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.
