Stephanie Brombacher
Florida Gators – No. 32
Pitcher
Born: (1989-03-06) March 6, 1989
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NCAA debut
February 8, 2008, for the Florida Gators
Last appearance
June 7, 2011, for the Florida Gators
Career statistics
Win–loss record97–11
Earned run average1.50
Strikeouts683
Shutouts38
Complete Games60
Innings Pitched678.0
Teams

Stephanie Renee Brombacher (born March 6, 1989)[1] is a former American collegiate softball pitcher for the University of Florida Gators. A 5'10" right-hander, Brombacher was a starting pitcher for the Gators from 2008 through 2011. Among all Gator pitchers, Brombacher ranks in the top ten for appearances, starts, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts, and earned run average as of 2017.[2][3]

A three-time All-State pitcher and two-time state champion at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida, Brombacher signed with the Gators in November 2006 as part of head coach Tim Walton's second recruiting class as Florida.[4] During the 2008 and 2009 seasons, Brombacher pitched alongside All-American ace Stacey Nelson.[5] Following Nelson's graduation in 2009, Brombacher took over as the Gators' ace in 2010 and enjoyed career highs in starts, wins, and strikeouts. Of note, Brombacher did not lose a game in her first 64 appearances for the Gators (she was 42-0 as a freshman and sophomore) [6] before she dropped her first start as a junior in 2010.[7] She was also part of the Gators softball team that won 70 games in 2008, still a single-season wins record for a Division I team.[8]

A four-time All-SEC selection, Brombacher also received All-America honors in 2009, 2010, and 2011.[9] In addition to being a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a three-time Academic All-American, Brombacher was also named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award for softball in 2011.[10] Brombacher would go on to help lead the Gators softball teams to four SEC Eastern Division titles, two SEC championships, and SEC tournament titles in 2008 and 2009. She was part of the first senior class in SEC history to make four consecutive Women's College World Series appearances (2008-2011).[11] Her Gators team garnered national runner-up finishes to Washington in 2009[12] and Arizona State in 2011.[13]

Career statistics

University of Florida

All stats courtesy of the Florida Gators.[14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA
2008 20 0 30 24 10 5 3 140.0 107 37 28 25 123 2.07
2009 22 0 34 27 18 14 1 158.2 88 27 19 29 190 0.84
2010 35 8 47 40 23 12 0 226.1 181 77 65 81 237 2.01
2011 20 3 34 30 9 7 1 153.0 104 44 33 37 133 1.51
TOTALS 97 11 145 121 60 38 5 678.0 480 185 145 172 683 1.50

References

  1. ↑ "Persons born 6 March 1989 with first names starting with S".
  2. ↑ "Florida Gators bio". FloridaGators.com.
  3. ↑ "Individual Records as of June 20, 2017" (PDF). FloridaGators.com.
  4. ↑ "Softball Signs Seven". FloridaGators.com. November 8, 2006.
  5. ↑ Brian Steele (May 7, 2009). "Nelson and Brombacher form top pitching tandem for Florida softball team". Florida Times-Union.
  6. ↑ Graham Hays (May 27, 2009). "Florida's future is bright with Brombacher". ESPN.
  7. ↑ "Roundup: Brombacher loses first game of career". Gainesville Sun. February 13, 2010.
  8. ↑ "SOFTBALL WINS FIRST WCWS GAME WHILE SETTING NCAA WINS RECORD". FloridaGators.com. May 31, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Four Gator Softball Players Named Capital One Academic All-America Selections". FloridaGators.com. May 26, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Player Card: Stephanie Brombacher".
  11. ↑ "FLORIDA SOFTBALL CLOSES STELLAR 2011 SEASON WITH 7-2 LOSS TO ARIZONA STATE IN WCWS FINALE". FloridaGators.com. June 7, 2011.
  12. ↑ Jack Magruder (June 3, 2009). "Huskies win NCAA softball title". Seattle Times.
  13. ↑ "Arizona State wins 2nd WCWS title". ESPN. Associated Press. June 8, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Florida Gators career stats". FloridaGators.com.
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