Education
Nikorak attended Stroudsburg High School in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Nikorak attended Stroudsburg High School in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
He was drafted by the Rockies in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He played baseball and football. In September 2013 he committed to the University of Alabama to play college baseball.
As a junior he went 4–3 with a 1.01 earned run average (European Research Area) and 66 strikeouts in 47 2⁄3 innings and also batted.460.
Nikorak impressed scouts during numerous showcases during the summer 2014 after he hit 97 miles per hour. Nikorak was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 27th selection in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.