Junior - 2015

• Appeared in 10 games as a junior, making four starts at catcher.
• Hit .273 (3-for-11) with a double, a walk, three runs and four RBIs on the season.
• Threw out one of nine runners (.111) who attempted to steal off of her.
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and three RBIs, all career highs, in her start against Coppin State.
• Threw out a UCLA runner on March 7 for her first career caught stealing.
• Caught the final two innings against No. 15 Minnesota (3/20), and had an RBI.
• Started behind the plate in game two at Maryland (4/11), drawing her first walk of the season.
• Started the Wisconsin finale at catcher, and singled and scored in her only plate appearances.

Sophomore - 2014

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Made three appearances on the season as a pinch hitter.
• Went 0-for-2 with a walk at the plate.
• Worked consistently with the Illini pitching staff as a bullpen catcher.
• Walked as a pinch hitter against Binghamton in her first plate appearance of the season.
• Pinch hit against Western Michigan and No. 15 Minnesota.

Freshman - 2013

• Appeared in 17 games for the Illini, primarily as a pinch hitter, making five starts as the designated player.
• Tallied three hits, four walks and an RBI in 20 at-bats for a .320 on base percentage.
• Walked to load the bases against No. 1 Alabama, which eventually led to a run.
• Had a pinch-hit RBI single against Providence.
• Went 1-for-2 in her start at DP against Western Michigan.
• Walked to load the bases as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning against Northwestern on Apr. 7.
• Tabbed one of Illinois' two hits in her start against Eastern Illinois.

High School

• 2011 Minnesota AAA Batting Champion and Top Hitter.
• Helped lead Bloomington Jefferson to the Minnesota AAA Consolation State Tournament Championship in 2011.
• Named all-state, all-metro, all-section and all-conference during the 2011 season.
• Was integral in Bloomington Jefferson's 2011 section championship - the first in school history.
• Named the Varsity Offensive MVP while taking home the Varsity Jaguar Award in 2011.
• 2010 All-Conference.
• 2010 Varsity MVP.
• 2009 Varsity Defensive MVP.

Personal

• Daughter of Carlos Tobon.
• Has two brothers, Oscar and Daniel.
• Father played professional soccer in Columbia.
• National Honor Society Member.
• Involved in SAAC and SALSC at Illinois.
• Majoring in Political Science.

Getting to Know Nicole

Favorite Food: Chipotle
Favorite Pro Team: Minnesota Twins
Favorite Athlete: Chase Utley
Favorite Band: Lady Antebellum
Favorite Quote: "There's no crying in baseball!" Tom Hanks - A League of Their Own
Favorite Pregame Meal: Anything my dad makes for me! I always have to eat right before we play.
Dream Job: Unrealistically - A brain surgeon. Realistically - An international business woman.
Fun Fact: I'm bilingual. I can speak Spanish.
Weirdest Quirk: My laugh
Famous person you admire and why: I admire Lionel Messi, because he's the best soccer player in the world.
Favorite Class You've Taken: Economy
Who most influenced your athletic career? My dad was the most influential person in helping me play Division I softball because he would always practice with me and help me with my swing. Love you dad!