Player Bio: Nicky VanCamp

Nicky VanCamp

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Davenport, Iowa

High School:
Davenport West

Last College:
Kirkwood Community College

Height:
5-7

Position:
Catcher/Third Base

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2007: Started 46 of 51 games... Led the Argonauts in batting average, home runs and walks... Went 2-2 with an RBI in the win at Saint Leo (2/25)... Was a single short of hitting for the cycle and drove in three runs in the win over Walsh (3/5)... Was 5-8 with three extra base hits and three RBI in the double header sweep of Walsh... Homered and drove in two runs against nationally-ranked Valdosta State (3/20)... Collected a hit in 12 of 14 games between Mar. 24 and Apr. 22... Batted .562 (9-16) with three home runs and five RBI during a six-game hitting streak (3/24-4/6)... Recorded two hits in three straight games against West Georgia and Alabama-Huntsville (3/25-31)... Hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Alabama-Huntsville (3/31)... Drove in five runs in four games at the GSC Crossover (4/12-13)... Hit a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Southern Arkansas (4/13) and finished the game with three hits... Went 5-6 with a home run and two RBI in the double header sweep at Alabama-Huntsville (3/29)... Totaled 10 multiple-hit games, including three three-hit games... Third on the team with four multiple-RBI games... Was batting .208 on Mar. 24 before finishing the season with a .306 batting average... Totaled nine two-out RBI.

Kirkwood CC: An All-National Junior College Athletic Association First Team selection... Finished 14th in the NJCAA with a .509 (88-173) batting average with 46 RBI... Ranked tenth in the NJCAA with 10 home runs... Helped lead the Eagles to a 7-3 record at the 2006 West Florida Spring Fling Tournament at the UWF Softball Complex.

Davenport West HS: Participated in softball, basketball and cross country... Senior: Served as team captain... An Iowa High School Athletic Association First Team selection... Earned first team all-conference honors... Named team most valuable player and player of the year... Lead the Falcons with the highest batting average... A member of the National Arts High School Society.

Club: Played softball for the ASA Falcons... A member of the AAU Falcons before and during high school.

Personal: Daughter of Tom and Cindy VanCamp... Has an older brother, Chris... Majoring in physical education... Has volunteered at local schools in Iowa... Participated in a hunger drive... Participated in her first triathalon this past summer.