2007 Softball Roster
Roster
Nicosia, Traci
2B/OF
/ SoftballSS
/ SoftballP/CF
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballSS/3B
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballOF/2B
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballP/UT
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball1B
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballC
/ Softball3B/C
/ SoftballC/UT
/ Softball
Jersey Number 10
Traci Nicosia
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Hometown:
- Plantation, Fla.
Bio
2007 (Junior): Earned All-Big Ten First Team accolades ... Started every game (59) in 2007, and has started every game ever played for the Spartans (156) ... Led the team in doubles (15), which tied for fifth among league stats and also tied for third in the MSU single-season record books ... Her six stolen bases were a single-season career high; stole a team-leading three bases against Detroit (4/3), which ties for the lead in MSU[apos]s single-game records ... Her .352 batting average ranked third among teammates and 15th in the Big Ten; also sits at 13th in Spartan single-season record books ... Started the season on a four-game hitting streak (7H), only to beat the stretch with a seven-game streak later in the season (4/27 vs. Wisconsin - 5/5 vs. Michigan; 13 H) ... Tallied an RBI in five-straight games (4/3 at Detroit - 4/13 vs. Illinois) ... Recorded a career high 63 hits and 31 RBI ... Had 20 mutli-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... Tied a career high in RBI in a single game with six against Chattanooga (3/9) ... Also set single-game career highs in at bats (5), hits (3), runs scored (3) and stolen bases (3) ... Hit fourth career home run on April 21 against Indiana.
2006 (Sophomore): Made 44 starts, including 31 at shortstop and 13 in the outfield ... Posted 10 multi-hit and three multi-RBI games ... Hit .285 with 11 doubles ... Went 5-for-8 in stolen base attempts ... Longest hitting streak of the season came in an eight-game stretch, beginning March 7 vs. Toledo through March 11 vs. Boston University ... Went 2-for-4 at the plate vs. Bucknell at the Pirate Classic (ECU) on Feb. 18 ... Tallied two hits and one run vs. No. 12 Georgia at the NFCA Leadoff Classic on Feb. 24 ... Posted 11 hits during eight-game hitting streak, including a 3-for-4 performance vs. Wright State on March 9 ... Also added two runs and one RBI vs. the Raiders ... Led MSU with two hits against host South Florida at the USF-Adidas Invitational on March 10 ... Posted another strong performance vs. Wright State at the Indiana University Tournament on March 25, posting two hits, two runs and three RBI ... Tallied four hits, two runs and five RBI in doubleheader sweep vs. IPFW on March 29 ... Missed Oakland, Purdue and Indiana series due to injury ... Returned to starting lineup vs. Bowling Green on April 11, contributing one hit and one run ... Went 2-for-4 at the plate in Spartan victory vs. Wisconsin on April 15 ... Contributed two hits, one run and two RBI in win vs. Iowa on April 16 ... Tallied one RBI and one double in back-to-back contests vs. No. 14 Northwestern on April 29 and Illinois on April 30 ... Tallied one hit vs. No. 13 Michigan on May 7.
2005 (Freshman): One of the best offensive performers for the Spartans in 2005 as a true freshman ... Tallied a team-best five triples, a team-high 23 RBI and was second on the team with 39 hits for the year ... Started all 53 games she appeared in, hitting .253 at the plate ... Started all 16 Big Ten contests during freshman campaign, adding seven hits, including one triple and three RBI ... Posted team[apos]s top effort vs. No. 16 Florida in the season-opening win going 3-for-4, including her first home run of her career, with three RBI and two runs scored ... Tallied one hit, one run and one RBI in the 4-4 tie vs. UCF on March 5 ... Managed one hit vs. Eastern Kentucky ... Began four consecutive games with a hit vs. Temple on March 8 ... Tallied three straight games with two hits - vs. Wagner (March 9), Virginia Tech (March 11) and Bethune-Cookman (March 11) at the Stetson Tournament ... Added two hits vs. both Virginia Tech on March 13 and Tulsa on March 18 ... Added a triple vs. Tech and one run vs. Tulsa ... Hit second double of the season in the 4-1 victory at Florida International ... In the 7-2 victory vs. in-state rival Western Michigan on April 12, tallied two hits, including one triple, adding three RBI ... In April 27 shutout vs. IPFW, went 2-for-3, including her second home run... Finished the regular season with a five-game hit streak ... In the May 5 doubleheader with Detroit, went a combined 2-for-5 with four RBI and one run scored.
Prior to MSU: Four-year letterwinner at St. Thomas Aquinas ... Named first-team all-state in 2002 ... Played on the state champion team as a sophomore (30-4) and junior (28-5) ... Also named to the All-Broward County first team in 2001, 2002 and 2003 ... Hit .470 with 40 RBI in 2003, .466 with 23 RBI in 2002 and .407 with 15 RBI as a freshman in 2001 ... A sweeper, 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: Born Aug. 28, 1986 ... Daughter of Steve and Pam Nicosia ... A sociology major ... Twin sister Nikki 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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