HONORS & AWARDS
2023-24 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Team
Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week [Feb. 28, 2023]
SEC Player of the Week [Feb. 27, 2023]
2022 Extra Innings Softball All-Freshman Team
2022 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year finalist [Top 10]
2022 SEC Freshman of the Year
2022 All-SEC Second Team
2022 Auburn Offensive Player of the Year
D1 Softball SEC Freshman of the Week (April 19, 2022)
SEC Freshman of the Week (May 3, 2022)
SEC Freshman of the Week (April 19, 2022)
2021-22 First-Year SEC Honor Roll
2021-22 Auburn Athletics Director Honor Roll
2023 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
One of two Tigers to start all 62 games, making every start at first base … held a .275 average at the plate behind 42 hits, finishing third on the team … led Auburn with a .601 slugging percentage with eight doubles and a team-leading 14 home runs … finished ninth in the SEC in total home runs and 12th in the league, averaging 0.23 home runs per game … knocked the third most home runs in school history by a Tiger sophomore … bringing her career home run total to 34, moved into a tie for ninth in Auburn program history … her slugging percentage was the 16th highest mark in the conference … also led the clubhouse with 47 RBI … her RBI total was the fourth most totaled by a Tiger sophomore in program history … tied for the team lead with 13 multi-RBI games … also totaled seven multi-hit contests … added 27 runs scored … drew a career high 32 walks to post a .415 on-base percentage … knocked three sacrifice flies to led the team and rank 12th in the SEC … swiped a pair of stolen bases … committed just three errors at first base to post a .989 fielding percentage behind 264 putouts and 12 assists … stands sixth in Auburn program history in career fielding percentage (min. 400 chances) with a .989 mark … earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Tiger Invitational, the Plainsman Invite and the Jane B. Moore Memorial … tabbed the SEC Player of the Week [2/27] and later won national honors after being named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week award [2/28] … joined Emily Carosone (2015) as the only two Tigers to ever win the national award … went 2-for-2 versus Dayton (2/18), slugging her first home run of the season and driving in three runs … knocked the go-ahead run in Auburn’s comeback victory over Austin Peay (2/19) with an RBI single to right field … drove in a career high four runs versus Brown (2/24) … tied her career high in hits with three at No. 19 Georgia (3/11) … slugged the 30th home run of her career and the 10th of her sophomore season at No. 15 Florida (4/8) to secure back-to-back season with 10 or more home runs … knocked a two-out single to center to drive in the go-ahead run and secure Auburn’s first series win at No. 14 Alabama (4/23) since 2017 … tied the school record for walks in a single game, drawing four in the series finale at South Carolina (4/30) … joined Mary Petrie as the only other Tiger to be intentionally walked three times in a game … delivered the game-winning base hit, driving in a pair with a single in the series opener versus Mississippi State (5/5) … slugged her first collegiate grand slam in Auburn’s Clemson Regional victory over Cal State Fullerton (5/19) … had a reached base streak of 19 consecutive games come to a close at No. 10 Clemson (5/20) … drove in three runs in the first inning to help propel Auburn to a 5-2 win at No. 10 Clemson (5/21) to force the if necessary game at the Clemson Regional
2022 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 56 games, earning 55 starts at first base … was a staple in the clean-up spot in batting order … held a .302 average behind 45 hits, tied for the second most on the team … scored 32 runs, also tied for the second most by a Tiger this season … shattered the program’s freshman home run record with 20 … just the second freshman in school history to slug at least 10 home runs … ended the season tied for the second most home runs in a single season at Auburn … her home run total ranked third in the SEC and 13th nationally … ranked third in the conference with a 0.36 home runs per game average … added eight doubles and a triple for a .772 slugging percentage … her slugging percentage was the second highest ever recorded by an Auburn freshman and ranked sixth overall in the program’s single-season history … ranked seventh in the conference in slugging percentage … recorded 115 total bases, the 13th most in the SEC and the second most totaled by an Auburn freshman in school history … team leader with 49 RBI, the second most ever recorded by an Auburn freshman … led the team with 15 multi-RBI games … averaged 0.88 runs batted in per game, ranking 12th in the SEC … reached base in a team-leading 20 consecutive games … held a .378 on-base percentage with help of 13 walks and seven hit by pitches … held a .356 average at the plate with runners in scoring position … led the team with 16 two-out RBI … ranked 14th in the conference with three sacrifice flies … committed just three errors at first base with 251 putouts and 11 assists for a .989 fielding percentage … was a top 10 finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year … selected SEC Freshman of the Year, joining Sara Dean (Co-SEC Freshman of the Year in 2002) as the only two Tigers to ever win the award and is the first to win it outright … also tabbed to the All-SEC Second Team … earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors twice … tabbed D1 Softball SEC Freshman of the Week (4/19) … first collegiate home run came in a pinch-hit appearance versus St. John’s (2/12), walking off a run-rule victory for the Tigers … recorded her first multi-hit performance, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI versus UMass Lowell (2/13) … set a career high in RBI behind a three-run home run versus Texas Tech (2/17) … matched her RBI effort with a 2-for-3 performance against No. 11 Texas (2/18), slugging a three-run home run in the first inning … matched her career best efforts in both hits and RBI after going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a home run in the series finale against Texas A&M (3/13) … turned in her first multi-home run game of her career with two solo blasts at No. 8 Kentucky (3/27) … knocked three hits, including a solo home run, with three RBI at Mercer (4/13) … knocked an RBI double in the sixth inning against No. 15 Georgia (4/30), helping Auburn to its come-from-behind victory to claim the series … went 2-for-3 with three RBI with help of two home runs against Louisiana (5/20) at the Clemson Regional to surpass All-American Kasey Cooper for the program’s freshman record … became the first player in program history to record multiple home runs in a NCAA Regional game
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ranked the No. 20 recruit of the 2021 signing class by Extra Innings Softball … holds a career .421 batting average with 80 hits, 99 RBI and 104 runs scored in her three seasons at Memorial High School … has slugged 31 career home runs with 25 doubles and two triples for a 1.036 slugging clip … slugged 13 home runs as a freshmen en route to a .392 batting average … held a .515 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage as a freshman … added 37 RBI … tabbed 15-6A All-District Newcomer of the Year and Memorial High School's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year … nominated as North Houston Softball Player of the Year … Slugged 12 homers as a sophomore to record a 1.049 slugging clip coupled with a .612 on-base percentage … closed her sophomore season with 45 RBI and a .415 batting average … selected 17-6A First Team All-District … voted sixth place for Vype Magazine Softball Player of the Year … in her shortened junior season, knocked nine home runs and totaled 20 RBI in just 14 games … closed the season with a .457 batting average … added a .623 on-base percentage and a 1.171 slugging clip … named Vype Magazine's Preseason Player of the Year … member of the National Science Honor Society … 17-6A Academic All-District and 15-6A Academic All-District selection … competed for Impact Gold club team … over the 2020 summer season, recorded 13 home runs, 52 RBI with a .476 batting average and .818 slugging clip … named to the 2020 Extra Innings Softball All-Summer Team … 2020 Sparklers/Fireworks Texas Region 18U Champion ... competed in the inaugural Alliance All-Star Game and was named Player of the Game after going 2-for-2 with a double home run, five RBI and two runs scored
PERSONAL:
Born Brianna Grace Ellis on Jan. 7, 2003 ... daughter of Ron and Molly Ellis ... has one sister: Emily ... father, Ron, played football at Rice ... majoring in business analytics
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Bri Ellis Season 2023
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Bri Ellis Season 2023
PositionINF
Height5-10
ClassSophomore
HometownHouston, Texas
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