2025 Softball Roster
Copeland, Brianna
Jersey Number 16
Brianna Copeland
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pelham, Ala.
- Position:
- P/UT
Bio
JUNIOR (2024)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• D1 Softball Preseason Player Rankings #45
Started all 60 games for the Hoosiers as a utility player … pitched, served as the designated player and played some third base for the Hoosiers … hit .325 at the plate with 63 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 36 RBI … scored 52 runs and drew 28 walks … led team with 18 stolen bases on 21 tries … in the circle, she posted a 2.88 ERA with a 20-12 record … made 45 appearances and 26 starts … recorded 174 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .220 batting average … opened the season with a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a triple, home run, four RBI and three runs scored in a 6-3 win over No. 15 Oregon in the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 8) … went 2-for-5 with a home run two RBI and two runs scored against No. 17 Arizona (Feb. 24), marked back-to-back games with a home run, also hitting one against Drake earlier that day … went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in 11-6 win at Louisville (March 26) … hit a solo home run in 7-2 win at Michigan State (April 7) … had a 3-for-3 day with two Rbi and two runs scored in 5-4 win over Minnesota (April 14) … was clutch in Big Ten Tournament Semifinal win over Nebraska (May 10) with two hits, a home run and four RBI … in the circle, she opened the season with 5.1 innings pitched, only allowed two hits and two runs with eight strikeouts in win over No. 15 Oregon (Feb. 8) … in three appearances at Troy Invitational she did not allow a run … had 11 strikeouts in win over Bowling Green (March 2) … pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts with only four hits and no runs allowed in win against Oakland (March 9) … threw 12 strikeouts in 7-2 win at Michigan State (April 7) to complete series sweep … only allowed two hits and no runs in 8-0 win at Iowa (April 19) … had outstanding Big Ten Tournament with a 2.21 ERA, 2-1 record, 13 strikeouts, only allowed hitters to a .214 batting average … ranked No. 4 in runs scored (52), No. 5 in stolen bases (18), No. 9 in hits (63), in the Big Ten … also ranked No. 2 in wins (20), No. 4 in strikeouts (174), No. 10 in ERA (2.88) in the Big Ten.
SOPHOMORE (2023)
• NFCA Third Team All-American
• 2023 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
• NFCA All-Region First Team
• NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started in 61 games for the Hoosiers with 47 appearances inside the circle … held a 3.02 ERA with a record of 22-4 on the mound … pitched 171.1 innings with 148 strikeouts along with six complete games and earned three saves … threw her first no-hitter against Prairie View A&M (2/10) with a career-high 10 strikeouts and posted a perfect 1.000 batting average going 2-for-2 with a double and a stolen base against Pitt (2/10) with three RBI on opening day … went 2-for-2 against Delaware (2/24) with two runs scored and two stolen bases in the 11-0 run rule victory … tossed a complete-game against Minnesota (4/7) with eight strikeouts in the 8-3 win … went 2-0 inside the circle with one save in the series sweep over Michigan State posting a 0.00 ERA, allowing no runs, in 11.1 innings pitched over the Spartans with a 1.000 fielding percentage … recorded her 100th strikeout on the season in IU’s 10-5 victory over Louisville (4/11) … went 4-for-6 at bat with three doubles and four RBI and three runs scored in the doubleheader against Michigan (4/29) … pitched seven innings with six strikeouts in game one against the Wolverines … hit two homers in the Big Ten Tournament against Penn State (5/11) and Minnesota (5/12) … pitched a solid six innings against top-seed Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament Championship … blasted back-to-back home runs with Sarah Stone in game one of the NCAA Knoxville Regional against Louisville (5/19) … totaled 15 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games, a 12 game hitting streak while reaching base in 12 straight games.
FRESHMAN (2022)
Played in 40 games and started in 37 during her freshman season … named Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times … hit .278 with 20 runs scored, 32 hits, six doubles, two triples, eight home runs and eight stolen bases … hit walk off three-run home run to lift the Hoosiers to a win over Kent State … hit three home runs in the win over Kent State to become the first freshman in school history to hit three home runs in a game and only the third player overall in program history to accomplish the feat … hit two home runs in the Hoosiers 17-5 win over Ohio State (3/25) … 10 multi-hit games … had a season long hit streak of nine games … pitched 52.2 innings with a 6-4 overall record in the circle … recorded 48 strikeouts … nine strikeouts in win over Hofstra (2/25).
PREP/PERSONAL
Set six state records with 531 career strikeouts, 28 career home runs, .413 career batting average, .563 batting average in one season ... most RBI in a game with eight and 15 home runs in a season...First Team All-State ... Second Team Sll County...Birmingham Regional Softball Terriffic 20 ... posted a 2.71 career ERA, 155 K's, 11 wins and earned Defensive Player of the Year … in travel ball with the EC Bullets – Thrash she won the 2020 Scenic City Championship … Copeland is ranked No. 88 in the Extra Inning Softball 2021 Class … the daughter of Carol and Terry, Copeland plans to major in Architecture at Indiana University.
• NFCA All-Region Second Team
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• D1 Softball Preseason Player Rankings #45
Started all 60 games for the Hoosiers as a utility player … pitched, served as the designated player and played some third base for the Hoosiers … hit .325 at the plate with 63 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 36 RBI … scored 52 runs and drew 28 walks … led team with 18 stolen bases on 21 tries … in the circle, she posted a 2.88 ERA with a 20-12 record … made 45 appearances and 26 starts … recorded 174 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .220 batting average … opened the season with a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a triple, home run, four RBI and three runs scored in a 6-3 win over No. 15 Oregon in the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 8) … went 2-for-5 with a home run two RBI and two runs scored against No. 17 Arizona (Feb. 24), marked back-to-back games with a home run, also hitting one against Drake earlier that day … went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in 11-6 win at Louisville (March 26) … hit a solo home run in 7-2 win at Michigan State (April 7) … had a 3-for-3 day with two Rbi and two runs scored in 5-4 win over Minnesota (April 14) … was clutch in Big Ten Tournament Semifinal win over Nebraska (May 10) with two hits, a home run and four RBI … in the circle, she opened the season with 5.1 innings pitched, only allowed two hits and two runs with eight strikeouts in win over No. 15 Oregon (Feb. 8) … in three appearances at Troy Invitational she did not allow a run … had 11 strikeouts in win over Bowling Green (March 2) … pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts with only four hits and no runs allowed in win against Oakland (March 9) … threw 12 strikeouts in 7-2 win at Michigan State (April 7) to complete series sweep … only allowed two hits and no runs in 8-0 win at Iowa (April 19) … had outstanding Big Ten Tournament with a 2.21 ERA, 2-1 record, 13 strikeouts, only allowed hitters to a .214 batting average … ranked No. 4 in runs scored (52), No. 5 in stolen bases (18), No. 9 in hits (63), in the Big Ten … also ranked No. 2 in wins (20), No. 4 in strikeouts (174), No. 10 in ERA (2.88) in the Big Ten.
SOPHOMORE (2023)
• NFCA Third Team All-American
• 2023 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
• NFCA All-Region First Team
• NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Started in 61 games for the Hoosiers with 47 appearances inside the circle … held a 3.02 ERA with a record of 22-4 on the mound … pitched 171.1 innings with 148 strikeouts along with six complete games and earned three saves … threw her first no-hitter against Prairie View A&M (2/10) with a career-high 10 strikeouts and posted a perfect 1.000 batting average going 2-for-2 with a double and a stolen base against Pitt (2/10) with three RBI on opening day … went 2-for-2 against Delaware (2/24) with two runs scored and two stolen bases in the 11-0 run rule victory … tossed a complete-game against Minnesota (4/7) with eight strikeouts in the 8-3 win … went 2-0 inside the circle with one save in the series sweep over Michigan State posting a 0.00 ERA, allowing no runs, in 11.1 innings pitched over the Spartans with a 1.000 fielding percentage … recorded her 100th strikeout on the season in IU’s 10-5 victory over Louisville (4/11) … went 4-for-6 at bat with three doubles and four RBI and three runs scored in the doubleheader against Michigan (4/29) … pitched seven innings with six strikeouts in game one against the Wolverines … hit two homers in the Big Ten Tournament against Penn State (5/11) and Minnesota (5/12) … pitched a solid six innings against top-seed Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament Championship … blasted back-to-back home runs with Sarah Stone in game one of the NCAA Knoxville Regional against Louisville (5/19) … totaled 15 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games, a 12 game hitting streak while reaching base in 12 straight games.
FRESHMAN (2022)
Played in 40 games and started in 37 during her freshman season … named Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times … hit .278 with 20 runs scored, 32 hits, six doubles, two triples, eight home runs and eight stolen bases … hit walk off three-run home run to lift the Hoosiers to a win over Kent State … hit three home runs in the win over Kent State to become the first freshman in school history to hit three home runs in a game and only the third player overall in program history to accomplish the feat … hit two home runs in the Hoosiers 17-5 win over Ohio State (3/25) … 10 multi-hit games … had a season long hit streak of nine games … pitched 52.2 innings with a 6-4 overall record in the circle … recorded 48 strikeouts … nine strikeouts in win over Hofstra (2/25).
PREP/PERSONAL
Set six state records with 531 career strikeouts, 28 career home runs, .413 career batting average, .563 batting average in one season ... most RBI in a game with eight and 15 home runs in a season...First Team All-State ... Second Team Sll County...Birmingham Regional Softball Terriffic 20 ... posted a 2.71 career ERA, 155 K's, 11 wins and earned Defensive Player of the Year … in travel ball with the EC Bullets – Thrash she won the 2020 Scenic City Championship … Copeland is ranked No. 88 in the Extra Inning Softball 2021 Class … the daughter of Carol and Terry, Copeland plans to major in Architecture at Indiana University.
SB: 5-17-25 NCAA Fayetteville Regional Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, May 18
SB: 5-16-25 Postgame Press Conference
Friday, May 16
Softball: NCAA Fayetteville Regional Media Availability
Thursday, May 15
NCAA Columbia Regional Day 2 Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, May 18
