NIKKI MARSH (STING 18U)

2B / SS

5 – 5 / BATS LEFT / THROWS RIGHT

3.0 HOME-TO-FIRST

EAST LYME HS (2019), SALEM, CT

COMMITTED TO CARLETON COLLEGE

NIKKI  

AT EAST LYME HS, NIKKI HAS BEEN THE STARTING VARSITY SECOND BASEMAN AND #2 HITTER IN BOTH HER SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR YEARS.

SAT SCORE OF 1430 / GPA: 4.02 (4.35 WEIGHTED)  ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES IN CALCULUS, ENGLISH LITERATURE, US HISTORY AND OTHERS.

VOLUNTEERS AT “HIGH HOPES” THERAPEUTIC RIDING STABLES, OLD LYME, CT, WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.



BATTING AVGON BASE %RUNS SCOREDDOUBLESTRIPLESHOME RUNSRBISSACWALKS (HP)K%STOLEN BASESSLUGGING %
2018 STING 18U*.344.41433*90011699%4/5.416
2018 EAST LYME HS*.369*.395215*0012NO DATANO DATANO DATANO DATA.428
2017 STING 16U.312.39233601138*77%7/10.377
2017 EAST LYME HS**.357.438*1161010NO DATA4NO DATANO DATA.643*
2016 STING 16U .454*.52141722274*128%13/17.585
2015 BOMBERS (14U).478.6173050021NO DATA10NO DATANO DATA.543
*TEAM LEADER

 

**NIKKI’S 2017 EAST LYME HS SEASON WAS LIMITED TO 10 OUT OF 22 GAMES, DUE TO A WRIST INJURY.

THE BUZZ:  NIKKI IS ONE THE MOST DEDICATED PLAYERS IN OUR PROGRAM.  SHE IS EXTREMELY VERSATILE AND BRINGS EXTRAORDINARY OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SKILLS TO EVERY GAME.  AT THE PLATE, SHE SITUATIONALLY DRAG BUNTS, SLAPS AND HITS.  SHE DISTRIBUTES THE BALL TO ALL FIELDS, DELIVERING GAP AND HOME RUN POWER.  SHE RUNS 3.0 HOME-TO-FIRST AND THREATENS AS A LEGITIMATE BASE STEALER.  IN THE MIDDLE INFIELD, NIKKI STOPS EVERYTHING EQUALLY WELL TO HER RIGHT OR HER LEFT.  SHE PLAYS EQUALLY WELL AT SHORT OR SECOND AND HAS A VERY STRONG ARM WITH A LIGHTENING RELEASE.  SHE’S A TEAM LEADER, SHOWING A HIGH ACUMEN FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME.

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING SOFTBALL SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.  I STARTED OUT PLAYING AS A WAY OF SPENDING TIME WITH MY DAD AND MY SISTER, BUT IT SOON BECAME MY PASSION.  I STARTED PLAYING TRAVEL SOFTBALL AT THE AGE OF NINE AND PARTICIPATED IN CAMPS AND FALL LEAGUES.  I CONTINUOUSLY WORK ON WAYS TO PERFECT MY TECHNIQUE AND MY GAME.  I’VE BEEN TAKING HITTING LESSONS FROM A COLLEGE COACH, AND WORK ON MY POWER HITTING ALONG WITH DEVELOPING MY TECHNIQUE AS A SLAP HITTER.  SOFTBALL HAS BECOME A PRIORITY AND A WAY OF LIFE WITH ME. – NIKKI MARSH

***ANY COACH INTERESTED IN NIKKI, OR DESIRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE WRITE TO hobson01@comcast.net.