Texas Tech University Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Breanna Russell
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cosby HS
- Hometown:
- Crosby, Texas
HONORS & AWARDS
2019
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
Made 25 starts and 26 appearances at third base in her third season with the Red Raiders โฆ led the team with 27 hits, five doubles, 46 total bases, 34 assists and a .355 batting average โฆ ranked second on the squad with 17 RBI, four home runs, three hit by pitches and a .605 slugging percentage โฆ sat fourth on the team with 12 runs scored โฆ ranked fifth on the roster with a .424 on-base percentage โฆ collected singles against Houston Baptist (2/7), Louisiana Tech (2/8) and Central Arkansas (2/8), as well as an RBI against the Bears, on opening weekend โฆ collected a season-high three putouts against Louisiana Tech (2/8) โฆ lifted Tech to a 5-1 win over No. 18 South Carolina (2/13) thanks to a game-winning, two-RBI home run โฆ broke up a no-hitter with a single against No. 20 James Madison (2/14) โฆ helped Tech to another top-20 win thanks to a 2-for-3 effort at the plate against No. 15 Georgia (2/15) with one run scored, two RBI, one walk and one home run โฆ blasted her first double of the season and laid down one sacrifice bunt against No. 1 Washington โฆ tallied two doubles and two RBI in Techโs home-opening win over Kent State on Feb. 18 โฆ went 2-for-3 and belted her second home run of the year against Syracuse (2/21) โฆ collected three hits, including her fourth home run of the season, and four RBI in Techโs second meeting with Louisiana Tech on Feb. 22 โฆ powered two hits and one RBI against both Syracuse (2/23) and No. 4 LSU (2/27) โฆ produced one hit against Cal-State Fullerton (2/27) โฆ collected two walks, one hit and one RBI against Grand Canyon โฆ went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored in Techโs first meeting with Delaware State (3/6) โฆ tallied one hit and two runs against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/6) and Delaware State (3/8) โฆ collected one single and one walk against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/7) ... plunked by a pitch and scored one run at Hawaii (3/11) โฆ tallied a season-high four putouts against No. 13 Michigan (2/29) โฆ on March 13, the remainder of the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Started all 58 games of her sophomore season at third base โฆ earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team distinction โฆ set a single-season record with six sacrifice flies โฆ led the team with 12 doubles, six sacrifice flies and 99 assists โฆ sat second on the team with 26 walks and six HBP โฆ ranked third overall with five sacrifice bunts โฆ finished the season fifth on the team with 49 hits, 27 RBI, 153 at-bats, a .320 batting average and a .424 on-base percentage โฆ led all Big 12 players with 10 doubles in conference play โฆ recorded hits in a team-high 12 consecutive games โฆ became the third Red Raider in program history to record three doubles in a game, doing so against Iowa State on. Mar. 31 โฆ blasted five solo home runs โฆ blasted Techโs first home run of the year in a 2-for-3 effort in the Red Raidersโ season-opening win over Omaha (Feb. 8) โฆ launched her second home run of the year in Techโs victory over Furman (Feb. 16) โฆ scored Techโs only run against No. 5 Washington via the long ball on Feb. 24 โฆ went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI in Techโs home opener against UT Arlington on Mar. 1 โฆ collected two hits and one run against North Texas on Mar. 2 โฆ produced a perfect 2-for-2 effort at the plate with one RBI against Gardner-Webb on Mar. 8 โฆ belted her fourth home run of the season against Maine on Mar. 17 โฆ went a perfect two-for two in game one against Texas (Apr. 5) and drove in the winning run on a two-out, full-count single in game two against the Longhorns (Apr. 6) โฆ drove in a pair of RBI against Baylor (Apr. 13) and Kansas (Apr. 20) โฆ went 2-for-3 with one home run, one double, one run and two RBI at New Mexico State (Apr. 30) โฆ helped Tech to a series sweep over No. 21 Kentucky (May 5) with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate and two runs against the Wildcats โฆ recorded four hits in Techโs first NCAA Regional appearance since 2012 โฆ posted three hits against Louisiana Tech and one hit against No. 10 LSU.
2019 TTU Leaderboard: 1st in doubles (12), sacrifice flies (6), assists (99); 2nd in walks (26), HBP (6); 3rd in sacrifice bunts (5); 5th in batting average (.320), on-base percentage (.424), hits (49), RBI (27), at-bats (153)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Started all 59 games for the Red Raiders at third base โฆ tied for third on the team with five home runs, adding seven doubles and two triples โฆ compiled a .365 slugging percentage and a .299 on base percentage ... hit .189 overall while showing discipline at the plate, finishing second on the team with 19 walks โฆ started her career with a bang, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI at No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 10) โฆ totaled four multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI performances โฆ hit an RBI double against Kansas in the second inning that would prove to be the difference in a 1-0 win (Apr. 29) โฆ hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the seventh against Northwestern State, allowing Tech to take a 2-1 win in extra innings (Feb. 23) โฆ came up a double shy of the cycle against the Lady Demons (Feb. 23), going 3-for-4 with a home run, triple and single โฆ matched her career high in RBI with three at CSUN Mar. 9) when she went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double โฆ Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL
Passionate third-baseman out of Crosby, Texas โฆ Selected for 2014 Second Team All-District 21-5A, 2015 Second Team All-District 21-5A, and 2016 Second Team All-District 21-5A โฆ Additionally selected for 2014 Academic All-District 21-5A, 2015 Academic All-District 21-5A and 2016 Academic All-State โฆ Two-time Crosby Softball MVP in 2015 and 2016.
PERSONAL
Born on May 20 ... daughter to Brett Russell and Colleen Rindfuss ... resides with her mother and has three brothers ... sister to Casey (26), Shawn (28) and Josh (33) ... enjoys playing basketball in her spare time ... majoring in general business.
