Brianna Cherry

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Petal, Miss.
High School:
Petal

Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2010)
Preseason Sun Belt First Team (2013)
NFCA Second-Team All-American (2013)
NFCA All-Central Region First Team (2013)
First-Team All-Sun Belt (2013)

2013 (Senior)
Started all 62 games in Centerfield…batted .393 (75-for-191) with a team-high 65 runs scored, 55 RBI, 12 doubles and 14 home runs…collected a conference-high 137 total bases, leading the conference in hits, runs and triples (4) as well…led the team with 22 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games…recorded three hits in five games, including going 3-for-3 against Troy on Apr. 27 with four RBI and two runs scored…scored four runs against FAU on May 10, going 2-for-2 at the plate, getting hit by the pitch once and walked once…hit a home run in the first inning of the NCAA Regional game first LSU, putting the Cajuns up 2-0…hit a game-tying two-run home run in the seventh inning of game on at the NCAA Ann Arbor Super Regional to send the game into extra-innings.

2012 (Junior)
Was an everyday outfielder, starting all but on 58 games for the Cajuns…recorded a career-high four hits in the Cajuns win over then-ranked #24 Tulsa (2/11/12)…drove in six runs in a 3-for-4 effort against Stephen F. Austin (3/4/12)…had two multi-hit games against Arizona State in the Super Regional…had a 14-game hitting streak lasting from 4-14 to 5/11/12.

2011 (Sophomore)
Scored a career-high three runs in game two of the La.-Monroe series (5/7) after going 3-for-3 with a walk … Hit the Cajuns only inside-the-park home run of the season in game three of the Western Kentucky series (5/1), her third homer of the season … Went 2-for-4 in game three of the USA series (4/10), posting a career-high five RBI including her second career home run … Had a career weekend in the Troy series (3/26-3/27), going 5-for-8 (.625) with her first career home run and first career triple … In game two of the series, set a career high for hits, going 3-for-3 in a six-inning, 8-0 win … Played in all five games at the Judi Garman Classic (3/17-3/19) with the first two starts in her career. Scored three runs in those five games.

2010 (Freshman)
Played in 16 games, mostly in the outfield, with five starts at designated player ... Posted three RBI on the year, with two coming against Fresno State (3/18) and one against Western Kentucky (3/27).

High School
Lettered in softball, basketball and volleyball ... Played first base, second base, third base, right field, centerfield, left field and pitcher on the softball team and shooting guard, forward and center for the basketball team .. Helped PHS to State Runner-Up, South State Runner-Up and District Champions in fastpitch softball ... Was Co-District Champion in basketball and District Champions in volleyball ... Was a member of the 2006 Fastpitch South State Runner-Up, 2005 Fastpitch State Runner-Up and Slowpitch State Champions in softball in 2006 ... Earned All-American honors in basketball for three years ... Named All-District for four years in fastpitch softball and All-District for three years in slowpitch softball ... Tabbed All-Tournament Team and All-District for basketball ... Boasted most RBI, most doubles and most improved in softball, while being named top rebounder and best defensive player in basketball ... Was high school teammates with current Cajun Nerissa Myers.

Personal
Born on December 7, 1990 in Tampa, Fla. ... Full name is Brianna Nikelle Cherry ... Daughter of Kimberly G. Cherry ... Has a younger brother, Micah.