PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS

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Nicole Bartholomew

Class: Senior Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. High School: Santa Margarita

Height: 5-6 Position: P Birthdate: 02/18/1983 B/T: L/R

AT PROVIDENCE: As a junior, had 16 starts... Pitched a total of 116 innings in 20 games, earning a team-low 1.93 ERA... Led all BIG EAST pitchers with an overall opposition batting average of .167... As a sophomore, made 23 appearences striking out 88 in 74 innings and posting a 4.73 ERA ... At the plate, she batted .140 in 57 at bats with four runs scored and four RBIs... As a freshman, she led the Friars in ERA (2.90), wins (seven), shutouts (four), strikeouts (124) and opponents batting average (.226)... Offensively, Bartholomew was second on the team with a .323 slugging percentage... Had 23 hits and five RBIs.

SANTA MARGARITA HS: Four-year letter winner in softball at Santa Margarita High School ... Named Most Valuable Player of the 1999 season... Earned First Team all-league honors for three years... Named Serra League MVP in her senior season ... Broke her school's single season strikeout record in 1999... Led her O.C. Athletics Travel Team to the Championship in 1999 under Coach Matt Giardino.

PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1983... Daughter of Debby and David Bartholomew... Sister Rachel also plays softball at Providence... Psychology major.