Softball Inks Texarkana's Haley Nix

April 22, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma head softball coach Patty Gasso has announced the signing of Texarkana (Texas) College's Haley Nix to an NCAA National Letter of Intent. Nix, a native of Daingerfield, Texas, will begin competing for the Sooners during the 2009-10 academic year.

“Haley meets the needs of this team in several areas,” said OU head coach Patty Gasso. “She is a very versatile player who brings experience from the junior college level. It'll be key having a player with two years of collegiate experience enter this program and bring in that maturity. Haley has a smooth, almost-effortless swing that generates power. She has a good arm and can play first base or outfield, and we look for her to be a big contributor immediately.”

Nix comes to Oklahoma from Texarkana College, where she has been a standout the past two seasons. She has seen time at both first base and in the outfield.

As a freshman, Nix became the first rookie Bulldog to earn NJCAA All-American honors. Nix was a 2008 first team NJCAA Region XIV honoree and named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Midwest Region second team. As a result, she was named a second team All-American by the NFCA and to the third team by the NJCAA. Nix led the Bulldogs to the 2008 Region XIV east zone championship.

In her first season, she hit .429, registering 85 hits and scoring 52 runs. She totaled 53 RBI and nine home runs. Nix broke the TC single season records for slugging percentage (.747) and doubles (24).

Currently in the midst of her sophomore campaign, Nix is hitting .508 with 90 hits, 53 runs scored, 65 RBI and nine home runs. She has already claimed the school's career records for RBI (118), hits (175) and doubles (43). Nix is on pace to break the single season hits record and recently set the new mark in the season RBI category.

As a prep, Nix played at Daingerfield (Texas) High School. While there, she was an All-State selection in 2007 and a three-team All-District 17-2A first team member. She earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors from the Texarkana Gazette and Longview News Journal and was named to the All-East Texas team. As a senior at DHS, Nix hit .750 with 72 hits, 46 RBI and six home runs. A four-year letterwinner in volleyball, Nix was named offensive MVP for the district and a first team selection in the sport.

Nix is the daughter of Paula and Dennis Nix and intends to major in health and exercise science at Oklahoma.

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