2021 Softball Roster

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
 
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











