Brooke Perry Season 2017

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PositionP
YearFreshman
HometownClemmons, N.C.
B/TR/R
2017: Played in 51 games making 39 starts as the designated player and eight appearances in the circle ... Logged 26 hits in 111 at-bats to hit .234 with a double, two home runs and 12 walks to slug .297 with a .306 on-base percentage ... Had four multi-hit games ... Held her opponents scoreless in her final three pitching performances of the season.

High School: A two-time all-state honoree ... named North Carolina State Pitcher of the Year, MVP of the 4A N.C. State Tournament and as a Winston-Salem Journal Athlete of the Week as a senior ... went 21-1 with 154 strikeouts in 129 innings with a 0.812 ERA, three no-hitters and 10 shutouts en route to all-conference, all-district and all-state honors her final season ... at the plate, batted .470 with 50 RBI, 10 home runs and an .850 slugging percentage ... led team to No. 1 ranking in North Carolina, No. 22 ranking in the country and the 2016 North Carolina State championship, the first in school history ... posted a .441 average and .506 on-base percentage at the plate and an 11-3 record with 114 Ks in 94.2 innings in the circle as a junior ... led her team to the third round of the state playoffs and to the Central Piedmont Conference title in 2015 en route to CPC Pitcher of the Year, all-district and all-conference honors ... posted a 7-5 record and 1.9 ERA to go with a .368 batting average as a sophomore on the way to all-conference honors and mention on Full Count Softball's 2016 Player to Watch list ... tallied 53 Ks in 42 innings as a rookie, while batting .397 and leading the team to the third round of the state playoffs ... a National Honor Society member and three-time honor roll recipient ... member of the science, math and art honor societies ... played travel ball for the N.C. Lady Lightning 16U team, which was ranked 28th nationally and finished 17th at PGF Nationals

Personal:Give name is Brooke Madison Perry ... born March 18, 1998 ... parents are David and Jennifer Perry ... has one brother, Carson ... plans to major in health and human services.

Sweet or salty:Sweet
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
Dogs or cats: Dogs
Cooking or eating: Eating
Vacation: To the quiet country or to the big city: Quiet country
Coolest place I've ever been/or most unique locale: Boulder, Colorado
Place I dream of visiting someday: Australia
Person I look up to most & why: My dad, because he does everything he can to help our family, and me, and continues to stay positive through everything.
Best feeling in the field (defensively): Getting a swing and miss
Best Feeling at the plate (offensively): Getting good barrel on the ball
Best Feeling in the circle (pitching): Getting a swing and miss or strikeouts
Favorite thing about my position (s): I touch the ball every pitch/out
Three words that describe me: Competitive, adventurous, reliable
One word to describe my game: Determined
Team I am most excited to play in 2017: UNC-Chapel Hill
My most memorable sports moment: Winning the North Carolina state championship in 2016
Celebrity crush: JJ Watt
Celebrity who would play me in a story of my life: Amy Schumer
Person I would like to have dinner with: Jamey Johnson or Chris Stapleton
Best non-athletic talent: Being able to take a good 10 minute nap
My stupid human trick is: I can swallow my tongue
Dream job: sixth grade math teacher
Song I have to listen to before a game: Partition by Beyonce
Favorite thing about playing at Bittinger Stadium: Being able to stand on the mound and look at how beautiful it is
Place I am most excited to play in 2017: Hawaii
Person who has impacted my life/made me who I am: My parents

Favorite sweet treat: Doughnuts (Krispy Kreme chocolate glazed)
Favorite ice cream flavor: Coffee
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite sport besides softball: Football
Favorite sports team: Dallas Cowboys
Favorite Athlete: Jason Witten
Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad
Favorite Movie: Sixth Sense
Favorite Book: The Last Song
Favorite Musical Artist: Jamey Johnson
Favorite type of pizza: Pepperoni and Mushroom
Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington
Favorite Food: Medium rare sirloin
Favorite place on campus: Engineering fountain
Favorite city: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Favorite animal/furry friend: Giraffes
Favorite class at Purdue: Math 16200 (Calculus II)
Favorite Purdue professor: Athena Anderson