Army West Point Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Aja Brechtel
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Niceville
- Hometown:
- Niceville, Fla.
2015: One of two freshmen among Army’s pitching staff of five hurlers … appeared in 16 games with nine starts … first collegiate nod came in season opening 9-7 win over UNC Greensboro at the Charleston Challenge … touched for two hits along with a strikeout over 2.1 innings of relief … earned starting nod the next day against Bethune-Cookman … pitched five innings of nine-inning game in 11-9 Black Knight decision … only three of six runs touched for were earned … struck out three batters … helped cause with RBI double in three-run fourth as Army pulled ahead 6-4 … tagged with first loss in start against UMass-Lowell in final game out tournament … drew third start of season against Ohio at the First Pitch Classic in North Carolina … pitched three innings with three strikeouts and did not issue a walk … earned first career decision as a reliever in 11-10 victory over Cornell at the Myrtle Beach Tournament … came into game in the bottom of the sixth inning with Army at bat … scored first of six runs in that frame on an RBI walk as the Black Knights rallied to tie the game 10-10 … then nipped the Big Red’s rally with bases loaded in the top of the seventh on a flyout … earned starting nods against Canisius, Colgate, Lafayette, Siena and Sacred Heart … season-high 5.1 innings in the circle recorded in second game against league rival Colgate ... struck out a season-high seven batters in breaking mark of four recorded against Canisius … recorded a 1-4 mark compiling a 5.91 ERA … struck out 35 batters … batted .286 in limited appearances (14) at the plate … drove in three runs and scored twice … compiled .444 on-base percentage.
High School: Garnered four varsity letters in softball at Niceville H.S ... helped team to the 5A state title and No. 5 national ranking in 2011, and runner-up honors at the 6A state championship the following year ... team ranked No. 1 in the country at one point in 2012 ... served as team captain senior year ... two-time Northwest Florida Daily News All-Area Big School Pitcher of the Year... all-area first-team choice in 2012 and 2014 after earning second team in 2011 ... played 11 years of club ball for High Intensity ... helped team to the ASA A National Tournament six times ... in 2006 made Florida history as the only U12 team to win a berth to the ASA A National Tournament ... competed for Jersey Inferno (New Jersey) last year ... member of the U18 Puerto Rican National Team in 2012 ... four-year member of the National Society of High Honors ... among top 14 seniors named to Niceville's Hall of Fame ... graduated magna cum laude.
