Fresno State Athletics

FRESNO STATE ACCOLADES
• 2018-19 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2017-18 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
• 2017-18 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2018 Academic All-MW

2019 (Senior): Played in 16 games with one start at catcher ... earned a start against UC Riverside ... tied for third on the team with five sacrifice bunts ... hit 2-for-11 with a double and two RBIs, tallying a .273 slugging percentage ... gave Fresno State a run-rule walk-off win with a pinch hit RBI double vs. Montana ... drove in a run with a sacrifice squeeze bunt against California Baptist ... had a single in her final collegiate game vs. UC Riverside in the NISC ... recorded six putouts with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage

2018 (Junior): Played in 36 games with 15 starts at catcher ... had a .375 on-base percentage with five walks and nine hit-by-pitches, helping the Bulldogs shatter the single-season MW record with 71 hit-by-pitches ... was hit by a pitch in eight games with two HBPs at Cal State Fullerton ... hit 1-for-25 (.040) with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored ... had a single against Stanford ... had RBIs against Wisconsin and UC Santa Barbara and scored a run at Nevada ... played in 12 MW games with two starts ... recorded two sacrifice bunts and one sacrifice fly ... led the team with four runners caught stealing ... ranked fourth on the team with 92 putouts and had seven assists ... had a .971 fielding percentage with just three errors        

Illinois: Attended Illinois 2015-17, playing full seasons in 2016 and 2017 ... in 2015 appeared in 11 games as a true freshman before an injury gave her a medical redshirt year ... in 2017 recorded 10 hits, including three home runs, with 15 RBIs, five runs scored and six walks while playing in 33 games with 23 starts ... during the 2016 campaign, she made 38 appearances, including 37 starts, and notched a .225 batting average with 18 hits, including two home runs and two doubles, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored ... went 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts and led the team with a .421 on-base percentage in 2016 .... ranked second on the team with 19 walks and eight hit-by-pitches ... named Academic All-Big Ten twice and a Distinguished Scholar ... first collegiate hit was a home run in 2015

High School: Played three seasons at St. Charles North HS ... named to 2012 Daily Herald all-area second team ... played travel ball for the Arizona Hotshots and helped lead the team to the 2014 18U Champions Cup title ... named 2010 State Tournament Best Offensive Player ... also recruited by Boise State, San Diego, Northern Illinois, and Valparaiso

Personal: Parents are Joseph and Becky Brodner ... has one older brother, John, who played baseball at Wright State ... has cousins that played football at Duke and Wisconsin and an uncle that played football at Purdue ... hobbies include hula hooping, volunteering, and working out ... volunteered at the Anderson Animal Shelter ... lists favorite athlete as David Ross because of his love and knowledge of baseball ... transferred to Fresno State because of the great coaches, facilities, and the program's commitment to winning ... majoring in mass communications and journalism with an emphasis in advertising