing videogames
- Lists greatest sports thrill as going to state tournament during sophomore year with his brother as a teammate
- Consumer & Family Financial Services major
