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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2020 Loper Softball Roster

22 Nicole Spykstra

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Major Elementary Education K-6
  • High School Hamilton
  • Hometown Chandler, AZ
  • Other College New Mexico State U.

Biography

CAREER NOTES (AT UNK)
82 games with 79 starts ... .372 with 31 runs and 47 RBI's ... 21 doubles, four HR's and three triples ... 2017 All-MIAA

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020)

Only Loper to appear in all 26 games ... 23 starts (13 in LF and 10 at DP) ... batted third or fourth in the lineup ... led UNK in most offensive categories ... .443 with 18 runs and 26 RBI's ... eight doubles, two triples and three HR's for a .787 slugging pct. ... team-best 16 walks and hit twice for a .536 on-base pct. ... perfect in 19 fielding chances ... nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI efforts ... reached base safely in 10 straight games ... MIAA Player of the Week for March 4 ... batted .463 (9-for-14) with a run and 12 RBIs to help UNK go 3-2 in the Washburn Invite ... had nearly half of the Loper RBIs on the weekend ... also selected to the all-tournament team 

AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Took a redshirt year per NCAA rules 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Was at Division I New Mexico State ... part of an Aggies team that went 29-24 and 11-4 in the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) ... appeared in 10 games with four starts ... batted .154 with four runs scored and an RBI ... 2 for 3 with a run and RBI vs. Idaho State ... the next day, 1 for 1 with a run and two walks vs. the Bengals ... perfect in three fielding chances

AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Honorable mention All-MIAA ... only Loper named all-conference ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... lone UNK player to start all 56 games (all in center field) ... batted fourth or fifth in the lineup ... led the team in most offensive categories ... finished at .347 with 13 doubles, one triple, one HR and 21 RBI's ... 13 runs scored and five walks ... three sac flys and 3 for 3 on steal attempts ... .451 slugging and .359 on-base percentages ... perfect (79 putouts and six assists) in 85 fielding chances ... 19 multi-hit games ... five multi-RBI efforts ... reached base safely in 10 straight games to lead the team ... 10 of her RBI's came with two outs ... batted .467 (7 for 15) vs. lefties ... .432 (16 for 37) when leading off an inning ... batting average rose nearly 70 points over the last month ... 12 multi-hit games during this stretch, including four with three ... lone HR came vs. Upper Iowa ... combined 5 for 7 with four doubles vs. Lindenwood ... combined 4 for 7 with four RBI's vs. Central Missouri ... in season finale, 3 for 4 with an RBI vs. Ft. Hays

HIGH SCHOOL
In 2016, helped the Hamilton High Huskies win their first-ever state softball championship ... was a starting center fielder ... in the title game, with two runners on and two outs, made a running catch at the wall to keep things scoreless ... all-state and all-district ...  batted .358 over 96 prep games, having 73 RBI's and scoring 65 runs ... also a member of the Arizona Killer Bees club program

PERSONAL
Second Husky to recently attend UNK, following current running back Luke Quinn

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017Freshman

    Outfield
    5'9"
    12
  • 2019Junior

    Outfield
  • 22

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Outfield
    5'9"
    22