Seniors Courtney Brinkman #4
Senior • Pitcher/Outfield Height: 5-7 Bats/Throws: R/R Born: December 11, 1988 Troy, N.Y./Troy Major: Creative Arts/ Broadcast Journalism
GENERAL: Strong presence all over the field…Can hit for power and average…Made great strides as a fielder and a pitcher last
season…Was a multiple-sport athlete in high school… Daughter of Daniel and Alison Brinkman.
AS A JUNIOR: Made 40 appearances, splitting time between pitching and the outfield…Hit .207, with a home run, 10 RBI, and three stolen bases…Went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI against Morgan State (2/27)…Pitched in 26 games, with 14 starts… Had a 6-7 record with a 3.93 ERA…Allowed one earned run or less in six of her final seven appearances.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 40 games in the outfield, making 39 starts…Also made 18 appearances in the circle, starting 14…Hit .231 with two home runs and ranked second on the team in RBI (14), runs scored (14), total bases (36) and steals (6)…Tied for the team lead with five wins as a pitcher, posting a 5-8 record with a 5.38 ERA and five com- plete games…Reached base all four times, going 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored against Rider (4/5)…Went 3-for-4 with a career-high, tying three RBI vs. Quinnipiac (4/30)…Also drove in three runs and slugged a home run at Manhattan (4/18)…Earned first victory, hurling seven innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits while walking one and striking out five against Binghamton (3/31) …Struck out a career-high eight batters in victory over Rider (4/5)…Limited Iona to just three hits and held them score-
Brinkman’s Career Hitting Stats YEAR
2008 2009 2010
.205
40-39 39-37
TOTALS 116-110
2008 2009 2010
TOTALS 16
.231 117 .207
.216 292
APP-GS W-L 14-9
18-14 26-14
1-8
83 92
GP-GS AVG AB RH 2B 3B HR RBI BB 37-34
8 17 32 1 14 27 30 2 8 19 30 1 30 63 92 4
Brinkman’s Career Pitching Stats YEAR
ERA CG SV 58-37 12-23 4.97 17 IP 6.41 40 55.2 H 78
5-8 5.38 50 78.0 115 6-7 3.93 80 107.0 123
10 14 10 34
22 46
38 38 55
3 3 3 9
17 30 31
SO SB 3-4
6-9 3-3
78 12-16
BB SO OPPBA 33
.326 .330 .287
0 240.2 316 101 131
less over six innings of work while walking just one and striking out seven in picking up final win of the year (4/13).
AS A FRESHMAN: Started 34 of 37 games she played…Had 17 hits in 83 at-bats…Hit three doubles, two triple and a home run with 10 RBI…Scored eight runs and was 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts…Went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI against Stephen F. Austin (2/22)…Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in the front end of a doubleheader against Quinnipiac (5/1)…Struck out a season-high five batters against Stephen F. Austin (2/24)… Recorded her first career victory with a five-hit shutout to help defeat Brown in the second game of a doubleheader (3/22).
BEFORE SIENA: Section II Player of the Year as a senior… Troy Record and Times Union First Team All-Area selection as a senior…Big Ten MVP as a junior and senior…Big Ten All-Star as a sophomore.
LAJEUNESSE ON BRINKMAN: “Courtney has developed into a steady player in the MAAC. I’m looking for Courtney to provide stability for us in the circle this year. She’s a very talented athlete who hits the ball and runs the bases extremely well, so we’re looking for her to be a catalyst.”
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