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RYAN NICHOLSON INF
AGE: 25 BORN: Aug. 29, 2000 in Westwood, CA RESIDES: Louisville, KY HT.: 6-4 WT.: 220
BATS & THROWS: Left ACQUIRED: 10th round of 2024 First-Year Player Draft
HIGH SCHOOL: St. Xavier HS (Louisville, KY) COLLEGE: University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati
FULL NAME: Ryan Demetri Nicholson SIGNED BY: Dennis Moeller (Angels)
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2024— Inland Empire .292 30 113 22 33 12 0 4 25 0 0 4 17 0 23 1 0 4 .504 .403 1
Rocket City .167 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 .167 .214 0
2025— Tri-City .264 94 330 50 87 17 1 14 53 1 4 7 58 0 94 1 1 9 .448 .381 3
Rocket City .187 36 123 14 23 3 0 5 14 1 1 0 18 0 41 0 0 3 .333 .289 0
MINOR TOTALS .251 163 578 86 145 32 1 23 94 2 6 11 94 0 162 2 1 17 .429 .363 4
PEYTON OLEJNIK RHP
AGE: 23 BORN: Dec. 4, 2002 in LaPorte, IN RESIDES: Cedar Lake, IN HT.: 6-10 WT.: 210
BATS: Left THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: Sixth round of 2024 First-Year Player Draft
HIGH SCHOOL: Hanover Central HS (Cedar Lake, IN) COLLEGE: Miami University (Oxford, OH), University of Oklahoma
FULL NAME: Peyton Thomas Olejnik SIGNED BY: Dennis Moeller (Angels)
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2024— Inland Empire 0-0 2.84 4 4 0 0 0 0 6.1 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 11 0 0 .095
2025— Inland Empire 6-7 4.20 25 25 0 0 0 0 128.2 122 65 60 7 8 63 0 130 9 0 .249
MINOR TOTALS 6-7 4.13 29 29 0 0 0 0 135.0 124 67 62 7 9 66 0 141 9 0 .243
KALEB ORT RHP
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CAPRI ORTIZ INF
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AGE: 20 BORN: Apr. 1, 2005 in Santo Domingo, DR RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR HT.: 6-0 WT.: 165
BATS: Switch THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: Signed as international free agent, Jan. 15, 2022
HIGH SCHOOL: — COLLEGE: —
FULL NAME: Capri Junior Ortiz SIGNED BY: Rusbell Cabrera (Angels)
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2022— DSL Angels .241 53 191 28 46 7 5 2 26 3 1 4 14 0 52 16 8 2 .361 .305 26
2023— ACL Angels .273 53 194 39 53 8 3 0 22 3 1 3 29 0 68 30 7 1 .345 .374 8
2024— Inland Empire .265 113 400 57 106 15 7 4 46 1 1 10 50 1 127 22 8 3 .368 .360 13
2025— Tri-City .229 97 354 49 81 12 3 5 33 5 1 7 32 1 81 27 6 4 .322 .305 18
MINOR TOTALS .251 316 1139 173 286 42 18 11 127 12 4 24 125 2 328 95 29 10 .349 .337 65
FRAN OSCHELL III RHP
AGE: 23 BORN: Oct. 18, 2002 in Bryn Mawr, PA RESIDES: Phoenixville, PA HT.: 6-6 WT.: 235
BATS & THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: 12th round of 2024 First-Year Player Draft
HIGH SCHOOL: Malvern Preparatory School (Malvern, PA) COLLEGE: Duke University (Durham, NC)
FULL NAME: Francis Joseph Oschell III SIGNED BY: Nick Gorneault (Angels)
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2025— Inland Empire 0-1 12.34 17 0 0 10 0 0 11.2 8 17 16 1 7 26 0 18 7 0 .186
Tri-City 0-0 9.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250
MINOR TOTALS 0-1 12.08 18 0 0 11 0 0 12.2 9 18 17 2 7 26 0 21 7 0 .191
BRYCE OSMOND RHP
AGE: 25 BORN: Sept. 5, 2000 in Tulsa, OK RESIDES: Tulsa, OK HT.: 6-3 WT.: 185
BATS & THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: 15th round of 2022 First-Year Player Draft
HIGH SCHOOL: Jenks HS (Jenks, OK) COLLEGE: Oklahoma State University
FULL NAME: William Bryce Osmond SIGNED BY: KJ Hendricks (Angels)
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2023— Tri-City 4-7 3.55 20 20 0 0 0 0 83.2 79 44 33 11 8 37 0 88 5 3 .247
Rocket City 0-2 9.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.0 15 13 13 4 0 10 0 12 1 0 .288
2024— DID NOT PLAY - INJURED
2025— ACL Angels 0-0 2.45 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 .214
Rocket City 0-4 7.16 6 3 0 0 0 0 16.1 17 13 13 4 1 10 0 11 1 0 .279
MINOR TOTALS 4-13 4.63 32 29 0 0 0 0 116.2 114 74 60 19 10 58 0 121 7 3 .255

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