The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Softball Roster
Roster
Brooke Bolinger
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Yucaipa
- Prev School:
- University of Nevada
- Hometown:
- Yucaipa, Calif.
- Major:
- Youth & Community Studies
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2018 Third Team NFCA All-Central Region
• 2018 Second Team All-Big 12 Conference
• 2018 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
• Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 26, 2018)
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Was tabbed both a NFCA All-Central Region Third Team and All-Big 12 Conference Second Team selection ... Posted a 2.20 ERA in 28 appearances with 19 starts, eight complete games, four shutouts, a 13-7 record and 123 strikeouts over 117.2 innings during 2018 ... Allowed two earned runs over eight total innings of work (1.68 ERA) with five K’s in a pair of no-decisions at the NCAA Seattle Regional (May 18-19) ... Was named to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team ... Shutout Iowa State at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (May 11) on four hits with five K’s ... Fired four innings of one-hit ball as the starter in the 8-0 (6 inn.) game two shutout of UIW (May 2) ... Appeared twice in the series at No. 3 Oklahoma (April 27 & 29), going 0-1 while allowing three earned runs over eight combined innings of work with six K’s ... Was terrific in the 3-0, doubleheader-opening win over No. 24/19 Oklahoma State (April 20) by striking out a career-high 11 batters ... Fired a complete game with eight strikeouts in the series-opening 5-2 victory over Texas Tech (April 13) ... Tossed five frames of one-hit ball with two walks and nine strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Samford (April 8) ... Picked up a pair of wins, including one in 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, during the series sweep at Iowa State (March 29-30) ... Was very impressive during the Big 12 series sweep of Kansas (March 23-25), going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 10 K’s over 9.1 innings ... Tied her career-high with 10 strikeouts during a tough 1-0 loss to Georgetown (March 18) at the Charleston Invitational ... Flirted with a no-hitter for 5.1 innings and struck out a career-high-tying 10 batters at UTSA (March 7) before settling for a one-hit shutout in UT’s 1-0 victory ... Picked up a big win by allowing just one earned run on a single hit over 4.1 frames as the starter in the 3-1 upset of No. 9/8 Arizona (March 3) ... Was outstanding in a 3-0 triumph over No. 20 Michigan (Feb. 23) during the Texas Invitational, tossing a complete-game five-hitter with seven strikeouts ... Struck out one during a perfect inning of relief during the 2-1 loss to No. 1 Washington (Feb. 21) ... Struck out a career-high 10 and allowed one run while firing a complete-game three-hitter to beat Wisconsin at the Texas Classic (Feb. 9), 5-1.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Was impressive during her first year with the Burnt Orange & White, posting a 7-2 overall record with a 2.50 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 61.2 innings of work ... Proved very effective out of the bullpen (made just five starts) over 21 appearances, boasting a 1.78 ERA with just 10 earned runs allowed in 47 innings of relief ... Tossed 2.1 frames of one-hit relief during a 2-1 loss at No. 17 Baylor (May 5) ... Fired a UT career-high 96 pitches while scattering three hits over 5.0 shutout innings out of the bullpen against No. 11 Oklahoma (April 9) ... Managed a career-long scoreless streak of 15.2 innings from a March 29 win over UTSA to April 15 at Texas Tech ... Got the victory as a starter at Long Beach State (March 15), giving up one run on four hits with two K’s over 5.0 frames ... Tossed 5.2 innings of one-hit relief while permitting one unearned run as UT fell at No. 6 Arizona (March 5), 4-2 ... Showed her calm under pressure by entering a 3-3 tie against Notre Dame with a runner on and keeping the Irish off the board in the top of the seventh of a game Texas won via walk-off single, 4-3 ... Made her first start and earned her first career UT victory by tossing four innings of one-hit ball with two walks and three strikeouts in a 7-2 win over Colorado State (February 12).
TRAVEL BALL
Played travel ball for the Corona Angels and head coach Kim Howard, to whom she credits much of her softball success.
BEFORE TEXAS
A left-handed pitcher out of Yucaipa, Calif., Bolinger heads to the Forty Acres following a standout 2016 freshman campaign at the University of Nevada ... As a rookie for the Wolf Pack, she posted a 16-6 overall mark with a 2.81 ERA, 18 complete games (in 27 starts), five solo shutouts and 118 strikeouts over 161.2 innings of work on the way to earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Third Team All-West Region and first team All-Mountain West Conference honors ... Bolinger led the Mountain West in opponent batting average (.235) and was 7-4 in league play, while rating second in wins, ERA and strikeouts ... She struck out a career-high 10 batters during a complete-game effort against Boise State (March 26) and was named the MWC Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0 overall in the series victory over the Broncos ... During a standout career at Yucaipa H.S., Bolinger was a four-year letter winner for head coach Dave Kivett, establishing school records for career victories (86) and strikeouts (961) while helping her squad to a 2015 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 2 Southern Section title and to the final No. 1 ranking in FloSoftball’s 2015 Fab 50 national rankings ... As a senior in 2015, she registered a 31-3 overall record with 306 strikeouts over 211.1 innings of work and set a California state high school softball single-season record by posting a miniscule 0.26 ERA ... A 2015 MaxPreps.com High School All-American, Bolinger was also selected as the 2015 CIF Division 2 Southern Section Player of the Year and the 2015 Citrus Belt Most Outstanding Player while completing her career as both a two-time first team All-CIF Division 2 and a four-time first team All-Citrus Belt selection.
PERSONAL
Full name is Brooke Alicia Bolinger ... Born December 22, 1996, in Fontana, Calif. ... Daughter of Greg and Juanita Bolinger ... Is the youngest of five siblings (Brandon, Brittany, Brianna & Brandi) with each sharing first names that begin with “Br” ... Cites her family, including her parents, as her support system always pushing her to do her best ... Two of her sisters, Brittany and Brianna having played softball at UNLV ... Her father, Greg, played in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 1984-87 ... Lists former Team USA standout pitcher Jennie Finch as her sports hero.
