Freshman (2011): Outstanding first-year performer who proved to be a
stalwart performer in the circle ... Finished with a won-lost slate
of 16-3 with her victory mark tying for second among UAA players
and tying for 10th place on Emory's seasonal ladder ... Appeared in
26 contests and made a team-high 21 starts in the
circle, recording 14 complete games that tied for
the No. 8 position on the Eagles' season chart ... Hurled a
team-high 134 1/3 innings (11th highest total by an Emory pitcher
in a year) and her ERA of 1.41 was second on the UAA ladder (first
among pitchers with 75 or more innings) and ranked 22nd nationally
... Fanned 103 opposing batters, third among UAA players, and good
for 10th place on Emory season chart ... Voted as a First Team
All-UAA selection ... Earned an At-Large spot on the First Team of
the All-Atlantic Region Team ... Keyed a 3-0 win over regionally
ranked Piedmont (Apr. 21), by throwing a complete game and allowing
just four hits ... Turned in a complete game and struck out a
season-high 10 batters in a 5-3 victory against Huntingdon College
(Apr. 5) ... Surrendered just two hits and fanned eight in a
complete-game whitewash vs. Maryville (Apr. 23) ... Named to the
UAA All-Tournament Team after racking up a 3-0 record and an ERA of
0.00 over 12 innings of work ... Blanked Rochester (Mar. 14) over
five innings, striking out five in a 9-0 triumph at the UAA
Tournament ... Went the distance in a 4-2 win vs. Greensboro
College (Feb. 27), striking out four and not issuing any walks ...
Came through with a complete-game victory over Lebanon Valley (Mar.
8), striking out eight in a 5-1 outcome.
High School:
Outstanding prep career at Fremd High School ... Four-year member
of the program who was coached by Jim Weaver ... Served as
her team's captain in 2010 ... Earned 2010 ICA 3A & 4A First
Team All-State honors after compiling a 30-3 won-lost mark, with
her victory total a school seasonal record ... Third Team
All-American on ESPN Rise ... Helped her squad to an overall slate
of 33-5 that included a berth in the Class 4A state championship
game ... 2010 Chicago Sun Times Second Team All-State
honoree ... Established an Illinois 4A state tournament record with
16 strikeouts vs. Elk Grove in the semifinals ... Tossed 15
shutouts in 2010 and her 17 whitewashes in 2008 ranked as Fremd's
seasonal standard ... Tossed 198 innings and fanned a school-record
308 batters ... ESPNChicago.com Prep Athlete of the Week in April,
2010 ... As a junior, she whiffed 280 opponents in 173 2/3 innings
en route to a 21-4 record, while aiding the Vikings a third-place
finish in the state tournament ... Finished her career as the
school's all-time leader with 83 wins ... Held nine of Fremd's top
10 single-game marks for strikeouts ... ICA First Team All-State in
2009 and was a third-team pick in 2008.
Played summer ball for the Palatine Vikings.
Personal:
Born March 19, 1992 ... Daughter of Dave and Jan Brottman ...
Recognized as a Coca-Cola Scholar ... Distinguished finalist for
the Prudential Spirit of Community ... Recipient of President's
Volunteer Service Award ... Member of the 2010 Daily
Herald Leadership Team.
