| Brooke Sorber |
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VIRGINIA NOTES
• Competing for the starting role at first base
• Is making tremendous strides both offensively and defensively
• Has good speed and is a very capable hitter
• A starter throughout her career
• Has a share of the single game school records for home runs (2) and hits (4)
• Tied for fourth all-time at UVa with 15 hit by pitches
2006 (THIRD-YEAR)-
• Started 49 games - 35 at first base, 13 in right, and one at designated player
• One of five players to appear in all 55 games
• Tied school record with two home runs vs. George Mason (Mar. 28)
• Hit the first four home runs of her career, including a walk-off versus UAB (Feb. 25)
• Had career-best three RBI vs. Virginia Tech (Mar. 18) and George Mason (Mar. 28)
• Registered seven multiple-hit games
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Softball Team
• Selected to the 2005-06 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2005 (SECOND-YEAR)-
• Drew 34 starting assignments at first base and 15 at designated player
• Named to the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling All-Tournament Team (Mar. 9-11)
• Hit .207 (29-140) with six RBI and 14 runs scored
• Four multiple-hit games and one multiple-RBI game
• Was 1-5 with a RBI and a walk as a pinch-hitter
• Committed three errors in 254 chances for a .988 fielding percentage
• Was 2-3 with a double vs. No. 4 Tennessee (Mar. 24)
• Recorded a career-high 15 putouts vs. NC State (Mar. 26)
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2004 (FIRST-YEAR)
• Started 36 games in four different positions - 19 at designated player, 14 in right field, twice in left field and once at first base
• Hit .223 (23-103) with 14 runs scored and six RBI
• Was 2-5 with two RBI as a pinch hitter
• Had five multiple-hit games
• Tied school record with four hits (4-4) against Rutgers (Mar. 21)
• Had two hits, an RBI and a run in win over #15 Fresno State (Mar. 9)
• Selected to the 2003-04 ACC Academic Honor Roll
MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2003 honorable mention Washington Post All-Met selection
• Four-time All-District honoree, 2003 District Player of the Year and All-Region First Team
• Two-time softball team captain
• Four-time Northern Region Scholar Athlete for softball (three times for volleyball)
• 2001 National District Player of the Year and the Mount Vernon Female Athlete of the Year
• 2002 Virginia Northern Regional Softball team pick after batting .532 as a leadoff hitter
• 2002 The Journal Newspapers All-Area
• Hit .472 as a freshman and .461 as a sophomore
• Two-time captain and all-district performer in volleyball
• Also earned varsity letters in track and swimming
• Two-time captain the three-year member of high school's Powder Puff football team
• Member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America
• Ranked in the top two percent of her class of 369 students
TRAVEL BALL
• Played for Tommy Orndorff as a member of the Shamrocks
• Captain of the Shamrocks ASA team in 2003
• Team placed second at the 2003 ASA Gold Nationals
• Led 18U Gold Shamrocks to the 2002 PONY National Championship
• Team won five other invitational titles in 2002
PERSONAL
• Born January 17, 1985 in Fairfax, Va.
• Daughter of Debi and Rick Sorber
• Has a younger sister, Kellye
• Majoring in health and physical education
• A 2006-07 Student Athlete Mentor
Sorber's Career Statistics
| Year |
G |
AVG |
AB |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
R |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
PO |
AST |
E |
| 2004 |
42 |
.223 |
103 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
26 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
| 2005 |
57 |
.207 |
140 |
29 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
32 |
3 |
240 |
11 |
3 |
| 2006 |
55 |
.204 |
142 |
29 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
13 |
4 |
41 |
3 |
231 |
14 |
7 |
| Career |
154 |
.210 |
385 |
81 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
41 |
25 |
16 |
99 |
6 |
485 |
27 |
12 |
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