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2019 Softball Roster
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Burns, Brooke
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Jersey Number 2
Brooke Burns
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Chapin HS
- Hometown:
- Chapin, S.C.
Bio
2020 (Redshirt Junior)
Did not compete due to injury.
2019 (Junior)
2019 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
GP/GS: 9/0 … Appeared in nine games for Herd after transferring from North Carolina … Made six appearances as a pinch hitter and three as a pinch runner … First game played for Marshall came in the season-opener as a pinch runner against UC-Riverside (Feb. 8) and scored a run … Also appeared as a pinch runner against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 15) and Monmouth (March 10) … Recorded six at-bats with one hit … First at-bat came against UNC-Wilmington (Feb. 23) … First hit with the Herd at Charlotte (March 17) with a single in the seventh inning … Made final appearance of the season against No. 13 Kentucky (March 20).
Prior to Marshall (at UNC)
2018 (Sophomore): Played in eight games, tallying four at-bats • Scored two runs at USC Upstate (3/20) and Virginia Tech (4/6) • Logged a hit vs. Campbell in the regular season finale (5/4).
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 games as a freshman, making two starts at second base • Went 0-for-6 with a walk on the season, all as a pinch hitter, and scored five runs as a pinch runner • Scored the go-ahead run as a pinch runner against NC State to retake the lead in the bottom of the fifth of the ACC Semifinals.
High School: A six-year starter for Chapin High School, leading the Eagles to a top eight finish every season • Four-time All-State • Four-time All-Region • Broke the Chapin RBI record with 39 as a sophomore, then reset the record at 51 as a junior • Batted over .400 every season, including .500 with five home runs her junior year • Finalist for 2015 South Carolina Player of the Year • Missed the second half of her senior year due to a torn labrum • Played travel ball for Carolina Elite Norton • Batted .487 with 27 home runs over four seasons • Led the Carolina Elite to a ninth-place finish at ASA Gold 16U Nationals.
Personal: Born Brooke Autumn Burns on October 8 • Daughter of Rocky and Carrie Burns • Has a younger brother, Cole • Father, Rocky, played football at Glenville State (WV) • Four-year member of the National Honors Society • Named to the Chapin High School Principals List all four years.
Did not compete due to injury.
2019 (Junior)
2019 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
GP/GS: 9/0 … Appeared in nine games for Herd after transferring from North Carolina … Made six appearances as a pinch hitter and three as a pinch runner … First game played for Marshall came in the season-opener as a pinch runner against UC-Riverside (Feb. 8) and scored a run … Also appeared as a pinch runner against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 15) and Monmouth (March 10) … Recorded six at-bats with one hit … First at-bat came against UNC-Wilmington (Feb. 23) … First hit with the Herd at Charlotte (March 17) with a single in the seventh inning … Made final appearance of the season against No. 13 Kentucky (March 20).
Prior to Marshall (at UNC)
2018 (Sophomore): Played in eight games, tallying four at-bats • Scored two runs at USC Upstate (3/20) and Virginia Tech (4/6) • Logged a hit vs. Campbell in the regular season finale (5/4).
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 games as a freshman, making two starts at second base • Went 0-for-6 with a walk on the season, all as a pinch hitter, and scored five runs as a pinch runner • Scored the go-ahead run as a pinch runner against NC State to retake the lead in the bottom of the fifth of the ACC Semifinals.
High School: A six-year starter for Chapin High School, leading the Eagles to a top eight finish every season • Four-time All-State • Four-time All-Region • Broke the Chapin RBI record with 39 as a sophomore, then reset the record at 51 as a junior • Batted over .400 every season, including .500 with five home runs her junior year • Finalist for 2015 South Carolina Player of the Year • Missed the second half of her senior year due to a torn labrum • Played travel ball for Carolina Elite Norton • Batted .487 with 27 home runs over four seasons • Led the Carolina Elite to a ninth-place finish at ASA Gold 16U Nationals.
Personal: Born Brooke Autumn Burns on October 8 • Daughter of Rocky and Carrie Burns • Has a younger brother, Cole • Father, Rocky, played football at Glenville State (WV) • Four-year member of the National Honors Society • Named to the Chapin High School Principals List all four years.
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