Senior Infielder Brooke Ellestad Joins Alabama Softball
7/13/2024 10:00:00 AM | Softball
Ellestad was the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year in 2024, leading Louisiana in home runs and RBIs
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – 2024 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year Brooke Ellestad will join Alabama softball for her senior season after a standout junior year at Louisiana and two seasons at the University of St. Thomas.
The SBC Newcomer of the Year and an NFCA All-Region honoree in 2024, Ellestad batted .359 (65-for-181) and led the Ragin' Cajuns with nine home runs, 54 RBIs and 12 multi-RBI games, including a season-best six RBIs in game six of the NCAA Regional round against Baylor. Prior to her time in Lafayette, she played two seasons at the University of St. Thomas (Minn.), posting a pair of 50-hit campaigns where she was a two-time All-Summit League honoree, the 2022 Summit League Freshman of the Year and a finalist for the 2022 NFCA Freshman of the Year.
Ellestad is the ninth newcomer slated to join #Team29 in the fall of 2024 alongside transfers Salen Hawkins (IF – Mississippi State), Emily Winstead (RHP – UNC Wilmington), Catelyn Riley (RHP – Ole Miss), Alexis Pupillo (UTIL – Northern Iowa) and freshmen Braya Hodges (P – Dothan, Ala.), Mari Hubbard (IF – Huntsville, Ala.), Kennedy Marceaux (IF – Kaplan, La.) and Audrey Vandagriff (OF – Bogart, Ga.). Alabama looks to return 11 players from its 2024 Women's College World Series team.
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