Nicci Ward Class: Senior Hometown: Eagle River, Alaska High School: Chugiak Last College: Florida CC - Jacksonville Height: 5-7 Position: P Birthdate: 02/19/1986 B/T: R/R

2007: Made 27 appearances with 13 starts... Had a 5-9 record... Recorded three complete games... Pitched 89.0 innings... Had 88 strikeouts and just 51 walks... Started the season 3-0 with wins over George Mason (2/23), Albany (2/24) and Holy Cross (3/4)... Held Holy Cross to only one hit over 4.2 innings and recorded 10 strikeouts... Pitched seven innings versus Temple (5/1) giving up only two hits.

Florida Community College at Jacksonville: Mid-Florida Conference Student-Athlete of the Year... Two-time recipient of the Mid-Florida Scholar-Athlete Award... Florida Community College All-Academic team member as a sophomore... Twice named to the Mid-Florida Conference First team... Selected as the FCCJ MVP as a freshman.

Chugiak High School: Three-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Alaska... First Team All State for three years.

Personal: Sociology major... Daughter of Harold and Jean Ward... Has one sister, Michelle Cooke (29)... Born 2/19/1986.