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2016 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 4
Brooke Vines
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
- High School:
- Palos Verdes Peninsula
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 5 (2x), last vs. Maryland (3/17/18)
- Runs: 3 (3x), last at Kentucky (4/7/17)
- Hits: 4 vs. BYU (2/11/16)
- Hit Streak: 13 games (3/19/17-4/8/17)
- RBIs: 4 vs. NC State (4/1/17)
- Doubles: 2 vs. Bradley (3/3/17)
- Triples: 1 (5x), last vs. North Carolina (3/22/17)
- Home Runs: 1 (7x), last at South Carolina (3/24/18)
- Walks: 2 (5x), last at Kentucky (4/9/17)
- Stolen Bases: 2 at Lipscomb (3/29/16)
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll -- 2018
- NFCA Division I All-Southeast Region (2nd Team) -- 2017
- All-SEC Second Team -- 2017
- Louisville Slugger NFCA National Player of the Week -- 3/28/17
- SEC Player of the Week -- 3/28/17
- NFCA Division I All-Southeast Region (3rd Team) -- 2016
- SEC All-Freshman Team -- 2016
- Schutt Sport/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year (Top 25 Finalist) -- 2016
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
- Was fourth in the SEC with a career high 59 RBIs
- Set career highs in batting average, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, walks, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and total bases
- Had a hit in each game of the NCAA Super Regionals vs. No. 9 Texas A&M and also had two RBIs over the three games (5/26 - 5/28)
- Homered and scored a run in NCAA Tournament opener vs. Longwood (5/19)
- Drove in both runs in SEC Tournament loss to No. 21 LSU (5/11)
- Had a hit and drove in two runs at No. 6 Texas A&M (5/7)
- Had UT's only two hits in series-opening loss to No. 1 Florida (4/28)
- Hit walk-off, two-run homer is win over No. 9 Alabama (4/16)
- Combined for four hits, three runs and three RBIs in doubleheader sweep of Tennessee State (4/11)
- Had two hits, an RBI and tied a career high with three runs in series-opening win at #20 Kentucky (4/7)
- Hit second home run of the year and scored two runs in win over Eastern Kentucky (4/4)
- Went 3-for-3 and set a new career high with four RBIs in series-clinching win over NC State (4/1)
- Had three RBIs in both games of doubleheader sweep of Liberty (3/28)
- Went 3-for-3 with three runs and a three-run homer in series-clinching win over #23 Ole Miss (3/25)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in series-opening win over #23 Ole Miss (3/24)
- Tripled and tied a career high with three RBIs in win at #25 North Carolina (3/22)
- Louisville Slugger NFCA National Player of the Week (3/28)
- SEC Player of the Week (3/28)
- Tied a career high with three RBIs in win at #25 Arkansas (3/19)
- Doubled, drove in two runs and scored in series-clinching win over South Carolina (3/12)
- Had a five-game hit streak, tying a career long (3/2/17 - 3/10/17)
- Opened the scoring with an RBI double and also scored two runs in win over Campbell (3/6)
- Went 1-for-2 with two runs in win over Jacksonville State (3/4)
- Had two hits and and an RBI and a run scored in game against Texas (2/24)
- Had two hits and two RBIs in win at New Mexico State (2/20)
- Went 3-for-4 with a run in win over Oregon State (2/19)
- Had two hits and drove in two runs in win vs. Northern Colorado (2/19)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in win over Bradley (2/18)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in rout of Georgia Southern (2/11)
- Went 2-for-3 and tied a career-high with three runs scored in 7-1 win over UNC Greensboro (2/11)
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
- Led team with 19 multi-hit games this season
- Ranked among top five on the team in the following offensive categories as a freshman: batting average (4th), runs (5th), hits (2nd), triples (T-1st), steals (2nd) and total bases (5th)
- Batted .429 and led team with six hits in four games during NCAA Regional (5/21-5/22)
- Had two hits and two runs in NCAA Regional win over Ohio State (5/22)
- Had two hits and two runs in NCAA Regional win over Marist (5/21)
- Had a pair of hits in SEC Tournament semifinal vs. LSU (5/13)
- Scored two runs and drove in a run in 11-1 win at Ole Miss (5/8)
- Knocked in two runs in a 3-for-4 performance vs. No. 3 Auburn (5/1)
- Hammered a two-run homer, her second HR of the season, vs. Furman (4/20)
- Went 2-of-3 with a walk and scored a run at No. 10 Georgia (4/17)
- Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a run and a stolen base vs. No. 10 Texas A&M
- Recorded her 20th RBI of the season in a 2-for-3 performance vs. Kennesaw State
- Hit 2-for-3 with a run scored at No. 15 Mizzou
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI, scored two runs and stole two bases at Lipscomb (3/29)
- Sped around the diamond for an inside-the-park home run and added three RBIs vs. No. 25 Mississippi State (3/26)
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored two runs vs. No. 25 Mississippi State (3/25)
- Ripped a pair of RBI hits and scored two runs vs. Belmont (3/8)
- Roped her third triple of the season, driving in two runs vs. Dayton (2/29)
- Recorded an RBI single and one stolen base as part of a 2-for-3 performance vs. Fordham (2/20)
- Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored vs. Oklahoma State (2/19)
- Drove in two runs and scored three more in a 4-for-5 performance at the plate vs. BYU (2/11)
- Went 3-for-4 in her collegiate debut, recording a triple, one RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored vs. Creighton (2/11)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Ranked as the No. 7 player in Full Count Softball's Hot 100
- Led her club team the So Cal Athletics to national championships in 2012 and 2013 and a third-place finish in 2014
- Captained the So Cal Athletics 18U team for two years as well as their U16 and U14 teams for a year apiece
- In the So Cal A's 2014 run, Vines hit .500 (16-for-32) and displayed outstanding defense in the outfield with good instincts, range and fundamentals
- Played high school ball at Palos Verdes Peninsula where she hit .463 with 20 RBIs and had a .503 on-base percentage as a senior.
- Batted .425 or better during all four years of high school ball
- Hit .447 with 16 stolen bases as a freshman and .478 with 23 stolen bases as a sophomore
- Over the course of her summer ball and high school career, Vines stole over 70 bases
- On the So Cal Athletics, Vines was a three-year teammate of current Tennessee standout Megan Geer
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
- 2016 USA Softball Women's Elite Team
- Attended 2016 USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Camp in Irvine, Calif.
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Neuroscience
- Chose Tennessee over Stanford, Washington and Northwestern
- Says her biggest softball thrill was winning the Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) National Championship in 2012 & 2013
- Favorite musical group is Maroon 5
- Chose Tennessee because of "the great coaching staff, atmosphere on campus and great level of play"
- Aunt, Jstone Barnes played softball at Cal State Fullerton
- Says her biggest sports influence is her aunt Jstone Barnes, who was also a slapper
- Was a member of the Chinese National Honor Society and High School Church Ministry
- Hopes to become an OB/GYN after graduation
- Parents are Anthony and Christy Vines
- Has one younger brother, Christian Vines and one younger sister, Anna Vines
- Brooke Nicole Vines was born on Dec. 31, 1996, in Chicago, Ill.
- Recipient of the Joan A. Giltner Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
