Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Liza Brown

Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Liza Brown

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Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Liza Brown

LIZA BROWN
  DePaul University
  Softball
Years: 1997-99


BIO

Two-time All-American (first team in 1999, third team in 1998) ... Two-time Mid-Continent Conference  Player of the Year (1998, 1999) ... NCAA Regional Tournament MVP in 1999 ... Selected to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team three times ... A three-time All-Mid-Continent first team selection (1997, 1998, 1999) ...  Led the nation with a league-record 0.42 ERA and ranked seventh nationally in strikeouts in 1998 ... Played key role in team's third-place finish at the 1999 Women's College World Series ... Finished her collegiate career with 46-17 record, 1.28 ERA and 422 strikeouts ... At the plate, Brown had a .383 career batting average, with 21 home runs and 129 RBI ... Played professionally with Akron Racers of the Women's Professional Softball League ... Returned to DePaul for a stint as assistant coach in 2000.

HIGHLIGHTS

-Two-time All-American (1998, 1999)
-Two-time Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year
-Three-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection (1997, 1998, 1999)
-Three-time first team All-Mid-Continent (1997, 1998, 1999)
-NCAA Regional Tournament MVP (1999)


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