Upcoming Event: Softball versus Bethune-Cookman University on February 6, 2026 at 8 a.m. CT
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8 a.m. CT
Softball
vs Bethune-Cookman University
2021 Softball Roster
Roster
OF/UTL
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/ Softball
Jersey Number 5
Brittany Jackson
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-1
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Lake Ridge
2021 (Senior)
- NFCA Midwest All-Region Third Team
- Tied KU’s single-game record for most hits with five against South Dakota (Mar. 21)
- Led the team with 10 stolen bases, including five at the Jayhawk Invitational (Mar. 19-21)
- Finished the season with a team-high 10 doubles
- Started in 40 games, all in centerfield
- Recorded 46 hits and 21 RBI to finish the season with a team-high 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
- Scored 29 runs during the season including three against both Drake (Mar. 5) and South Dakota (Mar. 21)
- Finished 2021 with a perfect fielding percentage while recording 81 putouts and turning one double play
2020 (JUNIOR)*
- One of four Jayhawks to appear in all 26 games
- Started 25 games in center field
- Finished the season with a team-high 83 at-bats, 32 hits and 22 runs scored
- Ended the year with a .386 batting average (32-for-83) with three home runs and 15 RBI
- Hit her first-career collegiate home run against then-No. 22 Arizona State and tied a career-high with three RBI (Feb. 7)
- Recorded five multi-RBI games
- Finished with a career-high four hits against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 28)
- Had 10 games with two or more hits
- Had an eight-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-28)
- Scored a season-high three runs against Kansas City (March 7)
- Ended the season ranked No. 68 in Softball America’s top 100 players of the season poll
- Her 32 hits ranked second in the Big 12 Conference
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
- Missed first three tournaments of the year with an injury
- Played in 37 games with 36 starts (all in center field)
- First hit, RBI and run of the season at Dukes (3/2)
- Logged multiple RBI games against Omaha (3/18) and at Tulsa (4/3)
- Five multiple-hit games, including a season-high three hit games at Wichita State (3/20) and vs. Baylor (3/31)
- Finished with two stolen bases – one against Campbell (3/3) and one against Nebraska (3/16)
2018 (FRESHMAN)
- Played and started in all 52 games as a freshman
- One of three Jayhawks to start all 52 games of the season at one position (center field); catcher Harli Ridling and right fielder Erin McGinley were the others
- Primarily was the leadoff batter in the lineup (39 games)
- Recorded a .280 batting average, .351 on-base percentage and a .318 slugging percentage
- Totaled 44 hits, 28 runs scored, four doubles and one triple
- Stole a team-high 12 bases on 14 attempts
- Led the Jayhawks in runs scored, stolen bases and sacrifice bunts
- Ranked tied for fifth in the Big 12 in stolen bases
- Her 11-game hitting streak was KU’s longest of the season
- Recorded nine multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games
- Caught 69 fly balls in center field with four assists and one error for a .986 fielding percentage
- Recorded a stolen base during her collegiate debut against Akron (Feb. 9)
- First-career hit was at Stetson (Feb. 9)
- Went 2-for-4 at the plate with her first-career double, first-career run scored and first-career RBI against College of Charleston (Feb. 10)
- Recorded a season-high three hits on two occasions; the first was a 3-for-5 outing at UTSA (Feb. 16) and the second was a 3-for-4 performance against Northern Colorado (March 17)
- Scored a season-high two runs on five occasions
- Stole a season-high two bases against Northern Iowa (March 9)
- Went 2-for-2 at the plate in the series finale at Texas (March 25)
- Posted back-to-back two-hit performances during both games of a doubleheader against Colorado State (March 30)
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
- Highly-touted outfielder out of Lake Ridge High School in Mansfield, Texas
- Played club for the Texas Glory Shelton Gold
- Batted .765 in 2016 and recorded a hit in 19-straight games
- Named first-team all-district, offensive player of the year and district offensive MVP accolades and also first-team all-academic honors in 2016
- Earned first-team all-district and offensive player of the year honors in 2015
- Collected newcomer of the year recognition as a freshman and earned MaxPreps all-state accolades
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Kevin and Lisa Jackson
- Three younger siblings in Kendall, Kennedi and KJ
*=Shortened Season Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Kansas at Wichita State Highlights
Wednesday, April 30
Kansas vs. Oklahoma State Highlights - Game 3
Sunday, April 27
Kansas at Iowa State Highlights - Game Three
Saturday, April 19
Kansas at Iowa State Highlights - Game 3
Saturday, April 19
