2022 Softball Roster
Brenna Brownfield
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- UTL
- Hometown:
- Thornville, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Lakewood
- High School:
- Lakewood
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MAC Player of the Year (2019)
• NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team (2019)
• All-MAC First Team (2019)
• All-MAC Second Team (2018)
• MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2019)
• Two-time Academic All-MAC (2019, 2022)
2022 SEASON
• Played in 25 games and made 16 starts
• Batted .245 with a .396 slugging percentage
• Totaled 13 hits, three runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs
• Recorded three multi-hit games, including a season-high three against Boston College (Feb. 13)
• Launched grand slam in bottom of sixth inning in victory over rival Akron (April 26)
• Hit go-ahead two-run blast off MAC Pitcher of the Year Payton Gottshall in bottom of sixth inning against Bowling Green (May 7)
2021 SEASON
• Started first 21 games of season prior to being sidelined
• Batted .317 with a .619 slugging percentage
• Totaled 20 hits, 15 runs scored, four doubles, five home runs and 22 RBIs
• Recorded five multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits at Northern Illinois (March 27)
• Had six multi-RBI games, including a season-best four RBIs against Toledo (March 20)
• Made three pitching appearances and totaled three strikeouts over 5.0 innings in the circle
2020 SEASON
• Started all 19 games
• Ranked second in the MAC in slugging percentage (.768) and third in batting average (.429) and RBIs (21)
• Also ranked in top-10 in MAC in hits (24), doubles (7), home runs (4) and on-base percentage (.468)
• Totaled nine runs scored and drew four walks, including an intentional walk at #16 Georgia
• Recorded six multi-hit games, including a career-high four hits against Fordham (March 6)
• Homered in final three games of opening weekend at the Red and Black Showcase against #16 Georgia and twice against Howard
• Also homered against #9 Florida State
• Hit two doubles and drove in career-high four runs against Lafayette (March 6)
2019 SEASON
• MAC Player of the Year
• All-MAC First Team
• NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team
• Played in 44 games and made 37 starts
• Hit .342 (39-for-114)
• Totaled nine doubles, a triple, six home runs and 25 RBIs
• Led the team in slugging percentage (.596), tied for the team lead in homers (6) and second in on-base percentage (.405)
• Became the third player in as many years at Kent State to be named MAC Player of the Year
• During MAC-only games led the conference in batting average (.488). third in on-base percentage (.542) and fourth in slugging percentage (.791)
• Achieved 10 multi-hit games with eight occurring in conference play
• Set a new career-high with three hits against Akron (April 20)
• Collected a career-best three RBI game against Saint Francis (Pa.) on a double and a home run (April 24)
• Clubbed a two-run homer to left field to help Kent State defeated Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament (May 10)
• Appeared in seven games inside the circle all in relief duty
• Threw 11.1 innings and registered six strikeouts
• Hurled three innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts at Lehigh (March 27)
2018 SEASON
• Named to the All-MAC Second Team at the Pitcher/Utility position
• Hit .298 (17-for-58)
• Cracked seven doubles, with two home runs and 11 RBIs
• Threw 99.1 innings inside the circle while making 27 appearances and 15 starts
• Won nine games with three complete games and one shutout
• Hit first career home run against Miami (Apr. 14)
• Tallied two multi-RBI games against Buffalo (Apr. 20 & 21)
• In first career pitching appearance, tossed two innings of scoreless relief against Robert Morris (Feb. 16)
• Won first career game throwing 4.2 innings and allowing one earned run against Nicholls (Feb. 23)
• Set career-high of four strikeouts against Rider (Feb. 17) and Georgetown (Mar. 28)
• Threw a complete game and allowed one run against Bowling Green (Apr. 28)
• Fired first career shutout against Akron (May 5)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• In senior year at Lakewood High School, hit .603 with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs
• Member of back-to-back OHSAA Division II state championship teams at Lakewood
• Two-time MaxPrep First Team All-American in 2016 and 2017
• Selected First Team All-District three times
• Named First Team All-Licking County League and First Team-All Columbus Metro
• Lettered in softball and golf at Lakewood
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Bret and Voniessa
• Father, Bret, played baseball at Otterbein
• Older sister, Bailey, was a four-year starter for the Kent State softball team
• Majoring in Integrated Health Studies
