2020 Softball Roster
Ford, Brittany
Jersey Number 18
Brittany Ford
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-8
Bio
SENIOR (2022)
Had her best season as a Hoosier in her final season…played in 48 games and started in 46 games…hit .304 on the season with 15 runs scored, 41 hits, nine doubles, 10 home runs and 40 RBI…Her 40 RBI rank ninth best for a single season in program history…hit walk off three run double for the Hoosiers in win over Illinois on May 1 in final game at home.
JUNIOR YEAR (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Made 30 appearances with four starts in the 2021 season…In an 11-3 win over Rutgers on March 13 Ford hit a grand slam…seven hits and six RBI on the season.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2020)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in 10 games making one start during the season at designated player … collected two hits and two RBI’s in pinch hitting opportunities for Indiana … knocked an RBI single on March 7 in a win over South Dakota.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2019)
Appeared in 17 games with four starts … all five of her hits came in pinch-hit appearances … knocked an RBI single in her first career at-bat against Seton Hall on March 8 … collected a pinch-hit single in every game of the Maryland series … in the opener against the Terrapins, her fifth-inning RBI single walked off the game in run-rule fashion … the following day, delivered an RBI single in the fourth … in the finale against Maryland, hit a third-inning single … knocked a double against Rutgers on April 27
Prep/Personal
Comes to Indiana from Cathedral High School, where she was a two-time team captain and the school's all-time home run leader with 28 … coming off a senior season that saw her hit .343 with 28 RBI, seven homers and a .761 slugging percentage … for her career, Ford collected 125 RBI with a .978 fielding percentage while leading the team to a pair of regional and city championships … a two-time All-City selection, the 2016 Team Offensive MVP and was named a MaxPreps Player of the Game 12 times … a three-time honor roll selection … played travelball for Indiana Prospects Norwood and participated in the 2017 Indiana PGF King of the Hill event … guided the team to a 2017 fifth place finish at the USA Elite National, as well as a fourth-place finish at the PGF National Regional … in 2016, the team was named PGF State Champions, USA Elite Top Gun Champions and a second-place finish at PGF National Regionals … the daughter of Joe and Laurie, Ford has two brothers who attend Indiana as well, Ryan and Trevor … her father played football at Indiana and was a three-time letterwinner
Had her best season as a Hoosier in her final season…played in 48 games and started in 46 games…hit .304 on the season with 15 runs scored, 41 hits, nine doubles, 10 home runs and 40 RBI…Her 40 RBI rank ninth best for a single season in program history…hit walk off three run double for the Hoosiers in win over Illinois on May 1 in final game at home.
JUNIOR YEAR (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Made 30 appearances with four starts in the 2021 season…In an 11-3 win over Rutgers on March 13 Ford hit a grand slam…seven hits and six RBI on the season.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2020)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in 10 games making one start during the season at designated player … collected two hits and two RBI’s in pinch hitting opportunities for Indiana … knocked an RBI single on March 7 in a win over South Dakota.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2019)
Appeared in 17 games with four starts … all five of her hits came in pinch-hit appearances … knocked an RBI single in her first career at-bat against Seton Hall on March 8 … collected a pinch-hit single in every game of the Maryland series … in the opener against the Terrapins, her fifth-inning RBI single walked off the game in run-rule fashion … the following day, delivered an RBI single in the fourth … in the finale against Maryland, hit a third-inning single … knocked a double against Rutgers on April 27
Prep/Personal
Comes to Indiana from Cathedral High School, where she was a two-time team captain and the school's all-time home run leader with 28 … coming off a senior season that saw her hit .343 with 28 RBI, seven homers and a .761 slugging percentage … for her career, Ford collected 125 RBI with a .978 fielding percentage while leading the team to a pair of regional and city championships … a two-time All-City selection, the 2016 Team Offensive MVP and was named a MaxPreps Player of the Game 12 times … a three-time honor roll selection … played travelball for Indiana Prospects Norwood and participated in the 2017 Indiana PGF King of the Hill event … guided the team to a 2017 fifth place finish at the USA Elite National, as well as a fourth-place finish at the PGF National Regional … in 2016, the team was named PGF State Champions, USA Elite Top Gun Champions and a second-place finish at PGF National Regionals … the daughter of Joe and Laurie, Ford has two brothers who attend Indiana as well, Ryan and Trevor … her father played football at Indiana and was a three-time letterwinner
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
