Nichols went 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA as the Lady Choctaws opened GSC play with a road series win against West Florida, the team picked fourth in the conference in the league’s preseason poll. She tossed three complete games on the week, totaling 12 strikeouts and allowing just three earned runs over her 21.0 innings pitched. Nichols opened the week with a 3-2 victory over Spring Hill, snapping a seven game win streak for the Badgers. On Saturday, Nichols helped MC rebound from a 13-4 loss to UWF, giving up just three hits and one run with five strikeouts and no walks in a complete game win against an offense that was hitting nearly .400 as a team. She came back on Sunday and pitched all seven innings in a 5-1 victory, allowing just one unearned run to the Argos. Nichols is now 4-2 with a 2.03 ERA in 38.0 innings pitched this season.