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University of Maryland Athletics

2021 Softball Roster

5 Jennifer Brann

  • Position Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Stratford High
  • Hometown Houston, TX

Biography

As a senior at Maryland (2021): Started in the circle in 14 games, made appearances in 20...recorded five wins and a team-high two saves... threw two complete games in wins over Iowa and Penn State (3/13, 4/23)...recorded a team-high 64 strikeouts on the season...held Michigan State hitless in their last two innings to give Maryland the 5-4 win (4/10)... struck out a season-high nine batters in game against Minnesota (2/26)...ended the season holding opponents to a .227 batting average (lowest on team)...


Before Maryland:

As a senior at Penn (2020): Team co-captain … Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (3/9) … Appeared in eight games, making seven starts at pitcher and hitting during each start … In seven starts in the circle, threw six complete games … Led the Ivy League in wins (5) … Ranked second in the Ivy League in strikeouts (40) and innings pitched (41.0), third in ERA (1.71), and fifth in strikeouts looking (7) … Tallied a complete-game shutout of Butler, allowing four hits over 7.0 IP and striking out nine (2/28) … Recorded first back-to-back 7.0 IP complete games in her career, striking out four, while going 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs at the plate against Hofstra (2/29) … Recorded a team-high hitting streak of seven games from 2/20 – 3/10 … Struck out eight batters over 6.0 IP, allowing no earned runs, and recorded a hit at the plate against Fairfield (3/1) … Tallied two strikeouts over 4.0 IP and a win, while picking up a hit against Lafayette (3/4) … Moved into 11th place on the all-time wins list behind a complete-game shutout of Saint Louis, striking out six, while going 2-for-3 with two RBI at the plate (3/6) … Hit first career home run on a grand slam and drove in a career-high five RBI, while striking out nine in the circle in a win over Detroit Mercy (3/7) … Moved into ninth place on Penn’s all-time strikeouts list following the win, passing Mikenzie Voves … Recorded a pinch-hit single against Cleveland State (3/8) … Went 1-for-3 and struck out two over 6.0 IP against #7 Florida (3/10) … Ended Penn career in ninth place in all-time strikeouts (167) and tied for tenth in wins (17) … 

Before Penn: Captain and three-year letter winner … Part of two Bi-District Championship teams (2014, 2015) … Bi-District, Area and Region Quarterfinalist (2016) … Academic All-District (2014-2016) … 2014 Newcomer of the Year … First-team All-District (2015) … Academic All-State (2016) … Defensive Player of the Year (2016) … Two-time MVP (2015, 2016) … National Honor Society … Vice President of the National Charity League … Statistics Merit Award (2015) … Bravo Award (2014) … Army National Scholar Athlete Award … Valedictorian.

Personal: Daughter of Suzanne and Randy Brann...has an identical twin sister that played softball at University of Texas at Dallas...career plans are to become a Research and Development Analyst for the Miami Marlins...

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