2021 Softball Roster
Brown, Elissa

Jersey Number 1
Elissa Brown
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Bat/Throw:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Eclectic, Ala.
- High School:
- Elmore County HS
Bio
Accolades
- Three-time NFCA Second Team All-South Region (2018-19, 21)
- First Team All-SEC (2021)
- Second Team All-SEC (2019)
- SEC All-Defensive Team (2019)
- 2019 Easton Bama Bash MVP
- Second Team All-SEC (2018)
- Two-time Easton Crimson Classic All-Tournament Team (2019, 2018)
- Played for US Junior National Team (Summer 2017)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (2017)
2021
- Started every game, primarily in center field
- Led the team with six hits on opening weekend, earning at least one in every game while going 9-for-9 in stolen bases
- Tied her own single-game school record with four stolen bases in the season opener at Alabama State (Feb. 12)
- Was 6-for-10 (.600) with five runs scored in four games at the Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 19-21)
- Drove in a pair of runs in the first game against Kent State (March 5)
- Batted 4-for-9 (.444) in the Auburn series (March 12-14) with a pair of multi-hit games
- Scored at least one run in all three games of the Kentucky series (March 27-29), including a 4-for-4 day in the series opener
- Had three multi-hit performances in the Texas A&M series (April 1-3), driving in three runs and scoring three times
- Went 3-for-3 with a run scored in the opening game at Arkansas (April 9)
- Stole three bases, scored a run and drove in another against Louisiana (April 25)
- Was 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in game three at Georgia (May 2)
- Earned a hit in all three games against Ole Miss (May 6-8), going 4-for-9 (.444) over the series
- Led the team with a .625 average at NCAA Regionals (May 21-23), going a combined 5-for-8 with five runs scored
- Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Florida State (June 7)
2020
- Started four games in center field before suffering an injury
- Hit .444 (4-for-9) at the JoAnne Graf Classic, including a 2-for-2 day with three runs scored vs. UNC (Feb. 8)
2019
- Started 68 games in center field
- Batted .328 (65-for-198) with a team-leading 48 stolen bases
- Posted her first multi-hit game of the season against Troy (Feb. 10), going 2-for-4
- Scored twice against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 16)
- Hit a triple in her second at-bat against UIC (Feb. 17), later scoring on a sac fly
- Hit a walk-off RBI single to defeat 24th-ranked Minnesota (Feb. 22)
- Tied a school record with four stolen bases against Missouri State (Feb. 23), part of a 3-for-3 day at the plate
- Went 2-for-2 with a pair of stolen bases against Southern Miss (March 2)
- Had two hits and two RBIs in the game two comeback win over Missouri (March 8) Earned a hit in five of the six games at the Rainbow Wahine Classic, scoring twice in the second win over Niagara (March 15)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of stolen bases in the series opener at Texas A&M (March 22)
- Earned a hit in all three games of the South Carolina series (April 5-7), going 4-for-9 at the plate with three stolen bases
- Went 2-for-3 against Georgia State (April 10), scoring twice and driving in a run
- Scored the game-winning run in Alabama's walk-off victory over Georgia (April 15)
- Had two singles and stole two bases in the second game against Florida (April 19)
- Scored twice and stole three bases against Belmont (April 23)
- Had three hits in the series finale against Kentucky (April 28) and stole two bases, including the 100th of her career
- Earned a hit in all three games of the LSU series (May 3-5), including a 2-for-4 day at the plate in game one
- Batted 6-for-9 (.667) over the Regional round, including a three-hit performance in the finale against Arizona State (May 19)
- Had two hits and an RBI in the win against Florida (June 1) at the Women's College World Series
2018
- Started 48 games in center field
- Scored a pair of runs and stole two bases in the win over Lamar (Feb. 9)
- Was 2-for-2 with two RBIs against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 17)
- Earned a hit in three of the four games at the Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 23-24)
- Stole three bases against Florida State (Feb. 23), tying a career-high and becoming just the sixth player in program history to steal at least three bases in multiple career games
- Was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the comeback win over BYU (March 2)
- Scored twice and swiped a pair of bases against Boston College (March 9)
- Was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two stolen bases vs. Fordham (March 10)
- Named to the Easton Crimson Classic All-Tournament Team
- Posted her fourth multi-hit game of the season against UAB (March 20)
- Went 3-for-4 in game one over Ole Miss (March 23), including a fourth-inning triple
- Was 2-for-3 with a run scored and two stolen bases in the game two win over Florida (April 8)
- Had three multi-hit games over the Georgia series, including three-hit performances in games two (April 28) and three (April 29)
- Was 3-for-5 in the series finale against Texas A&M (May 6), scoring a run
- Drove in the game-tying runs with a two-run double in the eventual win against Auburn (May 9) at the SEC Tournament
- Was a combined 4-for-7 (.571) with five runs scored and four stolen bases over three games at the NCAA Tuscaloosa regional (May 18-20)
2017
- Played in 58 games, including 50 starts in center field
- Led the team with 31 stolen bases in 34 attempts and 41 runs scored
- Hit .290 with 40 hits
- Went 3-3 with two runs scored in her career debut against Towson (Feb. 10)
- Went 2-4 with two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases against Towson (Feb. 11)
- Stole two bases and scored a run against South Alabama (Feb. 15)
- Drew two walks and scored a run against North Florida (Feb. 22)
- Earned a hit and scored a run against both Texas Tech (Feb. 24) and Gardner-Webb (Feb. 25), also driving in a run against the Runnin' Bulldogs
- Scored two runs after being walked twice against Jacksonville (March 3)
- Went 2-4 with a pair of stolen bases against Stanford (March 4)
- Earned a hit and scored a run in back-to-back midweek games against Loyola (March 7) and Valparaiso (March 8)
- Scored two runs in Alabama's 9-0 win over Georgia Southern (March 15)
- Scored two runs in the series opener against South Carolina (March 24)
- Scored a run after a pinch-hit walk against Lipscomb (April 5)
- Went 2-3 with a run scored in the series finale vs. LSU (April 9)
- Earned a hit and a stolen base in each game against Washington (April 21-22)
- Went 2-3 with three runs scored and three stolen bases at Samford (April 25)
- Had a pair of multi-hit performances in the series at Ole Miss (April 29-May 1), scoring a run in all three games
- Earned a hit in all three games against Auburn (May 5-7), scoring a run in the 3-2 win Sunday
- Extended her hitting streak to six games with a pair of two-hit performances against Arkansas (May 10) and Texas A&M (May 11) at the SEC Tournament
- Drew three walks and scored twice in the 5-1 win over Albany at NCAA Regionals (May 19)
- Scored the game-winning run in the ninth inning against Minnesota at NCAA Regionals (May 20)
- Drove in Alabama's lone run in game three of the NCAA Super Regional at Florida (May 27)
Prep Highlights
- Attended Elmore County High School in Eclectic, Ala.
- 2015 South All-Star MVP
- Three-time All-State
- Four-time All-Metro
- AHSAA record-holder in 12 categories
- Also played basketball, where she was the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,947 points
- Won regional titles in the 100- and 200-meter dash with the track and field team
- Played club softball with Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier, finishing third at PGF nationals in 2015 and 2016
- 2016 Louisville Slugger Hit Club
- Played in inaugural PGF High School All-American game
Personal Information
- Born Elissa Tiara Brown on May 20, 1998
- Daughter of Primus and Tara Brown
- One sister, Courtney Guary
- Majoring in exercise science
NCAA Super Regional GM 2 Postgame: Coach Murphy
Saturday, May 24
NCAA Super Regional GM 1 Postgame: Coach Murphy & Kali Heivilin
Friday, May 23
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy, Jocelyn Briski & Audrey Vandagriff
Thursday, May 22
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy
Wednesday, May 21