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1   Nellie Kosola
Nellie Kosola

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Frankfort, Ill.

High School:
Lincoln Way East

Height:
5-7

Position:
OF

B/T:
L/R

2010: Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team after a strong freshman season saw her play and start in all 46 contests (the only Laker to play in all 46 games)...Led GVSU in triples (three), stolen bases (six), and at-bats (151), while ranking third on the team in hits (52) and runs (24)...Finished fifth on the team with a .344 batting average and a .424 slugging percentage, while placing seventh with a .363 on-base percentage...Defensively, she recorded eight outfield assists and committed just three errors...Notched a hit in 35 games, including a tremendous 19-game hitting streak from March 5 to April 1...Scored a run in 18 different contests and had five multi-run games...Recorded a season-high four hits in a 4-for-4 performance, while adding three runs, two RBI, a double, and a stolen base in a 10-1 win at Lake Superior State (4/1)...Totaled a season-best three RBi in a10-1 victory against Olivet (3/22)...Went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBi in a 10-2 win over Lake Superior State (4/3)...Tallied four multi-hit games in a row on April 18-21, going 9-for-13 with five runs scored as Lakers went 2-2 in doubleheaders against Tiffin and Saginaw Valley State...Knocked her first career triple and added two defensive assists against nationally-ranked Winona State (3/6).

High School: Prepped at Lincoln-Way East High School under head coach Katie Meader...Earned All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors, all-area laurels, and was named team captain and team most valuable player at Lincoln-Way East...Won a Southwest Suburban Conference championship, as well as winning conference and regional titles in basketball...Captures NSA & ASA state championships in 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2006...Also played four years of basketball and competed in golf for one season...Participated in Pi Sigma Pi for three years and was on the school's Homecoming Court as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Judy Kosola...Enjoys training and exercising...Majoring in education.

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