Program's first NFCA All-American (3rd Team)... First player in program history to earn four first-team all-conference, three first-team all-region and two Big South Player of the Year honors... Started all 225 games as a Highlander... Owns career records in home runs (52), doubles (53/tie), RBI (158/tie), walks (96), slugging (.686), on base percentage (.442), total bases (459) and consecutive starts (225)...Finished in the top five in runs (2nd/177), hits (5th/232), batting average (3rd/.347), triples (t5th/9), hit by pitches (2nd/24), sacrifice flies (3rd/7), stolen bases (3rd/79) and assists (4th/401)... Second player in Big South history to reach 50-HR milestone.
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
NFCA All-American (At-Large/SS) Third-Team selection... Big South Player of the Year and First Team All-Mid Atlantic Region... Paced Radford in batting, doubles, home runs, runs, slugging, on base percentage, walks and stolen bases... Her 31 thefts, 13 home runs and 51 runs scored ranked her third, fourth and fifth in a single season... Hit 50th collegiate home run, a three-run shot, in game two at Winthrop...Doubled in first at bat of game one at Winthrop breaking program’s total bases mark (438)... Launched school record 42nd long ball on March 2 at then-No. 22 Hawai'i... Two-time Big South Player of the Week.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS
Big South Co-Player of the Year… First Team all-region, conference and state… First player in program history to have three 10-plus home run seasons (10, 18, 11)... Led the league in seven offensive categories; doubles, runs, RBI, slugging, on-base pct., walks and total bases... 32 walks set a new single-season school record… Ranked second in batting average, hits, home runs and fourth in stolen bases… Posted best fielding percentage (.971) amongst Big South middle infielders… Tied NCAA and school record with three doubles vs. Coastal Carolina (4/18)… Started all 59 games... RU Invitational Most Valuable Offensive Player (.625, four doubles, 1 HR, eight RBI)… Recorded game-winning hit on a attempted intentional walk in ninth inning of series finale at Charleston Southern... Big South Player of the Week (3/21), batting .591 with five doubles and eight RBI in seven games (3/14-20).
CAREER HIGHS
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At Bats: 5 vs. Missouri (2/28/10) and at Gardner-Webb (3/29/09) |
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Hits: 4 vs. Delaware (3/20/11) and Winthrop (4/19/09) |
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Doubles: 3 vs. COASTAL CAROLINA (4/18/11)* tied NCAA record |
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Triples: 1 (9 times) |
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Home Runs: 2 at Hawai'i (3/2/12); vs. Elon (5/22/10); Illinois State (2/27/10) |
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Total Bases: 10 vs. Elon (5/22/10) |
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Runs: 3 (6 times) |
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RBI: 5 at Presbyterian (4/9/11) and vs. Delaware (3/20/11) |
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Walks: 3 vs. PRESBYTERIAN (4/10/10) |
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Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Campbell (5/15/09) |
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Putouts: 7 at North Carolina (4/28/10) |
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Assists: 6 vs. Utah (3/12/09); at Presbyterian (4/4/09) |
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Hit Streak: 12 (2009) |
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
First team all-conference… Set Radford single-season home run mark with 18… Big South All-Tournament selection… First team all-state… One of four Highlanders to start all 55 games… Led Big South in home runs, ranking 18th (per game) and 20th (overall) nationally… Hit pair of long balls in NCAA Regional win vs. Elon and broke school record with 10 total bases... Batted .417 (5-12) with three runs and four RBIs in NCAA Regionals... Second in Big South in slugging, total bases, fourth in runs scored and also top 10 in RBIs, on base percentage and hits… Hit walk-off home run in 11-10 win over Presbyterian… NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament team, batting .467 (7-15) with four home runs, five RBIs and five runs scored… Hit a career-high two home runs vs. Illinois State at Leadoff (2/27)... Also homered vs. then-No. 4 Missouri (2/28) and Kent State.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS
Mid-Atlantic Region and Big South First Team selection... Started every game... Led Big South in RBI and triples... Radford rookie record 46 RBI which is third best overall in a single season... 10 home runs is tied for second most by a Radford freshman and tied for then-fifth best in a single season... Second team VaSID All-State... 2-for-2 with two runs and school-record tying three stolen bases in 9-5 NCAA Regional victory vs. Campbell... Second on team in home runs and third in runs, stolen bases and slugging... Ranked in the Big South top 10 in RBI, hits, runs, slugging, on base percentage, stolen bases, doubles and home runs... Ranked 18th and 34th nationally in triples and triples per game, respectively… Recorded a season-high 12-game hitting streak... Scored two runs in Big South Championship game vs. Liberty... Career-best 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI vs. Winthrop on ESPNU...16 multiple-hit games and team-best 12 multiple-RBI contests... Big South Player of the Week (4/6) batting .471 with eight hits, seven RBI and two home runs… 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI at Hawai’i… Went 2-for-3, recording first collegiate hit vs. Belmont at Eagle Classic.
PREP / CLUB
Four-time all-district performer, earning first-team distinction as a junior and senior… 2008 Commonwealth District Pitcher of the Year… Four-year starter and two-time captain for the Blue Devils… Named the team’s best offensive player in 2006 and best all-around player in 2007… Played travel ball with the Richmond Storm... Also lettered in basketball, being named honorable mention and second-team all-district.
PERSONAL / ACADEMICS: Nichole Lynn Beall was born on March 25, 1990 in Fredericksburg, Va.… Exercise, sport and health education major… Nichole and her three siblings are the children of Tom and Karen Beall… Twin sister Michelle is a senior on the softball team.
BEALL'S BATTING STATISTICS
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YEAR |
AVG |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
OB% |
SF |
SH |
SB-SBA |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
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2009 |
.360 |
56-56 |
161 |
37 |
58 |
12 |
5 |
10 |
46 |
110 |
.683 |
15 |
3 |
31 |
.418 |
3 |
1 |
15-17 |
54 |
98 |
9 |
.944 |
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2010 |
.330 |
55-55 |
176 |
47 |
58 |
10 |
1 |
18 |
37 |
124 |
.705 |
19 |
5 |
38 |
.408 |
1 |
1 |
9-14 |
124 |
89 |
8 |
.964 |
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2011 |
.358 |
59-59 |
173 |
42 |
62 |
17 |
1 |
11 |
47 |
114 |
.659 |
32 |
3 |
30 |
.462 |
2 |
0 |
24-28 |
155 |
116 |
8 |
.971 |
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2012 |
.340 |
55-55 |
159 |
51 |
54 |
14 |
2 |
13 |
28 |
111 |
.698 |
30 |
13 |
29 |
.478 |
1 |
0 |
31-32 |
103 |
98 |
19 |
.914 |
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TOTALS |
.347 |
225-225 |
669 |
177 |
232 |
53 |
9 |
52 |
158 |
459 |
.686 |
96 |
24 |
128 |
.442 |
7 |
2 |
79-91 |
436 |
401 |
44 |
.950 |
