Fr. • INF • 5-5 • R-R • HS Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle)
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2013 FRESHMEN #12 OLIVIA GOLDEN
PERSONAL: Born Olivia Mullins Golden on Sept. 23, 1993 in Decatur, Ala. … The daughter of Harry and Amy Golden … Has one sibling, sister Madeline … Chose Mississippi State over Jacksonville State and Samford … Pregame ritual is to eat a chicken biscuit … Favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
#10 LORYN NICHOLS
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PRE-COLLEGE: Recent graduate of Hartselle High School in Hartselle, Ala., where as a third baseman/shortstop she tallied 162 runs, 100 RBIs, 76 stolen bases and 30 home runs as a three-year member of the Lady Tigers’ varsity squad … Raked at a .442 clip with a .508 on-base percentage and an .884 slugging percentage (13 home runs) during her senior campaign … In her three seasons, Hartselle won two county championships, three area titles and two regional crowns en route to three appearances in the state tournament … Invited to the Alabama Under Armour Softball Combine … Two-time all-county selection … Played travel softball with the 16U and 18U Huntsville Sparks, guiding her Sparks to three-straight appearances at the ASA National Tournament … Was a four-year starter for the Hartselle Lady Tigers’ volleyball squad, where the team won two county, four area and three regional championships on its way to four-consecutive state tournament appearances … Named First-Team All-State by the Alabama High School Volleyball Coaches Association her last three years in high school.
PRE-COLLEGE: Attended Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, Calif., under the direction of Head Coach David Munn … Did not play softball her senior season due to transfer rules … Ran track instead, breaking the school record for both the 100 meter (11.73) and the 200 meter (24.70) … The Division II Southern Section Champion for the 100M … Named Most Valuable Athlete at her school … Received Most Outstanding Sprinter Award during her senior season … During her sophomore and junior campaigns at Calvary Chapel Christian School under Head Coach Celeste Ducharme, broke the school records for batting average (.551), stolen bases (32) and runs (39) in a season … Led team to a 12-2 record her junior season, hitting .494 with 44 hits, 34 runs, 16 RBIs, one home run, 32 stolen bases and a .563 on-base percentage … Captured a perfect 8-0 record her sophomore campaign, hitting .551 with 43 hits, 39 runs, eight RBIs, 31 stolen bases and an on-base percentage of .598 … Notched 79 putouts and 12 assists as a center fielder her junior season … Named First-Team All-League her sophomore and junior year, along with being named Offensive Player of the Year … Named to the Diamond Classic All-Tournament Team her junior season … Received the All-American National Christian School Athletic Association Award her junior year … With her travel ball team, the Orange County Batbusters, finished second in the 2011 Independence Tournament in Colorado and fifth in the 2011 Premier Tournament in Huntington Beach, Calif.
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Fr. • OF • 5-4 • L-R • HS Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Valley)
PERSONAL: Born Loryn Kaitlin Nichols on May 9, 1994, in Pasadena, Calif. … The daughter of Noah and Tracie Nichols … Plans to major in kinesiology with a minor in education at Mississippi State … Chose Mississippi State over UCLA.