2012: Started all 53 games at first base or as a designated player ... led the team with a .386 batting average with five home runs, 44 runs batted in, and 21 runs scored ... also led the team in hits (66), doubles (14), and two out RBI (22) ... ranked second in runs batted in, total bases (95) and on base percentage (.450) ... had 21 multi-hit games including a pair of four-hit performances (4-for-4 with a double on Feb. 3 vs. Dominican (Calif.) and 4-for-5 with a double and two runs scored vs. Nebraska- Kearney on March 21) ... had 11 multi-RBI games ... homered March 4 at Black Hills State (a grand slam), March 24 vs. Western N.M., March 31 vs. Colorado Mines, April 7 at Fort Lewis, and April 21 at Chadron State ... possessed a team-high .993 fielding percentage in 25 starts at first base, where Metro State posted a record of 15-10 in those starts.
2011: Started 24 games and appeared in
29 as a designated player ... batted .333 with 26 runs batted in, 15 runs scored, five home runs and three doubles ... walked 12 times and struck out just 11 times ... went 1-for-3 with a key three-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure a win over No. 10 Wayne State (Neb.) in her first career game on Feb. 20 ... went 3-for-3 with four RBIs in a win over Colorado Mines on Feb. 27 ... hit a home run at Fort Lewis on March 5 ... went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a home run on March 12 against Colorado State-Pueblo ... homered in consecutive games on March 19 against Chadron State, including a 2-for-4 performance with four RBIs in game two ... her homer in game one was a walk-off in the bottom of the ninth of the 4-3 win ... went 3-for-4 with three RBIs on March 20 against Chadron State in game one and had two hits in game two ... went 2-for-4 against Western New Mexico on April 9.
Before Metro State: Played two years at Porterville College in Porterville, Calif. ... redshirted in 2009 ... two-time first team all-conference ... named All-Nor Cal as a sophomore ... batted .474 with 20 doubles, four home runs and two triples as a sophomore in 2010 with 30 RBIs and 28 runs scored ... only struck out six times in 116 at bats ... batted .381 with 10 doubles, 28 RBIs and 20 runs scored as a freshman in 2008 ... earned the scholar-athlete award ... coached by Vickie Dugan.
High School: 2007 graduate of Porterville High School ... coached by Lance Wallace ... named first team all-league and team captain as a senior ... batted .473 with 28 RBIs, 23 runs scored and 11 doubles as a senior ... hit three career home runs ... also lettered in volleyball.
Personal: Born March 24, 1989 ... daughter of Richard and Brenna Nichols ... has an older brother, Randy ... cousin Darrell Porter played 17 years in the major leagues for Milwaukee, Kansas City, Texas and St. Louis and was a four-time All-Star and the 1982 World Series MVP ... volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and helping feed the homeless ... majoring in human performance & sport with an adult fitness & exercise concentration.
Career Statistics
2011 Game-By-Game Statistics
