Brittany Hopper

Photo by: Tessa Mortensen

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Perry
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Hopper's Ball State Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG

CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2018 SEASON
• Has scored three game-winning runs, while driving in one game-winning RBI over her Ball State career
• Started all 58 games over her Ball State career at shortstop
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts: T-19th in games started (58 in 2017), T-20th in walks (25 in 2017).

2017 (Jr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … started all 58 games at shortstop … finished the season with a .228 batting average, including seven doubles and a home run … tallied six multiple hit games and four multiple RBI games on the year … finished the year with 17 RBI and 14 runs scored … led the team with 25 walks, which tied for fourth in the Mid-American Conference and is tied as the 20th-best single season total in program history … was also hit by a pitch once for a .341 on base percentage … opened her Ball State career with a four-game hitting streak, including a single in her first NCAA Division I at bat against DePaul (Feb. 10) … came around to score the game-winning run after the single against the Blue Demons … belted her first Ball State home run, a two-run blast to left field, while driving in three total runs in a 2-for-3 effort versus Drake (Feb. 17) … also logged a pair of hits in games versus North Dakota State (Feb. 18), Towson (March 4), Brown (March 10), Eastern Michigan (April 14) and at Western Michigan (May 5) … scored the game-winning run versus Penn (March 3) after reaching base on a second inning single … tied her season-high with three RBI versus Brown … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a fifth inning double versus Rutgers … scored the eventual game-winning run in Ball State’s second game win over Toledo (April 21) … reached base safely in 13 straight games starting with a walk at FGCU (March 7) and ending after a single in the second game at Buffalo (March 24) … recorded at least one hit in 28 games, while driving in at least one RBI in 11 games … tallied 77 putouts and 112 assists … had a hand in turning seven double plays.

PHOENIX COLLEGE – 2016 (So.): Played in 62 games to helped guide the Bears to a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament … team finished the year with a 57-8-1 (.871) overall record and captured the ACCAC and NJCAA Division II Regional I championships … NFCA First Team All-American and NJCAA Third Team All-American … All-ACCAC and All-Region I First Team … two-time ACCAC Player of the Week … finished the season with a .470 batting average including 26 doubles, 16 home runs and a pair of triples … produced a .526 on base percentage and a .850 slugging percentage … her 16 home runs ranked sixth among all ACCAC players … her 83 runs scored ranked second in the conference, while her 66 RBIs were 12th.

PHOENIX COLLEGE – 2015 (Fr.): Helped guide the Bears to a 53-12 (.815) overall record and the NJCAA Division II Region I and ACCAC championships … NFCA First Team All-American … All-ACCAC Second Team and All-Region First Team … produced a .411 batting average with 15 home runs, 12 doubles and a triple … her 15 home runs ranked fourth in the ACCAC, while her 66 RBIs were fifth … also scored 47 and produced a .471 on base percentage and a .721 slugging percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in softball at Perry High School for coach Kevin Chapin … helped guide the Pumas to a 70-30 record over her career, including a 22-15 mark her senior season … named all-state second team as a senior after posting a .427 batting average with seven doubles, two home runs, 24 RBIs and 16 runs scored … first team all-state and all-conference as a junior after producing a .408 batting average with 13 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 17 RBIs and 15 runs scored … hit .279 as a sophomore with one home run, 13 RBIs and three runs scored.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Mary Jo Hopper … has two sisters, Shelby and Lexi … born Nov. 2, 1995 in Scottsdale, Ariz. … full name is Brittany Renee Hopper … majoring in business marketing.

WHY I CHOSE BALL STATE: I immediately fell in love with Ball State. It has an atmosphere I want to be in. It will be a place I can consistently improve on and off the field, as well as make a family away from home. I am excited to play for people who have played at very high levels and continue to chase their dreams on and off the field.