Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Sacramento State

2017 Softball

24 Nikki Gialketsis

  • Height 5-4
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • High School Mira Costa HS
  • Position C

Biography

2017 Season
Played in 40 games, including 37 starts behind the plate…a team tri-captain…finished with 15 hits in 80 at-bats with two doubles, 11 walks and a .286 on-base percentage…had multiple-hit games against Southern Utah (twice) and Dartmouth…in her final two games, which took place at the Big Sky Tournament, she combined to go 3-for-6 with a run, double, walk and two RBIs…finished her career playing in 111 games, including 82 starts…all but five of those starts came at catcher…also finished career with a .986 fielding percentage, which is tied for the 16th best mark in the program’s Div. I era (1990-pres.)…the Hornets posted a four-year combined record of 52-26 in conference play during Gialketsis’ career…a Big Sky all-academic selection for the second straight year…named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete for academic prowess.

2016 Season

Played in 37 games, including 18 starts…all 18 of those starts came behind the plate…had one appearance as a pinch hitter and entered 18 games as a defensive replacement at catcher…hit .217 (10-for-46) with five runs scored, six RBIs, six walks and a .333 on-base percentage…committed just one error in 97 total chances (.990 fielding percentage)…entered a game as a defensive replacement in 16 of the final 29 games of the year…had a four-game hitting streak from Feb. 13-19…threw out seven runners attempting to steal…hit .313 with two outs, and four of her six RBIs came with two outs in an inning…a Big Sky All-Academic selection.

2015 Season
Played in 14 games, including 10 starts (eight at catcher, two at designated player)…had four hits in 27 at-bats with four RBIs and a stolen base…had at least one RBI in three straight games during a stretch in which she was 3-for-10 with a double, stolen base and four RBIs (Feb. 21-27)…had three at-bats during conference play…had two appearances as a pinch hitter, and one as a pinch runner.

2014 Season
An honorable mention all-Big Sky Conference selection as a true freshman after appearing in 20 games, including 17 starts (14 at catcher, three at designated player)…overall, she batted .300 (15-for-50) with seven runs scored and 11 RBIs…also had a .397 on-base percentage and committed just one error all season (.986 fielding percentage)…hit .381 (8-for-21) with runners in scoring position…started 11 of the team’s 16 conference games, and batted .375 against Big Sky opposition to go along with a .429 on-base percentage…had an eight-game hitting streak from March 18-April 4…struck out just twice in 50 at-bats.

High School

A 2013 graduate of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif…played four years of varsity softball for the Mustangs at catcher and in the outfield…helped the Mustangs to a 67-23-2 overall record and a 24-6 league mark over her final three seasons, which included a Bay League title in 2011…as a senior in 2013, she was a first team all-Bay League and first team all-area selection by the Los Angeles Daily News after batting .434 (36-83) with a .484 on-base percentage…also did not commit an error the entire season…as a junior, she batted .478 (44-92) with eight doubles, three home runs, 36 runs and a .515 on-base percentage…did not commit an error during her final two seasons, and committed just two errors during her entire career…as a junior in 2011, Gialketsis batted .367 (29-for-79) with 17 RBIs in 30 games.

Personal
Parents are Tony and Donna…a mechancial engineering major who graduated in May of 2017…played four years for Orange County’s So Cal Strikkers.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2014Freshman

    C/OF
    5'4"
    24
  • 24

    2015Sophomore

    C
    5'4"
    24
  • 24

    2016Junior

    C
    5'4"
    24
  • 24

    2017Senior

    C
    5'4"
    24

Dfp ad