Brooke Nelson Named NFCA All-American
May 29, 2024 | Softball
SEATTLE โ Washington softball's Brooke Nelson was named a 2024 First Team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the organization announced today.
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Nelson, a graduate student from Bonney Lake, Wash., is the 36th Husky All-American (65 total All-American honors). Washington has had an all-american honoree in eight straight seasons dating back to 2016 โ and in 13 of the last 14 seasons.
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She is one of three Pac-12 student-athletes on the first team, joining UCLA's Maya Brady and Stanford's NiJaree Canady.
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This season, Nelson has also been named to first team all-conference and all-region teams.
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Nelson led the team during the regular season with a .350 batting average, 12 home runs, six doubles and 34 RBI. She was fifth in the conference with a .726 slugging percentage and a .442 on base percentage. Nelson was one of the toughest to strikeout, with only nine in the regular season in 117 at bats.
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Nelson also threw 32.2 innings in the circle with a 1.93 ERA, 34 strikeouts and a 5-1 overall record. She threw her first career no-hitter this season against Loyola Chicago at the South Florida Showdown.
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In the field, Nelson registered a .996 fielding percentage with 213 putouts. She also assisted with turning 11 double plays.
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In her career, Nelson appeared in 132 games making 88 starts. She holds a career .308 average with 64 hits, nine doubles, 15 home runs and 53 RBI.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow on @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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Nelson, a graduate student from Bonney Lake, Wash., is the 36th Husky All-American (65 total All-American honors). Washington has had an all-american honoree in eight straight seasons dating back to 2016 โ and in 13 of the last 14 seasons.
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She is one of three Pac-12 student-athletes on the first team, joining UCLA's Maya Brady and Stanford's NiJaree Canady.
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This season, Nelson has also been named to first team all-conference and all-region teams.
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Nelson led the team during the regular season with a .350 batting average, 12 home runs, six doubles and 34 RBI. She was fifth in the conference with a .726 slugging percentage and a .442 on base percentage. Nelson was one of the toughest to strikeout, with only nine in the regular season in 117 at bats.
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Nelson also threw 32.2 innings in the circle with a 1.93 ERA, 34 strikeouts and a 5-1 overall record. She threw her first career no-hitter this season against Loyola Chicago at the South Florida Showdown.
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In the field, Nelson registered a .996 fielding percentage with 213 putouts. She also assisted with turning 11 double plays.
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In her career, Nelson appeared in 132 games making 88 starts. She holds a career .308 average with 64 hits, nine doubles, 15 home runs and 53 RBI.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow on @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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