Nikki Chandler Class: Senior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Langham Creek HS Height: 5-8 Position: SS/2B Experience: 3V Bat/Throw: R/R

OREGON STATE
2011 (Junior): Started 45 games at shortstop, posting a .239 average with 21 hits, eight runs and nine RBI ... Laid down seven sacrifice bunts and had one sacrifice fly to total eight sacrifice hits, which led the team ... Was 2-for-3 on opening day with two RBI against Appalachian State at the Kajikawa Classic, an 8-0 win ... Posted the same exact numbers on Feb. 26 against Northwestern ... Ripped two hits and had one RBI in a March 11 game versus Seattle in the Husky Softball Classic ... Notched her last multi-hit game of the year on April 14 in a matchup with Santa Clara ... Posted a .945 fielding percentage, coming in second on the team in assists (92) and registering 46 putouts in 146 chances ... Helped the team turn four double plays.

2010 (Sophomore): Appeared in 55 games, starting 54 at shortstop ... Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention squad ... Batted .136 with 12 runs and two RBI in only 44 at bats ... Belted the game-winning two-run walk off shot against UC Davis (March 5) at the CSUF DeMarini Invitational, scoring the go-ahead run on a 1-for-3 performance with a walk ... Tallied six sacrifice hits and two walks, adding a hit by pitch ... Helped turn eight double plays ... Posted a .939 fielding percentage with 76 putouts and 140 assists.

2009 (Freshman): Appeared and started in all 55 games at shortstop ... Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Honorable Mention honors ... Hit .136 with 10 runs and five RBI ... Hit her first career home run against Seattle (March 25) ... Strung together a three-game hitting streak, including the home run game and a RBI-double at No. 11 Arizona (March 27) ... Ripped a triple against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 19) down the left field line at the Cathedral City Classic ... Walked 18 times and hit by pitch once ... Led the team with 11 sacrifice hits ... Stole one base on one attempt ... Tallied 107 putouts and 124 assists with a .931 fielding percentage ... Helped turn 11 double plays.

LANGHAM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four seasons in softball at shortstop for head coach Michele Biffle ... Earned all-district honors each year, named district's most valuable player senior season ... Two-time team MVP ... Received offensive player of the year, rookie of the year and All-Greater Houston honors ... Named to distinguished honor roll.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Ronald and Priscilla Chandler ... Has one older brother, Wes ... Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... Former prep teammates Leslie LeJune plays softball at Southern Mississippi University and Jamie Elaazami plays softball at Wagner... Chose Oregon State "because it's a great university and Corvallis is a great college town."