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2015 Softball Roster

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11 Nikki Fulton

11 Nikki Fulton

  • Position:
    2B
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Stratford, Ont.
  • High School:
    St. Michael Catholic S.S.
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 230 career games, which is one shy of the school record, while her 227 starts is tied-for-second (226-2B, 1-DP) ... finished second in home runs (25), walks (65) and runs scored (168), fifth in at bats (722), sixth in both doubles (46) and total bases (361), tied-for-sixth in RBI (124), eighth in hits (236), tied-for-11th in career slugging percentage (.500), 17th in on-base percentage (.390) ... set the WSU record for career sacrifice flies with 11 and reached on an error at 36 ... defensively, ranks 14th in fielding chances (806), 22nd in putouts (448), 11th in assists (310) and tied-for-seventh in double plays turned (17) ... finished Warrior career with a .327 batting average (236-722) ... batted leadoff 110 times.

2015:    Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... earned GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honors ... one of three Warriors to start all 63 games (started every game at second base) ... batted first (11 times), third (49 times) and fifth (3 times) ... totaled 19 multiple-hit games, including two three-hit affairs (3/18 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead and 4/18 vs. Lake Superior - game 2) ... led the squad with nine multiple-RBI contests, including a four-RBI game (4/18 vs. Lake Superior - game 1) ... hit .374 (40-107) with runners on base, and .394 (28-71) with runners in scoring position ... was successful in advancing runners .597 (74-124) ... led the team with 39 RBI, 15 two-out RBI and five sacrifice flies, while ranking second with 38 runs scored ... led WSU with six post-season RBI in eight games ... recorded an eight-game hitting streak, going 10-for-25 (.400) from 2/21–3/14 ... batted .372 (29-78) in GLIAC play ... named to the North Georgia Captain D's Surf & Turf Classic All-Tournament Team … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 2-0 victory over Saint Joseph’s (2/6) … homered to left field, going 2-for-3 with two hits and three RBI in a 9-0 win over Sioux Falls (3/21) … hit a double and a home run with three runs scored and four RBI in an 8-0 win over GLIAC opponent Lake Superior State (4/18) … had a game-high three walks against Tiffin (4/25) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2014:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... only played three games before having surgery … was a late inning defensive replacement (second baseman) on Feb. 9 vs. North Alabama … pinch ran then played second base vs. Upper Iowa on Feb. 22 … scored as a pinch-runner in final appearance on Feb. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside … will take a medical redshirt for 2014, then play as a fifth-year senior in 2015 … will enter final season with a .328 career batting average in 167 games ... earned NFCA Scholar Athlete Award for having over a 3.5 GPA for the academic year ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2013:  Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... started all 52 games at second base ... batted leadoff 45 times and third the other seven contests ... recorded 13 multiple-hit games including five three-hit affairs ... tied-for-second on the team with six multiple-RBI games ... had a season-high three RBI on three sacrifice flies vs. Lake Superior on April 27 (Game 1) ... three sacrifice flies in one game set a school record ... equaled a WSU season-best with three runs at Hillsdale (4/4, Game 2) ... also tied the Warrior season-high with six total bases (2B + HR) against Adelphi (3/13) ... notched five four-game hitting streaks during the season ... had hits in 12 out of 14 games from April 16 through May 4 going 18-for-41 (.439) during that stretch ... led the squad by reaching nine times on an error along with four sacrifice flies ... tied for the team lead in doubles (11) and walks (15) ... second on the squad in both home runs (3) and stolen bases (4), and was tied-for-second in hit by pitches (3) ... ranked third on the team in total bases (71), runs (27) and average with runners on base (.356/21-59) ... batted .355 (11-31) with runners in scoring position ... tied-for-third on the team in RBI (20) ... had a .500 on-base percentage (3-for-6) in the NCAA tournament with a single, home run (vs. Ashland) and a walk ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2012:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team after being selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... named to the NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team ... voted to the Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team after earning co-GLIAC Player of the Year honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team and the All-GLIAC First Team ... started all 56 games at second base, primarily batting leadoff (54 games) ... had two games batting third ... had 22 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games ... had season-best nine-game hitting streak (3/25-Gm. 1 to 4/6 Gm. 1) ... was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run vs. West Georgia (2/17) .. went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run against Lock Haven (2/25) ... hit 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored vs. East Stroudsburg (2/25) ... went 3-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored vs. Wheeling Jesuit (3/10) ... was 3-of-4 with a double against California (Pa.) (3/12) ... had first career multi-homer (two) game vs. Ferris State (3/25-Gm. 2) ... was a combined 10-of-17 with eight RBI, five doubles, a homer, nine runs and a slugging percentage of 1.059 in series vs. Ohio Dominican (3/31-4/1) to earn GLIAC Player of the Week (4/2) ... after going 1-for-3 in the series opener, she set a WSU record with five hits in the nightcap ... had a hit in eight consecutive at bats starting with her final bat of game one, through her first two at bats of game three ... named GLIAC Player of the Week (4/16) after leading the Warriors to a 7-1 mark including five consecutive road wins ... had a hit in the first seven games, including six multiple-hit affairs ... totaled four home runs, three of which were in consecutive WSU wins ... hit .500 (15-30), reached base 17 times with 33 total bases, tallied 12 RBI, and scored 13 runs ... recorded her first triple of the season at Saginaw Valley (4/13-Gm. 2) ... went a combined 5-of-8 with four RBI and two home runs at Northwood (4/14) ... smashed a home run at Lake Superior (4/15-Gm. 1), her third straight game with a round-tripper ... had six hits and eight RBI and homered in back-to-back games as well as hit for the cycle at Lake Erie (4/21) ... led the league in hits (51), runs scored (45), home runs (11), slugging percentage (.810) and total bases (98), and finishing fourth in batting (.321) for the 32-game conference slate ... was second in RBI (37), tied-for-third in triples (2), sixth in on-base percentage (.470) and tied-for-sixth in doubles (10) ... recorded a GLIAC-best five runs scored vs. Ohio Dominican on March 31st, while tying for GLIAC-highs in both hits (5 also vs. ODU on 3/31) and total bases (10 - twice; vs. ODU on 3/31 and at Lake Erie on April 21) ... hit Grand Slam on March 31 in win over Ohio Dominican on 3-2 pitch (after fouling off back-to-back 3-2 pitches) snapping a 2-2 tie ... hit another Grand Slam on April 21 in win at Lake Erie ... had both the third highest single-season mark for total bases (132) as well as for slugging percentage (.677) of anyone in school history (with at least 70 at bats) ... .455 on-base percentage is ninth-best in program history, while 65 runs scored not only set a WSU mark but also a GLIAC single-season record ... 76 hits are seventh-best in the softball annals at WSU, 16 doubles and 44 RBI are tied-for-fifth, while 12 home runs were one shy of the Wayne State single-season mark ... three times led off the first inning with a home run (March 25 vs. Ferris State, April 10 vs. Ashland's Emlyn Knerem, and April 15 at Lake Superior) ... finished second in the GLIAC (all games) in both home runs (12) and slugging percentage (.689), fourth in on-base pct. (.461), and fifth in hits (75) ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2011:  Started all 56 games (55 2B, 1 DP) ... batted in five different spots in the lineup, but primarily seventh (24 times) ... had 11 multiple-hit games including a season-best three hits on March 18 vs. Indianapolis ... recorded three multiple-RBI contests, including a season-high three on April 20 at Findlay ... smacked a three-run home run to end the game at UF giving coach Gary Bryce his 1,000th collegiate softball victory ... recorded a WSU season-best 13-game hitting streak (April 15-April 30, 18-37, .486) ... tied-for-first on the team in stolen bases (8) ... finished second on the squad in runs (37), average with two outs (.375) and fielding assists (96), tied-for-second in walks (17), third in fielding putouts (107), tied-for-third in home runs (6), fourth in doubles (8), total bases (71) and slugging percentage (.458), and tied-for-fourth in two-out RBI (12) and sacrifice bunts (7) ... batted .367 (29-79) in league play ... hit .308 (16-52) with runners in scoring position ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School: A 2010 graduate of St. Michael Catholic Secondary School ... earned back-to-back Female Athlete of the Year honors at St. Michael's in 2007 and 2008 ... competed in volleyball (middle blocker), basketball (guard), and track and field at SMCSS ... was an honor student.

Personal:  Full name--Nicole E. Fulton ... born January 15, 1992, in Stratford, Ont. ... daughter of Paul and Helen Fulton ... has one younger brother, Tommy ... is a kinesiology major ... plays summer ball for the Guelph Gators and coach Dave Vallance ... helped the squad to the 2009 provincial championship ... batted .401 with a .677 slugging percentage ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2010, Winter 2012 and Fall 2012.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2011Freshman

    2B
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2012Sophomore

    2B
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2013Junior

    2B
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2014Redshirt Junior

    2B
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2015Redshirt Senior

    2B
    5'8"
    11