Ashley Nichelman
# 24
Catcher - C
Height: 5-11 
Sophomore
Bats:  R  Throws:  R
Previous Affiliations
   Carondelet HS
Previous Experience
  
Hometown
   Benicia, Calif.
Benicia, Calif.
Courtesy: Nevada
Release: 12/31/1999

NEVADA
2007: Started eight games and make 15 appearances overall for the Silver and Blue ... Had a hit and drove in a pair of runs against eventual national champion Arizona on Feb. 9 ... Had a pair of hits, including a double, against Penn State ... Did not commit an error and had just one passed ball.

2006: Played in 15 games making nine starts for the Pack...Ended the year with a .200 batting average...Recorded five hits and scored four runs...Hit two doubles (versus St. Mary’s and Utah Valley State) and one home run (against Utah Valley State)...Recorded one RBI versus Utah Valley State...Ended the season with 45 putouts.

HIGH SCHOOL
Starting catcher for four seasons of varsity softball at Carondelet HS in Concord, Calif....Travel team, Sorcerer, won 18 U Nationals in 2002 and 2003... 2003 Sorcerer ASA National Champion...1st team All-League in the Bay Valley Athletic League in 2005...All-League BVAL honorable mention in 2003.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Rick and Sherri Nichelman...Dad was on the crew team at UC Berkeley...Chose Nevada because of the campus, the coaches and team...Picked Nevada over University of Houston...Likes to read, go to the movies, run, walk her dogs and spend time with her family ...Sports hero is Lance Armstrong...Major is journalism and wants to be a broadcast journalist.

GARDNER ON NICHELMAN
“This kid has worked extremely hard and she is going to have her opportunities. Her presence on the team gives us a lot of depth behind the plate. When she gets an opportunity, she is going to do something big to win us a game.”

Nichelman's Career Stats


 

 

Year

AVG

GP

GS

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

ATT

2006

.200

15

9

25

4

5

2

0

1

1

4

11

0

0

2007 .143 15 8 21 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 10 0 0

TOTAL

.174

30

17

46

6

8

3

0

1

4

5

21

0

0