2018 Softball Roster
Yozzo, Nicole
Jersey Number 4
Nicole Yozzo
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-2
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- English and Psychology
- Hometown:
- Pleasanton, Calif.
- High School:
- Amador Valley
Bio
Why Lehigh? “The campus is absolutely beautiful, and the athletic program understands the importance of balancing sports and school.”
On Coach Troyan: “He genuinely cares about each of his players, and does his best to make Lehigh feel like home right away.”
As a senior: First team All-Patriot League selection... Academic All-Patriot League… second team All-ECAC… Patriot League leader and single-season record holder for stolen bases... led Lehigh in batting average, runs and hits... tied school record with five hits versus Holy Cross (5/6)... set school record with four stolen bases in same game... went 3-for-4 with RBI, run scored and three stolen bases versus Lafayette (3/31)... had five different games with three stolen bases... set Lehigh’s career stolen base record vs. Loyola Chicago (3/11)... notched 100th career stolen base vs. Holy Cross (5/5)... Patriot League Player of the Week (5/7)… went 3-for-10 with double and two stolen bases in Patriot League Tournament… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Second team All-Patriot League selection... started 48 games, primarily as Lehigh’s left fielder... led team with .329 batting average and 28 stolen bases... hit .370 with 15 stolen bases in Patriot League play... 20-for-55 with 16 runs and 14 stolen bases in home games... went 3-for-3 with two runs, a RBI and two stolen bases in game two versus Army (4/29)... had 15 mult-hit games this season... other RBI this season came vs. Syracuse (2/25)... five hits, five runs and five stolen bases in three-game series versus Boston U… two stolen bases in NCAA Tournament game vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/20) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Limited to just 25 games and 17 starts due to injury... limited to pinch running duties for second half of season... had three hit games against Saint Joseph’s (3/26) and Lafayette (3/26)... went 2-for-2 with only RBI of season versus Colgate (4/8) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman: Patriot League Rookie of the Year... second team NFCA All-Region selection… second team All-Patriot League... two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week... started 48 games in left field... led Patriot League with 30 stolen bases… finished second with 45 runs scored…
ranks second in Patriot League in stolen bases and third in runs scored... successful on 91 percent of stolen base attempts... started off season with 12-for-14 showing at Citrus Classic... went 4-for-4 with two runs scored vs. Indiana (2/27)... had four multi-stolen base games... 61 of 63 hits were singles... had doubles against Lafayette (3/29) and Holy Cross (4/12)... posted first hit and scored first run at Leadership Park... went 3-for-3 with two RBI in Patriot League Championship clinching win over Bucknell (5/9)... 5-for-11 with four runs scored and two stolen bases in Patriot League Tournament… went 2-for-9 with a run scored and a stolen base in NCAA Norman Regional… won John S. Steckbeck award as Lehigh’s outstanding first year female athlete… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Three-time All-League performer… second team All-League in 2012 and first team All-League in 2013 and 2014… two-time team Offensive MVP… All-East Bay as a senior… named to All-Tournament Team at Michelle Carew… high school team finished 2014 season ranked No. 1 in the nation… batted .350 with 21 runs scored and nine stolen bases as a senior… played her travel softball for Lady Hustle… four-year Scholar-Athlete and Scholastic Team member.
Personal: Daughter Pete and Laura… brother Tommy wrestled at Virginia… sisters Hannah and Katie… father Pete ’87 was a three-time All-American and 1987 NCAA Champion wrestler for the Brown and White.
CAREER STATISTICS
On Coach Troyan: “He genuinely cares about each of his players, and does his best to make Lehigh feel like home right away.”
As a senior: First team All-Patriot League selection... Academic All-Patriot League… second team All-ECAC… Patriot League leader and single-season record holder for stolen bases... led Lehigh in batting average, runs and hits... tied school record with five hits versus Holy Cross (5/6)... set school record with four stolen bases in same game... went 3-for-4 with RBI, run scored and three stolen bases versus Lafayette (3/31)... had five different games with three stolen bases... set Lehigh’s career stolen base record vs. Loyola Chicago (3/11)... notched 100th career stolen base vs. Holy Cross (5/5)... Patriot League Player of the Week (5/7)… went 3-for-10 with double and two stolen bases in Patriot League Tournament… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Second team All-Patriot League selection... started 48 games, primarily as Lehigh’s left fielder... led team with .329 batting average and 28 stolen bases... hit .370 with 15 stolen bases in Patriot League play... 20-for-55 with 16 runs and 14 stolen bases in home games... went 3-for-3 with two runs, a RBI and two stolen bases in game two versus Army (4/29)... had 15 mult-hit games this season... other RBI this season came vs. Syracuse (2/25)... five hits, five runs and five stolen bases in three-game series versus Boston U… two stolen bases in NCAA Tournament game vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/20) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Limited to just 25 games and 17 starts due to injury... limited to pinch running duties for second half of season... had three hit games against Saint Joseph’s (3/26) and Lafayette (3/26)... went 2-for-2 with only RBI of season versus Colgate (4/8) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman: Patriot League Rookie of the Year... second team NFCA All-Region selection… second team All-Patriot League... two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week... started 48 games in left field... led Patriot League with 30 stolen bases… finished second with 45 runs scored…
ranks second in Patriot League in stolen bases and third in runs scored... successful on 91 percent of stolen base attempts... started off season with 12-for-14 showing at Citrus Classic... went 4-for-4 with two runs scored vs. Indiana (2/27)... had four multi-stolen base games... 61 of 63 hits were singles... had doubles against Lafayette (3/29) and Holy Cross (4/12)... posted first hit and scored first run at Leadership Park... went 3-for-3 with two RBI in Patriot League Championship clinching win over Bucknell (5/9)... 5-for-11 with four runs scored and two stolen bases in Patriot League Tournament… went 2-for-9 with a run scored and a stolen base in NCAA Norman Regional… won John S. Steckbeck award as Lehigh’s outstanding first year female athlete… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Three-time All-League performer… second team All-League in 2012 and first team All-League in 2013 and 2014… two-time team Offensive MVP… All-East Bay as a senior… named to All-Tournament Team at Michelle Carew… high school team finished 2014 season ranked No. 1 in the nation… batted .350 with 21 runs scored and nine stolen bases as a senior… played her travel softball for Lady Hustle… four-year Scholar-Athlete and Scholastic Team member.
Personal: Daughter Pete and Laura… brother Tommy wrestled at Virginia… sisters Hannah and Katie… father Pete ’87 was a three-time All-American and 1987 NCAA Champion wrestler for the Brown and White.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
| 2015 | .373 | 49-48 | 169 | 45 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 30-33 |
| 2016 | .308 | 25-17 | 52 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4-8 |
| 2017 | .329 | 49-48 | 146 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 28-31 |
| 2018 | .331 | 48-48 | 148 | 31 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 46-49 |
| Total: | .342 | 171-161 | 515 | 111 | 176 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 46 | 108-121 |
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