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2013 Softball

24 Heather Brown

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Northeast
  • Hometown Pasadena, Md.

Biography

NOTES: Closed out her career at UMBCranked third in appearances (109), fourth in games started (71),fifth in innings pitched (460.4) and ninth in strikeouts (203) inthe Retrievers’ record book… Also holds single-seasonmarks at UMBC in games started (26, 2013) and appearances (33,2013) (30, 2012).  

2013: Team co-captain… One of threeRetrievers to start all 52 games, all coming in the middleinfield… Led the team with 168 at bats, ranking 10th all-timeamong UMBC juniors… Second on the squad in doubles(eight)… Batted .300 with runners in scoring position…Tallied 11 multiple-hit and five multiple-RBI games on theseason… Went a combined 5-for-8 with a double and two RBI ina pair of contests at the Jimmy John’s Lion Classic II (Feb.15-16)… Recorded two extra-base hits, including her firsthome run of the season, and drove in two runs versus South Dakota(Feb. 16)… Registered back-to-back multi-hit games againstUNC-Wilmington (Feb. 23) and Morgan State (March 1), combining forfour hits and four runs scored… Tabbed four RBI on two hitsagainst Saint Peter’s (March 3)… Went 3-for-4 from thedish versus Marist (March 11)… Moved to second base followingthe UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational (March 10-11)… Scored threeruns and added a hit, walk and stolen base versus Morgan State(March 15)… Registered two hits in three at bats againstHampton (March 17)… Tallied a double in three straight games,starting with a three-run double in game two against Maine (March23)… Recorded a pair of doubles in the series finale againstthe Black Bears (March 24)… Batted .500 (4-for-8) and drovein five of the Retrievers’ 10 runs in a doubleheader at SaintPeter’s (March 27), including four runs batted in during gameone… Blasted her second home run of the season, a three-runshot to tie up the game against Georgetown (April 17)…Recorded doubles in back-to-back contests against Niagara (May 4-5)to close out the season... Recognized on the America EastCommissioner's Honor Roll. 

2012: Made 20 starts in the circle…Appeared in 30 games, tied for ninth in UMBC’s single seasonrecord book… Tossed seven complete games and 121innings… Recorded a 7-12 record with a 4.69 ERA… Secondon the team in strikeouts (60)… Picked up her first win ofthe season, allowing one earned run in a complete game againstSeton Hall (Feb. 18)… Surrendered one earned run on four hitsin a complete game victory versus Canisius (March 2)… Tossed2.2 hitless innings out of the bullpen at George Mason (March20)… Struck out a career-high nine batters in a complete gamewin versus St. Peter’s (April 1)… Posted her seventhwin of the year in seven frames against La Salle (April 14),allowing three earned runs and fanning six batters… Named tothe America East Honor Roll.

2011: Posted a 5-5 record with a 3.90 ERAand 35 strikeouts in 80.2 innings of work… Made 24appearances on the mound, including 10 starts… Bestperformance came in the second game of the La Salle doubleheader,when she allowed one run on three hits in seven innings…Tossed three straight complete games from April 26-May 7…Earned her first career save in the second game of the Templedoubleheader (March 22)… Struck out six batters in 6.2innings of work in a win over Rhode Island (March 23)… Alsorecorded four hits in 32 at-bats and drove in three runs… Hita three-run double against Morgan State (March 12)…Recognized on the America East Academic Honor Roll.

 

2010: Selected to the America EastAll-Rookie Team after posting a 9-7 record with a 4.31 ERA and 40strikeouts in 99.0 innings of work… Tossed four completegames… Made 15 starts in 22 appearances… Her nine winsare tied for the 10th-most ever by a Retriever freshman, while her22 appearances are tied for ninth… Did not commit an error in34 chances… Also batted .130 with three hits in 23 at-batsand scored twice… Picked up a win in her first careerappearance against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 20)… Did not allowan earned run on seven hits over 8.2 innings in consecutive outingsagainst USC Upstate and Morgan State (Feb. 21-March 6)…Struck out a career-high seven batters against the Bears…Smashed a home run for her first career hit and RBI against Brown(March 7)… Named America East Rookie of the Week on March 8after picking up a pair of wins in as many appearances and postinga 1.56 ERA with 11 strikeouts to help lead the Retrievers to a UMBCRetriever Classic title (March 6-7)… Won her first fourdecisions from Feb. 20-March 9… Went 2-for-3 with her firstcareer double and also tossed her first complete gameagainst St. Joseph’s (March 19)… Allowed just oneearned run on four hits in 6.1 innings of work in the series finaleagainst Hartford (May 2).

 

BACKGROUND: A four-time All-County FirstTeam selection…Led Anne Arundel County with 180 strikeouts in2009… Posted a 17-6 record with a 0.92 ERA and 241 strikeoutsas a junior… Tossed two no-hitters as a junior and two moreas a senior… Earned First-Team All-Met honorsfrom Digital Sportsand Second-Team All-Met fromthe Baltimore Sun and the WashingtonPost in 2009… Led the Eagles to the regional titleand the state finals in 2007… Two-time team captain…Named team MVP as a senior… Won two Maryland statetitles and two Virginia state championships with hertravel squad… Also lettered in volleyball for two yearsat Northeast High School… A member of the NationalHonor Society… Daughter of Joe and Christine Brown… Hasa younger brother, Joey… Born Jan. 12, 1991… A graphicdesign major.

 
 

 Year

 AVG

GP-GS

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

TB

2010

.130

12-7

23

2

3

1

0

1

1

7

2011

.125

20-11

32

1

4

1

0

0

3

5

2012

.000

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2013

.000

3-2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 TOTAL

.125

35-20

56

3

7

2

0

1

4

12

 

 
 

 Year

 SLG%

BB

HBP

SO

GDP

OB%

SF

SH

SB-ATT

PO

A

E

FLD%

2010

.304

0

0

8

0

.130

0

0

0-0

1

33

0

1.000

2011

.156

2

0

7

0

.176

0

0

0-0

2

33

1

.972

2012

.000

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0-0

2

34

5

.878

2013

.000

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0-0

0

38

8

.826

 TOTAL

.214

2

0

15

0

.155

0

0

0-0

5

138

14

.911

 
 
 

 Year

 ERA

W-L

APP

GS

CG

SHO

SV

IP

H

R

2010

4.31

9-7

22

15

4

0/0

0

99.0

112

70

2011

3.90

5-5

24

10

3

0/0

2

80.2

97

62

2012

4.69

7-12

30

20

7

0/0

0

121.0

167

114

2013

4.27

6-20

33

26

16

2/0

0

160.2

218

145

 TOTAL

4.32

27-44

109

71

30

2/0

2

461.1

594

391

 
 
 

 Year

 ER

BB

SO

HR

BF

B/AVG

WP

HBP

2010

61

35

40

9

455

.280

4

8

2011

45

31

35

6

388

.287

6

5

2012

81

53

60

14

586

.324

10

3

2013

98

65

68

9

782

.317

13

9

 TOTAL

285

184

203

38

2211

.306

33

25

 
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2010Freshman

    P/DP
    5'7"
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    2012Junior

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    5'7"
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    2013Senior

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    5'7"
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