| Niki Williams |
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2009 (As A Freshman)
Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team... Named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament team after setting WCWS records for RBI in a game (7) and series (10)... Also tied the World Series record with three home runs on the week, a two-run shot, a three-run shot and a grand slam... Made her World Series debut against Georgia and hitting in the No. 9 spot, blasted a two-run game-winning home run in the fourth inning... Two days later, had a record-setting day against Georgia in the semifinals, going 2-for-5 with seven RBI, hitting a three-run home run in the second inning and a game-tying grand slam in the fifth... The grand slam was just the third in World Series history... Added her 10th RBI of the series in the second game of the day against Georgia, going 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base as well... Walked and scored a run in UW's 8-0 win over Florida in the Championship Series... Her World Series performance raised her season average to .288, sixth on the team... Finished with five home runs, 32 RBI and 25 runs scored in her freshman campaign... Third on the team with eight doubles... Fourth on the squad in runs, RBI and walks (19) and also fourth with six stolen bases in six attempts... Appeared in 57 games, making 51 starts... Had one sacrifice fly and three sacrifice bunts... Started all 12 games in the postseason, batting .273 (9x33) with seven runs and a team-high tying 14 RBI... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base in UW's 7-0 win over Georgia Tech to advance to the Women's College World Series... Also went 1-for-3 with a run in the first game against GT... Started the NCAA Regional series in Amherst, Mass., and her postseason career off with a bang by going 2-for-2 with a walk and three RBI to lead UW to a 9-1 win over Sacred Heart... Also walked and scored a run in 3-1 win over UMass on Saturday and had a hit and a run scored in UW's 6-1, 15-inning win over the Miuntewomen to advance to Super Regionals... Went 1-for-2 with a walk in UW's 7-0 win over Stanford last weekend (5/7)... Had a double and an RBI UW's 8-2 win over Oregon (5/3)... Had her first career multi-hit game in Pac-10 play two weeks ago, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a double in UW's 4-1 win over Arizona (4/25)... Hit safely in five of seven games leading up to Pac-10 play, during which she batted .400 (10x25) with nine runs and nine RBI... Went 5-for-10 in UW's three-game sweep of New Mexico, scoring five runs and driving in four...Had at least one hit in all three games including two multi-hit games.. Went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI in the opening 14-3 win... All three RBIs came on a bases-loaded double... Went 1-for-3 in the second game and drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth to send in the winning run in UW's 4-3 win... Capped the weekend with a 2-for-4 game with three runs in a 9-2 win... Hit .294 (5x17) in the Judi Garman with four runs, two doubles, a triple and five RBI... All five RBI came against Penn State (3/13) in a career game... Went 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles and five RBI, all of which are career highs... Also had her first career triple and missed hitting for the cycle by a home run... Scored the winning run on Alicia Blake's single in the bottom of the seventh to cap an-eight run rally which saw UW overcome a 13-6 sixth-inning deficit... Her two-run triple in the seveth tied the game... Had RBI doubles in the third and fourth innings and an RBI single in the sixth... Went 1-for-3 against Michigan's All-American Jordan Taylor in a 1-0 UW victory (3/13)... Walked and scored a run in the Huskies' 3-0 11-inning victory over Fresno State (3/14)... Hit her second career home run in the Husky Softball Classic against Seattle (2/27), which was the second half of back-to-back home runs hit by Ashley Charters and Williams... Went 2-for-3 against the Redhawks with a walk, an RBI, a stolen base and a career-high three runs scored... Batted .500 (4x8) in the Huskies four wins in the Campbell Cartier Classic in San Diego... Had a career-day against Utah State (2/13), going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI... Also had a pinch-hit single against Long Beach State (2/15)... Made a solid debut with the Huskies over the opening weekend, batting .300 (3x10) with four RBI and two runs scored... Belted her first career home run against Southern Utah (2/7)... Played in all five games, making four starts... Was the only freshman to start in the season opener against No. 12 Tennessee (2/6), getting the call at first base... Collected her first career hit, run and RBI against BYU (2/6)... Had a two-run single in the second inning and finished the game 1-for-2 with a walk... Filled in for Ashlyn Watson after she was hit by pitch against Southern Utah and made the most of it, hitting her first career home run, a two-run shot... Also had a hit and a walk in UW's 4-2 win over Loyola Marymount (2/7).
High School/Club
Earned second team All-CIF and first team All-League honors as a senior at El Toro High School... A first team All-CIF and second team all-state selection as a junior... Also named El Toro's Junior Athlete of the Year and first team all-county, and won the Orange County Register Player of the Week award... Helped the Chargers to first place league finishes as a freshman and junior and was named first team all-league both seasons ... Named El Toro's Freshman Athlete of the Year in 2005 ... Missed her entire sophomore year due to an injury ... A four-year Associated Student Body (ASB) Officer ... Won the ASB "Die Hard" Award, as voted on by her peers ... Played club ball for the Corona Angles ASA Gold team, helping them to a second-place finish in the 2008 ASA 18U Gold Nationals and a fifth-place finish in 2007... In 2006, helped the Angels to the title in the prestigious Independence Day Tournament in Boulder, Colo.
Personal
Parents are Alvin and Denise Williams... Has two brothers, Brandon (21) and Tony (11), and two sisters, Nicole (28) and Robbie (12)... full name is Nikia Jazmine Williams ... born in Mission Viejo, Calif.
UW head coach Heather Tarr on Williams:
"Niki has played a major role on her ASA gold team for two years. She can play any infield position, hit for power and average and has great speed. We expect her to come in right away and make an impact."
