Niki Boyd
Canadian baseball player (1993-)
Veronika "Niki" Boyd (born January 3, 1993, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian baseball player. She is a member of the Canada women's national baseball team which won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Playing career
Softball
Boyd competed in softball at Douglas College. She helped the program capture a silver medal in the 2014 Northwest Athletic Conference Championships.
Baseball
Boyd has competed in two IBAF Women's World Cups (2012, 2014).
Awards and honours
2013 Jimmy Rattlesnake Award
Personal
Her birth name is Veronika and she has four older brothers.
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