Nicole Pufahl

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Moorpark
Hometown:
Moorpark, Calif.

• 2017 All-ACC Second Team Selection
• Ninth on Louisville’s list for career runs (119)

As a senior (2018): Played in all 52 games, starting 51 in centerfield... Posted a .303 batting average... Tied for the team lead with 12 doubles... Belted out three home runs... Second on the team with 34 runs and 20 walks... Collected 26 RBIs... Went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs in the 13-10 win over Marshall (5/2)... Went 3-for-3 with a two-run double in the 4-3 loss at Syracuse (4/13)... Went 3-for-4 with a home and two doubles in the 16-1 win over VIrginia (4/7)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and scored three runs in the 15-0 win over UAB (3/1)... Went 2-for-2 with a run in 5-4, eight-inning win over South Alabama (2/28)... Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base in the 5-4 win against North Florida (2/10)... Connected on a two-run triple and scored a run in the 9-7 victory over Illinois (2/11)... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As a junior (2017): Selected to the 2017 All-ACC Second Team... Started all 50 games in centerfield... Led the team in nearly every offensive category with a .366 batting average, eight home runs, 43 RBIs, 37 runs and a .614 slugging percentage... Put together a team-best 20-game on-base streak from March 4 through May 5... Had two hits with two-run homer and scored twice in the 7-0 win at NC State (5/7)... Went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs in the 7-5 win over Virginia (4/28)... Doubled and scored a run in the 4-3 10-inning loss to No. 2/3 Florida State (4/23)... Singled and scored a run in the 5-4 loss to No. 2/3 Florida State (4/24)... Doubled and scored the winning run in the 1-0 win against Western Kentucky (4/19)... Went 3-for-5 with a career-high three runs in the 13-6 win at Virginia Tech (4/14)... Went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs in the 6-4 loss to Notre Dame (4-2)... Her home run proved to be the gamewinner in the 7-4 win over Notre Dame (4/3)... Her two-run single proved to be the game-winner in the 2-1 win over Indiana (3/29)... Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs in the 7-4 win over Syracuse (3/24)... Had a career-best four hits and seven RBI’s in the 14-6 win over Indiana State (3/3)... Hit a solo home run in the 9-1 win over Purdue (2/18)... Went 2 for 3 with a career-high five RBIs in the 17-3 win over Southern Utah (2/10)... Her RBI triple proved to be the gamewinner in the 1-0 victory over Indiana State (2/12)... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll... Named to the Athletic Director's honor roll in the fall and spring.

As a sophomore (2016): Played in all 52 games with 51 starts in centerfield… Batted .279 on the season… Third on the team with six home runs… Fourth on the team with 31 runs and 26 RBIs… Belted out a home run in the 6-4 loss to BYU in the NCAA Regional… Had a hit and scored a run in the 4-0 win over No. 5 Florida State (5/7)… Drove in two runs in the 8-3 win at No. 18/19 Notre Dame (5/1)… Went 2-for-4 with two runs in 8-7 loss at No. 18/19 Notre Dame (5/1)… Went 1-for-2 with three RBIs in the 12-2 win over Indiana (4/12)… Hit a homer in the 7-0 season-opening win against Sam Houston State (2/12)… Went 3-for-4 with a home run, scored two runs and had a career-best five RBIs and in the 8-1 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/13)… Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and the ACC Academic honor roll… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the spring.

As a redshirt freshman (2015): Played in 35 games with 23 starts in centerfield... Posted a .282 batting average with two home runs, four doubles, 17 runs and 13 RBIs... Went 3- for-3 with an RBI in the 8-1 win over Miami (3/18)...Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs in the 14-4 win at Ohio State (3/18)... Went 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs in the 16-1 win over Florida A&M... Went 2-for-3 and hit her first career home run in the 11-6 loss to Washington (2/8)… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall.

High School/Travel: Lettered four years for coach Megan Stotts…Helped lead team to 2012 Marmonte League Championship…Earned first team all-league honors…Second team all-league selection in 2010…also lettered in soccer…Two-time soccer MVP…Played for Victory USA travel ball team…Three-time Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Personal: Full name is Nicole Taylor Pufahl…Nickname is ‘P’… Daughter of Rob and Jenette Pufahl…Birthdate is July 9, 1995…Has two siblings: Robert and Kathryn... Major is exercise science/pre-physical therapy…Her father played football at UTEP... Her brother plays football at UTEP… Post college ambition is to be a physical therapist… Wears No. 72 because it was her dad’s number… Greatest accomplishment is being able to play softball at the Division I level… Greatest challenge to overcome was recovering from ACL surgery… Favorite softball memory is hitting a home run at the 2016 NCAA Regional… Most people don’t know she is ambidextrous.