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  Savannah Brown

Savannah Brown

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

High School:
Valhalla

Height:
5-7

Position:
C/3B

B/T:
R/R

Holds the ACC record for RBI in a career (189 as of 4/22) ... Ranks third all-time in Tech history in fielding percentage (.985)

As a Senior (2008): Batted .333 with a RBI double at the Georgia State First Pitch Classic (Feb. 9-10) ... Was 2-for-3 with four RBI vs. Alabama (Feb. 16) ... Had a two-run home run against Wright State (Feb. 23) ... Led team with .455 average with a double and RBI at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 29-March 2) ... Had two hits, including a solo homerun at the Mercer Spring Break Tournament (March 9) ... Went 2-3 with a three-run home run in game one against Kennesaw State (March 12) ... In the doubleheader against Tennessee Tech went 4-5 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk (March 18) ... In two games against Winthrop went 2-4 with a double, two RBI and two walks (March 20) ... Her RBI double in game two tied the all-time Georgia Tech record with 172 career RBI ... Had four RBI in the second game against Coastal Carolina that broke the school record (March 22) ... Hit a two-run home run in game two against North Carolina (March 29) ... Had two RBI in the third game of the N.C. State series that broke the career ACC record (April 6) ... Went 6-10 with six RBI in the three game series against Boston College (April 19-20).

As a Junior (2007): Started in all 69 games played in for Tech, 64 at catcher, four as DP and one at third base ... Set a new single-season ACC record with 76 runs batted in ... Finished second in the nation in RBI ... Named First Team All-ACC and NFCA All-Southeast Region ... Ranked sixth in the NCAA with a career-high 20 home runs, third-best in ACC history ... Set a new Tech single-game record with three home runs against Florida State (4/7) and Virginia (4/27) ... Named ACC Player of the Week on April 9th after hitting .533, with four home runs, nine RBIs and posted a 1.133 slugging percentage for the week ... Finished second in the ACC in home runs, fourth in slugging percentage (.680) and total bases (138), and ninth in on-base percentage (.427) ... Led the ACC in league games only in home runs (12), RBI (31), total bases (60) and slugging percentage (1.017) ... Set career-highs in all offensive categories, with the exception of runs scored.

As a Sophomore (2006): Started in all 69 games played in for Tech, 48 at catcher, 11 at designated player, nine at third base and one at first base ... Garnered NFCA Southeast All-Region second team honors as a catcher ... Posted a career-high .295 batting average, 11 home runs, 47 runs batted in and 10 doubles ... Scored a career-high 45 runs and tallied a .523 slugging percentage ... Only allowed three passed balls behind the dish ... Ranked seventh in the ACC in home runs, eighth in RBI and ninth in walks (30) ... Her home run and RBI totals rank as the sixth best for any Yellow Jacket in any single season ... Tied a single-game school record with two home runs against East Tennessee State (3/3) at the Buzz Classic ... Had a season-high seven-game hitting streak ... Tallied 16 multiple-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games for Tech.

As a Freshman (2005): Became Tech's top catcher ... Started in 46 games for the Jackets behind the dish ... Hit .270 and stole six bases in seven attempts ... Led Tech with six home runs and drove in 34 runs, ranking second on the team ... Only allowed three passed balls and picked off two base runners ... Had a .466 slugging percentage and .341 on base percentage ... Tied a school record with home runs in consecutive at bats against UAB (4/16), driving in four runs ... Smacked a grand slam against North Carolina (3/12) and drove in four runs for a third time against NC State (4/9) ... Led the Jackets with 10 multi-RBI games ... Posted a perfect 4-for-4 performance against Alabama State (4/6) to tie a single-game school record.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in softball ... Elected team captain in senior year ... Tabbed 2004 East County Player of the Year, Grossmant District Player of the Year and Union Tribune Player of the Year ... Named first team all-league, district and CIF in '04 ... Named first team all-league and second team All-CIF in '03 ... Broke the Grossman District home run record in '04 ... Graduated in Top 10 percent of her graduating class.

Personal: Born Savannah Rose Brown on April 18, 1986, in San Diego, Calif. ... Parents are Larry and Heloise Brown ... Has a younger brother, Chris ... Majoring in biology.

Browns' Career Hitting Statistics
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2005 .270 57-51 148 16 40 9 1 6 34 69 .466 16 1 39 2 .341 2 0 6-7 386 21 3 .993
2006 .295 69-69 193 45 57 10 0 11 47 101 .523 30 5 37 0 .397 4 0 4-4 206 50 8 .970
2007 .330 69-69 203 41 67 11 0 20 76* 138 .680 32 4 38 4 .427 2 1 3-4 356 27 4 .990
2008 .276 51-49 134 24 37 6 0 7 32 64 .478 21 1 32 0 .369 4 0 1-1 142 19 3 .982
Totals .296 246-238 678 126 201 36 1 44 189* 372 .549 99 11 146 6 .395 12 1 14-16 1090 117 18 .985

* = ACC Record.
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