DePaul University Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Brooke Johnson
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Chino Hills
Career Honors
- 2023 All-BIG EAST First Team
- Named No. 15 First Baseman by Extra Innings Softball (Jan. 24, 2023)
- 2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District
- 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team
- 2022 NFCA All-Great Lakes Second Team Honors
- 2022 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2022 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- 2021 All-BIG EAST Academic Team
- 2021 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020 All-BIG EAST Academic Team
Fifth year Senior (2024)
- Started all 47 games at first base for the Blue Demons during her fifth year.
- Led the team in batting average (.362), hits (47), runs (35), total bases (88), RBIs (25), slugging percentage (.677), home runs (11), walks (26), and on-base percentage (.471)
- Her .362 batting average and .611 slugging percentage are the second-best marks of her career.
- With 11 home runs in her final season, her career total moved to 37. Johnson is tied for third all-time in program history with 37 home runs.
- Totaled 283 putouts and eight assists on the season for a .986 fielding percentage.
- Had 1,247 total putouts throughout her career to rank third all-time in program history.
- Named BIG EAST Player of the Week after a 10-for-17 (.588) weekend at the plate (Feb. 26).
Senior (2023)
- Started and played at first base in all 51 games for the Blue Demons.
- Led the team in at bats (152) and ranked second on the team in batting average (.316), hits (48) and slugging percentage (.480).
- Ranked fourth in the conference in put outs (314) and chances (324).
- Recorded two or more RBIs six times throughout the season.
- Had three hits, two runs and a RBI in the win over St. John’s at the BIG EAST Tournament (5/11/2023).
- Had 314 putouts with seven assists and only three errors, for a .991 fielding percentage.
- Started in all 53 games at first base for the Blue Demons
- Led the team in batting average (.389), hits (61), RBIs (52), home runs (13), doubles (15), on-base (.510) total bases (117) and slugging percentage (.745)
- 52 RBIs ranked first in the BIG EAST and fifth in program history in a single-season while her 37 walks was also tops in the league
- Slugging percentage of .745 is third-best for a single-season in DePaul program records
- Totaled 17 outings of 2 or more RBIs including a six-RBI performance in on a grand slam and two-run homer in a 13-0 win over Iowa (Feb. 18)
- Had an 11-game hit streak from April 1 through April 24
- Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in 6-2 win over top-seeded UConn in 2022 BIG EAST Tournament (May 12)
- Had 299 putouts and seven assists at first base while committing just a pair of errors for a .994 fielding percetnage
- Started 34 of 36 games at first base as a sophomore
- Had a .298 average with 31 hits on 104 at bats
- Knocked in a team-best 24 RBI on 12 extra-base hits
- Drew 15 walks and scored 17 runs
- 232 putouts and eight assists and just three errors at first
- Totaled three RBI on three separate occasions including a three-run walk-off home run to defeat Northern Illinois 6-5 on April 7
- Blasted a two-run homer to hand DePaul a 6-5 win over Ball State in nine innings on February 26
- Responsible for both runs in a 2-0 win over Butler on May 1 with an RBI-single and solo home run
- Made 19 starts in 19 appearances to begin her DePaul career both at the plate and on the mound before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
- Tallied 14 hits including four doubles on the season.
- Recorded a .233 batting average to accompany a .383 slugging percentage and a .284 slugging percentage.
- Batted in 10 total runs while crossing the plate seven times herself.
- Launched two home runs, her first career solo dinger against George Washington to put the Blue Demons up three over the Colonials (2/14), and the other versus Northern Illinois, scoring three to secure a 6-0 (3/8).
- Made four appearances with three starts on the mound for DePaul, earning a 1-3 record with a 9.28 ERA in 14.1 innings.
- Secured her first career win at East Carolina in a 13-2 victory (2/15) with a season high three strikeouts.
- Graduated from Chino Hills High School with Honors.
- Named a Scholar Athlete 2016-19.
- Played for the California Cruisers under Coach Ish Garcia.
- Led the state of California in home runs in 2019.
- All-American First Team by Extra Innings Softball (2018, 2019).
- Earned a spot on the All-State First Team (2018, 2019).
- Named to the CalHiSports First Team (2018, 2019).
- All CIF-SS First Team (2018, 2019).
- Baseline League MVP (2018, 2019).
- Made the All Baseline League First Team (2016-2019).
- Daughter of Christy and Perry Johnson.
- Has two siblings, Tatum and Perry.
- Plans on majoring in Health Sciences.
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