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2018 Softball Roster

Ryan Levine
Ryan Levine

99 Amanda Nicholas

  • Position C
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Sahuaro HS

Biography

SENIOR (2018) – Made four appearances on the year and one start, where she went 1-for-2 with a walk and drove in her lone run of the season … Came off the bench to catch in Nevada’s series finale against Utah State, recording a pair of putouts in the process … Helped Nevada make back-to-back postseason appearances since the 2008-09 seasons.

JUNIOR (2017) – A MW Academic All-Conference selection ... Competed in 24 games for the Pack, making 17 starts at catcher … Finished the season with a career-high batting average of .289 … Recorded a nine-game stretch where she batted .500 (10-for-20) with five RBIs … Reached base in nine consecutive games where the Pack went 7-2 during the span … Drew a career-high three walks in the Nevada’s win over Colorado State … Went 2-for-3 in a run-rule victory over Boise State … Logged her first career triple against Grand Canyon … A Wolf Pack Scholar-Athlete ... Letterwinner.

SOPHOMORE (2016) – Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and part of the All-MW academic team … Started all 47 games behind the plate for the Wolf Pack … Hit three home runs with 16 RBIs and three doubles … Tied for fifth in the Mountain West with seven runners caught stealing … Her seven sacrifice bunts also tied for fifth in the MW … Recorded seven multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances … Reached base safely in seven-consecutive games … All three of her home runs either gave Nevada the lead or tied the game … Hit a two-run home run that tied the score at 5-5 in the top of the sixth in the win over UTEP … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored against Southern Utah … Hit a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the fifth of an 8-7 win over UConn … Went 4-for-16 with two RBI over five games at the Griz Classic … Hit the game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth in a 4-3 victory over Boise State … Hit an RBI double in Nevada’s series-clinching win over UNLV.

FRESHMAN (2015) – Mountain West Scholar-Athlete … Started her first collegiate game behind the plate against North Carolina … Registered her first career multi-hit game after going 2-for-3 with a run scored against Northern Colorado … Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the win over Idaho State.

HIGH SCHOOL – A 2014 graduate of Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona ... Played travel ball with the Arizona Cats Gold, coached by Tracy Erickson ... A four-year letterwinner in softball at Sahuaro High School under Jeff Fowler ... Career and season record holder in Home Runs at Sahuaro High School ... Named First Team All-Section 4-1 in 2011 ... Awarded Second-Team All-Section 4-1 in both 2012 and 2013 ... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and the Valedictorian of her senior class.

PERSONAL – Daughter of Bruce and Angela Nicholas ... Majoring in neuroscience and intends on becoming a neurosurgeon.

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Historical Player Information

  • 99

    2015Freshman

    C
    5'10"
    99
  • 99

    2016Sophomore

    C
    5'10"
    99
  • 99

    2017Junior

    C
    5'10"
    99
  • 99

    2018Senior

    C
    5'10"
    99