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Skeeter Nixon

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Glenwood, Ill.
High School:
Marian Catholic
Position:
OF
Bats/Throws:
Switch/Right

1999: Appeared in 56 games, starting 54 ... scored a career-high 39 runs to lead the team, second-best for any Boilermaker single season .... collected 46 hits in 172 at-bats for a career-high .267 average ... hit three home runs, tied for team lead ... was third on the team with 20 stolen bases ... had a six-game hit streak from March 16-27 in which she hit 10-for-20 (.500) with four runs scored and five stolen bases ... was 3-for-4 with three runs scored twice, vs. Ball State (3/30) and Penn State (4/24).

1998: Appeared in 59 games, starting 57 … led the team in stolen bases with 18 in 21 attempts … had 10 straight steals to start the season … ranked first on the team in sacrifice bunts with 18 … ranked second on the team in runs scored with 29 … batted .280 in Big Ten action…honored as the team’s Most Improved Player … co-recipient of the Best Defensive Player Award … chosen to the Boilermaker Classic All-Tournament team after a 4-for-8 performance with two RBI and two runs … had the game-winning RBI with an infield single in a 2-1 victory over Illinois-Chicago … had a single, triple, RBI, stolen base and run scored against Evansville.

1997: Stole 16 bases in 17 attempts ... started 51 games in left field as a freshman and batted second in the lineup ... led the team in sacrifices with 15 ... tied for the team high in triples with two ... crossed the plate 26 times, third-best on the team ... led the Boilers to a 4-2 victory over Notre Dame with a 2-for-2 performance including one triple, one double, one run and one RBI ... went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in an 8-5 triumph over Wisconsin.

High School: Earned four letters in softball...named all-conference and all-area three consecutive years ... named the MVP of the softball team her final two seasons .. .batted .429 with two home runs and was selected as softball team captain senior year...also participated in golf and basketball ... member of the National Honor Society and earned an academic letter for her scholastic achievements ... ASA national 18-under champion on Orland Park Sparks.

Personal: Given name is Shahara Irene Nixon ... born December 6, 1977 ... nickname is “Skeeter” ... majoring in civil engineering ... daughter of Phyllis and Andrew Nixon ... has two brothers, Antoine and Andrew. 

Statistics
1997	AVG.	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B
        .230	62-51	161	26	37	3		
	3B	HR	RBI	BB	S0	SB-ATT
	2       0	11	5	14	16-17

1998    AVG.	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B
	.266	59-57	177	29	47	1	
	3B	HR	RBI	BB	S0	SB-ATT
        1	0	12	1	13	18-39

1999    AVG.	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B
	.267	56-54	172	39	46	6	
	3B	HR	RBI	BB	S0	SB-ATT
        0	3	9	12	27	20-23

Career  AVG.	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B
        .255	177-162	510	94	130	10	
	3B	HR	RBI	BB	S0	SB-ATT
        3	3	32	18	54	54-79

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