Honors
· 2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
· 2015 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
· 2014 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Junior (2016)
Appeared in 19 contests with nine starts in the circle … went 3-7 with a 5.38 ERA and a save in 54.2 innings of work … notched a pair of shutouts and totaled 50 strikeouts … went 2-4 with a 5.53 ERA in Conference USA action … aided a series sweep of North Texas with a save in game two of the set (March 12) before tossing seven innings of one-run ball with a season-high nine strikeouts for a victory in the finale (March 13) … also helped a series win at Charlotte (March 20) by scattering five hits in five scoreless innings for the second shutout of her career … her second shutout of the season came against Sam Houston State (April 13) when she went the distance and struck out four … also earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore (2015)
Saw action in 26 games and made 17 starts in the circle … went 10-7, recorded a save and posted a 3.17 ERA … finished with 78 strikeouts in 90.2 innings of work and led the pitching staff with a .204 opponent batting average … in Conference USA action, she paced the staff with a 2.39 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record and a save … struck out a season-high 10 batters in six innings and allowed just two earned runs at Texas (March 24) … allowed just one hit and struck out six in seven frames against Boston (Feb. 28) and tossed a four-hit shutout against UTEP (April 19) … also earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Freshman (2014)
Made 31 appearances with 20 starts and went 10-12 with a 3.10 ERA … recorded 123 strikeouts and tossed a shutout in 131 innings of work … in Conference USA action, she went 4-7 with a 3.24 ERA and 61 punchouts … picked up her first win with a five-inning victory against Lamar (Feb. 8) and had four strikeouts to help lead UTSA to a win at No. 15 Texas (Feb. 12) … tossed a season-high 10 innings twice against Wichita State (Feb. 14) and Louisiana Tech (March 8) … allowed just one hit and struck out a season-best 12 batters in a shutout of Chattanooga (March 1) … also earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Prior To UTSA
Three-year letterwinner at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas, after earning a letter at Stony Point High School … played for head coach Jessica Poole at Cedar Ridge and was a two-time first-team All-District 16-4A selection and twice was tabbed the team’s Defensive MVP … as a junior, she went 10-3 with a 1.53 ERA in district play and batted .436 to help give the Raiders a postseason berth … was named team captain the last three seasons … earned academic all-district honors all four seasons and academic all-state laurels as a senior … also was a member of the National Honor Society … played select ball for the Texas Blaze Gold and qualified for Gold Nationals in 2011 and 2012 along with PGF Premier Gold Nationals in 2013.
Personal
Full name is Nicole Renee Merrill … born April 22, 1995, in Phoenix, Ariz. … daughter of Steve and Erica Merrill … has a sister, Madison … majoring in interdisciplinary studies.