University of Oklahoma Athletics
2023 Softball Roster

Sophia Nugent
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Seal Beach, Calif.
Season | AVG | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | OBP | SB | SBA | FLD% |
2022 | .294 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .588 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .435 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
2023 | .274 | 50 | 18 | 62 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .694 | 13 | 2 | 9 | .410 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
TOTAL | .278 | 73 | 19 | 79 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 28 | .671 | 18 | 2 | 13 | .416 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
2023 (Sophomore)
Played in 50 games, making 18 starts ⦠Hit .274 with seven home runs, five doubles and 23 RBIs ⦠Slugged .694 and held an on-base percentage of .410, drawing 13 walks and two HBP ⦠Stole two bases on two attempts ⦠Was perfect in the field, registering 114 putouts and six assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage ⦠Had a season-high three RBIs in five games ⦠Made a pair of appearances in the WCWS, registering a sac-hit in the champ series vs. Florida State (6/8) ⦠Homered in a 1-for-2, two RBI performance at Miami of Ohio (4/15) ⦠Homered and brought in three runs in a top-25 matchup vs. Kentucky (3/3) ⦠Hit her first home run of the season in a 1-for-2, three RBI showing vs. Longwood (2/17).
2022 (Freshman)
Made 23 appearances on the season, making one start at catcher ⦠Batted .294, finishing with five hits and three runs scored on 17 at-bats ⦠Hit one home run and a pair of doubles for five RBIs and a .588 slugging clip ⦠also drew five walks on the year ⦠registered 39 putouts and one assist in the field to go with zero errors for a 1.000 FLD% ⦠Made a plate appearance and drew a walk in Game One of the WCWS Championship Series vs. Texas (6/8) ⦠Went 1-for-1 with a run scored in the NCAA Regional opener vs. Prairie View A&M (5/20) ⦠Recorded an RBI double in her only at-bat at Kansas (4/30) ⦠Registered an RBI double in a 1-for-2 showing at Texas Tech (4/10) ⦠Brought in a run via sac-fly vs. Sam Houston at the HOF Classic (3/18) ⦠Made her first collegiate start and hit her first collegiate home run on a two-run shot at Hawaii (3/12) ⦠Made her collegiate debut vs. Mississippi State at the Mark Campbell Invitational (2/11).
High School
Ranked as the No. 3 player in the class of 2021 by Extra Inning Softball and Softball America ⦠The Los Alamitos (Calif.) High School product ranked as the No. 1 catcher in the class by Extra Innings ⦠Before the COVID-19 pandemic cut her junior season off early, Nugent was batting .520 with five home runs and 10 RBIs and held a perfect 1.00 fielding percentage behind the plate.
Travel Ball
Played in The Alliance Fastpitch All-Star Game ⦠Played travel ball for the Firecrackers-Rico/Weil squad ⦠Helped the team to a fifth-place finish at the 2019 PGF Premier Nationals, hitting .400 with three home runs, seven RBIs and a perfect 1.00 fielding percentage.
Personal
Daughter of Shawn and Audrey Nugent ... Has one sibling, Fiona ⦠Father played college baseball at Cerritos College and Chapman University ⦠Mother played college basketball at Saddleback College ⦠Chose Oklahoma over Arizona and Tennessee.