Stacey Nuveman
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| Birth name | Stacey Nuveman |
| Full name | Stacey Nuveman-Deniz |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
April 26, 1978 Los Angeles, California |
| Sport | |
| College team | UCLA Bruins |
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| Women's softball | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | Team competition |
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2004 Athens | Team competition |
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2008 Beijing | Team competition |
Stacey "Nuvey" Nuveman-Deniz (born April 26, 1978) is an American, former collegiate NCAA Division I 4-time First Team All-American, National Champion winning, right-handed hitting softball player originally from La Verne, California. She played for the UCLA Bruins at the catcher position on-and-off from 1997-2002. She also won two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal for Team USA. She holds the Pac-12 career records for batting average, home runs and slugging percentage; she simultaneously holds the NCAA career record for intentional walks (81). Nuveman-Deniz is also one of eight NCAA players to possess a career .400 batting average along with at least 200 RBIs, 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage.
Nuveman-Deniz began playing the sport of softball at age 10. She played travel ball for several teams, including Gordon's Panthers, where she helped the team win the ASA 18-under Gold National Championship. At St. Lucy's Priory High School, Nuveman-Deniz propelled the Lady Regents to a CIF title. While at St. Lucy's, Nuveman-Deniz lettered in softball, basketball, volleyball and also served as student body president. Her excellence at St. Lucy's led to her receiving a softball scholarship at UCLA.
1997 Stacey Nuveman-Deniz began her career in honors by earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association First Team All-American, Pac-10 Conference First Team and "Newcomer of The Year" awards. She also immediately impacted the school record book by notching new season records for home runs and RBIs, while placing third in both batting average and hits for her freshman campaign.
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