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2020 Softball

Hunter Martin
Hunter Martin
Don Felice

5 Jennifer Brann

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Stratford
  • Hometown Houston, Texas

Biography

Ended Penn Career:
9th in strikeouts (167)
Tied for 10th in wins (17)


2020 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Team co-captain … Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (3/9) … Appeared in eight games, making seven starts at pitcher and hitting during each start … In seven starts in the circle, threw six complete games … Led the Ivy League in wins (5) … Ranked second in the Ivy League in strikeouts (40) and innings pitched (41.0), third in ERA (1.71), and fifth in strikeouts looking (7) … Tallied a complete-game shutout of Butler, allowing four hits over 7.0 IP and striking out nine (2/28) … Recorded first back-to-back 7.0 IP complete games in her career, striking out four, while going 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs at the plate against Hofstra (2/29) … Recorded a team-high hitting streak of seven games from 2/20 – 3/10 … Struck out eight batters over 6.0 IP, allowing no earned runs, and recorded a hit at the plate against Fairfield (3/1) … Tallied two strikeouts over 4.0 IP and a win, while picking up a hit against Lafayette (3/4) … Moved into 11th place on the all-time wins list behind a complete-game shutout of Saint Louis, striking out six, while going 2-for-3 with two RBI at the plate (3/6) … Hit first career home run on a grand slam and drove in a career-high five RBI, while striking out nine in the circle in a win over Detroit Mercy (3/7) … Moved into ninth place on Penn’s all-time strikeouts list following the win, passing Mikenzie Voves … Recorded a pinch-hit single against Cleveland State (3/8) … Went 1-for-3 and struck out two over 6.0 IP against #7 Florida (3/10) … Ended Penn career in ninth place in all-time strikeouts (167) and tied for tenth in wins (17) … All 2020 Ivy League spring sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.

2019 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Team captain … First-team All-Ivy … Named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week twice (3/25 & 4/22) … One of three pitchers to win Ivy League Pitcher of the week multiple times … Made 25 appearances in the circle with a team-high 14 starts … Made two appearances at the plate … Threw seven complete games … Threw the program’s second-ever perfect game against Brown (4/21) … Her seven-inning perfect game was the third all-time in Ivy League history and the fifth in the NCAA during the 2019 season … Recorded career-highs in ERA (2.42), complete games (7), innings pitched (86.2), strikeouts (66) and opposing batting average (.213) which also led the team … Ranked second in the Ivy League in ERA and fourth in strikeouts … Her 2.30 ERA during Ivy League play ranked second in the conference and her 41 strikeouts and .230 opposing batting average ranked third … Tallied five or more strikeouts in six games … Recorded first win of the season in a complete-game effort against Ball State (3/2) … Threw complete game against Penn State to earn the Quakers’ second win against a Power-5 conference team in program history (3/6) … Recorded first Ivy League win of the season against Harvard (3/24) … Threw back-to-back complete game shutouts against Cornell (4/6-4/7) … Threw 100th career strikeout against Princeton (4/12) … Matched her career-high 10 strikeouts in her perfect game against Brown (4/21). 


2018 (Game-by-Game in PDF): One of two pitchers in the Ivy League to win Pitcher of the Week multiple times ( 4/9 & 4/30) ... Made 17 appearances in the circle ... Tallied eight starts ... Her 4.20 ERA tied for second on the team ... Led the team with 45 strikeouts ... Walked fewest number of batters (20) ... Finished with a 4-4 record in the circle ... Threw complete game against Western Michigan (3/4) ... Threw complete game against South Dakota State (3/6) ... Threw complete game against Yale (4/6) ... Threw complete game against Princeton (4/28) ... Recorded save against Drexel (4/11) ... Recorded save against Princeton (4/27) ... Posted career-high 10 strikeouts in nine innings against Western Michigan (3/4) ... Earned a save and win in Penn's first sweep over Princeton since 2011 ... Made 16 appearances at the plate with 12 starts ... Recorded nine hits and four RBI ... Went 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts ... Hit first career RBI against Wright State (3/2).

2017 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Made 14 appearances in the circle, including five starts  ... Pitched 29.1 innings ... Posted a 2-1 record … Tallied 16 strikeouts ... Registered first-career win against Lafayette (3/20) ... Made six appearances in the outfield ... As a batter, record four hits in 24 at-bats with seven runs scored ... Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh in a 2-1 win over La Salle (3/23). 

High School: Captain and three-year letter winner … Part of two Bi-District Championship teams (2014, 2015) … Bi-District, Area and Region Quarterfinalist (2016) … Academic All-District (2014-2016) … 2014 Newcomer of the Year … First-team All-District (2015) … Academic All-State (2016) … Defensive Player of the Year (2016) … Two-time MVP (2015, 2016) … National Honor Society … Vice President of the National Charity League … Statistics Merit Award (2015) … Bravo Award (2014) … Army National Scholar Athlete Award … Valedictorian.

Personal: Daughter of Suzanne and Randy Brann … Twin sister, Elizabeth, plays softball at the University of Texas at Dallas … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.

Career Highs
Pitching
Innings: 9, Twice (Last: vs. South Dakota State March 6, 2018)
Strikeouts: 10, twice (Last: vs. Brown, April 21, 2019)
Hits (min. 4 innings pitched): 0, vs. Brown, April 21, 2019
Complete Games: 18 (Last: vs. #7 Florida, March 10, 2020)
Perfect Games: 1, vs. Brown, April 21, 2019

Hitting
Hits: 3 vs. South Dakota State, March 6, 2018
Runs: 2 (3x; last: vs. Detroit Mercy, March 7, 2020)
HR: 1 vs. Detroit Mercy, March 7, 2020
RBIs: 5 vs. Detroit Mercy, March 7, 2020

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2017Freshman

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    5
  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    P/OF
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    P/OF
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2020Senior

    P/OF
    5'5"
    5