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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2012 Softball Roster

Mark Pearson

14 Nikki Bruce

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • High School Shawnee Mission West High School
  • Hometown Overland Park, Kan.

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011
Played in 10 games and started twice … had four hits in 12 at bats (.333) … drove in six runs and scored twice … went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs while starting at first base at Murray State.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010
Started and played in 43 of the team’s 49 games … started 28 games at second base and 15 at third base … hit .170 with nine runs scored, two home runs and 10 RBIs … was hit by a pitch 11 times, second most in the Ohio Valley Conference … was 2-for-3, with two runs scored in her first collegiate game against Liberty University (Feb 19) … went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored against Morehead State (March 30) … hit first collegiate home run against Eastern Illinois where she went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs (April 10) … went 1-for-2 with a home run, one run scored, and two RBIs against Jacksonville State (April 17) … 2009-10 Colonel Scholar.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned second team All-Sunflower League and second team All-Sun County her senior season at Shawnee Mission West High School … batted .372 with a .487 on-base percentage during her senior campaign ... batted .426 with a .563 on-base percentage as a junior in 2008 ... earned second team All-Sunflower League and was a varsity team co-captain … batted .350 and was selected second team All-Sunflower League and honorable mention All-Sun County as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Daughter of John and Rhonda Bruce … has one sister – Courtney … born June 27, 1991 … her dad John was a collegiate track athlete at Northeast Missouri State University … her aunt Connie Epperson played collegiate basketball and softball at Culver Stockton College … majoring in history.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2010Freshman

    Infielder
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2011Sophomore

    Second Base
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2012Junior

    Utility
    5'5"
    14