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Jersey Number 28
Nicole Washburn
- Position:
- First Base
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- St. Peters, Mo.
- High School:
- Fort Zumwalt West
Career Honors
-2006 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
-2005 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2006: Junior Season
Was the starting first baseman for the third year in a row and saw action in 52 games … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team for the second-straight year … Scored two or more runs on three occasions … Batted .171 and compiled four multi-hit games … Drew 12 walks on the season … Recorded a season-high 10 putouts against Pacific on Feb. 26, Baylor on April 8 and Nebraska on April 26 … Led the Jayhawks and tied a career best with three hits on April 16 against Texas Tech … Went 2-for-3 against BYU in the NCAA Regionals on May 19 and against Northern Iowa on March 3 … Notched her first of seven RBI of the year against Northern Iowa … Tallied two stolen bases on the season, one against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and the other at UMKC.
2005: Sophomore Season
Started 49 games at first base in 51 games played as a sophomore … Named an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team selection … Second on the team with 349 putouts and boasted a .984 fielding percentage … Hit .200 on the season with 25 hits, eight RBI and five doubles … Posted four multi-hit games … Notched her first hit of the season and scored a run against No. 2 Arizona on Feb. 4 … Went 2-for-3 with a double against Northwestern on Feb. 5 … Had a two-bagger and notched three RBI, while going 2-for-3 at the plate in KU[apos]s win over Arkansas on Feb. 11 … Went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in the Jayhawks[apos] 8-0 victory over UMKC on April 5 … Went 2-for-3 and stole a base at No. 19 Creighton on April 21 … Led KU with a .400 batting average at the Big 12 Tournament (May 12).
2004: Freshman Season
Saw action in 54 games and made 45 starts as a freshman … Led the team with nine doubles and was second with 225 putouts … Hit .246 (second-best among the Jayhawks) on the season and .257 in Big 12 play (third-best) … Had five multi-hit and two multi-RBI games … Played first base and was the designated player later in the season … Went 3-for-4 with a double against Kentucky on Feb. 15 … Knocked in two RBI against No. 20 Arizona State (Feb. 8) and UTSA (Feb. 15) … Turned in two doubles in two at-bats against Wichita State on April 13 … Hit the first home run of her KU career to go with a double on Feb. 15 against UTSA … Had a career-best 13 putouts against No. 18 Oregon State on March 21 … Recorded 10 or more putouts on six occasions.
Fort Zumwalt West H.S.
Named an all-state, all-metro and first-team all-conference selection at Fort Zumwalt High in O[apos]Fallon, Mo. … Batted .544 as a senior and compiled a 9-5 record on the mound with a 0.48 ERA … Averaged 9.02 strikeouts per game and held opponents to just a .129 batting average that season … Team captain … Coached by Gay Hermann … Attained a 3.53 grade point average … National Honor Society and Honor Roll member.
Club
Played for the Kansas City Peppers … Coached by Dan Eakin … Also previously played club ball with the Saint Louis Sluggers and was coached by Mike Grasso.
Personal
Born Nicole Marie Washburn on May 11, 1985 … Parents are Roy and Stephanie Washburn … Has a younger sister, Trisha … Great grandfather competed in football and track and field at the University of Texas … Also recruited by Missouri, Southern Illinois, William Woods and Fontbonne … Best hidden talent is painting … Nicknames are [quote]Nic[quote] or [quote]N. Dub.[quote]
Kansas at Wichita State Highlights
Wednesday, April 30
Kansas vs. Oklahoma State Highlights - Game 3
Sunday, April 27
Kansas at Iowa State Highlights - Game Three
Saturday, April 19
Kansas at Iowa State Highlights - Game 3
Saturday, April 19
