2 Brittany Barnes Class: Senior Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga. High School: Brookwood Height: 5-11 Position: 3B/2B B/T: R/R

Ranks third all-time at Georgia Tech in slugging percentage (.597) and fifth in home runs (32).

Taken in the fourth round (23rd overall) of the National Pro Fastpitch Draft by the Akron Racers

Awards & Honors

* 2007 2nd-team NFCA All-Southeast Region

As a Senior (2008): Played in 54 games, making 53 starts mostly at third base ... Missed nine games in February with an injury ... Led team and tied for first in the ACC with 12 home runs ... Second on the team and ninth in the ACC with a .536 slugging percentage ... Compiled a .248 batting average with 18 runs scored, 38 hits, six doubles, one triple, 25 RBI and a .293 on base percentage ... Had nine multi-hit games ... Led the team with a .400 average as well as three runs scored, a home run and two RBI at the Georgia State First Pitch Classic (Feb. 9-10) ... Her home run was a game-winner against Lipscomb ... Returned from an injury to hit .267 with a double, two home runs and three RBI at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 29-March 2) ... In game two against Furman, went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks (March 25) ... Her home run was a walk-off ... Hit a solo home run in game one against North Carolina (March 29) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run in the final game of the NC State series (April 6) ... In series against Florida State, went 3-for-7 with two home runs and four RBI (April 12-13) ... Was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against Virginia in the ACC Tournament (May 10).

As a Junior (2007): Started in 56 games at third base and eight as DP ... Became one of the most prolific power hitters in the ACC ... Smashed a career-high 20 home runs, tied for third-best in ACC history ... Drove in 73 runs, second-best in ACC history ... Selected to the NFCA All-Southeast Region second team ... Named ACC Player of the Week on April 30th after hitting three home runs and driving in 10 runs in a three-game series against Virginia ... Finished second in the ACC in RBI (third in the NCAA) and home runs (seventh in NCAA) ... Posted 10 game-winning RBIs, including a walk-off home run against No. 18 Texas in the first game of the NCAA Gainesville Regional (5/20) ... Drove in a Tech single-game record seven runs against Gardner-Webb (2/20) ... Committed just two errors over Tech's final 27 games.

North Georgia College and State University (2005-06): Started in all 39 games played in for Saints under coach Mike Davenport ... Hit .299, with nine doubles, seven home runs and drove in 26 runs ... Posted a .556 slugging percentage and a .359 on base percentage ... Stole three bases in three attempts ... Made six appearances for the Saints in the circle ... Went 2-1, with a 4.26 earned run average and 12 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched ... Ranked second on the team in home runs and fourth in RBI ... Helped lead team to NAIA SSAC Championship as a freshman ... Started in all 59 games, hitting .253, with seven doubles and 19 RBIs ... Swiped seven bases in 10 attempts.

High School: Lettered in three seasons in softball ... Named all-state and all-region during senior season ... Played in the North/South All-Star game ... Lettered in basketball for one season as a post player.

Personal: Born Brittany Amanda Barnes on May 31, 1986, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Parents are Larry and Cindy Barnes ... Has an older brother, Brandon, and older sister, Shanna ... Plans to major in chemical engineering.

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