Over the next two weeks, Cat Scratches will give fans an inside look at UK softball’s 2015 roster with 20 fun questions and a quick outlook heading into the team’s season opener on Feb. 4 vs. Florida A&M. In just two years with the program, junior infielder Nikki Sagermann already ranks eighth in school history in career home runs with 20 and fourth in slugging percentage at .526. The third baseman saw a dip in average her sophomore season but not power, belting 12 doubles, one triple, 13 homers and 49 RBI, which nearly doubled her production from her freshman season.Sagermann had a five-game stretch during the 2014 season where she hit five home runs, including three that clinched the game-winning RBI for Kentucky. The native of Buford, Ga., ended the season strong by recording an RBI in 27 of UK’s last 49 games, including 14 multi-RBI games during that stretch. Sagermann was UK’s leading scoring in its Super Regional win, hitting .444 with two RBI. Last season, Sagermann earned NFCA All-Southeast Region honors on top of being named All-Southeastern Conference Second Team by league coaches and to the SEC All-Tournament Team. Sagermann was a member of the 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll and has been active in the Lexington community since arriving on campus. Come see Nikki and the rest of the Kentucky Wildcats this spring at John Cropp Stadium. UK’s home opener is March 11 vs. EKU at 5 p.m. ET. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the UK Ticket Office at 1-800-928-2287, in person at the Joe Craft Center Ticket Office or online at www.ukathletics.com/tickets.  To help you get to know Nikki better, it’s time to play a game called 20 questions. What is your nickname? My parents call me Bug, my coaches and people from home call me Saga, my teammates call me Keisha, and the fans call me Swag …What talents do you have besides softball? I sing so so so good in the shower. If you could trade places with Coach Lawson for one day, what would you do? First, I would go to her house and count how many cats she has and then I would go through her phone to see who she texts because I’m so nosy. And then I would find her childhood pictures because I have always wanted to see her in her elementary days. Then go on a shopping trip or two and cancel the team’s 6 a.m. workouts forever. Person that has most influenced you in life, why? My Dad because he is the reason why I am the player and person I am today. He pushed me so hard when I was little, so all you girls who do not like your Dad right now … Just know it is worth it in the end. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Definitely how to dance, because I love to dance but I look like a fool … So if I could dance and be great at it, you’d find me dancing down the streets Name three things you dislike? I dislike clowns, people smacking when they eat and French fries.Where is your favorite place on Earth? My bed … If I’m missing, check my bed first because I will literally be in it for hours by myself. What do you typically have for breakfast? Every day Nana (Maisie Steed) and I make ham, egg and cheese sandwiches. They are 10x better than any other place you can buy them at. What is your most memorable moment as a softball player so far? It would be seeing our crowd of UK fans and my parents in the front row as we took the field for the first time at the Women’s College World Series. There are no words to describe the emotion I felt at that very moment. Funniest player on the team and why? Depends on the type of humor you like. Griffin has the wittiest comments of any person I have met. Dari is great at impersonating. Kelsey and Christian are so southern that hearing them talk makes you laugh. So, take your pick. Best dancer on the team is… Darington, the girl is talented. Griffin is definitely runner up, she knows how to groove.What is your worst fear? Clowns, clowns, clowns, clowns, clowns … What did you do growing up that always got you into trouble? I always forgot to put the clip back on the chips, so they would go stale. Mom didn’t like that.Favorite saying or quote you like to live by: Go with the flow … it’s the definition of my life. How do you like your eggs? Well I told the waitress the other day that I like them fully cooked and she called it “over hard” or scrambled with cheese. Have you ever bought anything from ebay and if so, what was it? My Mother is an ebay queen, so there’s a whole bunch of my stuff from there. If you were famous would you rather have a statue or a building named after you? Statue, so everyone could remember my face. Do you collect anything? My Dad and I collect quarters and we are trying to get every state in America. How many text messages do you receive on average a day? Depends on the day …  if the group message with the team sparks up, you better be ready for hundreds of texts that are about complete nonsense and lots of laughs. What three things do you think of most each day? I think about my future a lot, what I’m going to eat for each meal because food is very important in my life, and I think about softball and my swing during class, whoops.

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