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Junior Bubba Nickles went 7-for-10 (.700) with seven runs batted in, five runs scored, two home runs and three walks last weekend at OSU.
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Double Nickles: Bubba Wins Pac-12 POW for Second Week in a Row
April 22, 2019 | Softball
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SAN FRANCISCO - For the second week in a row, junior Bubba Nickles has been named Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week, as announced on Monday. Nickles reached in each of her first nine plate appearances in the second-ranked Bruins' series sweep at Oregon State last weekend, going 7-for-10 (.700) with seven runs batted in, five runs scored, two home runs and three walks.
Nickles went 3-for-3 with two walks last Thursday (April 18), scoring three times and hitting a two-run homer. A day later, the junior again went 3-for-3, driving in two on an RBI single and a bases-loaded walk. Nickles rounded out the weekend with a three-run homer on Saturday (April 20) in her final at-bat of the series.
Nickles leads the Bruins with 13 home runs and 52 runs batted in, is second with 44 runs scored and a .712 slugging percentage and third with a .396 batting average, 18 walks and a .472 on base percentage.
In 11 weeks of the season, the Bruins have earned at least one award 10 times, including a pair on three occasions (Feb. 19 and Feb. 26) and a sweep on March 19. UCLA has received 15 Pac-12 weekly awards this season, and it is the third week in a row that the Bruins have picked up Player of the Week plaudits, as senior Taylor Pack earned the honor on April 8. Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia was Player of the Week on March 19 and Pitcher of the Week four times (Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 19). Megan Faraimo is a five-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 19, Feb. 26, March 12, April 1 and April 8), while Kelli Godin is a two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 19 and March 25).
The Bruins host Utah this weekend, starting on Friday at 7 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO - For the second week in a row, junior Bubba Nickles has been named Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week, as announced on Monday. Nickles reached in each of her first nine plate appearances in the second-ranked Bruins' series sweep at Oregon State last weekend, going 7-for-10 (.700) with seven runs batted in, five runs scored, two home runs and three walks.
Nickles went 3-for-3 with two walks last Thursday (April 18), scoring three times and hitting a two-run homer. A day later, the junior again went 3-for-3, driving in two on an RBI single and a bases-loaded walk. Nickles rounded out the weekend with a three-run homer on Saturday (April 20) in her final at-bat of the series.
Nickles leads the Bruins with 13 home runs and 52 runs batted in, is second with 44 runs scored and a .712 slugging percentage and third with a .396 batting average, 18 walks and a .472 on base percentage.
In 11 weeks of the season, the Bruins have earned at least one award 10 times, including a pair on three occasions (Feb. 19 and Feb. 26) and a sweep on March 19. UCLA has received 15 Pac-12 weekly awards this season, and it is the third week in a row that the Bruins have picked up Player of the Week plaudits, as senior Taylor Pack earned the honor on April 8. Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia was Player of the Week on March 19 and Pitcher of the Week four times (Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 19). Megan Faraimo is a five-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 19, Feb. 26, March 12, April 1 and April 8), while Kelli Godin is a two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 19 and March 25).
The Bruins host Utah this weekend, starting on Friday at 7 p.m.
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