In Burbank High softball lore, all pitchers are compared to former Bulldogs pitching sensation Debby Day.
Day, a 1987 Burbank graduate and three-time All-CIF Southern Section hurler, was a dominant force as a high school pitcher, notching two perfect games in a row — and three in her career — as a senior. She went on to earn All-America honors at the University of Arizona, helping the Wildcats win the 1991 NCAA Championship. Burbank and Arizona both inducted Day into their hall of fames.
With those impressive credentials, not many Bulldogs have been compared to Day in the more than 25 years since she dominated in the circle at Burbank.
But since her immergence as a freshman two seasons ago, sophomore Caitlyn Brooks has been drawing her share of comparisons with Day.
“Everybody in this area knows about Debby Day and what an amazing pitcher she was at Burbank High,” Bulldogs Coach Nicole Drabecki said. “But with her potential and with two years left on the high school level, I really believe that Caitlyn will be right up there with Debby. And that’s a very big accomplishment. She is only 16 and she has two more years to become something like Debby Day or more.”
