Nicole Bates

Nicole "Sis" Bates is an American softball player best known for her success on the University of Washington’s Womens College World Series championship teams. She is also a member of the US National softball team.[1] [2]

Biography

Born and raised in Ceres, California on February 24, 1998, she grew up playing baseball with her brother, John, which earned her the nickname of "Sis".[1] During her high school years, Bates traveled 12 hours every Sunday to practice with her club team, [1] Firecrackers Rico, in southern California. She made three straight WCWS appearances. [3]She graduated from Ceres High School in 2016 and attended the University of Washington; a master's candidate, as of 2020 she had played five seasons on the university's softball team.[4]

She has a .385 career batting average and hit .571 in 2020. She made zero errors in 2020 and two in 166 chances in 2019.[5]

Awards

Source[6]

  • ESPN Greatest Softball Shortstop of All Time[7]
  • NFCA All-American First Teamx3
  • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year x2
  • Seattle Female Sports Star of the Year
  • All-Pac-12 First Team
  • NFCA All-Region First Team
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Preseason Watch List x3
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist
  • All-Regional Team
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention x2

References
  1. "How a family's dedication propelled Washington softball's Sis Bates into the stratosphere | The Seattle Times".
  2. "Sis Bates". Team USA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  4. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  5. Monagan, Matt (February 20, 2020). "Meet Sis Bates, a shortstop you need to see". MLB.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  7. "UW Huskies' Sis Bates voted greatest college softball shortstop of all time | The Seattle Times".


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