45 Hope Rush Class: Junior Hometown: Stockbridge, Ga. High School: Eagle Landing Christian Academy Height: 5-6 Position: P/DP B/T: R/R

• 2010 ACC Freshman of the Year

• 2010 First Team All-ACC

• 2010 ACC All Tournament Team

• 2010 Third Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-American

• 2010 All-Southeast Region (Second Team)

• 2010 February 16 ACC Pitcher of the Week

• 2010 March 23 ACC Pitcher of the Week

• 2010 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Semifinalist

As a Sophomore (2011): Finished the year with a 12-4 record and a 3.10 ERA in 22 appearances, 18 starts ... Notched six complete games and struck out 80 in 104.0 innings of work ... At the plate, notched a .306 batting average rallying off 34 hits ... Had two doubles and 12 home runs no the year driving in 28 and scoring 18 runs of her own ... Notched a .649 slugging percentage ... Recorded nine multi-hit games on the year including an outstanding 3-for-4 effort against Belmont (March 13) registering four RBIs, three runs scored and two homeruns ... On the mound, tallied at least one strikeout in every appearance except against North Carolina (April 16) ... Had a season high nine strikeouts against Lipscomb (March 19) in seven innings of work ... Allowed no earned runs in seven appearances on the season including five straight from March 6 to March 15.

As a Freshman (2010): Enjoyed a phenomenal freshman year for the Jackets as one of the best performers in the country...As a pitcher she finished 22nd in the country and 1st in the ACC in wins with a record of 28-8...Tossed eight shutouts to rank 28th in the nation and 2nd in the conference...Had the 6th-best ERA in the conference at 2.01 while opposing hitters only averaged .223, the 9th best total in the ACC...Pitched 222.1 innings on the year, the 2nd most in the conference, while making 32 starts and 40 appearances, the 4th and 5th most in the ACC, respectively... Ranked 9th in the conference with 170 strikeouts, including 45 batters struck out looking, finishing 8th in the ACC... Also finished the year with a conference 2nd-best total of two saves...At the plate, she finished the season with a .302 batting average...Had a .659 slugging percentage, 4th in the ACC, and .415 on base percentage...Ranked 21st in the country and 2nd in the conference at 20 home runs...Finished 34th in the nation and 2nd in the ACC with 60 RBI...Posted 54 hits on the year, the 9th highest total in the conference, while also adding 35 walks, the 3rd most in the ACC...Ended the season with 118 total bases, 3rd most in the conference...Was named ACC Pitcher of the Week for posting 2 complete shutouts against Florida and East Carolina (Feb. 13-14), including 13 total strikeouts... Gave up only one run in seven innings of work as the Jackets won 7-1 against Louisiana Lafayette (Feb. 27)... Pitched a complete shutout against Mississippi (March 7) in a 1-0 win that included five strikeouts and only two hits allowed...Named ACC co-Pitcher of the Week for her performance at North Carolina (March 20-21) where she gave up only one run in five innings of work in the first game while pitching her first career no-hitter in the 2nd game...Threw another shutout while striking out seven batters against Texas A&M (March 24)... Had a career-high 10 strikeouts in another shutout 1-0 win over Maryland (March 28)...Allowed no hits through 5 innings of work along with seven strikeouts in a conference win versus Virginia Tech (April 3)...Pitched five innings without giving up any hits in the second round of the ACC Championship Tournament against North Carolina (May 15)...She hit her first career home run in her first at bat in Tech's season opener against Canisius (Feb. 13)... Was 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI versus Long Beach State (Feb. 20)...Hit two home runs and three RBI in Tech's home-opening win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 24)...Hit a home run and had three RBI while going 2-for-3 against James Madison (March 6)...Was 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI in the conference opener against North Carolina (March 20)...Posted her first career grand slam against Kennesaw State (April 14)...Had a career high six RBI with a pair of three-run home runs at NC State (May 1).

High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Stan Burton ... Helped lead team to three state championships (2006-08) ... Named the No. 23 best high school senior in the nation by ESPN.com ... As a senior, named the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year ... Went 123-18-2 in her career in the circle with a 0.19 ERA and 1,523 strikeouts ... Threw 95 shutouts and 56 no-hitters ... At the plate, batted .455 for her career with 41 home runs and 153 RBI ... As a senior allowed only two earned runs in 240 innings for a 0.06 ERA while going 39-4 with 457 strikeouts ... Set state records for career home runs, walks (122), wins and ERA, while her 39 wins as a senior set a season record ... Holds 12 school career and single-season records ... Three-time GHSA Player of the Year and state championship pitcher ... Four-time all-region, all-state and region player of the year ... Three-time Henry County Softball Athlete of the Year, first-team All-Southern Crescent and Henry County Southern Crescent MVP ... Other senior year accolades included Atlanta's Neighbor Female Athlete of the Year and North-South All-Star Game participant ... Atlanta Journal Constitution Hitter of the Year in 2005 and two-time Dugout Single A Player of the Year ... Played travel ball with the East Cobb Bulletts Gold team which finished ninth in the nation at gold nationals in 2008 and 17th in 2009.

Personal: Born Brittany Hope Rush on December 11, 1990, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Parents are Bo and Angie Rush ... Sister of Cody, Bryce, Brayden and Faith ... Father graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Industrial Engineering ... Wants to be a coach ... Chose Georgia Tech because of the great academics, athletics and its close to home ... Enjoys reading ... Lists most memorable athletics accomplishment as winning three state championships ... A Science, Technology and Culture major.

Hits: 3, at Belmont, Mar 13, 2011; vs Lipscomb, Mar 18, 2011; NC State, Mar 27, 2011
Doubles: 1, 6 times
Home runs: 2, 5 times
Total bases: 9, at Belmont, Mar 13, 2011RBI: 6, at NC State, May 01, 2010
Runs scored: 3, vs Long Beach State, Feb 20, 2010; at Belmont, Mar 13, 2011
Walks: 2, 7 times
Hit by pitch: 1, 2 times
Struck out: 4, at Florida State, Apr 25, 2010
At bats: 5, at Florida State, Apr 24, 2010; vs BYU, Feb 19, 2010; at NC State, May 01, 2010
Innings pitched: 8.0, vs Iowa, Feb 28, 2010; Oregon, May 23, 2010
Walks allowed: 6, 2 times
Strikeouts: 10, Maryland, Mar 28, 2010
Batters faced: 45, vs Iowa, Feb 28, 2010