Jennifer Brundage

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Jennifer Brundage
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
Team Michigan
Conference Big Ten
Biographical details
Born (1973-06-27) June 27, 1973 (age 51)
Orange, California
Playing career
1992–1995 UCLA
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997 Chattanooga (asst.)
1997–1998UCLA (asst.)
1999–2023 Michigan (asst.)
2024–presentMichigan (AHC)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team competition

Jennifer Lynn Brundage (born June 27, 1973) [1] is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and current associate head coach for Michigan. [2] [3] She played college softball for the UCLA Bruins from 1992 to 1995 and won the 1992 Women's College World Series. [4] Brundage was named Honda Sports Award for softball as Player of the Year in 1995. [5] As a part of Team USA softball, she won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. [6]

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Career

She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she received a gold medal as a member of the American winning team. [7] [8]

Brundage was a four-year letter receiver in softball at UCLA. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top softball player in 1995. [9] [10] [11] She began her college softball career as assistant coach at UCLA Bruins, then was an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga before joining the University of Michigan coaching staff in 1998.

Coaching career

Brundage helped lead the 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team to their first Women's College World Series in 2005 as an assistant coach and pitching coach.

On July 17, 2023, Jennifer Brundage was promoted to associate head coach at Michigan. [12]

Statistics

[13] [14] [15] [16]

UCLA Bruins
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1992551642249.29929101062.378%9922
1993471241434.2742312950.403%5700
1994571582969.43739401192.582%331000
1995561685987.5186014315150.893%371769
TOTALS215614124239.38915120545354.576%8443811
Team USA
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO
2000 OLYMPICS103249.281320116.500%47

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