2017 Softball Roster
Pihl, Nicole

Jersey Number 11
Nicole Pihl
- Height:
- 6-null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marseilles, Ill.
- High School:
- Seneca
Bio
CAREER
2017 (Senior Season):
2016 (Junior Season):
- 2014 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- 2016 All-BIG EAST First Team
- BIG EAST Player of the Week (4/11/16)
- 2017 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
- 2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017 (Senior Season):
- Started all 50 games for DePaul
- Named to All-BIG EAST first team
- Selected to BIG EAST Championship all-tournament team
- Recorded a two RBI triple in the BIG EAST semifinals in a win over Villanova May 13
- Notched two runs, two hits, and one RBI in the BIG EAST Championship final victory over St. John’s May 14
- Finished the Troy Cox Classic with two hits, a run, and four RBI
- Tied a career high two homers versus Villanova April 29
- Led DePaul and the BIG EAST with 14 homers
- Second in BIG EAST conference games in Slugging percentage at .787
- Hit a grand slam in a 7-2 victory over Butler.
2016 (Junior Season):
- Appeared in 48 games, started 40
- Played primarily as the designated player
- Recorded 14 runs, 34 hits and nine homers
- Second on the team for homers
- Third on the team with 28 RBI
- Sixth in the BIG EAST for slugging percentage (.579) and tied for third in homers (nine) over the course of all games
- Matched career-high two homers and six RBI at Providence (4/9)
- Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (4/11)
- Stole a base against Loyola (4/12)
- Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (4/26)
- Hit two homers in the St. John's series
- Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team as a designated player.
2015 (Sophomore Season):
- Ranked in the top-10 in the BIG EAST in home runs (t-7th), RBI (t-8th) and walks drawn (9th)
- Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (2/23)
- Led team with 311 putouts
- Finished second on the team with 11 multi-hit games and fourth with nine games of multiple hits
- Tied for second-longest hitting streak on the team with seven straight games
- Totaled the second-best RBI mark on DePaul with 34
- Hit 11 home runs to help pace the 2015 squad that set a new single-season program record with 58 blasts
- Slugged at a .647 clip to guide DePaul to a program record .498 slugging percentage in a single season
- Notched three game-winning RBI
- Hit two-run bomb against Butler (5/3)
- Recorded career-best two homers, five RBI at Georgetown (4/12)
- Scored winning run against Providence (3/28)
- Laced two-run shot at Seton Hall (3/24)
- Smacked two homers versus New Mexico State (2/28)
- Launched a grand slam to spark comeback win at UT Arlington (2/21)
- Had two hits, two RBI versus Oklahoma (2/7)
- Made 45 appearances and started 41 games.
2014 (Freshman Season):
- Hit first inning, three run bombs in back-to-back games at Creighton (4/18-19)
- Singled as a pinch-hitter in second collegiate AB vs. JU (2/7)
- Hit first career home run, a go-ahead two-run blast vs. UMass (2/21)
- Led team with three home runs and seven RBI at NFCA Leadoff Classic
- Named BIG EAST Player of the Week for first time in career (2/24)
- Two-run single in 5-2 win against Cal State Fullerton (3/15)
- Hit .500 (5-for-10) at Charleston tourney, going 5-for-8 after getting inserted into starting lineup vs. Ole Miss (2/15)
- Tripled, scored and knocked in two runs vs. Fordham (2/15).
High School:
- Led Seneca High School to two straight regional championships in 2011 and 2012
- Chicago Sun-Times first-team selection in 2013
- Three-time first team all-state selection
- Morris Daily Herald Player of the Year from 2011-13
- Two-time participant in Chicago Sun Times All Star Game
- Participant in 2013 Super 60 All Star Game.
Personal:
- Daughter of Mike and Beth Pihl
- Has a brother, Lars
- Majoring in Health Sciences with a minor in applied psychology.
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