Softball

Meet the Heat • Stacey Nuveman • Catcher

Born: April 26, 1978 College: UCLA Residence: La Verne, Calif. Height: 6-0 Bats/Throws: R/R Experience: Two-time Olympic gold medalist, also played on the 2001 U.S. National Cup team, the World Championship national team in 2002 and the Pan-American Games National team in '03. … This is her first year playing in the National Pro Fastpitch league. 2005 stats: Because of commitments with ESPN, Nuveman played in one game before Friday's contest against Chicago. Notable: Holds the NCAA record for career home runs with 90 as well as the top career slugging percentage. She was a first-team All-American four times at UCLA and earned Pac-10 Player of the Year honors three times. … Nuveman currently works for ESPN broadcasting softball games. Nuveman will be available for autographs at 6:45 tonight on the first base side near the Heat dugout.