Indiana University Athletics
2027 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Aly VanBrandt
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ottawa Lake, Mich.
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-5
JUNIOR (2026)
• NFCA All-Region First Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Triple Crown Colorado All-Star Team & Competed in Canada Cup
• Softball America Postseason Top 100 #72
• Big Ten Player of the Week (March 2 & March 16)
• Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
• Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
Started all 59 games at second base … hit .396 at the plate … had a .492 on-base percentage … charted 78 hits, 15 doubles, seven triples and 16 home runs … notched 68 runs scored and 62 RBI … drew 30 walks … was 25-for-28 on stolen base attempts … in Indiana’s first weekend at FAU, she had two hits in three of the five games of the weekend (Feb. 5-7) … had a monster game against Portland State (Feb. 12), she went 5-for-5 and hit for the cycle with two home runs and seven RBI … was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple against St. Joseph’s (Feb. 21) … was 3-for-4 with a triple at USF (Feb. 22) … homered in three-straight games versus Charleston Southern (twice) and Elon sandwiched between (Feb. 27-28) … in the Elon game, she was 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and seven RBI (Feb. 27) … at UNC Greensboro, she was 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI (Feb. 28) … had a three home run game with seven RBI against Loyola Chicago (March 10) … was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI at No. 9 UCLA (April 3) … went 3-for-4 against Butler (April 8) … had a key home run to help win game one of the Purdue series (April 10) … hit a game-tying home run to put the score at 3-3 in the top of the seventh and force the game to extra innings at No. 25 Louisville (April 15) … had a double and a triple in a win over Valparaiso (April 22) … had a double and two RBI in win at Michigan (April 24) … homered in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal win over Washington (May 7) … hit the walk-off homer to defeat Northern Kentucky by run rule in the NCAA Knoxville Regional (May 16).
SOPHOMORE (2025)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started all 54 games at second base … posted a .372 batting average with 58 hits, 11 doubles, one triple and four home runs … totaled 25 RBI and 41 runs scored … posted a .449 on-base percentage … was six for nine on stolen base attempts … had a double in the season opener … went 2-for-3 against BYU (Feb. 15) … scored three runs against Lafayette (Feb. 28) … tallied RBI in four-straight games from March 8-11, including three RBI against Butler (March 11) … went 3-for-4 with one run scored in win at Notre Dame (March 18) … had back-to-back 2-hit performances against Penn State (March 21-22) … went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and five RBI at Wisconsin (April 12) … had back-to-back games with both a double and a home run against Ball State (April 23) and No. 7 Oregon (April 25).
FRESHMAN (2024)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started 55 and played 59 games at second base … led the team with a .369 batting average … recorded 59 hits, four doubles, three triples, 17 RBI and scored 33 runs … stole 12 bases on 17 attempts … went 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI, a double and triple in 12-0 win over Florida A&M (Feb. 18) … had a 3-for-4 day in 8-4 victory over Mercer (March 15) … charted a 3-for-4 plate showing with two runs scored and RBI in 15-2 win over Minnesota (April 13) … went 4-for-9 (.444) in series sweep at Iowa (April 19-21) … put together strong Big Ten Tournament with .429 batting average, a triple and three RBI … ranked No. 10 in batting average (.369) in the Big Ten.
PREP/PERSONAL
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Whiteford High School, had her freshman season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic… also was a four-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball … won 2023 Michigan Miss Softball Award ... had a fantastic senior season, posting a .602 batting average, 65 hits, 27 RBI, 63 runs scored, six doubles, 10 triples, 39 stolen bases and 26 walks … broke five school records, including career runs (202), career hits (220), career batting average (.641) … First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Conference honoree in 2021, 2022, 2023 … Monroe County Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023 … named Michigan’s 2023 Miss Softball award winner for position players … her team had back-to-back state runner-up appearances in 2022 and 20223 … won three conference championships … maintained Academic Honor Roll her entire high school career … played travel ball with Turnin2 National Pezzonni … the club won the Alliance Open National Tournament and the Junior Olympic Cup in 2022 … was ranked the No. 3 overall general infielder and the No. 21 overall ranked player in the class of 2023 by Extra Innings Softball … both parents were collegiate athletes at Concordia University, with her mom Audra playing softball and her dad Matt playing baseball … Matt also was her head coach at Whiteford … has a sister, Anna … plans on majoring in Exercise Science.
• NFCA All-Region First Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Triple Crown Colorado All-Star Team & Competed in Canada Cup
• Softball America Postseason Top 100 #72
• Big Ten Player of the Week (March 2 & March 16)
• Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
• Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
Started all 59 games at second base … hit .396 at the plate … had a .492 on-base percentage … charted 78 hits, 15 doubles, seven triples and 16 home runs … notched 68 runs scored and 62 RBI … drew 30 walks … was 25-for-28 on stolen base attempts … in Indiana’s first weekend at FAU, she had two hits in three of the five games of the weekend (Feb. 5-7) … had a monster game against Portland State (Feb. 12), she went 5-for-5 and hit for the cycle with two home runs and seven RBI … was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple against St. Joseph’s (Feb. 21) … was 3-for-4 with a triple at USF (Feb. 22) … homered in three-straight games versus Charleston Southern (twice) and Elon sandwiched between (Feb. 27-28) … in the Elon game, she was 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and seven RBI (Feb. 27) … at UNC Greensboro, she was 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI (Feb. 28) … had a three home run game with seven RBI against Loyola Chicago (March 10) … was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI at No. 9 UCLA (April 3) … went 3-for-4 against Butler (April 8) … had a key home run to help win game one of the Purdue series (April 10) … hit a game-tying home run to put the score at 3-3 in the top of the seventh and force the game to extra innings at No. 25 Louisville (April 15) … had a double and a triple in a win over Valparaiso (April 22) … had a double and two RBI in win at Michigan (April 24) … homered in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal win over Washington (May 7) … hit the walk-off homer to defeat Northern Kentucky by run rule in the NCAA Knoxville Regional (May 16).
SOPHOMORE (2025)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started all 54 games at second base … posted a .372 batting average with 58 hits, 11 doubles, one triple and four home runs … totaled 25 RBI and 41 runs scored … posted a .449 on-base percentage … was six for nine on stolen base attempts … had a double in the season opener … went 2-for-3 against BYU (Feb. 15) … scored three runs against Lafayette (Feb. 28) … tallied RBI in four-straight games from March 8-11, including three RBI against Butler (March 11) … went 3-for-4 with one run scored in win at Notre Dame (March 18) … had back-to-back 2-hit performances against Penn State (March 21-22) … went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and five RBI at Wisconsin (April 12) … had back-to-back games with both a double and a home run against Ball State (April 23) and No. 7 Oregon (April 25).
FRESHMAN (2024)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started 55 and played 59 games at second base … led the team with a .369 batting average … recorded 59 hits, four doubles, three triples, 17 RBI and scored 33 runs … stole 12 bases on 17 attempts … went 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI, a double and triple in 12-0 win over Florida A&M (Feb. 18) … had a 3-for-4 day in 8-4 victory over Mercer (March 15) … charted a 3-for-4 plate showing with two runs scored and RBI in 15-2 win over Minnesota (April 13) … went 4-for-9 (.444) in series sweep at Iowa (April 19-21) … put together strong Big Ten Tournament with .429 batting average, a triple and three RBI … ranked No. 10 in batting average (.369) in the Big Ten.
PREP/PERSONAL
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Whiteford High School, had her freshman season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic… also was a four-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball … won 2023 Michigan Miss Softball Award ... had a fantastic senior season, posting a .602 batting average, 65 hits, 27 RBI, 63 runs scored, six doubles, 10 triples, 39 stolen bases and 26 walks … broke five school records, including career runs (202), career hits (220), career batting average (.641) … First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Conference honoree in 2021, 2022, 2023 … Monroe County Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023 … named Michigan’s 2023 Miss Softball award winner for position players … her team had back-to-back state runner-up appearances in 2022 and 20223 … won three conference championships … maintained Academic Honor Roll her entire high school career … played travel ball with Turnin2 National Pezzonni … the club won the Alliance Open National Tournament and the Junior Olympic Cup in 2022 … was ranked the No. 3 overall general infielder and the No. 21 overall ranked player in the class of 2023 by Extra Innings Softball … both parents were collegiate athletes at Concordia University, with her mom Audra playing softball and her dad Matt playing baseball … Matt also was her head coach at Whiteford … has a sister, Anna … plans on majoring in Exercise Science.
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