2023 | Freshman
Appeared in 12 games with one start in the circle … Logged a 2.63 ERA in 13.1 IP … Recorded nine strikeouts and four walks … Surrendered five earned runs on 10 hits … Made first collegiate appearance vs. Weber State (Feb. 11), pitching two scoreless innings … Did not allow a hit and registered one strikeout against Weber State … Made only start of the season vs. Drake (Feb. 24), tossing 1.0 innings and giving up two runs on two hits … Saw first SEC action after throwing 0.1 frame vs. Texas A&M (March 12) … Hurled 2.0 scoreless innings vs. UAB (April 16), checking the Blazers to zero hits while striking out two … Threw 2.0 innings of relief at Western Kentucky (April 24) … Did not allow a base runner and struck out a career-high three batters vs. Western Kentucky.
High School: USA Today Colorado High School Player of the Year ... Struck out nearly 800 hitters over four seasons at Fossil Ridge High School ... Helped the Sabercats reach the state semifinals as a senior, going 21-2 inside the circle with a 1.07 ERA and 246 strikeouts, while also leading the team at the dish hitting .477 with three homers, 13 doubles and 28 RBIs ... Guided her high school team to the state championship team as a junior and is a three-time region champion at Fossil Ridge, pitching to a career 1.92 ERA and a 72-8 record over 522.2 innings pitched ... During her career, McGaffin has been named all-state twice and both 5A Player of the Year and Front Range Pitcher of the Year once.
Personal: The daughter of Shawn and Dawn McGaffin, Nikki chose Arkansas because of the culture surrounding the athletic programs is unmatched ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Taught herself how to pitch off of YouTube videos when she was eight years old.
Appeared in 12 games with one start in the circle … Logged a 2.63 ERA in 13.1 IP … Recorded nine strikeouts and four walks … Surrendered five earned runs on 10 hits … Made first collegiate appearance vs. Weber State (Feb. 11), pitching two scoreless innings … Did not allow a hit and registered one strikeout against Weber State … Made only start of the season vs. Drake (Feb. 24), tossing 1.0 innings and giving up two runs on two hits … Saw first SEC action after throwing 0.1 frame vs. Texas A&M (March 12) … Hurled 2.0 scoreless innings vs. UAB (April 16), checking the Blazers to zero hits while striking out two … Threw 2.0 innings of relief at Western Kentucky (April 24) … Did not allow a base runner and struck out a career-high three batters vs. Western Kentucky.
High School: USA Today Colorado High School Player of the Year ... Struck out nearly 800 hitters over four seasons at Fossil Ridge High School ... Helped the Sabercats reach the state semifinals as a senior, going 21-2 inside the circle with a 1.07 ERA and 246 strikeouts, while also leading the team at the dish hitting .477 with three homers, 13 doubles and 28 RBIs ... Guided her high school team to the state championship team as a junior and is a three-time region champion at Fossil Ridge, pitching to a career 1.92 ERA and a 72-8 record over 522.2 innings pitched ... During her career, McGaffin has been named all-state twice and both 5A Player of the Year and Front Range Pitcher of the Year once.
Personal: The daughter of Shawn and Dawn McGaffin, Nikki chose Arkansas because of the culture surrounding the athletic programs is unmatched ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Taught herself how to pitch off of YouTube videos when she was eight years old.