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2017 Softball Roster

25 Braxton Burnside

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Paragould, Ark.
  • High School Paragould

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 Freshman All-SEC
  • Top 25 Finalist Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year
  • Week 6 NFCA Division I National Player of the Week (March 13-19, 2017)
  • Week 6 USA Softball Division I National Player of the Week (March 13-19, 2017)
  • Week 6 SEC Freshman of the Week (March 13-19, 2017)
  • 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll 

SOPHOMORE (2018)

  • One of the Tigers' leading run producers for second consecutive year, finishing with a .275 average, 10 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 28 RBI
  • 10 doubles ranked T-3rd on the team, while 28 RBI ranked 2nd
  • Ended her second-year campaign on a high note, hitting .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, one home run, four RBI, .462 on-base percentage and .833 slugging percentage at NCAA Norman Regional (May 18-20)
  • Eight RBI in SEC only play ranked 5th on Mizzou
  • One of the Tigers' reliable hitters in RBI situations, hitting .327 (16-for-49) with RISP
  • 13 two-out RBI ranked T-1st among Tiger hitters
  • One of six Tigers with 10-plus multi-hit games
  • Seven multi-RBI contests ranked T-4th on the team
  • Reeled off a pair of eight-game hitting streaks (Feb. 11 - March 2 // March 11-21), ranking T-3rd longest streak on Mizzou

FRESHMAN (2017)

  • Put together one of the top first-year campaigns in Mizzou Softball history, recording 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 52 RBI
  • Her 52 runs driven in were 2nd-most all-time by a Tiger freshman, trailing only teammate Amanda Sanchez's 56 RBI during her 2015 freshman season
  • Was put on the SEC and NCAA map after a record-breaking performance against North Dakota State (March 18). Versus the Bison, she went 3-for-5 with a triple, two grand slams and 10 RBI
  • The 10 RBI set a new Mizzou Softball 43-year program record, surpassing Tiffany Heick's old mark of nine (Feb. 27, 1993)
  • Additionally, she tied the SEC's 21-year history of most individual RBI in a single game. She became only one-of-three all-time SEC players to record 10-plus RBI in a single game
  • Nationally, her 10 RBI were the 2nd-most by an individual in a single game in 2017, trailing only Marist's Rebecca Freeman's 11 driven in
  • Her two grand slams against North Dakota State marked only the 12th time in NCAA history that a player has launched two "grannies" in one game
  • During her amazing stretch (March 13-19), she tallies 12 hits, three home runs, 18 RBI, 24 total bases and 1.091 slugging percentage en route to Week 6 Louisville Slugger / NFCA Division I National Player of the Week, Week 6 USA Softball Collegiate Co-National Player of the Week and Week 6 SEC Freshman of the Week honors
  • T-2nd on Mizzou with 13 multi-hit efforts at the plate
  • T-1st with 11 multi-RBI games, including team-best three five-plus RBI contests
  • Put together a Tigers' best 12-game hitting streak
  • Dangerous with runners in scoring position, hitting .319 (22-for-69)
  • Paced all Mizzou batters with an astounding 23 two-out RBI
  • 0.21 home runs per game ranked 7th in the SEC
  • 0.91 RBI per game ranked 4th in the SEC and 58th in the NCAA
  • .557 slugging percentage ranked top 15 in SEC
  • 103 total bases ranked top 15 in SEC

HIGH SCHOOL (PARAGOULD)

  • Slugged 12 home runs and earned Newcomer of the Year accolades in her freshman season
  • Added eight home runs during her sophomore campaign
  • Continued impressive power outing in her junior season, clubbing 12 home runs
  • Her .551 average in her junior year marked a single-season record at Paragould
  • Breakout junior year in softball earned her "Best Under the Sun" Co-Player of the Year honors
  • Was a multi-sport athlete, earning All-State honors four times in volleyball and All-State honors in softball three times
  • Competed with the Arkansas Heat club team
  • Chose Mizzou over Alabama and Arkansas

WHY SHE PICKED MIZZOU

  • “I chose Mizzou because I fell in love with everything about the school. The community is amazing, the softball program and coaches are perfect for me and I will get the best education available at the University of Missouri School of Journalism”

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