#25 - Nicole Perez
Position: 2B
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Miami, FL
High School: Gulliver Prep
Height: 5-2
Major: Business
Bats/Throws: L/R
Parents: Richy & Luly Perez

Career:
During her four-year career, she played in 151 contests, drawing starting assignments in 139 ... Recorded 26 multi-hit games ... Her .933 stolen-base percentage (42-of-45) placed her third on Emory's all-time list ... 47 sacrifice hits to her credit, third all-time at Emory ... Closed out her Emory career in fourth place on the school's career ladder with 42 stolen bases ... Defensively, her 263 assists placed her second on the Eagles' all-time list while her 211 putouts ranked 12th.

Senior (2011):
Appeared in 32 contests, 24 in a starting capacity, and finished the year with a .375 hitting mark (24-for-64) ... Was successful on all 12 of her stolen base attempts with total good for the No. 2 spot on the squad ... Closed out the year by hitting safely in seven of the last eight games, posting an average of .521 (12-for-23) in that stretch ... Registered six multi-hit games ... Tied Jessica Boni for the team batting lead during the NCAA Tournament with a .455 effort (5-for-11) ... One of her two hits vs. Kean (May 12) was a triple ... Went 3-for-6 at the plate in the 13-inning battle vs. Christopher Newport (May 13) ... Came up with a pair of safeties in three plate appearances with a pair of RBIs, including one in the top of the eighth inning that snapped a 3-3 tie and gave Emory a 4-3 victory in the second game of a doubleheader vs. LaGrange (Apr. 26) ... 3-for-3 hitting performance and stole a pair of bases in helping the Eagles to  2-0 triumph over LaGrange (Apr. 8) ... Delivered a pinch hit single that scored Dana Goodenough with the squad's final run in a 5-1 decision over Peace College (Feb. 20) ... Finished with two hits, three stolen bases and scored twice in an 8-3 triumph over Maryville (Apr. 23) in the second contest of a twinbill.    

Junior (2010):
After playing shortstop her first two seasons, she made a smooth transition to second base where she started all 41 games ... Finished with a .280 batting average with 33 hits (fifth on the team) in 118 plate appearances ... Her team-high 14 sacrifice hits tied the seventh-highest seasonal mark in school annals ... Recorded four games of two or more hits ... Was rock solid in the field, handling 170 of 174 chances successfully (.977) ... Went 2-for-4 and scored twice vs. Hendrix (Feb. 27) ... 5-for-7, including a pair of doubles, and crossed the plate five times while driving in five runs in a first-game win of a doubleheader vs. Spelman (Mar. 20) ... Hit safely in six of eight UAA Tournament games.

Sophomore (2009):
Played in a total of 37 games, 35 as a starter ... Posted a . 289 hitting average (26-of-90) ... Led the squad with 15 base-on-balls and was third with 12 stolen bases ... Recorded four multi-hit outings ... Picked up a hit in each game of a doubleheader against No. 22-ranked Lynchburg (Apr. 10) ... Finished with a pair of hits, a RBI and one stolen base in a 9-5 victory over LaGrange (Mar. 30) ... Slapped out three hits and scored a run against Case Western (Mar. 14) in the UAA Tournament ... Crossed the plate twice and knocked in a run against Emerson College (Mar. 9) ... Scored runs in 14 contests.

Freshman (2008):
Enjoyed a fine first year with the program, seeing action in all 41 games, 39 in a starting capacity ... Took over the starting role at shortstop following the graduation of Lauren Haag (2004-2007) ... Finished the campaign with a solid .371 batting average (43-of-116), good for ninth place among UAA players ... Third on the team in hits (43), runs (32) and stolen bases (14) ... Paced the squad with 14 sacrifice bunts ... Defensively, she registered a team-high 70 assists, ninth on the school's seasonal list ... Had a total of 12 multi-hit contests ... Chalked up a pair of safeties and scored a run in her first collegiate outing (vs. Greensboro on Feb. 15) ... Finished with two hits and a pair of RBIs vs. Washington University (Mar. 15) in the UAA Tournament ... Went 4-for-4 at the plate against Lynchburg (Mar. 22) in the first game of a twinbill ... Went a combined 6-for-9 and scored five runs while knocking in three in doubleheader sweep of LaGrange (Apr. 20) ... Came through with hits in 10 of the last 11 games of the year and hit .410 (16-for-39) in that stretch.

Prior to Emory:
Attended Gulliver Preparatory High School where she earned three letters in softball ... Was a National Softball Association All-America Scholar Athlete ... Was a member of the volleyball progam and was selected as team MVP her senior year ... Third-team selection to the Miami Herald's 4A-1A All-Dade County Team.

Played softball travel ball for the South Florida Contenders and Coach Peter Cerda the five summers prior to coming to Emory ... Led the 18&U team in on-base percentage and batting average the past three years ... Named Team' s MVP in FAST Nationals in 2006 for team that came in third.

Personal: Born July 5, 1989.

Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2008 41-39 116 32 43 16 2 0 0 14-15 .371
2009 37-35 90 16 26 12 2 0 0 12-14 .289
2010 41-41 118 18 33 8 4 0 0 4-4 .280
2011 32-24 64 17 24 5 1 1 0 12-12 .375
TOTAL 151-139 388  83  126  41  9  1 0 42-45 .325

 

 

 



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Salisbury
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Roanoke
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