2016 Softball Roster
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Brittany Walker
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Legacy HS
Career at Tulsa: A three-year letterwinner ... has played in 89 games with 55 starts … has hit .317 with 39 runs, 29 RBI, eight doubles, two triples, five home runs, a .507 slugging percentage and a .413 on-base percentage.
Junior (2016): Started 11 games and appeared in 18 … had four runs scored, two RBI and four walks … went 1-for-2 vs. Texas (2/27) … drove in two runs with a double and two walks against Lamar (3/5).
Sophomore (2015): American Athletic Conference Second Team … played in 52 games with 43 starts … hit .364 with 26 RBI, 25 runs, five home runs, six doubles, two triples, a .591 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentage … American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on March 23 … had 11 multiple hit games and nine multiple RBI games … broke into the lineup on the second weekend, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, a steal and a run vs. Drexel (2/14) … hit a two-run triple vs. North Texas, and was 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs vs. Abilene Christian (2/21) … was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI at Arkansas (3/10) … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and two runs vs. Mississippi Valley State (3/13) … was 3-for-3 with a homer, double and two runs at North Texas (3/16) … hit a two-run homer vs. Memphis (3/21; G1) … was 2-for-3 with a triple and a run at East Carolina (4/11; G1) … went 2-for-3 with a run at Oklahoma State (4/16) … went 4-for-7 in the DH vs. Houston (4/25) … singled, walked and scored twice at UConn (3/2; G2) … singled and walked in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals vs. UConn (5/7).
Freshman (2014): Played in 19 games with one start … had two hits in six at bats, scored 10 runs, doubled once and drove in a run … went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two runs vs. Liberty (3/7) … scored runs vs. Louisville (2/8), Northern Illinois (2/9), McNeese State (2/14), Kennesaw State (2/21; G1 & G2), Western Illinois (3/11), Marshall (3/16) and Missouri State (3/26) … also stole a base at Missouri State … recorded a putout vs. McNeese State.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Mansfield Legacy High School … led her team to the Class 4A regionals in 2013, the District 15-4A Championship in 2012 and the District 8-4A Championship in 2010 … also led her team to the Bi-District Championships in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 state tournament … earned Texas Girls Association first-team all-state in 2013 and was named the District 15-4A Defensive Player of the year … a three-time academic all-district selection … an all-area first-team selection by the Dallas Morning News and an all-area super team selection by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram … totaled 26 extra base hits, 83 RBI, 108 runs scored, 50 walks and 59 stolen bases … hit .432 with 41 hits, 41 runs, 15 extra base hits, 36 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 33 games in 2013 … as a junior in 2012, she hit .307 with 26 runs, 20 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 33 games … hit .300 as a sophomore in 2011, and as a freshman, hit .357 with 34 runs, 22 RBI and 26 stolen bases … also played basketball and competed in track and field for three years.
Personal: Born Brittany Renee Walker on April 25, 1995 in Fort Worth, Texas … daughter of Kenneth Brooks and Joann Walker … has two brothers and two sisters, including twin, Briana … when she played softball as a child, she pretended she was Jessica Mendoza … favorite professional athlete is Miles Austin … favorite movie is Love and Basketball … favorite TV show is “Keeping up with the Kardashians” … major is exercise and sports science.