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Wayne State University Athletics

2021 Softball Roster

Jennifer Coleman
Michael Dubicki
Michael Dubicki
Michael Dubicki
Michael Dubicki

10 Brooke Turkalj

10 Brooke Turkalj

  • Position:
    C/1B
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    St. Jacobs, Ont.
  • High School:
    St. David Catholic S.S.
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Concluded five-year collegiate career having started all 221 games played for the Green and Gold (120 at C, 64 at 1B, 37 at DP) ... ranked third in both walks (72) and sacrifice flies (10), fifth in both fielding chances (1,101) and fielding putouts (1,013), sixth in fielding percentage (.989 / 1013-76-12 / min. 300 chances), tied-for-seventh in games started (221), tied-for-tied-for-seventh among catchers in runners caught stealing (11), tied-for-11th in games played (221), 14th in at bats (664), tied-for-14th in RBI (104), 17th in hits (204), tied-for-18th in hit by pitch (9), tied-for-18th in double plays turned (14), 22nd in both runs scored (98) and on-base percentage (.377 / min. 300 AB), tied-for-26th in total bases (241), tied-for-29th in doubles (26), and 32nd in batting average (min. 300 ABs / .307 / 204-664) ... has more walks (72) than strikeouts (50) ... NCAA Active Career Leaders:  Ranked 22nd at the end of the 2021 season among all active NCAA D2 players with 664 career at bats, 25th in games played (221), and 47th in walks (72) ... Link to career statistics.

2021:  Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... started all 42 games played (24 at C, 10 at 1B, 8 as DP) ... missed twinbill at Ferris State due to COVID protocols ... batted second through fourth, but usually fourth (37 times) ... recorded seven multiple-hit contests, including a three-hit game vs. Saginaw Valley (5/2) ... notched three two-RBI affairs (3/27 vs. Parkside, 3/28 vs. Davenport, and 4/14 at Davenport) ... posted two nine-game hitting streaks (3/24-4/2, 11-for-28, .393 with four walks for a .469 on-base pct.; and 5/2-5/12, 14-for-29, .483 with two walks for a .516 on-base pct.) and a 13-game on-base streak (3/17-4/2) ... led the team with three bunt base hits, 16 walks, 224 fielding putouts and reached base on an error (9) ... ranked second on the squad in on-base percentage (.387),  third in batting average (.306), hits (38), RBI (17) and slugging percentage (.371), tied-for-third in sac bunts (4), fourth in games started (42), runs scored (16), at bats (124) and plate appearances (146) ... recorded three game-winning RBI (walk-off single in bottom of the seventh vs. Parkside; single at Purdue Northwest; and single vs. Davenport in GLIAC Tournament) ... walked a WSU season-high three times in one game (3/14 vs. Alderson Broaddus) ... recorded a WSU season-best 16 fielding putouts at Parkside (4/18) ... batted .353 (6-for-17) on 1-1 pitches ... hit .615 (8-for-13) in the seventh inning with two doubles, a home run and six RBI ... batted .319 (22-for-69) with runners on base and .327 (16-for-49) with runners in score position ... scored the runner from third with less than two outs 69 percent (9-of-13) of the time ... recorded 16 walks to 10 strikeouts ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... started all 15 games (10 at C, 3 at 1B, 2 at DP) ... batted cleanup for all 15 contests ... notched four multiple-hit games, including a three-hit affair vs. Tiffin (3/7) ... lone multiple-RBI contest was versus the Dragons (3/7) ... tallied two two-game hitting streaks (3/7-3/8 and 3/10-3/12) ... concluded the season with a four-game on-base streak (3/10-3/12, .385 OBP) ... recorded the game-winning RBI against Tiffin (3/7) with a two-run single in the fifth snapping a 2-2 deadlock in a 7-2 victory ... was a part of the game-winning RBI in the season-opener vs. Hillsdale as WSU's first run scored when she reached on an error in a 7-0 triumph ... totaled a season-high two walks vs. Winona State (2/23) ... led the squad in walks (7), fielding putouts (80) and fielding percentage (1.000), and tied-for-third in both runs (8) and two-out RBI (4) ... reached base in 11 of the 15 games ... recorded a WSU season-best 14 fielding putouts vs. Tiffin (3/7) ... stellar leading off an inning - reached base a team-best 46 percent (6-of-13) ... had final 38 games canceled due to COVID-19 ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2019:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... started all 59 games (24-1B, 19-C, 16-DP) ... batted fourth or fifth, but usually cleanup (55 times) ... tallied 12 multiple-hit games and eight multiple-RBI contests ... had a seven-game hitting streak (3/27-4/6, .348, 8-for-23) ... finished second on the squad with six game-winning RBI, including a two-out walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth in a 3-2 win against Purdue Northwest (4/23) ... notched the game-winning hit with a two-out RBI single against Northwood (3/24) which snapped a 1-1 deadlock in the sixth ... also drove in the game-winning run in the NCAA Tournament victory over Hillsdale (5/10) ... recorded first collegiate triple vs. Kutztown (3/14) ... smacked career home run at Saginaw Valley (4/28) ... scored two runs in a game three times ... totaled a season-high four hits vs. S. New Hampshire (3/10), which tied for a team season-high ... garnered five total bases in a game three times ... credited with a season-best 11 fielding putouts twice (2/23 vs. Illinois-Springfield and 4/27 vs. Davenport) ... led the team with 14 two-out RBI ... finished second on the squad in on-base percentage (.376), walks (19), hit by pitch (3), average with two outs (.367, 22-60), bunt base hits (4) and fielding putouts (205), third in runs scored (26) and RBI (31), fourth in hits (52), total bases (61) and average with runners on base (.354, 35-99), and fifth in batting average (.301) ... batted .382 in the first inning (13-34) with eight RBI and six walks (.488 on-base percentage) ... hit .384 (28-for-73) with runners in scoring position ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2018:  Received Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors ... voted to the CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... one of four Warriors to start all 49 games (28 at C, 11 at DP, 10 at 1B) ... batted third, fourth or sixth, but usually third (41 times) ... hit. 484 (15-for-31) as a DP with a .529 on-base percentage ... recorded 14 multiple-hit games, including two four-hit affairs (March 10 vs. Fairmont State and March 17 vs. Southern New Hampshire) ... tallied six multiple-RBI contests, including one three-RBI game (March 17 vs. Southern New Hampshire) ... notched a nine-game hitting streak (March 13-21 / .15-for-28, .536, 3 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB) ... led the squad with a .990 fielding percentage (185 PO, 10 A, 2 E) ... batted .354 (34-for-96) with runners on base, and .404 (23-for-57) with runners in scoring position ... finished second on the team in walks (11), fourth in hits (52), RBI (26) and total bases (60), fifth in runs scored (24), and tied-for-fifth in two-out RBI (11) ... led the squad in fielding putouts (185) ... twice had a season-best 12 fielding putouts (March 28 vs. Davenport - game 2; and March 30 vs. Purdue Northwest - game 2) ... recorded two game-winning RBI - March 11 vs. Jefferson, and March 17 vs. Southern New Hampshire ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2017:  Started all 56 games (39 at C, 17 at 1B) ... batted either third (23 times) or fourth (33 times) ... batted .542 (13-for-24) during season-best six-game hitting streak (3/11-3/16) ... had six RBI, five runs scored and two doubles during the streak ... recorded a four-hit game vs. LIU Post (3/11) ... totaled 11 multiple-hit games, along with four multiple-RBI affairs (2/11 vs. Rollins, 3/3 against Lincoln, 3/13 vs. Drury and 4/28 against Hillsdale) ... notched a season-high 12 fielding putouts vs. Chowan (3/3) ... had at least 10 fielding putouts in six contests ... recorded a 10-game on-base streak (4/23-5/18) ... led the squad with seven game-winning RBI and four sacrifice flies ... was second on the team in on-base percentage (.379), walks (19), fielding putouts (319), and batting average with two outs (.323 / 21-for-65) ... tied-for-second on the squad with 52 hits and 10 doubles ... batted .400 (8-for-20) in the post-season with a .538 on-base percentage, which included five walks and a hit by pitch, along with two doubles and two multiple-hit contests ... reached base safely in first four collegiate plate appearances on two walks and two singles ... had back-to-back contests with a game-winning RBI (3/12 vs. Augustana and 3/13 against Drury) ... drove in the only run in 1-0 triumph over Grand Valley State (4/2) ... had an infield single on an 0-2 pitch with the bases loaded to snap a 2-2 tie against Nova Southeastern (3/18), as WSU rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh to erase a 2-1 deficit ... doubled down the right field line in the bottom of the sixth at Missouri-St. Louis (5/13), helping to ignite a six-run inning which started with WSU trailing 4-1 ... named to the 2017 Canadian Junior Women’s National Team Athlete Pool ... finished 43rd nationally with four sacrifice flies ... earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition ... WSU Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2016 graduate of St. David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo, Ont. ... competed in varsity field hockey (four years), ice hockey (two years), soccer (one year) and slo-pitch softball (two years) at SDCSS ... was an all-star goalkeeper in soccer ... was an academic honor roll recipient all four years ... served as a team captain in field hockey ... batted .480 at the 2014 Ontario Summer Games ... helped the Guelph Gators to a second-place finish at the 2013 U16 Provincial Championships by hitting .320 (8-25) over seven games ... competed for Kars at the 2019 Canadian National Fast Pitch Championships in St. John's Newfoundland ... batted .300 (6-for-20) in eight games along with a .417 on-base percentage.

Personal:  Full name--Brooke A. Turkalj ... born on February 15, 1998, in St. Jacobs, Ont. ... daughter of Vince and Susan Turkalj ... has one  younger brother, Mathew ... is majoring in Neuroscience ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2016, Winter 2017 (4.00), Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020 (4.00) and Winter 2021 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 ... is a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council ... last name is pronounced Turkle.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017Freshman

    C/1B
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2018Sophomore

    C/1B
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2019Junior

    C/1B
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2020Senior

    C/1B
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2021Redshirt Senior

    C/1B
    5'7"
    10