2012 Softball Roster
Roster
Gina Brown
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lincoln Way Central
- Hometown:
- New Lenox, Ill.
2013: Appeared and started in 51 games for the Panthers ... second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... reached base in 20 straight games to end the season ... had a season-long 13-game hit streak ... led the team with 27 RBI ... her six home runs ranked No. 2 on the team ... had seven multi-hit games, including a three-hit game vs. Bradley (4/23) ... posted a season-high five RBI vs. the Braves (4/23) ... ranks No. 1 on the Panthers' all-time fielding percentage chart (.990) ... earned MVC Player of the Week honors on April 29.
2012: Appeared in 44 games with 38 starts ... in her 108 at-bats, put together a .278 batting average with five doubles, eight home runs, and 33 RBI ... Brown's mark of eight home runs ranked No. 2 on the squad.
2011: Appeared in 19 games while starting 13 ... in her 40 plate appearances, Brown cashed in with 11 hits ... she also tallied a double, two home runs and six RBI on the season ... she had a .275 batting average with a .450 slugging percentage and a .431 on base percentage.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Lincoln Way Central High School ... earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior ... served as team captain ... all-area selection ... helped her team to a state title in 2008 ... honor roll student ... high school coach: Dick Mandella ... earned letters in softball (4) and volleyball (2).
Personal: Born June 16, 1992, in Palos, Ill. ... daughter of Mary and Dale Brown ... has five siblings (Drew, Nick, Ang, Maria and Neal) ... majoring in nursing/biology ... chose UNI because, “I liked the size of the school and campus, its high academic standards and its great athletic programs.”
