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2013 Softball

7 Lena Brottman

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Fremd
  • Hometown Palatine, IL

Biography

Career:
After three seasons with the Eagles, she stands No. 7all-time at the school with 33 wins ... Has hurled 10 shutouts withthat mark placing her seventh on the school's all-time chart ...Ranks seventh on Emory's career list in games started (39), tiedfor eighth in complete games (22) and eight in innings pitched (2432/3) ... Has made a total of 56 appearances in the circle, tied forthe seventh-highest total in Emory annals ... Has compiled a careerERA of 1.49, sixth on the Eagles' all-time list.

Junior (2013):
Was slowed by injuries during the early portion of the season, butbounced back to finish with a won-lost ledger of 8-0 ... Appearedin 14 contests and tossed three complete games in seven startingassignments ... Fanned 27 batters over 46 2/3 innings and posted anERA of 1.80 ... Named to the UAA All-Tournament Team after pickingup four of the team's eight victories, two as a starter and a pairin a relief capacity ... Totaled 17 2/3 innings of work during theUAA Tourney and struck out 10 while registering an ERA of 1.58 ...Picked up the win after hurling 4 1/3 innings of scoreless reliefvs. Rochester (Mar. 16), allowing just one hit and fanning two ...Outstanding starting performance vs. regionally ranked Kean (Mar.10) where she crafted a complete-game five-hitter in leading theEagles to a 4-0 triumph ... Went five innings as the starter andblanked St. John Fisher over five innings, surrendering just onehit, in a 1-0 victory ... Earned her lone save of the season afterthrowing 3 1/3 innings in the second game of a twinbill vs.LaGrange (Apr. 20), striking out a season-high tying four Panthersand allowing just one hit in a 10-2 win ... Posted a win vs.Rochester (Mar. 13), delivering four innings of hitless andscoreless relief while fanning three, in a 7-0 decision. 

Sophomore (2012):
Second year in the program saw her continue to be a key cog inEmory's pitching rotation, finishing with a won-lost ledger of 9-1... Made 11 starts and tossed five complete games ... Hurled 62 2/3innings and struck out 49 batters en route to registering an ERA of1.45, good for the No. 2 spot in the UAA for pitcherswho logged 50 or more innings ... Outstanding effort vs.Maryville (Feb. 12), tossing all nine innings and allowing just onehit and fanning four in a 2-1 victory ... Came on in relief againstNo. 10 Christopher Newport (Feb. 12) and earned the win, throwing 22/3 innings of shutout ball as the Eagles rallied for a 6-5decision ... Five-inning complete-game performance vs. Brandeis(Mar. 13) in the opening contest of the UAA Tournament, blankingthe Judges on two hits while whiffing a season-high tying sevenbatters ... Crafted a six-inning whitewash of Agnes Scott (Apr.16), surrendering just two hits and striking out three as Emoryprevailed an 8-0 count ... Kept Transylvania (Mar. 4) off theboard in a five-inning start, striking out five in an 8-0 triumph... In the NCAA Tournament game vs. Roanoke (May 11), she faced abases-loaded, with no outs situation as a reliever in the fourthinning but got out of the jam by striking out three straightbatters in helping the Eagles maintain a 2-0 lead ... Member of theJewish Review Division II & III All-America Team.

Freshman (2011):
Outstanding first-year performer who proved to be astalwart performer in the circle ... Finished with a won-lost slateof 16-3 with her victory mark tying for second among UAA playersand tying for 10th place on Emory's seasonal ladder ... Appeared in26 contests and made a team-high 21 starts in thecircle,  recording 14 complete games that tied forthe No. 8 position on the Eagles' season chart ... Hurled ateam-high 134 1/3 innings (11th highest total by an Emory pitcherin a year) and her ERA of 1.41 was second on the UAA ladder (firstamong pitchers with 75 or more innings) and ranked 22nd nationally... Fanned 103 opposing batters, third among UAA players, and goodfor 10th place on Emory season chart ... Voted as a First TeamAll-UAA selection ... Earned an At-Large spot on the First Team ofthe All-Atlantic Region Team ... Keyed a 3-0 win over regionallyranked Piedmont (Apr. 21), by throwing a complete game and allowingjust four hits ...  Turned in a complete game and struck out aseason-high 10 batters in a 5-3 victory against Huntingdon College(Apr. 5) ... Surrendered just two hits and fanned eight in acomplete-game whitewash vs. Maryville (Apr. 23) ... Named to theUAA All-Tournament Team after racking up a 3-0 record and an ERA of0.00 over 12 innings of work ... Blanked Rochester (Mar. 14) overfive innings, striking out five in a 9-0 triumph at the UAATournament ... Went the distance in a 4-2 win vs. GreensboroCollege (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 memberof the program who was coached by Jim Weaver ...  Served asher team's captain in 2010 ... Earned 2010 ICA 3A & 4A FirstTeam All-State honors after compiling a 30-3 won-lost mark, withher victory total a school seasonal record ... Third TeamAll-American on ESPN Rise ... Helped her squad to an overall slateof 33-5 that included a berth in the Class 4A state championshipgame ... 2010 Chicago Sun Times Second Team All-Statehonoree ... Established an Illinois 4A state tournament record with16 strikeouts vs. Elk Grove in the semifinals ... Tossed 15shutouts in 2010 and her 17 whitewashes in 2008 ranked as Fremd'sseasonal standard ... Tossed 198 innings and fanned a school-record308 batters ... ESPNChicago.com Prep Athlete of the Week in April,2010 ... As a junior, she whiffed 280 opponents in 173 2/3 inningsen route to a 21-4 record, while aiding the Vikings a third-placefinish in the state tournament ... Finished her career as theschool's all-time leader with 83 wins ... Held nine of Fremd's top10 single-game marks for strikeouts ... ICA First Team All-State in2009 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 forthe Prudential Spirit of Community ... Recipient of President'sVolunteer Service Award ... Member of the 2010 DailyHerald Leadership Team.


Stats

YearERAW-LGSGCIPHRERWPHBPSOBB
20111.4116-32114134.110138272210327
20121.459-111562.2521813124912
20131.808-07346.2432412102711
TOTAL1.4933-43922243.219680524417950

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2011Freshman

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    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2012Sophomore

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    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2013Junior

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    5'6"
    7
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