Bubba Nickles

Madilyn "Bubba" Ida-Marie Nickles (born March 8, 1998) is an American professional softball utility player. She played college softball for the UCLA Bruins, where she was named an All-American and won a national championship in 2019. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.

Career
Nickles competes with the UCLA Bruins softball team and has been named a two-time Second Team and First Team All-Pac-12 player. She was also chosen a National Fastpitch Coaches Association First Team All-American as a junior, where she also helped lead the Bruins to the 2019 NCAA Division I National Championship. She made her professional debut with Athletes Unlimited in 2021. Nickles also played for the Toyota Red Terriers of the Japan Diamond Softball League. She won the 2024 AUX Softball competition with 1,344 points, defeating Jocelyn Alo for the Championship by only six leaderboard points, in the closest finish in Athletes Unlimited history.

Team USA
Nickles played for two seasons with Team USA and was named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal Nickles had a hit in two appearances during the tournament. Nickles did not play in the gold medal game, where Team USA was defeated by Team Japan 2–0.

Personal life
Nickles is of Chamorro descent. She is the daughter of Natalie and Ted Nickles, and has one older sister.