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18 Nikki Anderson  
Nikki Anderson

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Brainerd, Minn.

High School:
Brainerd HS

Position:
Pitcher

B/T:
L/L


04/16/2013

No. 18/21 Nebraska Rallies Late to Defeat Gophers, 4-0

Sixth-inning grand slam gives Huskers a doubleheader sweep in Lincoln.

04/13/2013

Gophers Sweep Doubleheader With 2-0 Victory at Illinois

Nikki Anderson and Sara Moulton combined on a shutout, as Gophers sweep DH.

04/07/2013

Minnesota Drops First Game of Doubleheader, 10-0

Gophers fall to Badgers in the opening game of Sunday's twinbill.

03/29/2013

Minnesota's Bats Silenced in 6-2 Loss at Northwestern

Gophers draw nine walks against Wildcats, but fall in series opener.

03/23/2013

Minnesota Completes Sweep at Iowa With 10-1 Win

Gophers score eight runs in the final two innings to finish three-game sweep.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2012 graduate of Brainerd High School, where the left-hander was named Minnesota's Ms. Softball and Minnesota's Gatorade Softball Player of the Year in 2012 • posted a 20-3 record with a 0.80 ERA and struck out 227 batters in 2012 • led the Warriors to Class 3A Sectional semifinals as a senior • two-time all-state and four-time all-conference and all-section honoree • also saw her first varsity action at the plate as a senior and batted .389 with five doubles and 14 RBI • guided the Warriors to back-to-back state tournament berths her sophomore and junior seasons • a dual-sport athlete, Anderson also played on the Brainerd volleyball team for three years.

PERSONAL:
The daughter of Nancy and Art Anderson • her grandfather, Robert Anderson, was a member of the Golden Gopher baseball team that won the NCAA national championship in 1956 • her aunt, Lezlie Vermillion (Anderson), is a member of the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame.

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