On May 27, the University of Tennessee defeated Texas 9-0 in the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Super Regional, meaning that Tennessee’s Lady Vols will now advance to the Softball Women’s College World Series.
Freshman outfielder Jamison Brockenbrough, who has played senior and u22 softball internationally for Ireland, is now the first Irish player to qualify for the College World Series.
Brockenbrough has had a remarkable first year with the no.4 national seed, recently hitting a three-RBI triple in the bottom of the third against Northern Kentucky in her NCAA Championships debut.
Jams busting out ‼️ pic.twitter.com/KmJmvqZ8pn
— Tennessee Softball (@Vol_Softball) May 20, 2023
Brockenbrough represented Ireland in last year’s Senior and u-22 Women’s European Softball Championship, and registered four hits, including a solo home run in Ireland’s 9-7 win over Austria.
Congratulations to 🇮🇪 Jamison Brockenbrough & the @vol_softball on qualifying for OKC. Jamison becomes the first Irish Softball Player to qualify for the @NCAASoftball Softball College World Series, we are so proud & excited to watch Jamison make history in OKC!! 🇮🇪🥎💚🤍🧡 pic.twitter.com/OFwwiSq6Gw
— Fastpitch Softball Ireland 🇮🇪☘️ (@IrishFPSoftball) May 27, 2023
Tennessee will now continue to its eighth appearance in the Women’s College World Series, held this year from June 1-9 in Oklahoma City.
Following the World Series, Brockenbrough and Team Ireland teammates will start their
preparations with earnest for the Women’s Softball World Cup which is being held in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin from July 11 – July 15, 2023. Ireland have drawn a tough group consisting of World #1 and Olympic Silver Medallists USA, Great Britain, Australia, Chinese Taipei and Botswana. Tickets are on sale now.