2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Yanez, Brooke

Jersey Number 23
Brooke Yanez
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Buena HS
- Hometown:
- Ventura, Calif.
Bio
5TH YEAR (2022)
Redshirt season.
SENIOR (2021)
-NFCA Third-Team All-American
-First-Team All-Pac-12
-NFCA First Team All-Pacific Region
-NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (May 11)
-Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 2, May 10, May 17)
Received NFCA third-team All-America honors … A first-team All-Pac-12 and NFCA first-team All-Pacific Region selection … Finished second in the Pac-12 with 268 strikeouts … Her 268 strikeouts are third in a single-season in UO history, behind only Cheridan Hawkins, who holds the top two spots … Went 22-6 with a 2.11 ERA while holding opponents to a .185 batting average in her 182.1 innings of work … Posted seven shutouts and tossed 14 complete games, appearing in 37 contests while starting 30 … Led the conference with 10.29 strikeouts per seven innings … Went 6-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 77 strikeouts to just 11 walks while recording three shutouts over her last 10 appearances … Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 2, May 10, May 17) … Turned in 10 double-digit strikeout performances … Went 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 21.1 innings in four appearances at the NCAA Austin Regional … at Fresno State (Feb. 20): Tossed a complete game with 12 strikeouts while giving up just two runs in a win … vs. UCLA (Feb. 28): Went the distance and struck out 10 while giving up a run on six hits in a win over the No. 1 Bruins … Struck out the final two batters of the game to strand the bases loaded … vs. Utah (March 19-21): Fanned 17 over 16.1 innings and picked up two complete game victories to lead the Ducks to a sweep … at Oregon State (Apr. 1-3): Dominated in her three appearances, striking out 34 while walking just five over 19.1 innings while picking up three wins … Recorded the most strikeouts in her Oregon career with 15 in a game one shutout of the Beavers … Threw a shutout for the second straight game with seven strikeouts in game two … vs. UCLA (Apr. 9): Tossed her third shutout in four starts with eight strikeouts while giving up just two hits and a walk … vs. Arizona (May 7-9): Named the NFCA National Pitcher of the Week after striking out 24 while posting a 0.38 ERA over 18.2 innings against the team that went into the weekend leading the Pac-12 in hitting … Gave up just a solo homer in an eight-strikeout effort in game one … Fanned 12 in a four-hit shutout with no walks in game two … at California (May 13-15): Named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week, allowing just two runs, one earned, to post an ERA of 0.51 over 13.2 innings with 20 strikeouts … Picked up 12 strikeouts in a game one shutout of the Bears, allowing just four hits and two walks … vs. Texas State (May 22): Matched an Oregon NCAA Tournament record with 14 strikeouts in a four-hit shutout … at Texas (May 23): Pitched the Ducks to another elimination game win, throwing eight innings while striking out eight and allowing two runs in an extra-inning victory.
JUNIOR (2020)
- Softball America Second-Team All-American
- NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 11)
Finished tied for third in the conference and 31st in the nation with a team-leading 94 strikeouts … Ranked second in the Pac-12 and 16th nationally with 10.50 strikeouts per seven innings … Went 9-1 with a 1.56 ERA over 62.2 innings, finishing sixth in the Pac-12 in wins and eighth in ERA … Held opponents to a .172 batting average while recording a pair of saves and tossing two complete games … One of four pitchers in the Pac-12 to record multiple saves with five or more wins … Gave up just 4.13 hits per seven innings, a rate that led the team and was third in the league … Reached double figures in strikeouts three times, the most by an Oregon pitcher … Puerto Vallarta Challenge (Feb. 6-9): Named the NFCA National Pitcher of the Week after going 3-0 with a 0.50 ERA and 25 strikeouts to just two walks over 14.0 innings on the opening weekend … vs. BYU (Feb. 7): Fanned the second-most batters in a game in school history with 17 and no walks while giving up a run on three hits in a complete game … It was also the second time in program history that a pitcher fanned that many without a walk … One of just three pitchers nationally to strike out 17 in a game this year while allowing no walks … vs. Long Beach State (Feb. 9): Earned third win of the weekend, going four shutout innings with three strikeouts … vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 20): Earned the save after going three scoreless innings out of the bullpen … vs. Northwestern (Feb. 21): Struck out 11 and walked just one in a complete-game win, allowing all three runs given up on a three-run homer … vs. Loyola Marymount (March 7): Picked up second save tossing three innings of no-hit relief with four strikeouts … vs. Seattle (March 8): Fanned 11 over seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits … at Saint Mary’s (March 11): Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, finishing the game with seven strikeouts over six innings with just one hit allowed.
BEFORE OREGON
Named the Big West Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore in 2019 ... Earned second-team All-America recognition from Softball America ... Selected first-team all-region by the NFCA ... Posted a 25-7 record and ranked fourth in the nation with a 1.03 ERA and seventh nationally with 273 strikeouts across 203.2 innings pitched ... Held opposing hitters to just a .179 batting average and surrendered only five home runs and 67 walks ... Tossed a no-hitter against Cal Poly on April 14, striking out seven ... Burst onto the collegiate scene as a freshman in 2018, going 15-11 with a 1.75 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 187.2 innings while earning Big West freshman pitcher of the year honors ... Owns a 40-18 career record and a 1.38 ERA with 463 strikeouts in 391.1 innings pitched.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS (includes 2018-19 at UC Davis)
Innings: 12.0, vs. LBSU (5/5/18)
Strikeouts: 18, at Hawaii (5/9/19)
CAREER NO-HITTERS (includes 2018-19 at UC Davis)
3/12/19 vs. Sacramento St. (7 IP, 10 K) *perfect game
4/14/19 vs. Cal Poly (7 IP, 2 BB, 7 K)
HIGH SCHOOL
Went a perfect 19-0 with a 0.58 ERA and 214 strikeouts as a senior at Buena HS and hit .397 with 11 home runs while earning league MVP honors ... A four-time first-team all-league selection and the CIF Division IV player of the year in her final season, during which she threw a perfect game with 18 strikeouts.
Redshirt season.
SENIOR (2021)
-NFCA Third-Team All-American
-First-Team All-Pac-12
-NFCA First Team All-Pacific Region
-NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (May 11)
-Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 2, May 10, May 17)
Received NFCA third-team All-America honors … A first-team All-Pac-12 and NFCA first-team All-Pacific Region selection … Finished second in the Pac-12 with 268 strikeouts … Her 268 strikeouts are third in a single-season in UO history, behind only Cheridan Hawkins, who holds the top two spots … Went 22-6 with a 2.11 ERA while holding opponents to a .185 batting average in her 182.1 innings of work … Posted seven shutouts and tossed 14 complete games, appearing in 37 contests while starting 30 … Led the conference with 10.29 strikeouts per seven innings … Went 6-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 77 strikeouts to just 11 walks while recording three shutouts over her last 10 appearances … Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 2, May 10, May 17) … Turned in 10 double-digit strikeout performances … Went 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 21.1 innings in four appearances at the NCAA Austin Regional … at Fresno State (Feb. 20): Tossed a complete game with 12 strikeouts while giving up just two runs in a win … vs. UCLA (Feb. 28): Went the distance and struck out 10 while giving up a run on six hits in a win over the No. 1 Bruins … Struck out the final two batters of the game to strand the bases loaded … vs. Utah (March 19-21): Fanned 17 over 16.1 innings and picked up two complete game victories to lead the Ducks to a sweep … at Oregon State (Apr. 1-3): Dominated in her three appearances, striking out 34 while walking just five over 19.1 innings while picking up three wins … Recorded the most strikeouts in her Oregon career with 15 in a game one shutout of the Beavers … Threw a shutout for the second straight game with seven strikeouts in game two … vs. UCLA (Apr. 9): Tossed her third shutout in four starts with eight strikeouts while giving up just two hits and a walk … vs. Arizona (May 7-9): Named the NFCA National Pitcher of the Week after striking out 24 while posting a 0.38 ERA over 18.2 innings against the team that went into the weekend leading the Pac-12 in hitting … Gave up just a solo homer in an eight-strikeout effort in game one … Fanned 12 in a four-hit shutout with no walks in game two … at California (May 13-15): Named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week, allowing just two runs, one earned, to post an ERA of 0.51 over 13.2 innings with 20 strikeouts … Picked up 12 strikeouts in a game one shutout of the Bears, allowing just four hits and two walks … vs. Texas State (May 22): Matched an Oregon NCAA Tournament record with 14 strikeouts in a four-hit shutout … at Texas (May 23): Pitched the Ducks to another elimination game win, throwing eight innings while striking out eight and allowing two runs in an extra-inning victory.
JUNIOR (2020)
- Softball America Second-Team All-American
- NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 11)
Finished tied for third in the conference and 31st in the nation with a team-leading 94 strikeouts … Ranked second in the Pac-12 and 16th nationally with 10.50 strikeouts per seven innings … Went 9-1 with a 1.56 ERA over 62.2 innings, finishing sixth in the Pac-12 in wins and eighth in ERA … Held opponents to a .172 batting average while recording a pair of saves and tossing two complete games … One of four pitchers in the Pac-12 to record multiple saves with five or more wins … Gave up just 4.13 hits per seven innings, a rate that led the team and was third in the league … Reached double figures in strikeouts three times, the most by an Oregon pitcher … Puerto Vallarta Challenge (Feb. 6-9): Named the NFCA National Pitcher of the Week after going 3-0 with a 0.50 ERA and 25 strikeouts to just two walks over 14.0 innings on the opening weekend … vs. BYU (Feb. 7): Fanned the second-most batters in a game in school history with 17 and no walks while giving up a run on three hits in a complete game … It was also the second time in program history that a pitcher fanned that many without a walk … One of just three pitchers nationally to strike out 17 in a game this year while allowing no walks … vs. Long Beach State (Feb. 9): Earned third win of the weekend, going four shutout innings with three strikeouts … vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 20): Earned the save after going three scoreless innings out of the bullpen … vs. Northwestern (Feb. 21): Struck out 11 and walked just one in a complete-game win, allowing all three runs given up on a three-run homer … vs. Loyola Marymount (March 7): Picked up second save tossing three innings of no-hit relief with four strikeouts … vs. Seattle (March 8): Fanned 11 over seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits … at Saint Mary’s (March 11): Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, finishing the game with seven strikeouts over six innings with just one hit allowed.
BEFORE OREGON
Named the Big West Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore in 2019 ... Earned second-team All-America recognition from Softball America ... Selected first-team all-region by the NFCA ... Posted a 25-7 record and ranked fourth in the nation with a 1.03 ERA and seventh nationally with 273 strikeouts across 203.2 innings pitched ... Held opposing hitters to just a .179 batting average and surrendered only five home runs and 67 walks ... Tossed a no-hitter against Cal Poly on April 14, striking out seven ... Burst onto the collegiate scene as a freshman in 2018, going 15-11 with a 1.75 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 187.2 innings while earning Big West freshman pitcher of the year honors ... Owns a 40-18 career record and a 1.38 ERA with 463 strikeouts in 391.1 innings pitched.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS (includes 2018-19 at UC Davis)
Innings: 12.0, vs. LBSU (5/5/18)
Strikeouts: 18, at Hawaii (5/9/19)
CAREER NO-HITTERS (includes 2018-19 at UC Davis)
3/12/19 vs. Sacramento St. (7 IP, 10 K) *perfect game
4/14/19 vs. Cal Poly (7 IP, 2 BB, 7 K)
HIGH SCHOOL
Went a perfect 19-0 with a 0.58 ERA and 214 strikeouts as a senior at Buena HS and hit .397 with 11 home runs while earning league MVP honors ... A four-time first-team all-league selection and the CIF Division IV player of the year in her final season, during which she threw a perfect game with 18 strikeouts.
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