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19 Bailee Nickerson

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool North Lamar HS
  • Hometown Paris, Texas

Biography

SENIOR (2021)
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Named to the American Athletic Conference Second Team... Started all 55 games for Wichita State in center field... Finished the season hitting .299 with six home runs, 28 RBI, 10 doubles and 33 runs scored... Hit a bases-clearing double in the first inning vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (May 23)... Had a 2-for-4 night at the plate, including an RBI vs. Texas A&M (May 22) in an elimination game of the NCAA Norman Regional... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in the AAC Tournament semifinals vs. Tulsa (May 14)... Belted a solo home run in the finale at Tulsa (May 2)... Was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored at Tulsa (April 30)... Roped a two-run single in the top of the first at No. 23 UCF (April 17) to help Wichita State score four runs in the inning... Perfect 2-for-2 with a double in game two of the series at No. 23 UCF (April 17)... Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI vs. Kansas City (April 13)... Drove in a career-high tying five runs behind a grand slam in the top of the first vs. Houston (April 11)... Scored three runs to go with a double vs. Houston (April 9)... Hit a solo home run at Memphis (April 2)... Doubled and drove in three runs in Wichita State's conference opener vs. ECU (March 26)... Had a pair of hits and scored a run vs. UTSA (March 20)... In Wichita State's upset of No. 8/6 Oklahoma State (March 18), she was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored vs. North Texas (March 6)... Registered an RBI double vs. Missouri State (March 5)... Doubled and scored two more runs in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Creighton... Hit a two-run home run and scored two runs vs. Creighton (Feb. 27)... Went 3-for-3 with a double vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Feb. 21).

JUNIOR (2020)
Started 24 games in the outfield and was one of five Shockers to finish with a batting average above .350... She was having a career year at the plate before it was cut short... Finished the season hitting .359 with two home runs, six doubles and 21 RBI... Her 21 RBI ranked second on the team and tied for sixth in The American... Seven games with two or more hits and six games with multiple runs driven in... Went 3-for-3 at the plate vs. Saint Louis (Feb. 14) with a double and two RBI... Drove in a season-high three runs twice - the first against Penn State on Feb. 23, and then again vs. Kansas on March 8.

SOPHOMORE (2019)
American All-Academic Team... Started 52 games in the outfield... Finished the season hitting .269 with six home runs, seven doubles, 24 runs and 33 RBI... Her 33 RBI ranked third on the team and six homers tied for fourth... Had 13 multi-hit games and 10 games with multiple runs driven in... Season-high 10 game hitting streak from Feb. 15 - March 2... Two-time American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll selection... Drove in a season-high tying four runs twice, the first in a 2-for-4 effort against Nebraska (March 10)... Second four-RBI game came against ECU (April 18), while going 2-for-3 with a home run... Finished the ECU series with a 2-for-4 day at the plate, including a homer and three RBI... For the series against ECU, she was 5-for-10 with two homers and seven RBI to pick up her second American Weekly Honor Roll nod... In Wichita State's come from behind win against Kansas, she was 2-for-4 with three RBI... In the Shockers' run-rule of No. 25 USF (May 4), Nickerson was 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored.

FRESHMAN (2018)
American Athletic Conference All-Rookie selection... Started in 49 games in the outfield...Hit .247 on the year with six doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI... Her seven home runs tied for third on the team... In just the second game of her career, she hit two home runs and drove in five runs vs. Tennessee Tech on Feb. 9... Finished the season with 10 multi-hit games and eight games with two or more RBI's... Scored a season-high four runs vs. Memphis on March 24... Had three RBI's in Wichita State's series-opening win vs. UCF on April 20... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI's and two runs scored at UConn on March 29... Had two hits in five at-bats, while driving in three runs vs. Memphis on March 25... Went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI's at Creighton on March 17... Went 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored at Sam Houston State on Feb. 16.

CLUB TEAM
Played with the Impact Gold Carpenter for head coach Sue Carpenter.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for the North Lamar Panthers in Paris, Texas, under head coach Jimmy Fendley…Three-sport letter winner (softball, volleyball and basketball)…Named the 2014 All-District Newcomer of the Year, 2015 All-District Offensive Player of the Year and All-Red River Valley Most Valuable Player, 2016 All-State first team selection, All-District Offensive Player of the Year, All-Red River Valley MVP and Texas Sports Writer Association 3rd Team Catcher, 2017 All-District MVP, All-Red River Valley MVP, All-State first team, All-State academic team and Texas Girl's Coaches Association Softball Female Athlete of the Year for Class 1A-4A. 

PERSONAL
Born in Paris, Texas, to Jim and Laura Nickerson… Has one brother and one sister... Undecided on major at Wichita State.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

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    2019Sophomore

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    2020Junior

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    2021Senior

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