Brooke Andresen

17

Class: Senior Hometown: Woodridge, Ill. High School: Downers Grove South

Height: 5-9 Position: OF Bats/Throws: L/R

2012: Was the team leader with a .325 (54 for 166) batting average and became the first Rambler to earn First Team All-Horizon League honors in each of her first three seasons...is only the second Rambler ever, joining Yasmin Khan, to earn first team all-conference accolades three or more times in her career...will enter her senior season needing only 11 hits to tie Ellen Antonacci's school record of 177 career hits...already ranks third in Loyola history with a .345 career batting average...hit .373 (19 for 51) with runners in scoring position...batted .349 (29 for 89) with four homers and 13 RBI in Horizon League action...reached base safely in 21 consecutive contests, March 31 - April 28...strung together a season-best, 13-game hitting streak, March 31 - April 14...recorded 13 multi-hit efforts...Loyola went 4-1 when she hit a home run and 14-4 when she drove in at least one run...went 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBI in a 5-3 loss to Cleveland State...homered in a 3 for 4 performance in game two of a doubleheader sweep at Valparaiso...named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team after batting .333 (4 for 12) with three doubles and a pair of RBI...closed out the year on a six-game hitting streak and did not commit an error in the team's final 36 contests...member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Among players with at least 100 at-bats, led the team with a .329 average...appeared in and started 50 games, splitting time between second base and centerfield, while also making one start at shortstop...became the first Rambler since Yasmin Khan in 1998-99 to bat .300 or better in each of her first two seasons at Loyola...secured First Team All-Horizon League honors for the second straight year...became the first position player to earn First Team All-Horizon League accolades in consecutive seasons since Allison Scanlin in 2004-05...is the first position player in Loyola history to capture First Team All-Horizon League accolades in each of her first two seasons as a Rambler...hit a team-best .405 with runners in scoring position...had 15 multi-hit games...strung together a 10-game hitting streak, March 26 - April 9...reached base safely in 15 straight contests, March 26 - April 14...went 4 for 5 with three runs, two doubles, a home run and three RBI in a 10-0 victory at Detroit...went 3 for 3 with a homer and three runs scored in an 11-0 rout of Penn...tallied two hits versus UIC in Horizon League Championship play...Loyola went 13-7 when she hit in the No. 2 spot in the lineup...NFCA Scholar-Athlete...named to the Horizon League Softball All-Academic Team...member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Enjoyed one of the finest seasons ever by a Loyola freshman as she led the team with a .384 batting average, 35 runs and 58 hits...picked up First Team All-Horizon League and Horizon League All-Newcomer Team accolades...her .384 batting average ranks third on Loyola's single-season chart, while her 35 runs is tied for third and her 58 hits sit fifth...in Horizon League action, hit a scorching .434 with 17 runs, four doubles, a triple, a homer and 11 RBI...set a Loyola record with a 25-game hitting streak, March 24-April 29...had 16 multi-hit games, including five three-hit efforts...after going hitless in her first six at-bats, hit .400 (58 for 145) the rest of the year...had a pair of hits and scored twice against No. 24 UMass...went 3 for 8 in a doubleheader versus No. 18 Illinois...tallied two hits, a pair of runs and a RBI in an 8-0 win over No. 24 Notre Dame...in a 14-6 victory against Saint Louis, recorded two hits, a home run, a stolen base and four RBI...went 3 for 3 in a 9-1 loss at Valparaiso...went 3 for 4 with three runs, a double, stolen base and pair of RBI in a 19-0 win against Detroit...showcased her versatility by playing shortstop, second base and the outfield.

High School: Had a standout career at Downers Grove South, racking up 185 hits, 135 RBIs, 52 extra-base hits and 17 home runs in four years on the varsity squad...as a junior, batted .514 with nine homers, 15 doubles and 48 RBI...earned Chicago Tribune Second Team All-State honors as a senior and First Team honors as a junior...also picked up First Team All-State recognition from the Chicago Sun-Times and Illinois Coaches Association as a junior...named team MVP as a junior...Gatorade Player of the Year and Wendy's High School Heisman Award nominee...four-time all-conference and three-time all-area selection...played club for the Beverly Bandits...Presidential Award recipient...Illinois State Scholar...member of the 4.0 honor roll in seven of her eight semesters.

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