Flowing Wells grad Nicholson is back on the field
Stephanie Nicholson is one of the top softball figures in Tucson history. She helped Flowing Wells High School win two state championships; she set a season home run record at Oklahoma State; she returned home and coached Canyon del Oro to the 2012 state championship.
Her three CDO teams went 94-19.
A year ago, she made the Team USA roster for the World Championships in Japan. That’s right. The USA women’s baseball national team.
Seeking a new challenge, Nicholson this year went to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles where she was interviewed and auditioned to be one of four “ball girls” who sit on the field every night and field foul balls for the Dodgers. She got the job.
Beginning Tuesday against San Diego, Nicholson will be on the field at Dodger Stadium for 81 home games (and playoffs, if necessary). That puts her father, Tucson mechanic Mike Nicholson, in an odd spot. He is a San Francisco Giants fan.
