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Jennifer Brundage

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Jennifer Brundage
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamMichigan
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1973-06-27) June 27, 1973 (age 51)
Orange, California
Playing career
1992–1995UCLA
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997Chattanooga (asst.)
1997–1998UCLA (asst.)
1999–2023Michigan (asst.)
2024–presentMichigan (AHC)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition

Jennifer Lynn Brundage (born June 27, 1973)[1] is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and current associate head coach for Michigan.[2][3] She played college softball for the UCLA Bruins from 1992 to 1995 and won the 1992 Women's College World Series.[4] Brundage was named Honda Sports Award for softball as Player of the Year in 1995.[5] As a part of Team USA softball, she won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[6]

Career

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She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she received a gold medal as a member of the American winning team.[7][8]

Brundage was a four-year letter receiver in softball at UCLA. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top softball player in 1995.[9][10][11] She began her college softball career as assistant coach at UCLA Bruins, then was an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga before joining the University of Michigan coaching staff in 1998.

Coaching career

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Brundage helped lead the 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team to their first Women's College World Series in 2005 as an assistant coach and pitching coach.

On July 17, 2023, Jennifer Brundage was promoted to associate head coach at Michigan.[12]

Statistics

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[13][14][15][16]

UCLA Bruins
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1992 55 164 22 49 .299 29 1 0 10 62 .378% 9 9 2 2
1993 47 124 14 34 .274 23 1 2 9 50 .403% 5 7 0 0
1994 57 158 29 69 .437 39 4 0 11 92 .582% 33 10 0 0
1995 56 168 59 87 .518 60 14 3 15 150 .893% 37 17 6 9
TOTALS 215 614 124 239 .389 151 20 5 45 354 .576% 84 43 8 11
Team USA
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO
2000 OLYMPICS 10 32 4 9 .281 3 2 0 1 16 .500% 4 7

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jennifer Brundage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "1994 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "1995 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "UCLA WCWS Stats 1992". NCAA.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Brundage". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "2000 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Career Season Records" (PDF). Uclabruins.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jennifer Brundage - Softball Coach". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Softball". CWSA. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Howard, Leah (July 17, 2023). "Brundage Elevated to Associate Head Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Final 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  16. ^ "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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