Grace Ladd

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-10
Bats/Throws:
R/L
Hometown:
Boulder, Colo.
High School:
Niwot

2022: Served as the Team Captain ... Threw 15.2 innings in eight appearances and three starts with a 4.91 ERA and six strikeouts ... Collected six hits with a double, home run and three RBI at the plate ... Had a season-high three strikeouts in two innings pitched against Drexel (Feb. 25) ... Threw two shutout innings against Prairie View A&M (March 4) ... Tossed three scoreless innings with a strikeout against Holy Cross (March 22) ... Hit her first-career home run, going 2-for-4 with two RBI at Dartmouth (April 10) ... Was 1-for-4 with an RBI double in the season finale at Cornell (May 1).

2021: Did not compete.

2020: Made five appearances and two starts in the circle … Tallied a 3.15 ERA, one complete game, nine strikeouts, and 20.0 innings pitched on the year … Threw 7.0 innings and allowed just two earned runs vs. George Washington (Feb. 23) … Posted four strikeouts in 2.0 innings vs. UNC Wilmington (Feb. 22) … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2019: Pitched in 14 games with 10 starts … Ranked fourth in the Ivy League in saves (two) … Recorded a 5.04 ERA, one complete game, and a 2-4 record over 41.2 innings pitched … Tossed 16.1 innings in Ivy play with seven appearances, four starts, two saves, and a 5.14 ERA … Posted one hit and three RBIs at the plate on the year … Threw 5.0 innings and did not allow a run vs. Rider (Mar. 8) … Hurled 6.2 innings and permitted just two runs vs. LIU Brooklyn (Mar. 17) … Pitched 5.1 innings and gave up just one run in game two vs Yale (Apr. 13) … Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.

2018: Earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Apr. 30 … Made 20 appearances in the circle with one start … Posted a 2.57 ERA over 32.2 innings … Tallied two saves … Earned the win vs. Harvard (Apr. 29), tossing 3.2 innings of scoreless relief … Gained the save in game two at Yale (Apr. 21), throwing 1.2 innings of scoreless relief … Notched two hits and an RBI at the plate, hitting .143 … Went 2-for-2 against Providence (Apr. 17).

Before Brown: Earned All-State honors twice … Gained All-Conference accolades three times … Garnered All-Region laurels twice … Served team as captain … Played for head coach Bobby Mathews … Competed on the club level for Triple Crown Stars … Traveled to and competed in Europe for 17 days with Triple Crown Stars in 2015 … Earned Academic All-State First Team honors … National Honor Society member … Finished as Niwot’s salutatorian.

Personal: Grace is the daughter of Mary and Jim Ladd … Has one older brother, Ford, who is a member of the New York University baseball Class of 2020 … Behavioral Decision Sciences concentrator.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the beautiful campus and friendly people. I felt at home when I visited the school, and I knew it was a great opportunity to challenge myself both on and off the field.”