2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Brooklyn Patchen
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Whitehouse, Ohio
- High School:
- Anthony Wayne HS
- Deals:
2025 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Made a team-high 34 appearances, earning 16 starts in the circle during her sophomore campaign ... Paced the Bluejays pitching staff with 11 victories (11-8) while posting a team-best 4.18 ERA ... Ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in strikeouts with a team-high 96 K's, while ranking second on the team with 124 innings pitched ... Tossed five complete games, recording one shutout and a pair of saves ... Struck out a then career-high six batters to record her first career complete-game shutout against Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 8 ... Logged a two-hit complete-game shutout against UC Santa Barbara (feb. 28) ... Punched out five in 4.2 scoreless innings of relief against Omaha on April 1 ... Followed that performance by striking out six in a 7-2 complete-game win over Georgetown on April 5 ... Struck out two and allowed just two runs in 5.0 innings of relief to earn victory over St. John's (April 18) ... Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts to help Creighton secure a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament with a 3-2 win over Seton Hall (May 4) ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2024 (Freshman at Creighton)
Appeared in 14 games, making five starts in the circle during her first season with the Bluejays ... Logged 30.1 innings of work, posting a 8.45 ERA with 27 strikeouts ... Made collegiate debut as a reliever and worked 1.1 innings against Nevada on Feb. 23 ... Earned first career start on March 5 at Kansas ... Struck out three in 2.0 scoreless innings of relief against Northern Colorado (March 15) ... Fanned a season-high five batters in 4.0 innings of work at Drake on March 24 ... Collected first career victory after firing 2.0 scoreless frames of one-hit ball against DePaul on April 27 ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Anthony Wayne High School
Ranked 64th in the Class of 2023 Extra Inning Softball Extra Elite Top 100 ... Guided the Generals to a OHSAA Division I State Runner-up finish with an 21-5 overall record as a senior ... Earned First Team All-District honors following senior season ... Tossed 6.1 innings of scoreless relief in the Generals state semifinals victory ... Earned First Team All-State recognition after leading the Generals to the Northern Lakes League District Title and the OHSAA Division I State Championships with a 27-1 overall record during junior season ... Was named First Team All-District and First Team All-Northern Lakes League Player of the Year as a junior after posting a 0.86 ERA with 219 strikeouts ... Led Generals with a .523 batting average and a .899 slugging percentage on 17 doubles, six triples and four home runs while driving in a team-best 35 RBI during junior year ... Hit .422 with 46 hits, eight doubles, three triples and three home runs while earning First Team All-Northern Lakes League recognition during her sophomore season ... Guided her team to the OHSAA Division I State Semifinals during sophomore year while recording a 3.17 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 92.2 innings of work ... Also played club softball for Turnin2 and was coached by Ron Pezzoni ... Helped her club team win the JO Cup in Oklahoma City and the Firecracker Invitational in Indianapolis as she hit .316 and had an ERA of 1.34 with 135 strikeouts in 114.1 innings.
Awards & Honors
2023-24 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
Personal
- Daughter of Travis and Sara Patchen.
- Is an only child.
- Pursuing a degree in exercise science.
- Chose Creighton over UNI, Idaho State, Kent State, Bradley, UIndy and Central Michigan.
- Favorite meal is chicken tenders.
- Hidden talent is that she can wiggle her ears.
- Favorite band is Queen.
- NIL deal she wants is Hollister.
- Listed doing crafts as her downtime hobby.
- Biggest sports thrill she participated in was beating her high school rival to make it to state her senior year.
- Favorite snack is chocolate chip Macro Bars.
- Dream vacation destination is Greece or Bora Bora.
- Dream car is a Vintage Bronco.
- Lists the Detriot Lions as her favorite sports team.
- Wears No. 15 because she started playing softball in 2015 and her dad wore No. 15.
- Historical site she’d like to see is Stonehenge.
- Favorite TV show is Criminal Minds.
- Person she’d like to meet is Kelly Clarkson.
- Favorite BIG EAST road city is Storrs, Conn.
- Believes Kobe Bryant is the G.O.A.T.
- Chose Creighton because of Coach Wood, the competitive softball and the strong academics.
