Brynn Minor

AWARDS & HONORS

• Big 12 All-Academic First Team selection [2019]
• NJCAA Betty Jo Graber Female Student-Athlete of the Year [2017]
• Dudley® NJCAA DI Softball Player of the Year [2017]
• NFCA NJCAA Division I All-American [2016 Third Team, 2017 First Team]
• NJCAA All-Tournament Team [2016, 2017]
• KJCCC Most Valuable Player [2017]

2019 (SENIOR)

• 2019 Big 12 All-Academic First Team selection
• Appeared in 35 games with 25 starts in the circle
• Team leader in innings pitched (168.1), ERA (4.08), appearances (35), games started (25) and complete games (9).
• Finished with a .234 batting average (11-for-47) with six RBI and one home run
• Started the season opener against Oregon (2/8)
• Pitched first complete game of the season against Missouri (2/10) and added another complete game against Bethune-Cookman (2/16)
• First victory of the season against Virginia (2/2), pitching a complete game while allowing only two earned runs in the 5-2 win
• First complete game shutout at Kansas against Nebraska (3/16), earning her third victory of the season
• Added another shutout-complete game victory over Nebraska (3/17) for her fourth win of the year
• Pitched a scoreless four-innings against Green Bay (3/22) for her fifth victory, surpassing her four win total from 2018
• Earned her first and only Big 12 victory of the season against then-No. 12/15 Texas Tech (4/18) after pitching the first five innings before returning in the seventh to secure the win
• Tossed 23.1 consecutive innings from April 28-May 4, including an 8.1 inning outing at Iowa State (4/3)

2018 (JUNIOR)

• Appeared in 29 games with 13 starts, including 22 pitching appearances
• Her 13 games started included five as the pitcher, five as the designated player and three in right field
• Recorded a 3.83 ERA with a 4-4 record and two saves
• Hit for a .120 batting average, .214 on-base percentage and a .120 slugging percentage
• In the circle, totaled 56 ? innings pitched and 44 strikeouts
• At the plate, totaled three hits and two RBIs
• Ranked tied for third in the Big 12 in pitching saves
• Made her collegiate debut as the starting right fielder during KU’s season opener against Akron (Feb. 9)
• Made first-career pitching appearance in relief against College of Charleston (Feb. 10), striking out two in one scoreless inning; also recorded her first hit and RBI as a Jayhawk during the same game against the Cougars
• Earned a winning decision in her first-career start as a pitcher for the Jayhawks, holding Akron (Feb. 10) to one run with three strikeouts in five innings pitched
• Earned first-career save after throwing three scoreless innings with one strikeout and just one hit allowed against College of Charleston (Feb. 11)
• Struck out 11 batters in a complete-game victory over Coppin State (Feb. 25)
• Second pitching save was earned after getting the final out — striking out the only batter she faced with the tying run at third base — in a 4-3 win over UMKC (March 8)
• Recorded Big 12 season highs of 9 ? innings pitched and 14 strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Colorado State (March 30); threw a staggering 191 pitches during her relief appearance and also went 2-for-5 at the plate with one RBI against the Rams
• Made nine pitching appearances during Big 12 play with a 2.62 ERA through 16 innings pitched
• Lone Big 12 start came at No. 2 Oklahoma (April 14)

2017 (SOPHOMORE at Butler County CC)

• National Player of the Year at the NJCAA Division I level while leading Butler County Community College to its second-straight national title
• Her lengthy list of accolades included the NJCAA Betty Jo Graber Female Student-Athlete of the Year, Dudley® NJCAA DI Softball Player of the Year, National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-American, Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Most Valuable Player, and NJCAA All-Tournament team selection
• In her final season at Butler County, led the NJCAA in extra base hits (57) and slugging percentage (1.158)
• Set a single-season school record with a .497 batting average and 30 home runs, including three in the national championship game, a tournament record
• Along with her success at the plate, Minor starred in the circle for the Grizzlies, going 13-0 with a 1.07 earned run average on the year in 78 ? innings of work
• Butler County ’17 classmates with Regan Mergele (Nebraska), Becca Schulte (LSU), Ki’Audra Haytee (Texas) and Darrianne Hale (Louisville)
• During her two years at Butler, Minor helped lead the Grizzlies to a 111-5 record and finished as the Grizzlies’ all-time leader in batting average (.478), hits (174), doubles (41) and earned-run average (1.03)

2016 (FRESHMAN at Butler County CC)

• Earned NFCA All-America Third Team honors while helping lead Butler County to its first-ever national title in 2016
• Recorded a .459 batting average with 47 RBIs, six homeruns, and a team-leading 83 hits

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB

• Attended Eisenhower High School in Goddard, Kansas, where she was a KSHSAA Class 5A all-state selection in 2015

ACADEMICS

• Majoring in exercise science in the School of Education at the University of Kansas