Nicholson NPF Blog #5: Rain, Rain Go Away!

Former Redbird softball player Shannon Nicholson will provide a weekly blog for GoRedbirds.com detailing her life as a professional athlete in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league.

Nicholson NPF Blog #4: Shannon at Bat

Former Redbird softball player Shannon Nicholson will provide a weekly blog detailing her life as a professional athlete in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league. This week, Nicholson talks about her first professional at-bat in the fourth...

thirtysomething Q&A with Jessie Buker

Throughout the summer months, GoRedbirds.com and Redbird All-Access will highlight various Illinois State student-athletes from a multiple of sports. For the fourth installment of the "thirtysomething" feature, GoRedbirds.com sat down with junior ...

NPF Report #2: Birk Earns No-Decision Against Chinese National Team

As the season progresses in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league, so do the performances for two former Illinois State softball players. Pitchers Stacy Birk (Philadelphia Force) and Shannon Nicholson (Akron Racers) made strides last week...

Nicholson NPF Blog #3: We're Not in Bloomington-Normal Anymore!

Former Redbird softball player Shannon Nicholson will provide a weekly blog detailing her life as a professional athlete in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league. This week, Nicholson talks about her pitching debut in the NPF in the third...

NPF Report #1: Birk, Nicholson Struggle in Week One

While summer will not officially begin for another eight days, a form of summer fun has already begun for former Illinois State standout softball pitchers Stacy Birk and Shannon Nicholson, as the duo both play professionally in the National Pro...