Brittany Pickett

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Brittany Pickett
University of North Carolina Softball v North Carolina State
Williams Field
Anderson Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, April 13, 2018

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

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Position:
P/1B
Height:
6-0
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Indian Trail, N.C.
High School:
Sun Valley

Accolades:

Eight-time ACC Pitcher of the Week/One-time ACC Player of the Week
2019 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second-Team
2019 First team All-ACC
2019 ACC All-Tournament Team
2018 First team All-ACC
2018 ACC All-Tournament Team
2017 NFCA National Freshman of the Year Top-10 Finalist
2017 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
2017 ACC Freshman of the Year
2017 All-ACC First Team
2017 ACC All-Freshman Team
2017 ACC All-Tournament Team
2017 Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team
2017 All-ACC Academic Team

Career Honors:

UNC career saves record holder (13)

AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2021):

Appeared in 38 games, making 35 starts
In the circle, made 23 appearances with 17 starts, throwing a team-high 120.1 innings
Led the team with seven home runs and the second highest slugging percentage (.512), while tallying 22 hits and a double
Drew a team-best 25 walks and led the team with a .439 on-base percentage
Had 17 RBIs with four multi-RBI games
Finished the season with a 2.77 ERA and a 10-9 record
Named ACC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 22, going 3-0 with 30 strikeouts in the ACC Pod weekend
Named to the Crimson Classic all-tournament team, tossing 27 strikeouts in 23.2 innings

AS A SENIOR (2020):

Played in nine games, with five appearances and three starts in the circle before a season-ending injury
Scored the game-winning run and went 2-for-3 with three RBIs vs. No. 2 Alabama (2/8/20) for Carolina’s highest-ranked win in program history
Homered against Alabama (2/8/20) and Michigan (2/14/20)
Tossed a complete game with eight strikeouts in 7.2 innings at No. 8 Florida State (2/7/20)
Threw 6.1 innings and struck out four vs. No. 2 Alabama (2/8/20)
Recorded seven strikeouts vs. Michigan (2/14/20)
Earned a fifth year of eligibility due to COVID-19
ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A JUNIOR (2019):

Reset UNC’s career saves record to 12 with four in 2019
Led Carolina’s pitching staff, making 34 starts and appearing in 43 games
Also led UNC at the plate with seven home runs for a team-best .603 slugging percentage
Hit .221 on 68 at bats, driving in 18 runs
Drew 21 walks with a .424 on-base percentage
Had four multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
Slugged two home runs vs. No. 3 Florida State (4/14/19) with a career-best of four RBI in the game
Drew four walks at Louisville (4/26/19)
Improved ERA to 2.02, limiting her opponents to a .212 average
Went 23-14 at the plate for her third 20+ win season
Struck out 228 batters, allowing a mere 67 earned runs in 232.2 innings
Recorded double-digit strikeouts three times, including a career-best of 13 vs. NC State (5/10/19) in the ACC Tournament
Registered seven shutouts and four combined shutouts
Shutout No. 9 South Carolina (2/10/19), No. 21 Virginia Tech (4/20/19) and No. 11 Tennessee (5/19/19)
Threw 20 strikeouts in the NCAA Tournament, including eight each vs. Ohio State (5/17/19 & 5/18/19) and No. 11 Tennessee (5/19/19)
ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018):

Anchored Carolina’s pitching staff, making 37 starts and appearing in 51 of 55 games
Hit .313, slugging a team-best .663
Recorded 13 hits for extra bases, including a tying a team-best eight home runs
Led the nation with 299.2 innings pitched
Shutout her opponents 10 times to lead the ACC and rank 14th nationally
Led the ACC in appearances, ranking second in the nation
Went 28-12 with a 2.29 ERA to rank second in the ACC, ninth in the NCAA and third in Carolina’s single-season records in wins
Struck out 216 batters – second most in the ACC 37th most nationally
Faced 1,256 batters, ranking third in Carolina’s single-season records
Limited her opponents to a .229 average
Averaged five strikeouts per 7.0 innings pitched
Struck out six or more batters 15 times
Appeared in bases-loaded relief eight times, only allowing seven of 24 possible inherited runners to score • Struck out a single-game high of 10 batters three times vs. Hampton (2/28), NC State (4/13/18) and Campbell (5/4/18)
Threw a nine-inning complete game against Duke (3/9/18) in the inaugural meeting for the 2-1 walk-off win
Opened the season with a 3-0 record with a 0.00 ERA in 23.0 innings to earn the first ACC Pitcher of the Week honor for 2018
Threw four consecutive wins at USC-Upstate (3/20) and Notre Dame (3/23 & 3/25), giving up a mere three runs in 28.0 innings for her second ACC Pitcher of the Week honor
Drove in the second-most runs on the team with 25 while scoring 12
Drew 14 walks, getting hit twice for a .424 on-base clip
Logged seven multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
Ended the season on a five game reached-base streak
Began the season with a 3-for-4 performance with four RBI against Butler (2/10/18)
Logged back-to-back multi-hit games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge vs. Illinois (2/16/18) and Wisconsin (2/17/18)
Slugged a three-run home run against then-ranked No. 19 California (2/23/18)
Tied a single-game career high of four RBI vs. NC State (4/16/18)
Slugged six home runs in the last 11 games of the season
Drove in three runs against Syracuse (4/27/18) and Campbell (5/4/18)
Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Georgia Tech (5/10/18) in the ACC Tournament
ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN (2017):

Put together one of the best rookie campaigns in program history, excelling in the circle and at the plate
Named a top-10 Finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year to go with NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team, ACC Freshman of the Year and All-ACC First Team honors
Appeared in 60 of 61 games with 59 starts in the batting lineup, seeing time at pitcher, first base and designated player
Made 50 pitching appearances, with 30 starts and 18 complete games
Went 22-10 with a 2.81 ERA and a school-record six saves
Allowed 89 earned runs on 226 hits and 46 walks with 151 strikeouts over 221.2 innings
Pitched in all nine of UNC’s shutouts, with five complete games and four combined scoreless outings
Batted .299 with a .585 slugging percentage and .452 on base percentage, totaling 44 hits, six doubles, 12 home runs, 33 walks, eight HBP, 27 RBIs and 18 runs over 147 at-bats
Hit .328 with an impressive .724 slugging percentage during ACC play to earn three all-conference awards
Ranked fourth in the ACC in home runs, sixth in walks and eighth in on-base percentage, while finishing sixth in batting average during ACC play
Ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in 13 pitching categories, including leading the league in saves and appearances, ranking second in walks per game (1.45), third in wins, and fifth in strikeouts
Ranked third in the nation in saves and top 10 among freshmen nationally in wins, home runs and strikeouts
Broke the UNC season saves record (4) with six; just two Tar Heels in program history have more than six saves in their whole career
In addition to breaking the saves record, she made the second-most single-season appearances in program history and ranked seventh in walks
Ranked in the top 10 all time among UNC freshman in eight offensive and 12 defensive categories, breaking the rookie record for appearances, tying the home run record, ranking second in batters faced and walks and third in on-base percentage, wins, starts and innings
ACC Academic Honor Roll

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MAJOR:

Graduated in May 2021 with a degree in exercise and sports science

Batting:
• Went 2-for-3 at the plate to back a solid start in the circle against South Carolina.
• Went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Towson.
• Hit a two-out, two-run single then scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh to complete the six-run comeback against Miami (OH).
• Went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk against Marshall then hit 2-for-4 with an RBI double against Hampton on Feb. 26.
• Crushed her first career home run against #21 Pitt, going 2-for-3 in the series opener.
• Reached base all four times with a home run and two walks in UNC’s comeback victory against #21 Pitt in the series finale.
• Reached base all four times against Robert Morris, with a two-run home run, an RBI double, two walks and two runs scored to back a win in the circle.
• Homered in three straight games against No. 20 Tennessee and NC State, reaching base four times in game two vs. NC State.
• Went 2-for-2 to back a three-hit shutout against USC Upstate, and hit the leadoff single that represented the lone run of the 1-0 victory.
• Went 2-for-4 with the game-tying home run in the BC finale, her second home run of the series.
• Cut the deficit to one with a three-run home run against Winthrop.
• Doubled in the fourth then walked and scored in the ninth inning in UNC’s 11-10 extra innings win over Syracuse (4/23).
• Homered and walked in the first game against #14 JMU.
• Reached base all four times with a home run, two walks and an HBP vs. Syracuse in the ACC Quarterfinals.

Pitching:
• Led UNC to its first win of the season vs. Cal (2/11), allowing just one run on five hits and a walk in the complete game victory, while going 2-for-3 at the plate.
• Earned her first career save against Elon, retiring all five batters she faced with three strikeouts.
• Hurled a four-hit shutout with nine strikeouts against Purdue (2/18).
• Tossed six shutout innings at East Carolina, allowing five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
• Went the distance against #21 Pitt in the series opener, holding the nationally-ranked Panthers to just three hits in the 5-1 victory with six strikeouts.
• Retired all five batters she faced, including four strikeouts, to earn the save in game two vs. #21 Pitt.
• Pitched eight innings of relief in the finale vs. #21 Pitt, allowing two runs with four strikeouts to earn the extra-innings win.
• Hurled three perfect innings of relief to earn the save in a combined shutout win over Charlotte.
• Tossed five shutout innings in her start against Chattanooga allowing five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
• Earned her ninth win of the season with 4.2 shutout innings of relief against Robert Morris, allowing just three hits with no walks and five strikeouts.
• Named ACC Pitcher of the Week on March 14 after going 2-0 with two saves over five appearances, not allowing an earned run with 12 strikeouts and two walks over 16.0 innings pitched.
• Broke UNC’s single-season record with her fifth save of the year at Campbell, allowing a hit and a walk over three shutout innings in the 6-0 win.
• Earned the extra-innings win game two vs. Virginia Tech, allowing two hits over the final two innings in relief.
• Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief at No. 20 Tennessee and homered in the fifth.
• Hurled a five-hit shutout in the NC State series opener.
• Allowed a single baserunner in the first two innings against UNCG in the Heels’ five-pitcher combined shutout.
• Allowed just two hits over three scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win in the UVA finale.
• Limited Longwood to a hit and a walk with six strikeouts over a total of four innings pitched.
• Named ACC Pitcher of the Week on April 18 after going 4-0 with a 0.56 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 25 innings pitched against USC Upstate and Boston College.
• Tossed a pair of three-hit shutouts two days apart, defeating USC Upstate 1-0 and Boston College 2-0.
• Tied her personal best with nine strikeouts in the BC opener and homered at the plate.
• Earned her 20th win of the season in the BC finale, allowing one run on three hits over four innings of relief.
• Limited #2 Florida State to just three singles—only one hit to the outfield—in the series opener, but took the loss.
• Hurled a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts against SIU at NCAA Regionals.

PREP:

A four-year starter for Sun Valley High School, who excelled in the circle and at the plate
Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 NCHSAA 3A State Playoffs after leading Sun Valley to the state title
2016 MaxPreps All-America Second Team • Two-time NCSCA All-State (2015, 2016)
Three-time NCSCA All-District (2014, 2015, 2016)
Two-time North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee (2015, 2016)
Three-time Sun Valley MVP (2013, 2015, 2016) • Four-time All-Southern Carolina Conference (SCC)
2014 SCC Pitcher of the Year
2014 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year
2014 Sun Valley Offensive Player of the Year
2014 Cy Young Pitcher of the Year
Batted over .450 in each of her final three seasons, with 29 home runs and 91 RBIs
Went 51-16 over three seasons in the circle, with a 1.67 ERA and 305 strikeouts as a senior
Played travel ball for Carolina Elite, with top-25 finishes at 2015 PGF Nationals and 2016 ASA Nationals (JO Cup)
Four-year member of the A/B Honor Roll