2020 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 00
Nikki Sorgi
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Henry Ford II
- Hometown:
- Shelby Township, Mich.
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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Aug. 26, 2021 release - Sorgi Earns Bob James Award
2021
2020 ^
IN THE NEST: ALEX & NIKKI SORGI (MAY 2019)
2019
2018
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
SORGIÂ - CAREER STATS
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Aug. 26, 2021 release - Sorgi Earns Bob James Award
2021
- Was the female recipient of the MAC's Bob James Award Memorial Scholarship for 2021
- That award is one of the most prestigious honors given out by the conference office
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- One of just two Falcons to start all 54 games
- Hit .259, with an on-base percentage of .341
- Scored 23 runs to rank third on the team, and was fourth on the Falcons with 38 hits
- Led the team and tied for first in the MAC with 10 sacrifice bunts
- In conference play, hit .295 to rank fourth on the team
- Had a .390 OBP and a .993 fielding pct. in MAC games, with just one error in 135 total chances
- Had three hits and a team-leading four runs scored in the four-game series at Cleveland State on opening weekend
- The next weekend, had an RBI against the host school at the Winthrop tourney
- Also had a hit and scored a run vs. Furman at that same tournament
- The next day, singled and drove in the only run of the game as BGSU defeated Radford
- Went 1-for-2 with a run, a sac bunt and an RBI in BG's win over Indiana State
- Had a hit and a walk in three plate appearances, scoring a run vs. Central Michigan in the home and MAC opener
- Also had hits in each of the final two games of the CMU series, with an RBI in the latter contest
- Reached base in all four games at Ball State, with three runs and four hits in the four games
- Went 2-for-4 in the opening contest in Muncie
- Hit .400 in the Falcons' four-game sweep of Akron, going 4-for-10
- Had an RBI single in the UA opener, and was 1-for-2 with a walk in the third game
- In the finale, went 2-for-3 with a run scored
- The next weekend, reached base at least twice in all four games of the Buffalo series
- Hit a team-leading .500 (5-for-10) with an on-base pct. of .643 vs. the Bulls
- Led the Falcons with four runs scored in that series, reaching base nine times on five hits, four walks and one HBP
- Had at least one hit in each of the four games, with a walk, a single and a run scored in the opener
- In game two, went 1-for-2 with the HBP and two more runs
- The next day, had two hits in the opener, and went 1-for-1 with two walks, a run and a sac bunt in the nightcap
- Raised her overall season batting average 31 points on the weekend
- Through the UB series, had a six-game hitting streak, hitting .533 (8-for-15) in that span
- Had five hits, including a double, in the Ohio series
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the opener, and was 1-for-3 in game two
- Was 2-for-4 in the third game of the series, scoring a run in BG's 10-0 win
- Saw her hitting streak snapped at nine games in the final contest at Ohio
- Had a sac bunt in BGSU's 5-3 win at Toledo, and doubled in the ninth inning to plate a pair of teammates and break a 3-3 tie
- Walked in the opening game of the Kent State series, then had a double and was hit by a pitch in the nightcap
- Picked up a base hit in the final game of that KSU series
- Had a hit in both ends of the home DH vs. UT, with a double in the opener
- Also had a walk in game two vs. the Rockets
- Walked three times in a DH vs. Miami, scoring a run in the first game
- Singled and scored in a home win over Western Michigan
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 15-4 win at Northern Illinois
- The next day, walked twice and scored a run in the opener, then had a hit and a sac bunt in the second game
- Had a hit and a sac bunt in the final game of the season, a win at WMU
2020 ^
- Was one of three finalists for the Female Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year award at the Ziggys, the athletic department's year-end awards banquet
- The award is given to just one male and one female athlete, across all sports, in the junior class
- Was inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the national college athlete honor society
- On the diamond, was one of five Falcons to start all 17 games
- Hit .273 to finish fifth on the team
- Had four extra-base hits, the second-highest total on the Falcons
- Had two doubles, a triple and a homer
- Was third on the club in both runs scored and RBI, with nine of each, and finished fourth with 15 total hits
- Had a slugging pct. of .400
- Made 14 starts in left field and three at first base
- Had three extra-base hits and a .600 slugging pct. on the opening weekend of the season in Chattanooga
- In the season opener, homered in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Falcons downed Tennessee Tech, 3-1
- Later that day, doubled, walked and scored a run against Indiana State
- The next day, had her second game-winning RBI of the young season, driving in the first run of a five-run first inning vs. host Chattanooga
- Came around to score later in the inning, and had an RBI triple in the fourth
- The next weekend, had a base hit vs. host Tennessee State in the opening game of the Tiger Classic
- Then, went 2-for-3 with a sac bunt and a stolen base vs. Central Connecticut State
- The sacrifice moved pinch-runner Sophie Bosket to third base in the eighth inning, and Bosket scored the winning run one batter later
- Had a walk and an RBI vs. Rider, and had a base hit in the Creighton game at BG capped off a 4-0 weekend
- Singled and scored a run vs. nationally-ranked Tennessee the following weekend
- The next day, also singled and scored vs. the host school, ETSU, at the Buccaneer Classic
- Hit .316 as BGSU went 5-0 at the Clearwater Invitational
- Was 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. Penn State, and scored what proved to be the game-winning run
- In the next game, had a two-run double that tied the score, then stole home for what proved to be the winning run of the Army contest
- Later that day, was 2-for-4 with a run and two more RBI as BG beat Chattanooga
- Had a single and a run vs. Seton Hall to cap her weekend
IN THE NEST: ALEX & NIKKI SORGI (MAY 2019)
2019
- Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District® First Team, selected by CoSIDA
- Became the first Falcon to earn Academic All-District® First-Team accolades in eight years
- Also was named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- And, was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete as well
- Blossomed into one of the Falcons' top players in 2019
- Played in 49 of BGSU's 51 games, making 47 starts, and finished third on the team with a .311 batting average
- After totaling nine hits in her freshman year, finished second on the team with a total of 42 hits as a sophomore, and tied for second on the Falcons in RBI, with 25
- Also was second on the club in slugging pct. (.459)
- AÂ total of 14 of her hits went for extra bases
- Had 11 doubles to tie for second on the team in that category, and homered three times
- Had 62 total bases and a .405 on-base pct., ranking among the top-three Falcons on each of those lists as well
- Tied for second on the club with 11 multiple-hit games, including a team-leading four three-hit contests, and was second on the team with seven multi-RBI games
- Started 47 of the Falcons' final 48 games of the season, making one start at the designated-player spot, one at first base and 45 at second base
- Started all 21 of BGSU's MAC games at second base
- Hit .351 (26-for-74) with runners on base and .358 (19-for-53) with runners in scoring position
- Hit .323 with a .432 on-base pct. in true road games, and batted .371 in neutral-site games
- Went 1-for-1 with a walk vs. Boston Univ. on the season's opening weekend
- The next weekend, hit .412 to tie for the team lead in five games at the GWU Tournament
- Was 7-for-17 with three doubles and a homer in that tourney, scoring five runs and driving in seven to tie for the BG lead in both of those categories as well
- Hit a three-run homer, the first of her career, to give the Falcons the lead in a come-from-behind win over Saint Francis (Pa.)
- Matched her career RBI total with one swing, as she had driven in three runs in her freshman year
- Was 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs in that win
- Had a hit in the nightcap, as BG downed host Gardner-Webb
- The next day, walked twice and scored twice in another win vs. GWU
- Then, had a double and an RBI in a win over East Tennessee State later that day
- In the final game of the weekend, went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBI vs. SFU
- Tied her 36-hour-old career-high for RBI, and had the first two-extra-base-hit game of her career
- Had four extra-base hits on the weekend after a total of one as a freshman
- Was 2-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of RBI vs. Cal
- Had a sac fly vs. Western Illinois at the UGA Classic in Athens, Ga.
- Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in game two of the Oakland DH, as BG swept the Grizzlies at Meserve Field
- That weekend, hit .500 as BG captured four games at the Morehead State Classic
- In the opener, walked twice and scored twice as the Falcons topped St. Bonaventure, 21-0
- The next day, was a perfect 6-for-6 in a pair of wins
- Was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a run and an RBI in another win over SBU
- Then, was 3-of-3 with a solo home run against host Morehead State
- Singled and scored a run vs. Dayton
- Later that day, had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs at Wright State
- Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored at Ohio
- Then, in the second game of that DH, was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run
- Had a three-hit game at Purdue Fort Wayne, going 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBI
- In the second game of that DH, was 1-for-2 with two walks and another RBI
- Reached base three times in the 3-2 win over Toledo, walking once and getting hit by a pitch twice
- Had a hit in each game of the Miami DH, driving in a run in the second contest
- Went 2-for-4 with a run scored, and turned an unassisted double play in the Falcons' 5-4 win at Ball State, as BG won two of three games vs. the preseason MAC favorites
- Had a bunt single and came around to score in the top of the first inning of that game, as BG scored four times
- Then, in the bottom of the first, after Ball State loaded the bases with no outs, ranged to her right to grab a line drive, and stepped on second base to complete the double play, as BG wound up getting out of the inning without surrendering a run
- Singled in three trips at Miami
- Went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI in the opening game of the Buffalo series
- Walked, doubled and scored a run in the final game against UB
- Had a hit in the opening game at Detroit Mercy, then walked twice in the nightcap
- Reached base in all three games of the Western Michigan series
- Walked in the opener, then walked and singled in the second game, a 4-2 Falcon win
- Had another base hit in the final game of the series
- Doubled, was hit by a pitch and scored a run in a win over Wright State
- Had a two-out, two-run single in the first inning of BG's 3-2 win over Akron
- Drew a walk in the second UA game
- Singled in three trips in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State
2018
- Played in 25 games, starting 10
- All 10 starts came at the designated-player spot
- Hit .205 in 44 at-bats
- Her nine hits on the year included a double
- Scored eight runs and drove in three
- Started all five games at the designated-player spot as BG went a perfect 5-0 at the CSU Dome Tournament
- Her five hits on the weekend included a double in her first collegiate at-bat
- Also had a walk in that game, a win over Niagara
- Had an RBI single later that day, in BG's win over Cleveland State
- Had another RBI hit in BG's next game, another victory vs. NU
- Had a sacrifice bunt and scored a run against Canisius, then capped the weekend with her first two-hit game as a Falcon against Robert Morris
- The following weekend, came off the bench to score two runs against Mount St. Mary's
- Had a pinch-hit single and scored a run vs. UTSA in the opening game of the Texas Tech tourney
- Played a key role in the Falcons' win over Ball State on the first day of conference play
- After BG had just one hit over the first 10 innings of the afternoon, led off the fifth inning of game two, and scored the Falcons' first run on a triple by her sister
- Then, the next inning, lined a run-scoring single that tied the game, and came around to score in a three-run inning that gave BG the lead for good
- Was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in that win
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Henry Ford II H.S. ('17) under coaches Matt Joseph and Dan Barnabo
- An all-state selection for the Falcons
- Helped the team to a four-year record of 108-41
- Had a career batting average of .400
- A four-time All-Macomb Athletic Conference (MAC Red) selection
- Also was named to the all-district, all-county and all-academic teams four times each
- As a freshman, was the winning pitcher in the district championship, regional championship and state quarterfinal games, to earn the program's first-ever trip to the Division 1 final four
- Helped the Falcons to a school-record 30 wins that season
- Also earned four letters in basketball, helping that team to district titles in each of her last two years
- Earned all-county and all-conference honors on the hardwood
- AÂ two-time softball captain, she also captained the basketball team
- National Honor Society member
- Class Valedictorian
PERSONAL
- Full name is Nikki Tyler Sorgi
- Born on July 5, 1999, in Detroit, Mich.
- AÂ health science (pre-medicine) major at BGSU
- Has a 3.96 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020Â semester
- AÂ member of BGSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and was named that organization's Vice President for the 2020-21 academic year
- Daughter of Joe and Roni Sorgi
- The second of three children
- Has an older sister, Alex, and a younger brother, Joey
- Alex was a four-year BGSU softball letterwinner, wrapping up her career in the spring of 2019
- Cousin, Jim Sorgi, was a quarterback at the Univ. of Wisconsin and in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts
- Played travel ball for the Michigan Batbusters
- Lists her sister, Alex, as her biggest influence
SORGIÂ - CAREER STATS
Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018.... | .205 | 25-10 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .227 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
2019.... | .311 | 49-47 | 135 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 62 | .459 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .405 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 85 | 53 | 14 | .908 |
2020.... | .273 | 17-17 | 55 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | .400 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .322 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | .974 |
TOTAL... | .282 | 91-74 | 234 | 38 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 94 | .402 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 0 | .355 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 123 | 53 | 15 | .921 |
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