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Jersey Number 12
Brynn Minor
- Position:
- Pitcher/Utility
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Eisenhower HS
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
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
