University of Oklahoma Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Sophia Nugent
Jersey Number 17

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.

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