As a third-year assistant coach with Cerritos College, Nicole Deel is very familiar with the program and the facility. Back during the 2004-05 seasons, Deel played for the Falcons under head coach Kodee Murray and assistant coach Bud Murray. A prolific batter during her time with Cerritos, Deel left the program with the school’s home run record (since broken) and was a 2^nd Team All-State, 1^st Team All-Southern California and 1^st Team All-South Coast Conference selection at shortstop her sophomore season. The team won the conference title her freshman year, while they were a combined 59-18 in her career. Deel’s name still appears in the school record books in the top 10 in career RBI (58), home runs (12) and doubles (21), as well as single season home runs (9) and doubles (13).

Deel received a scholarship to play at Abilene Christian University, where she continued to set records and play on successful teams. As a third baseman, Deel was a two-time All-Lone Star Conference selection and was an All-Region choice her junior year. She led the conference in home runs and RBI as a junior and had the second-best offensive season in the school’s history.

Deel spent last season as a volunteer assistant coach at Abilene Christian, while she graduated in May, 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a minor in Spanish. She hopes to pursue her Masters degree in Mathematics and aspires to teach at the community college level.