#24 Caitlin Nichol
3B, 5-6, Sr., L/R,
Davenport, Iowa
West HS
Augustana

Nichol batted .429 with nine hits, including two doubles and three home runs helping Augustana to a 6-0 record and securing the NSIC Regular Season Championship and the number one seed in the NSIC/US Bank Softball Tournament.  Nichol scored a team-high seven runs on the week and drove in a team-high nine of her own. She compiled a .952 slugging percentage and a .520 on-base percentage also being walked three times and hit by a pitch once. Nichol had a huge day at Concordia-St. Paul in the regular season finale.  In game one, she finished with a career-high four hits going 4-for-5 with three home runs, six RBI and four runs scored. She accounted for 10 of Augustana’s 12 runs in the game. She set a career-high and tied a single game record at Augustana with three home runs. She also took over the team-lead in home runs, setting a new single season record with 20 on the year.  In game two, Nichol went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-2 win over the Golden Bears.

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#22 Kelly Franks  
RHP, 5-7, Sr.,  R/R,
Stevens Point, Wis.
Stevens Point Area HS
St. Cloud State

Franks came up huge for St. Cloud State in the final six games of the season as she helped the Huskies to a 5-1 record to earn the eighth seed in the upcoming NSIC/US Bank Softball Tournament. Franks made six appearances over the week and pitched 31 innings.  She finished the week with a perfect 4-0 record as she recorded 59 strikeouts while giving up only 14 hits. Franks’ highlight of the week was a seven inning no-hitter against the University of Mary on Sunday, where she struck out 17 of 21 the batters she faced.

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