Jennifer Lynn Brundage (born June 27, 1973)[1] is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and current associate head coach for Michigan.[2][3] She played college softball for the UCLA Bruins from 1992 to 1995 and won the 1992 Women's College World Series.[4] Brundage was named Honda Sports Award for softball as Player of the Year in 1995.[5] As a part of Team USA softball, she won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[6]
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| Title | Associate head coach | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 27, 1973 Orange, California | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | UCLA | ||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Pitcher | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Chattanooga (asst.) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | UCLA (asst.) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2023 | Michigan (asst.) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Michigan (AHC) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career edit
She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she received a gold medal as a member of the American winning team.[7][8]
Brundage was a four-year letter receiver in softball at UCLA. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top softball player in 1995.[9][10][11] She began her college softball career as assistant coach at UCLA Bruins, then was an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga before joining the University of Michigan coaching staff in 1998.
Coaching career edit
Brundage helped lead the 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team to their first Women's College World Series in 2005 as an assistant coach and pitching coach.
On July 17, 2023, Jennifer Brundage was promoted to associate head coach at Michigan.[12]
Statistics edit
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1992 | 55 | 164 | 22 | 49 | .299 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 62 | .378% | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | 47 | 124 | 14 | 34 | .274 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 50 | .403% | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 57 | 158 | 29 | 69 | .437 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 92 | .582% | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 56 | 168 | 59 | 87 | .518 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 150 | .893% | 37 | 17 | 6 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 215 | 614 | 124 | 239 | .389 | 151 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 354 | .576% | 84 | 43 | 8 | 11 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO |
| 2000 OLYMPICS | 10 | 32 | 4 | 9 | .281 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .500% | 4 | 7 |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jennifer Brundage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "1994 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "1995 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "UCLA WCWS Stats 1992". NCAA.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Jennifer Brundage". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "2000 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Career Season Records" (PDF). Uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Jennifer Brundage - Softball Coach". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Softball". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ Howard, Leah (July 17, 2023). "Brundage Elevated to Associate Head Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Final 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
External links edit
- Jennifer Brundage at Team USA (archived)
- Jennifer Brundage on Twitter
- Jennifer Brundage at Olympedia
- Jennifer Brundage at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
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