2011 [Junior]: Earned Second-Team NAIA All-American honors … was selected the Southern States Athletic Conference West Division Player of the Year … also earned SSAC All-Conference accolades … earned the Warhawks' Offensive Triple Crown, leading the team with a .401 batting average, 10 home runs and 39 runs batted in … added 14 doubles, a team-high four triples and 35 runs scored … slugged a team-leading .722, a mark which ranked fourth in the conference … ranked sixth in the conference in total bases with 117 … added two stolen bases … tied for the team lead with 20 multiple-hit games, while leading the squad with 11 multi-RBI games … hit in a season-high 15 straight games … also finished the season with a 15-10 record in the circle … led the team with a 1.78 earned run average and 188 strikeouts in 169 innings … posted 19 complete games and eight shutouts … opponents hit just .152 against her, allowing just 87 hits … was 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs batted in and two runs scored against Shorter in AUM's season opener on Feb. 18 … finished a perfect 3-for-3 with two home runs, three RBIs and three runs scored at Columbia on Feb. 25 … was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs batted in and three scored at Southern Wesleyan on Feb. 26 … struck out 10 or more in five games, including a season-high 12 in a one-hitter against Thomas on March 26 … tossed her third career no-hitter against Notre Dame College on March 1 … threw a pair of one-hitters against Faulkner, first on March 24 and again on April 22.
2010 [Sophomore]: Was a First-Team NAIA All-American as a sophomore … was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, while also earning first-team all-conference honors … finished the season with a 13-6 record and a 1.07 earned run average in 24 appearances … struck out 198 in 118.0 innings, while limiting opponents to hit just .132 on the year … tossed 11 complete games and three shutouts … added two saves … also recorded a .431 batting average with five home runs and 29 runs batted in … added a team-best 16 doubles and 36 runs scored … recorded seven double-digit strikeout games, including a season-high 17 against Faulkner on April 6 … tossed a season-high 9 1/3 innings, striking out 15, against Lee on April 2 … threw a one-hitter against Saint Gregory's, striking out 14 on March 13 … ranked fourth in the NAIA in opponent's batting average and hits allowed per nine innings (4.19) … was fifth among NAIA pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings with a mark of 15.10 … posted 16 multiple-hit games, including a season-best three on five occasions … finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two doubles against SCAD-Savannah on Feb. 20 … was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and four runs batted in against Emmanuel on March 20 … posted three hits, including a home run, and four RBIs against Lee on April 2.
2009 [Freshman]: Earned Honorable Mention All-American honors from the NAIA … was voted the SSAC Pitcher of the Year and a First-Team All-Conference selection … recorded a 13-6 record and a staggering 0.63 earned run average as a freshman … struck out a school-record 249 hitters in 132 1/3 innings … allowed opponents to hit just .106 on the season … tossed 15 complete games and six shutouts, while adding a save … led the NAIA in opponent's batting average, hits allowed per nine innings (3.13) and strikeouts per nine innings (16.93) … struck out all three hitters she faced in her first collegiate appearances … tossed a perfect game against William Penn on March 7, striking out 16 in the victory … threw a no-hitter, striking out 13 against Huntingdon on March 18 … struck out a season-high 17 in a shutout against Faulkner on April 24 … struck out 10 or more in 15 games, including a stretch of seven consecutive starts … also finished with a .306 batting average with three home runs and 19 runs batted in … added eight doubles, 15 runs scored and three stolen bases … posted nine multi-hit games … finished 2-for-3 with her first career home run against Spring Hill on Feb. 21 … was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in against Judson on March 4 … finished 3-for-3 with a home run against Reinhardt on March 30.
Prep: Lettered in softball for four years and in soccer for three years at Eastside High School in Covington, Ga.
Personal: Full name is Brandi Richards … is the daughter of Jeff and Lisa Richards … has an older brother, Justin, and a younger sister, Cayce … is majoring in exercise science … mother played softball for Salem College.
