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Nikki Nemitz
Nicole Ashley Nemitz (born May 15, 1988) is an American former volunteer assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines softball team. She was an All-American pitcher for the team, winning first-team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors in 2009.
Nemitz's left arm made her a star athlete from an early age. Her mother noted that even family walks turned into races between Nemitz and her brother. Her mother recalled, "They used to race from tree to tree. Everything was a competition."
Nemitz attended Regina High School, a Catholic high school in Harper Woods, Michigan. Nemitz helped lead the Regina Saddlelites to three consecutive Class A Michigan state championships in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Her high school pitching record was 71-2, with an ERA of 0.25. She was the 2006 Michigan Gatorade Softball Player of the Year and a 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-American.
In May 2006, Detroit Free Press writer Chris Silva wrote a column about Nemitz and about his attempt to hit her pitches. Of the 20 or so pitches Nemitz threw to Silva, he wrote, "I made contact on only two - one a soft dribbler, the other a dinky foul ball that really stung my hands." Silva wrote that Nemitz's fastball slipped past him so fast that, "It made me flinch. I actually felt a breeze, and my knees buckled. Sometimes I was too shocked at how fast it was to even swing."
Nemitz was highly recruited out of high school, but chose to remain close to home, enrolling at the University of Michigan. It didn't hurt that the Michigan women's softball team coached by Hall of Famer Carol Hutchins had won the 2005 Women's College World Series shortly before Nemitz signed her letter of intent in November 2005.
Nemitz earned a bachelor's in physical education from the University of Michigan.
As a freshman in 2007, Nemitz started 25 games and had a 22-4 pitching record with a 1.88 ERA and 152 strikeouts. In February 2007, Nemitz was the winning pitcher in the 1,000th career coaching victory for Michigan coach Carol Hutchins. She was selected as an All-Big Ten Conference first team pitcher as a freshman and threw a complete-game two-hitter in the NCAA Super Regional against Baylor. After completing her freshman season, Nemitz told her hometown newspaper, "It's better than even I could have imagined. I just love Michigan. School is tough, softball is great."
In her sophomore season, Nemitz improved to 21-4 with a 1.04 ERA and 211 strikeouts. In February 2009, she threw a perfect game as the Wolverines beat Birmingham-Southern College 8-0 in a five-inning, mercy-shortened game, striking out seven of the 15 batters she faced. She struck out a career best 15 in a game against Wisconsin in April 2008. Later that month, Nemitz won her 20th game of the season, a 10-0 mercy-shortened three-hitter over Michigan State in which Nemitz also hit a grand slam high over the foul pole in right field. After the game, Nemitz told a reporter, "I couldn't really tell (if it was a fair ball), but once they pointed fair, I just sprinted around the bases. This is the first day my hitting actually outshined my pitching, which is a little weird for me." She attracted further attention in May 2008 when she pitched three strong innings against the U.S. Olympic team. One newspaper account described her achievement as follows:
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Nikki Nemitz
Nicole Ashley Nemitz (born May 15, 1988) is an American former volunteer assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines softball team. She was an All-American pitcher for the team, winning first-team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors in 2009.
Nemitz's left arm made her a star athlete from an early age. Her mother noted that even family walks turned into races between Nemitz and her brother. Her mother recalled, "They used to race from tree to tree. Everything was a competition."
Nemitz attended Regina High School, a Catholic high school in Harper Woods, Michigan. Nemitz helped lead the Regina Saddlelites to three consecutive Class A Michigan state championships in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Her high school pitching record was 71-2, with an ERA of 0.25. She was the 2006 Michigan Gatorade Softball Player of the Year and a 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-American.
In May 2006, Detroit Free Press writer Chris Silva wrote a column about Nemitz and about his attempt to hit her pitches. Of the 20 or so pitches Nemitz threw to Silva, he wrote, "I made contact on only two - one a soft dribbler, the other a dinky foul ball that really stung my hands." Silva wrote that Nemitz's fastball slipped past him so fast that, "It made me flinch. I actually felt a breeze, and my knees buckled. Sometimes I was too shocked at how fast it was to even swing."
Nemitz was highly recruited out of high school, but chose to remain close to home, enrolling at the University of Michigan. It didn't hurt that the Michigan women's softball team coached by Hall of Famer Carol Hutchins had won the 2005 Women's College World Series shortly before Nemitz signed her letter of intent in November 2005.
Nemitz earned a bachelor's in physical education from the University of Michigan.
As a freshman in 2007, Nemitz started 25 games and had a 22-4 pitching record with a 1.88 ERA and 152 strikeouts. In February 2007, Nemitz was the winning pitcher in the 1,000th career coaching victory for Michigan coach Carol Hutchins. She was selected as an All-Big Ten Conference first team pitcher as a freshman and threw a complete-game two-hitter in the NCAA Super Regional against Baylor. After completing her freshman season, Nemitz told her hometown newspaper, "It's better than even I could have imagined. I just love Michigan. School is tough, softball is great."
In her sophomore season, Nemitz improved to 21-4 with a 1.04 ERA and 211 strikeouts. In February 2009, she threw a perfect game as the Wolverines beat Birmingham-Southern College 8-0 in a five-inning, mercy-shortened game, striking out seven of the 15 batters she faced. She struck out a career best 15 in a game against Wisconsin in April 2008. Later that month, Nemitz won her 20th game of the season, a 10-0 mercy-shortened three-hitter over Michigan State in which Nemitz also hit a grand slam high over the foul pole in right field. After the game, Nemitz told a reporter, "I couldn't really tell (if it was a fair ball), but once they pointed fair, I just sprinted around the bases. This is the first day my hitting actually outshined my pitching, which is a little weird for me." She attracted further attention in May 2008 when she pitched three strong innings against the U.S. Olympic team. One newspaper account described her achievement as follows: