Biography
LADY CHOCTAW RETURNER
- Ranks 8th in school history with 64 career pitching appearances
- Ranks 9th in school history with 30 career pitching wins
- Ranks 9th in school history with 46 career pitching games started
- Ranks 9th in school history with 33 career complete games
- Ranks 9th in school history with 308.8 career innings pitched
- Ranks 9th in school history with 127 career strikeouts
- Ranks 10th in school history with 4 career shutouts
- Ranks 11th in school history with 2.23 career walks per seven innings
- Ranks 13th in school history with 2.82 career ERA
- Ranks 13th in school history with 2.89 career strikeouts per seven innings
2018
made 16 appearances with six starts for the Lady Choctaws...went 3-5 with a 5.03 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 48.2 innings pitched...tossed two complete games on the season...tossed a season-high 10.2 innings in a victory over West Georgia (February 23)...struck out a season-high three batters on five different occasions...tossed complete games against West Georgia (February 24) and Miles (February 27)...named to GSC Academic Honor Roll
2017
made 20 appearances with 16 starts in the circle for the Gulf South Conference Tournament champions...went 11-5 with a 2.38 ERA, including 10 complete games and one shutout...led the team in wins (11), complete games (10), innings pitched (105.2), ERA (2.38) and strikeouts (40), despite missing the final half of the season with an injury...was named GSC Pitcher of the Week after tossing two complete gave victories at nationally-ranked West Florida (February 18-19)...had a season-high five strikeouts in wins over Spring Hill (February 15) and West Florida (February 18)...named to the GSC FireSeeds Academic Honor Roll
2016
made 28 appearances with 24 starts in the circle for the NCCAA national champion Lady Choctaws...went 16-7 with a 2.41 ERA and 59 strikeouts in her rookie season...her 16 victories in the most ever by an MC freshman pitcher...tossed 21 complete games and three shutouts with one save on the year...had a season-high seven strikeouts against Ouachita Baptist (Feb. 6)...recorded shutouts against Shorter (Mar. 5), William Carey (Mar. 30) and Millsaps (Apr. 6)...gave up a season-low two hits in the win over Shorter (Mar. 5)...tossed a complete game, allowing one unearned run in the NCCAA MidEast Regional against Belhaven...pitched a complete game giving up no earned runs in a win over Emmanuel in the NCCAA World Series...named to the GSC FireSeeds Spring Academic Honor Roll
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
played for coach Kenny Walters at University High School in Orange City, Fla...named the Dayton News Journal Softball Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior...named the Brighthouse Sports Network Softball Player of the Year as a junior...named the team's pitching MVP each of her four years
PERSONAL
daughter of Mark and Laura Nichols...born on October 3, 1996...majoring in Psychology