Nicholls State University

2018 (Senior): Appeared in 18 games, making 16 starts … Totaled a 5.77 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 87.1 innings … Finished with a record of 5-7 … Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts in nine innings in game two of the team’s first-ever sweeping of UCA (May 18).

2017 (Junior): The Colonels Sunday starter toward the backend of the season … Three quality starts in his final five of the year … Compiled a 2-3 record along with a 3.65 ERA … Made 25 appearances, third most on the squad, and eight starts … Tossed 69 innings, allowing 74 hits and 28 earned runs … 25:13 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Totaled a .276 batting average against … Tossed a season-high seven innings in his last two starts against UNO (May 14) and UCA (May 19) … Season-high eight strikeouts in four relief innings against Brown (March 4) … Recorded the final out against SLU (April 22) to earn his first career save ... Repaired a torn meniscus after the season

2016 Season (Sophomore): Made 13 appearances with nine starts ... posted a 3-5 record with a 7.58 ERA ... recorded one save on the year ... totaled 46.1 innings with 32 strikeouts ... had a .277 opponent batting average … Best outing came against McNeese (April 30) when he struck out a career-high nine batters over eight innings in a 2-1 victory.

2015 (Freshman): Made eight appearances with three starts ... Finished the season with a 1-1 record and one save ... Posted an ERA of 4.50, tossing six strikeouts through 14 innings on the mound ... Picked up a win against LSU on Feb. 18, tossing one strikeout and allowing just one hit ... Allowed just one hit with four strikeouts through five innings on the hill against Tulane on March 3.

At North Broward Prep: Selected as the District 2A Player of the Year in 2013 … Named to the Sun Sentinel 2^nd Team All-County in 2013 … Received 1^st Team All-District honors in 2013 and 2014 … Selected as the District 4A Player of the Year in 2014 … Named to the Sun Sentinel 1^st Team All-County in 2014 … Named to the Miami Herald First Team All-County in 2014.
 
Personal: Full name is Alexander Joshua Ernestine, born Feb. 13 in Buffalo, New York ... Is the son of Richard Ernestine and Janine Unger ... Has one sister named Karissa Ernestine ... Majoring in Sports Training ... Hopes to become a sports trainer for a professional team or own his own business.