The University of Mississippi Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Brooke Barnard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-10
- Experience:
- 1L
- Hometown:
- Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- High School:
- Palm Beach Gardens
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 34 games, making four starts … Served primarily as a pinch runner before seeing time in right field … Tallied seven hits in 21 at-bats … Scored six runs and drove in nine RBI … Homered and drove in three runs against Southern Illinois (2/16) … Recorded back-to-back pinch-hit RBI singles against Kentucky (4/7 and 4/8) … Cleared the bases with an RBI triple to help Ole Miss pick up its first win over No. 14 Florida in Gainesville since 2014 (4/29).
2022 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 40 games, primarily as a pinch runner … Crossed the plate nine times while swiping two bases … Started four games at shortstop during the Knights Classic (2/25-27) … Registered 10 putouts and seven assists … Singled in her first collegiate at-bat against Nicholls State (2/18) … Blasted her first career home run, a two-run shot, in the Rebels’ victory over Tennessee State (4/5).
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked tied for 11th in Extra Innings Softball's Recruiting Rankings … A three-time letterwinner at Palm Beach Gardens High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida … Had junior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Helped lead PBGHS to district championships in 2018 and 2019 … Named all-state, all-county and all-district in 2018 and 2019 … Also named the offensive MVP in 2018 and 2019 … Batted .473 as a freshman with seven doubles, six home runs, four triples and 36 RBIs … As a sophomore, hit .439 with nine triples, five home runs and 42 RBIs, registering a slugging percentage of .840 … ranked in the top five percent of her class academically.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Curtis and Chapman Barnard … Born Jan. 7, 2003 … Has two siblings, Alexandra and Chance … Interns at a doctor's office.
