Brooke Andrews Season 2023

Honors & Awards

• NFCA Second-Team All-Midwest Region (2023)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (April 17, 2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Nine-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Member
• Nebraska Bronze Academic Medallion (2021, 2022, 2023) 
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Senior Season (2024)

• Started 52 of Nebraska’s 53 games in center field
• Hit .290 with 47 hits, 39 runs, 13 doubles and 26 RBIs
• Ranked 2nd on the team in runs & 3rd in doubles
• Went 1-for-2 with a double and four RBIs against Long Beach State
• Had an RBI in three straight games at the Troy Cox Classic
• Homered, walked twice and scored three runs at New Mexico State
• Had two hits the next game against Montana
• Also had two hits in game two against Sacramento State
• Went 1-for-3 with a double and a run against Cal State Fullerton
• Went 5-for-13 (.385) with four doubles at the Big Red Invitational
• Had an eight-game hitting streak from March 2 to March 12
• Had six doubles during her hitting streak
• Scored a run in seven straight games from March 8 to March 14
• Went 6-for-14 (.429) in four games at the Big Red Spring Classic
• Added one double, six runs, six RBIs and four walks
• Had two walks in back-to-back games vs. North Dakota & Creighton
• Went 5-for-5 with a double, two runs and five RBIs vs. Northern Colorado
• Marked the first five-hit game by a Husker since Lizzy Rock in 2006
• Went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base against Omaha
• Reached base safely in 17 consecutive games from March 2-29
• Had two RBIs in game one at Wisconsin
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in game three
• Drove in the tying run in the 7th inning and the winning run in the 9th
• Went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Kansas
• Was 4-for-8 with two doubles and two walks in the Penn State series
• Had two hits in the Rutgers series, missing game two with an injury
• Went 1-for-3 with a run in game two against Iowa
• Drew a walk in both games against Northwestern
• Was 3-for-9 with a double, three runs and four RBIs in the Minnesota series
• Had an RBI in all three games of the series
• Produced her 100th career RBI in game one
• Went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI in game two
• Was 1-for-3 with two RBIs in game three of the Minnesota series
• Went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI vs. Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament

Junior Season (2023)

• Started 57 games for Nebraska including starts at right field, center field and third base 
• Set career-highs for runs (34), hits (52), doubles (9), home runs (11), RBI (45), slugging percentage (.575) and on-base percentage (.366) in a season
• Opened the season with three hits and three runs at the Houston Invitational 
• Recorded a home run against No. 4 Arkansas at the Clearwater Invitational
• Hit a home run in the win over New Mexico State (Feb. 24)
• Smashed a two-run home run in the win over No. 16 Arizona (March 4) 
• Had a .400 batting average against the Hillenbrand Invitational with six hits including two doubles, one home run and five RBIs 
• Hit a game-winning three-run homer against Iowa State 
• Smashed a game-winning three-run homer against Purdue (game one) 
• Hit .571 in the Iowa series with four hits including two homers and a double 
• Went 3-for-8 with one home run and three RBI at the Maryland series
• Led the team with a .600 batting average with six hits including two doubles and a homer in the Indiana series sweep

Junior Season (2022)

• Played in 55 games and started 35 
• Had then-career-highs in runs (27), hits (27), doubles (6), home runs (5) and RBIs (16) 
• Opened the season with four hits including two doubles at the UNI-Dome Classic 
• Started all five games at the UNI-Dome Classic at second base 
• Added three hits and four runs at the Troy Cox Classic while starting all five games in center field 
• Notched her first home run at Bowlin Stadium against Wichita State on March 3 
• Hit a homer in the win against Boston University 
• Had three hits including a triple at San Diego
• Pinch-hit in game one of Rutgers series, notching a three-run homer
• Added a double and a home run in the doubleheader against Iowa with two RBI
• Was 3-for-8 in the Minnesota series with one homer and three RBI
• Added one hit and one run against North Texas in Game One of NCAA Regional
• Recorded a run in the game against No. 7 Oklahoma State in Game Two of NCAA Regionals

Sophomore Season (2021)

• Started 31 games, including her first 30 career starts at third base
• Started Nebraska’s final 28 games at third base
• Also earned her first career start as the designated player
• Scored her first run as a pinch runner in the opener against Indiana
• Also scored a run off the bench in game two vs. Michigan State
• Went 1-for-3 in a start against No. 23 Michigan
• Scored a run in both games of the Penn State doubleheader
• Had two homers, four hits and six RBIs in the Rutgers series
• Went 2-for-3 with her first two career home runs and a career-high five RBIs in game one
• Then was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in game two
• Went 2-for-6 with a double, a run and two RBIs in the Illinois doubleheader
• Was 4-for-11 in the series at No. 24 Minnesota with a pair of two-hit games
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and her first career triple in game one
• Was 2-for-3 with a run in Nebraska’s win in the series finale
• Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in game one of the Wisconsin doubleheader, setting career highs in hits and doubles
• Went 5-for-10 in the Northwestern series with a double and home run
• Had a hit in all four games of the series, including two hits in game one and extra-base hits in games three and four
• Helped ignite Nebraska’s come-from-behind win in game three of the series by following up a Peyton Glatter home run with a home run of her own

COVID - Freshman Season (2020)

• Season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic
• Made 18 overall appearances with 14 starts at shortstop
• Hit .273 with two runs, nine hits, one double and three RBIs
• Made her first career start in the season opener against NM State, getting the start at shortstop
• Recorded her first career hit and RBI against Bradley, coming in as a pinch hitter
• Went 2-for-4 with one RBI in game two against UTEP
• Had an RBI in game one against Georgia Tech at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• Went 2-for-3 in game two against the Yellow Jackets
• Had one hit in game two against Boston College
• Had one hit against No. 3 Oklahoma at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
• Had one hit in the win against No. 21/23 Missouri
• Drew a walk and scored one run in the win against Wichita State
• Went 1-for-2 against New Mexico State at the ASU Invitational

Before Nebraska (Gretna HS/Nebraska Gold)

• Was a four-year varsity starter and letterwinner for Gretna High School and helped her team to four district titles and four state appearances
• Was a four-time all-conference honoree and helped the Dragons win the Class B state title as a freshman and helped them to a runner-up finish as a sophomore
• Finished third in the state as a junior and helped the team to a fifth-place finish as a senior even though Gretna moved up to Class A
• Played 110 games for the Dragons and finished her career with a .445 batting average, which included a .542 as a senior
• Scored 147 career runs and drove in 130 more
• Had 52 stolen bases and 36 career homers
• Honored by the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World- Herald three times as one of the top players in her class
• Was honored as one of the top players in the state across all classes by being named to the Lincoln Journal Star Super State Team and the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Team as a senior
• Played club for Nebraska Gold

Personal 

• Majoring in psychology
• Daughter of Chris and Barb Andrews
• Was born on Dec. 27, 2000
• Has two older siblings, Nicole and Todd, and one younger sister, Billie
• Billie is also on the Nebraska softball team