2005 Softball Roster
Nicole Motycka
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- P/UT
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- High School:
- Cardinal Mooney
At Michigan ... Sixth all-time at U-M with 66 career wins ... sixth all-time at U-M with 416 career strikeouts (pitcher) ... career winning percentage of .776 (66-19) is No. 7 on the Michigan all-time list ... eighth all-time at U-M with 575 Innings pitched ... tied for sixth all-time at U-M in home runs with 20 ... NFCA All-American second-team (pitcher) as a junior ... NFCA All-American third-team (designated player) as a senior.
Senior (2005) ... Member of U-M's 2005 NCAA Champion team ... All-Big Ten first team (designated player) ... posted career highs in average (.344), hits (77), runs (47), home runs (13) and RBI (48) ... Big Ten Rankings: BA (8th-.377), slugging (9th-.617), runs (7th-44), hits (5th-66), RBI (10th-40) and home runs (5th-11) ... Big Ten Player of the Week on April 5 after hitting .647 with three home runs and a 1.235 slugging percentage between March 30 and April 3 ... career-best nine-game hit streak from April 10 (at Minnesota-1) through April 22 (Penn State) ... went 3-3 with two RBI in win over No. 13 Oregon (Feb. 13) ... drilled three-run home run in win over No. 15 Florida-2 (March 1) ... went 2-4 with a double and two RBI in win over No. 24 Fresno State (March 17) ... hit solo home run in a 1-0 win over DePaul (March 19) to give Carol Hutchins her 900th career win ... went 5-6 with two home runs, a double and three RBI in doubleheader sweep of Illinois (April 3) ... went 5-6 with two doubles and a home run in two-game series sweep over Purdue (April 15-16) ...went 2-4 with the game-winning RBI of an 8-7 win over #19 Northwestern (May 8) that clinched the Big Ten title ... hit solo home run in an 5-0 NCAA Regional win over Seton Hall (May 21) ... went 2-4 with a game tying home run and four RBI in an 11-2 NCAA Super Regional win over Washington-2 (May 28) ... batted .292 with 4 extra-base hits and 6 RBI in NCAA Regional and Super Regional action (May 20-28) ... 5-1 with a 0.82 ERA in 11 starts in the circle, including her first career no-hitter in a five-inning win over Rutgers (Feb. 19) ... went 2-3 with an RBI in 3-0 Women's College World Series win over DePaul (June 2) ... registered an RBI single in 4-0 WCWS win over Texas (June 3).
Junior (2004) ... NFCA All-America second team (Pitcher) ... NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection ... Big Ten Pitcher of the Year ... All-Great Lakes first team (pitcher) ... All-Big Ten first team (pitcher) ... Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (May 11) ... emerged as the staff ace in her junior season, going 22-5 with a 0.81 ERA and a K/BB ratio of 166/28 in 189.2 innings of work ... her 0.81 ERA was tops in the Big Ten among starters with at least 10 decisions while her 22 wins was good for fourth in the league ... her 0.81 ERA ranked 12th in the nation ... hit .274 in 62 games as a pitcher and designated player ... tied for fouth on the team with five home runs and tied for third with 10 doubles ... tossed a complete-game 1-0 shutout over No. 2 Florida State-2 (May 8) with 10 K's and no walks to become just the fourth pitcher in Michigan history with to record a second career 20-win season ... put together double-digit strikeout performances on four ocassions, including a career-best 13 K's without a walk in a 3-1 win over Iowa-2 (April 18) ... her 166 K's on the season are a career best and allowed her to become the seventh pitcher in Michigan history to reach 300 career strikeouts ... tossed a team-best nine complete-game shutouts as the Michigan staff set a school single-season record with 26 ... tossed 26.2 consecutive scoreless innings, including three straight shutouts against Big Ten foes from April 4 through April 16 ... tossed 6.0 innings of shutout ball to earn a 1-0 win over Notre Dame (May 22) in NCAA Regional action ... came out of the bullpen to strikeout eight and allow just one run on four hits in 6.1 innings of action while earning her 22nd win of the season in the NCAA Regional championship win over Oregon State (May 24) ... gave one of her best career performances, tossing 11.2 innings vs. LSU (May 27) at the WCWS while allowing just two hits and not giving up an earned run in an eventual 3-2 loss ... also came out of the bullpen to toss 5.0 innings vs. Stanford (May 29) at the WCWS, allowing three runs on seven hits and taking the loss in a 5-4 final ... connected for a Michigan single-game record three home runs and added five RBI in win at Purdue-1 (April 4) ... went 2-3 with three RBI on a double and a game-winning two-run home run in the sixth inning of a 4-2 win over Illinois (April 16) ... went 3-6 with a double and an RBI of a doubleheader sweep over Iowa (April 18) ... made first career WCWS at-bat vs. LSU (May 27).
Sophomore (2003) ... All-Great Lakes Region second team (pitcher) ... All-Big Ten third team (pitcher) ... Seminole Classic all-tournament selection ... 17-10 on the mound with a 1.39 ERA and career-best 100 Ks in 156.00 innings pitched ... finished sixth in the Big Ten in ERA (1.39), sixth in opponent BA (.191), eighth in wins (17) and only allowed two home runs in 156.0 innings. Her two home runs allowed were the fewest of any pitcher in the conference among the top-10 in innings pitched ... also set career highs in virtually every offensive category, including batting average (.313), at-bats (83), runs (16), hits (26), doubles (4), triples (1), home runs (2) and RBI (13) ... drilled first career home run vs. Oregon (Feb. 15) ... tossed eight inning complete game of 3-2 win over then-No. 5 Texas to the championship game of the Texas Invitational (March 2) ... earned complete-game win at Minnesota-2 (April 13), allowing just four hits and no earned runs ... went the distance in a 1-0, eight-inning win over Akron (April 16), tossing complete-game shutout while striking out career-best 10 ... came out of the bullpen to toss 4.1 innings of shutout relief and earn the win while delivering the game-winning single in the bottom of the eight for 2-1 win over Purdue (April 25) ... went 3-3 with two runs, one RBI and first career triple in win over Indiana-1 (April 27) ... in Big Ten Tournament, went 1-1 on the mound with a 1.91 ERA in 14.2 innings pitched ... tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief to get the win in 3-2, eight-inning victory over Minnesota (May 9) in second game of the tournament ... threw 4.0 innings of shutout ball out of the bullpen, allowing just one hit in 2-0 loss to Michigan State (May 10) in third game of tournament ... started all three Big Ten Tournament games in hitting lineup, going 1-10 (.100), drawing two walks, and scoring a run ... pitched 0.1 inning with four hits and three earned runs in NCAA Regional action against California (May 16).
Freshman (2002) ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... All-Big Ten second-team selection as a pitcher ... 22-3 in the circle in 29 starts with an ERA of 1.33 ... at one point, won 17 straight decisions from vs. Missouri (March 2) through vs. Ohio State (May 19) ... started Women's College World Series game vs. Nebraska (May 25), losing 1-0 while allowing one earned run and striking out two in six innings ... struck out three and allowed just three hits while keeping Ohio State scoreless through 4.1 innings to claim the victory in NCAA Regional championship 4-0 win over Ohio State (May 19) ... also shutout Ohio State through 6.1 innings to claim 3-0 victory in earlier NCAA Regional action (May 17) ... threw complete-game, three-hit shutout of Ohio State (May 10) in Big Ten Tournament action ... beat Michigan State 1-0 (May 2), allowing two and no runs in 5.1 innings to clinch the Big Ten regular-season championship ... tossed second career complete-game shutout allowing just two hits and matching a career best with seven strikeouts in 4-0 win over Wisconsin-2 (April 14)... Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week (April 1) after going 2-0 in wins over Penn State and Ohio State in two appearances for the week ... tossed first career complete-game shutout allowing just two hits in 3-0 win over Penn State (March 30).
Prep ... Cardinal Mooney High School (2001) ... four-year honor roll member ... four-time all-area first team selection ... three-time varsity team MVP (1998, 99, 01) ... All-State first-team selection (2001) ... Herald Tribune All-Area 2001 Player of the Year ... member of the Florida All-Star team (2001) ... All-Area first-team selection (1998, 99, 00, 01) ... member of State runners up as a senior (2001) ... three-year letterwinner in volleyball ... three-time team MVP in softball (1998, 2000, 2001).
Club/Junior Team ... Member of Sarasota Thunder (1993-99) ... member of Clearwater Bombers (1998, 2000, 2001).
Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... birthday December 6, 1982 ... father Steve played soccer at Penn State.
