2025 Softball Roster
Ellestad, Brooke
Jersey Number 0
Brooke Ellestad
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Bat/Throw:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Kimberly, Wisc.
- High School:
- Kimberly HS
- Prev School:
- Louisiana
Bio
Accolades
- 2025 Softball America Preseason Top 100 - #64
- 2025Â D1Softball D100 Preseason Player Rankings - #14 Third Base
- Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year (2024)
- All-Sun Belt First Team (2024)
- Two-time All-Summit League (2022-23)
- Summit League Freshman of the Year (2022)
- 2022 NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist
2025
- Has started 56Â games
- Has two multi-hit performances in a pair of wins over No. 22 Washington, including a go-ahead three run homer in game two vs. the Huskies (Feb. 8)
- Finished the Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 21-23) with three consecutive two-hit games, including a 2-for-2 day with a run scored and an RBI vs. Virginia Tech
- Hit two home runs as part of a 3-for-4 day with three RBIs vs. Iowa (March 7)
- Was 2-for-3 with an RBI single and solo home run at South Alabama (March 11)
- Hit a grand slam in game three at Texas A&M (March 23)
- Went 2-for-3 with four RBIs on a double and a home run vs. Samford (April 1)
- Hit .500 (5-for-10) over the Missouri series (April 25-27) including two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs
- Drove in two runs in the NCAA Regional opener against Jackson State (May 16)
2024 (Louisiana)
- Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
- Led the team with 54 RBIs
- Tallied 41 hits with a .398 average
- Had 19 multiple-hit games, along with 13 multiple-RBI games
- Totaled 54 RBIs, including nine home runs
2022-23 (University of St. Thomas)
- Back-to-back 50 hit seasons
- Two-time All-Summit League honoree
- 2022 Summit League Freshman of the Year
- Finalist for the 2022 NFCA Freshman of the Year
- Tallied 115 hits in 285 at bats across two seasons
Prep/Club Highlights
- Attended Kimberly High School
- Tallied 109 base hits in 202 at bats in her senior year
- Totaled 80 RBIs, including 22 home runs
NCAA Super Regional GM 2 Postgame: Coach Murphy
Saturday, May 24
NCAA Super Regional GM 1 Postgame: Coach Murphy & Kali Heivilin
Friday, May 23
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy, Jocelyn Briski & Audrey Vandagriff
Thursday, May 22
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy
Wednesday, May 21
