University of Maryland, Baltimore County

On Nicholson: Has teamed with Amy Sadowl to anchor the pitching staff for the past three seasons…a role model student-athlete…a fierce competitor who isn’t afraid of taking the ball in any situation…will provide quality innings as both a starter and reliever…tied with Sadowl and C. Ray for most wins ever at UMBC (38)…ranks among UMBC’s all-time leaders in many categories, including games started (1st, 73), saves (T-1st, 5), strikeouts (2nd, 269), innings pitched (2nd, 462.2), complete games (2nd, 52), games pitched (3rd, 87) and ERA (9th, 2.77).

2005: Made 26 appearances, including 21 starts, posting a 9-14 record and a 2.71 ERA in 134.1 innings… Also registered two saves… Pitched a team-high 14 complete games, throwing three shutouts, including two solo shutouts… Struck out 108 batters and walked 55… Her 108 strikeouts rank as the third-best single-season total in UMBC history… Held hitters to a .250 batting average… Struck out a career-high 11 batters in the second game of a double-header against George Mason, allowing four hits and no walks in a 1-0 complete game… Pitched her first career no-hitter in a 9-0 victory over Coppin State… Ranked among the conference leaders in most pitching categories, including second in shutouts, fourth in games started, sixth in strikeouts and appearances, seventh in innings pitched and opponent batting average and eighth in ERA, wins and complete games… Gave up 79 runs, 52 earned, and allowed 132 hits.

2004: Pitched in 29 games and made 24 starts, posting an 11-11 record and a 3.43 ERA in 149.0 innings… The 29 appearances and 24 starts both rank as the sixth-most ever in a single season at UMBC, while the 149.0 innings are the seventh-highest single-season total in school history… Her 11 wins were a team-best… Pitched 16 complete games and threw four shutouts, including two solo shutouts… Recorded three saves on the season, tying a school record… Struck out a team-best 96 batters and walked 67… Her 96 strikeouts are the fourth-best single-season total ever at UMBC… Gave up 92 runs, 73 earned, and allowed 171 hits.

2003: Received Second-Team All-NFCA Mid-Atlantic and Second-Team All-Northeast Conference honors, as her 2.26 ERA was third in the league... Tied the school record for wins in a season with 18... Her .643 winning percentage (18-10) ranks as the 11th-best ever in a single season at UMBC… Pitched 179.1 innings, the most in the Northeast Conference and third-most in school history... Also led the NEC in games started (28) and tied for the league lead in appearances (32)… Her 28 starts tie for the most ever in a single season at UMBC, and her 32 appearances rank third… Pitched 22 complete games, tied with teammate Amy Sadowl for the second-most ever in a single season at UMBC… Named Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week three times.

Background: Captained her 2001 and 2002 teams and was voted MVP both years... During her senior year, pitched 14 innings against conference rival Camden Catholic, allowing five hits while striking out 23, to secure the conference championship for the Eagles... Was a second-team all-Olympic Conference pick in 1999 and a first-team pick from 2000-2002... Was selected 2002 all-South Jersey by both the Courier Post and Philadelphia Inquirer and third-team all-state by the Newark Star Ledger... A member of National Honor Society and French National Honor Society in high school… Was a Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee… Born Feb. 24, 1984... Daughter of John and Kathy Nicholson... Has a younger sister, Sarah… Majoring in American studies.