Nolan Reimold
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Nolan G. Reimold
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 207 lb.
- School Bowling Green State University
- Born October 12, 1983 in Greenville, PA USA
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Outfielder Nolan Reimold hit .319/.414/.393 as a college freshman in 2003. The next year, he increased his home run total from 1 to 13 and hit .404/.493/.749, finishing third in the Mid-American Conference in average and making the All-Conference team. In '05, hed led the Conference in homers (20) and batted .360/.496/.770. He lost the batting title by one point to Andy Hudak and was 2 RBI behind leader Paul Frietch. He had the best slugging percentage in NCAA Division I and Baseball America named him as a third-team All-American DH.
He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2005 amateur draft, the 61st overall pick, and signed for a $590,000 bonus. He made his pro debut that summer with the Aberdeen IronBirds, hitting .294/.392/.500 with 9 homers (a team record) and 30 RBIs before being promoted to the Frederick Keys, where he hit .265/.371/.554 with 6 home runs in 23 games. Baseball America named him the top prospect in the New York-Penn League. He returned to Frederick in 2006 and hit .255/.379/.455 while slugging 19 homers and driving in 75 runs. He went 0 for 1 as a backup for the USA in the 2006 Futures Game.
