2019 Softball Roster
Hunter Brancifort
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- UTL
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- High School:
- Pickerington Central
Career
• NISC All-Region Team (2019)
• MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week (2019)
• Two-time Academic All-MAC (2017, 2018)
• Three-time Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018)
Brancifort in the Kent State Record Book
• Hit by a pitch a school record 39 times
• 13 hit by pitches in 2019 the third most in a single season
• 12 hit by pitches in 2017 the fourth most in a single season
• Eight hit by pitches in 2016 the 10th most in a single season
2019
• Appeared in 51 games and made 49 starts
• Hit .260 (33-for-127)
• Totaled 10 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 23 RBIs
• Led the team in runs scored (30) and tied for the team lead in home runs (6)
• Was hit by a pitch 13 times which led the MAC and ranks 3rd in school history
• Named the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week and drove in seven runs during the weekend (Feb. 13)
• Compiled a career-best five game hitting streak
• Began the year playing first base and took over starting shortstop role the week before conference play
• Drove in a career-high five runs with a grand slam against Penn State (Feb. 9)
• Mading a diving catch from first base position at No. 21 Baylor in a winning effort that was the NCAA's No. 3 play of the week (Feb. 23)
• Hit a solo home run against No. 19 James Madison (Mar. 2)
• Went 2-for-2 with a career-high four runs scored at Youngstown State (March 20)
• Was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored against Robert Morris (Apr. 17)
• In the NISC plated the first run with a two-out single against George Washington (May 16)
• In final game of career went 2-for-3 with a homer, walk and run scored against Marshall (May 18)
• Judith K. Devine Excellence in Leadership Award recepient
2018
• Appeared in 31 games with 15 starts
• Hit .170 (8-for-47)
• Collected a double, three home runs and nine RBIs
• Clubbed game-tying grand slam in the seventh inning with two outs against Rider (Feb. 17)
• Hit go-ahead three-run homer to put Kent State in the lead against UMBC (Mar. 27)
• Went a season-best 2-for-3 a solo homer and two runs scored against Akron (May 6)
• Academic All-MAC
• Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
2017
• Appeared in 57 games with 52 starts
• Totaled 19 hits, 12 runs, 11 RBIs, three home runs and two doubles on the season
• Hit by a pitch 12 times to share MAC lead
• Tallied four multi-hit games
• Hit walkoff three-run home run in run-rule victory vs. Murray State (Feb. 11)
• Hit solo home run in bottom of first inning of MAC Tournament championship game vs. Ohio (May 13)
• Academic All-MAC
• Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
• Earned Doyle Shumaker Varsity "K" Endowed Scholarship
2016
• Appeared in 46 games with 38 starts
• Batted .271 (19-for-70)
• Scored 13 runs
• Finished season with five doubles, one home run and eight RBIs
• Hit first home run of collegiate career vs. Eastern Michigan (April 8)
• Collected first collegiate career hit vs. N.C. Central (Feb. 19)
• Had first career multi-hit game with a 2-for-3 performance vs. Hartford (March 18)
• Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete
Prior to Kent State
• First Team All-OCC, First-Team All Central District, 2nd Team All-Ohio as a sophomore
• Team Tiger Award, Most Dedicated Player and District Scholar Athlete Award as a junior
• 4 year letter winner
• Batted .374, had 11 homeruns and 69 RBI's for high school career
Personal
• Daughter of Anne-Marie and Michael Brancifort
• Has one sister; Nevada, and four brothers; Stone, Grey, Sawyer and Reece
• Traveled with a group of Kent State student-athletes on a service trip to Costa Rica
• Majoring in Finance
