Niki Andersen
Pitcher 24
Ht
5'
10"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Sandy, 
Utah
Last School
Alta High School
Roster Years
2002-2005


Personal

  • Parents are Rob and Debbie
  • Two brothers, Cliff and Robby, and two sisters, Andria and Shannen
  • Majoring in fitness and wellness
  • Her father, Rob, is a BYU football alumnus who went on to play tight end for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League
  • Played under pitching coach Vaughn Alvey at Alta High School

Before BYU

  • Honor Student
  • Region MVP in 2001
  • Three-time 5A State Champions (1999-2001)
  • Three-time 5A MVP Salt Lake Tribune (1999-2001)
  • Two-time 5A MVP Deseret News (2000-01)
  • Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year (2000, 2001)
  • Four-time All-State First Team
  • Four-time All-Region First Team
  • All-American in 2001
  • Named one of America's Best High School Athletes in Softball both 2000 and 2001
  • Owns virtually every high school state pitching record in Utah with a .12 ERA and 767 career strikeouts

Stats

YEAR  ERA  W-L  APP GS CG  IP    H  R ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR  AB   B/Avg
2002  2.98  9-9  24  16 9  112.2  123 57 48  56  74  21  3   6   435  .283
2003  2.72 10-5  22  15 6   90.0   96 43 35  45  57   9  4   3   354  .271
2004  2.14 18-7  30  21 13 157.1  122 66 48  44  120 20  3   6   574  .213
2005  2.74 2-0   10  1  0   23.0   25 13  9   2  15   5  2   1   99   .253
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2002

  • Appeared in 23 games, starting 16 and winning nine
  • Led the team in ERA with 2.92
  • Led the team in strikeouts with 74
  • Pitched 16 innings against Colorado State at home in the longest game in school history - a BYU and MWC record
Sophmore Year 2003

  • Appeared in 22 games, starting 15 and winning 10
  • Went a perfect 2-0 during the Mountain West Conference Tournament, including a complete game shutout against UNLV
Junior Year 2004

  • Appeared in 30 games while starting in 21
  • Set a new BYU season record with 18 wins in a season
  • Ranked second in the MWC in wins
  • Led the team with 120 strikeouts
  • Maintained a 2.14 ERA in a team-high 157.1 innings pitched
  • Pitched only the second no-hitter in school history against Central Connecticut State (3/19), striking out nine of 18 batters
  • Led the MWC in opposing batting average (.213)
  • Three-time MWC Pitcher of the Week award winner (3/23, 3/30, 5/11)
  • Voted team Defensive Player of the Year
Senior Year 2005

  • Sat out first 16 games of the season with health-related issues
  • Appeared in 10 games, starting one
  • Recorded two wins and no losses on the season
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year