Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
Sharon L. Nichols
- Induction:
- 2001
- Class:
- 1991
Sport: Softball
Sharon Nichols was quite simply the most dominating softball pitcher to ever wear the Orange and Blue, and by the time she graduated she held every pitching record. Nichols, a perennial all-conference selection, posted a 0.83 career earned run average, notched 332 strikeouts and had 51 victories in the circle. During her career she threw four no-hitters and a perfect game, and in 1991 she compiled a streak of 59.2 innings without allowing an earned run. As a senior, Nichols ranked sixth nationally with a 0.38 ERA and compiled a 16-6 mark with eight shutouts. Four of the six losses came by a 1-0 score. Prior to Nichols' arrival, no Bucknell softball team had ever won more than 12 games in a season. As a freshman she won 14 by herself and led the Bison to a 24-9 season. A native of Williamsport, Pa., Nichols went on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in educational psychology from the University of Arizona.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2001)
Sharon Nichols was quite simply the most dominating softball pitcher to ever wear the Orange and Blue, and by the time she graduated she held every pitching record. Nichols, a perennial all-conference selection, posted a 0.83 career earned run average, notched 332 strikeouts and had 51 victories in the circle. During her career she threw four no-hitters and a perfect game, and in 1991 she compiled a streak of 59.2 innings without allowing an earned run. As a senior, Nichols ranked sixth nationally with a 0.38 ERA and compiled a 16-6 mark with eight shutouts. Four of the six losses came by a 1-0 score. Prior to Nichols' arrival, no Bucknell softball team had ever won more than 12 games in a season. As a freshman she won 14 by herself and led the Bison to a 24-9 season. A native of Williamsport, Pa., Nichols went on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in educational psychology from the University of Arizona.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2001)
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