2006: Started all 48 games. ...Batted .221. ...Tied for second on team in runs scored with 17. ...led team in triples with two. ...Also had four doubles. ..Drove in 14 runs.

As a freshman (2005): Played in 29 games, starting 11...saw action in both the outfield and behind the plate...collected six hits on the year, three of which were doubles...also had six RBI's in her six hits...best game was a 2-4 performance with an RBI in game 2 vs. Stetson (Apr. 15), a 9-8 Lady Bison win...was also 1-2 with two RBI in a 7-3 win over cross-town rival, Tennessee State (Mar. 31)...was 1-3 and scored a run in a 7-3 victory over SEMO (Mar. 8)...collected one hit, a double, in her two at-bats vs. Middle Tennessee (Mar. 10)...had a double, RBI, and run scored in an 8-5 win over Austin Peay (Mar. 17)...fielding percentage of .969 on the year, as she committed only one error.

High School: Helped lead her Hollywood Christian team to three state titles in four years (2001, 2002, 2003)...in 2004, hit .435 with 15 RBI...was named to the All-County first team in 2004, as well as the All-State first team...was also a Sun-Sentinal Scholar-Athlete in 2004... lettered in volleyball and basketball in addition to softball...competed for Davie Power and coach Jeff Norman.

Personal: Nursing major who wants go to graduate school to become a nurse anethesis...enjoys watching Friends, CMT music videos, and listening to Rascal Flatts...favorite movie is Dirty Dancing...considers herself more of a country girl than a city girl...loves vacationing to Ocean Reef, Key Largo...would love to go scuba diving, but never has...also wants to go to a Yankees/Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium...hobbies include volleyball, fishing, scrapbooking, water sports, and watching the Canes and Miami Heat...huge Miami fan, but admits she also likes the Seminoles, except when they are playing the Canes...cites her biggest sports thrill as her road trip with teammate, Leigh Little to the Miami @ FSU football game and when she won states her senior year...chose Lipscomb because, "I love Tennessee and being in a Christian atmosphere with a competitive Division I softball program"...believes the best things about Lady Bison softball are her tro's...superstitious about taping her socks around her knees and ankles, and drawing a line in front of home plate before hitting...most admires her mom and dad because they are not only her parents and good role models, but they are also her best friends...believes the best advice she's ever been given is, "choose your friends wisely and never give up on your dreams"...has one brother, Jordan (9)...parents are Steve and Denise Bails...Nicole Marie Bails was born August 6, 1983 in Hollywood, FL.

The Bails File:

Nickname: Niki
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite tv show: Friends
Hidden talent: I also play volleyball
Pet peeve: People chewing ice
Country you most want to visit: Australia
Favorite singer/band: Rascal Flatts
Person in history you would most like to meet: George W. Bush
Something no one knows about you: I have roosters and peacocks that live across the street from me in south FL!
Superstition: taping my socks around my knees and ankles before games and drawing a line in front of home plate before hitting
In a movie about your life, who would play you? Jennifer Aniston
Favorite food: Spaghetti
More of a country or city girl? country
Favorite professional player: Peyton Manning
Favorite professional team: Miami Heat
If you didn't play softball, what other collegiate sport would you play? volleyball
Decided to attend Lipscomb because: The Christian atmosphere and the D-I athletics
The first place you would take someone visiting Nashville for the first time: Mazatlan's
Best thing about Lady Bison softball: My TRO'S
Before every game I: Tape my socks
Person you most admire and why: My parents...they are not only my parents and good role models, but they are my best friends
Favorite quote: "Go big or go home"