2006 Softball Roster
Roster
Nicosia, Nikki
C
/ SoftballP/CF
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballSS
/ SoftballSS/3B
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballOF/2B
/ SoftballP
/ Softball2B/OF
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball1B
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballC
/ Softball3B/C
/ SoftballC/UT
/ Softball
Jersey Number 24
Nikki Nicosia
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Hometown:
- Plantation, Fla.
Bio
2007 (Junior): All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes Region Second Team honoree ... Started all 59 games for the Spartans ... Led the team in batting average (.357), as well as in runs scored (41), hits (71), stolen bases (21) and on base percentage (.412) ... Her career-high batting average ranked 13th among Big Ten leaders ... Her 41 runs scored tied for 10th in the conference and also ties for fifth-most by any Spartan in a single season ... The 71 hits tied for sixth in the league, and is fifth on MSU[apos]s single-season hits list ... Her 21 stolen bases was third in the Big Ten and also ranks sixth all-time in Spartan single-season records ... Set new career records in six single-game categories, including at bats (5), RBI (3) and runs scored (3) ... Recorded her longest hitting streak (10 games, 17H) from April 18 against IPFW to April 27 against Wisconsin ... Tallied a three-game RBI streak from April 13 at Illinois to April 15 at Iowa (5 RBI) ... Opened up the season with a season-high .750 batting average, with three hits on four at bats, against Toledo on Feb. 16 ... Had a nine-game hit streak when she recorded 15 hits from Feb. 25 against Oklahoma to March 8 against Villanova, stretching across three tournaments ... Earned first hit of conference action against Northwestern April 1 ... Went on to record 20 hits, two home runs and nine RBI[apos]s in Big Ten games - all career highs ... Hit an outstanding .385 in league games.
2006 (Sophomore): Made 49 starts in the outfield ... Tallied 12 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games ... Led MSU with a .299 batting average ... Also posted a team-high 17 stolen bases on 19 attempts ... Tied for fourth in final Big Ten statistics with 17 stolen bases ... Longest hitting streak of the season came in six-game stretch, beginning March 5 vs. Harvard through March 9 vs. Wright State ... Posted 11 hits, six runs and three RBI during stretch ... Began the season with four straight multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 effort vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 17 ... Went 2-for-3 at the plate vs. East Carolina on Feb. 18 in title-game victory at the Pirate Classic (ECU) ... Tallied two hits, one run and one RBI in game one of doubleheader sweep vs. Toledo on March 7 ... Tied MSU single-game hit record with a 5-for-5 performance vs. Wright State on March 9 ... Also added three runs vs. the Raiders ... Tallied two hits, including first career home run, and two RBI in FAU Tournament title game vs. Chattanooga on March 19... Went 2-for-3 at the plate, including one triple, against Wright State competing at the Indiana University Tournament on March 25 ... Began the Big Ten season by contributing one hit and two runs in two-game series with Minnesota on April 1 ... Posted second triple of the season, adding one run in Spartan victory over Purdue on April 8 ... Managed one hit in both games of doubleheader vs. Indiana on April 9 ... Went 1-for-4 at the plate, scoring two runs vs. Wisconsin on April 14 ... Missed series vs. Penn State and Ohio State due to injury ... Managed one hit and one RBI in loss to No. 13 Michigan on May 6.
2005 (Freshman): Made 51 starts in 53 appearances for the Spartans as a freshman ... Made 37 starts in center and 14 in right field ... Team leader with 18 stolen bases ... Recorded 58 putouts en route to a .957 fielding percentage ... Tallied three multi-run and seven multi-hit games ... In Big Ten play, started 15 games in 16 appearances ... Hit .308 at the plate, with 12 hits and one RBI ... Went 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts vs. conference opponents ... In the season-opening victory vs. No. 16 Florida, recorded one run, two walks and three putouts ... Stole two bases in 5-1 victory vs. Eastern Kentucky on March 6 ... Started the season slow offensively before a 2-for-2 turnaround performance vs. Tulsa on March 18 ... Tallied a season and career-best three stolen bases in a 6-2 win vs. Florida Atlantic on March 19 ... At Purdue on April 3, went 3-for-3 at the plate ... Posted five-game hit streak from April 10-April 16 ... During streak, posted multi-hit games in three contests including a 3-3 effort vs. Wisconsin on April 16 ... Tallied one hit and one run in both sides of the April 19 doubleheader with in-state rival Oakland on April 19 ... In 5-2 victory vs. IPFW on April 27, added one hit, one run and two stolen bases ... Against No. 15 Northwestern on April 30, went 1-for-3 at the plate, scoring one run... During May 5 doubleheader with Detroit, went a combined 5-for-6 with one RBI, scoring three runs ... Also stole three bases in a doubleheader vs. Detroit ... Tallied one stolen base, one run and one hit vs. Miami (Ohio) on May 8.
Prior to MSU: Four-year letterwinner at St. Thomas Aquinas High ... Named first-team all-state in 2003 ... Also set the single-season hit record at St. Thomas Aquinas with 64 ... Played on the state champion team as a sophomore (30-4) and junior (28-5) ... Also named Broward County Player of the Year in 2003 ... Earned All-Broward County honors as a sophomore (first team) and freshman (second team) ... A forward, she also lettered in soccer in 2001 and 2002.
Club Softball: Played on the ASA team Miami Waves from 1999-2002, finishing fourth in 2000 at the ASA Nationals U14 Championships ... Also played for Florida Lady Gators in 2003-04.
Personal: Daughter of Steve and Pam Nicosia ... A psychology major ... Twin sister Traci also plays for MSU ... Father Steve, played professional baseball from 1978-85 ... Sister Kim played softball at Florida Atlantic from 1998-2001, while another sister, Kelly, played at Florida International from 1999-2002.
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