2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Karley Nichols
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School:
- Brandon HS
2020 (Junior): Started in all 20 of her appearances…Earned a .267 batting average (16-for-60)…Finished the season with 16 hits, 10 runs, five RBI’s, five doubles, two stolen bases, and a triple…Had a five game span with at least one hit (2/26-3/1/20)…Against Alcorn State (2/26/20), earned two hits, two runs, two RBI’s, a triple, and a stolen base.
2019 (Sophomore): Competed in 31 games, notching 28 starts…Tallied a career-high …378 batting average from a 28-for-74 mark at the plate…Tied for third on the team for stolen bases (5), going 5-for-5. ..Started the season with three of the first four games hitting a .667 batting average…Ended the season on a five game hitting streak (Apr. 28-May 8)…Finished with 28 hits, 12 runs scored, six RBI’s, two doubles, and a triple…
2018 (Freshman): Participated in 41 games, earning 33 starts … Played primarily as a first baseman … Batted .321 (35-for-109) on the season … Tallied two RBI, 15 runs scored, 35 total bases, one hit-by-pitch, four sacrifice bunts, one sacrifice fly, a .321 slugging percentage and a .324 on-base percentage … Swiped nine bases on 12 attempts for a stolen base percentage of .750 … Defensively, recorded 239 putouts, 10 assists and a .992 fielding percentage … Led the team in putouts … Finished the season ranked in the top five on the team in batting average, stolen bases, steal attempts, fielding percentage, chances and fielding double plays … Recorded the first hit of her collegiate career versus Syracuse (2/11) … Notched career-high three hit games versus Mississippi Valley State (2/18) and in game two of the double-header at Charlotte (5/5) … Posted three career-long four game hitting streaks (2/18-3/10), (3/15-3/17) and (3/30-4/3).High School: Lettered all four seasons at Brandon High School (Brandon, Miss.) ... Was high school teammates with current Southern Miss outfielder Amber Pack ... Helped the Bulldogs to the postseason all four years ... Posted a career batting average of .487, going 171-for-351 with 44 doubles, 16 triples, eight home runs, 136 runs scored, 99 RBI and 32 stolen bases ... As a senior, went 50-for-100 with 11 doubles, six triples, 42 runs scored and 30 RBI, while stealing three bases ... Notched a career 1.76 ERA after 455.2 innings in the circle ... Named First Team All-State and First Team All-District her junior and senior seasons ... Was named to the 6A All-Star team and awarded the MSHSSA Morris Hunter Sportsmanship Award.
Personal: Full name is Karley Dawn Nichols ... Born on October 5, 1998 in Flowood, Miss. ... Daughter of Kelli Nichols ... Majoring in biology.
Karley’s Favorites
- Favorite Food: Sushi
- Favorite TV Show: The Vampire Diaries
- Favorite Movie: Shrek
- Favorite Book: The Secret
- Favorite Pro Team: New Orleans Saints
- Favorite Pro Athlete: Drew Brees
- Hobbies: Singing and songwriting
