MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Auburn Montgomery head softball coach Eric Newell has announced the addition of utility player Brooke Perrigin for the 2019 season.
 
Perrigin comes to AUM from Gordo High School in Gordo, Ala., where she is a five-year letterwinner for the Green Wave.
 
"Brooke is a really versatile player defensively and is really hard to strikeout," said Newell. "She doesn't hit the long ball a lot but good luck trying to get her out. She's a tough out both at the summer level and the high school level."
 
Perrigin and the Green Wave won the 3A Region 4 Championship in 2017, finishing in third place at the AHSAA State Tournament. GHS also were Area Champions in 2013 and 2014. In 2016 Perrigin was named to the ASWA Class 3A First Team as a shortstop, while being named to the Tuscaloosa News Super 9.
 
"Brooke hits for a high average, is tough to strike out, gets a lot of runs batted in," added Newell. "She knows when to hit the ball to the right side to move the runner over when she's behind in the count. She can kind of smell RBI's. If a runner gets on base she has a knack of getting them in."
 
During her sophomore year Perrigin batted .513 with 45 runs batted in, striking out only four times in 154 at bats. In 2017 she batted .430 with 62 RBI, striking out on five occasions in 172 at bats.
 
Perrigin plays her summer ball with the Firecrackers AL – Ingram, who won the ASA Class A National Championship in 2017. She also spent time with the Birmingham Vipers, who won the ASA Class A State Championship three times with Perrigin on the squad.
 
The daughter of Brady and Heather Perrigin, Brooke has a younger sister, Ryleigh (15). Her grandfather Bobby Perrigin played professional baseball and was a member of the Cleveland Indians in the early 1960's. She plans on majoring in Nursing at AUM.
 
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