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One of the best athletes on the entire West Coast ... A five-tool player who
can do it all ... Has a strong arm, as evident of her 14 career outfield assists
... Makes many highlight plays in the field time and time again ... An excellent
base runner ... A scholar-athlete.
SDSU Career Rankings: 2nd in batting average (.339), 2nd in on base
percentage (.425), 3rd in slugging percentage (.476), 3rd in OPS (.901), T-7th
in runs (78),, T-7th in sacrifice flies (3), T-9th in home runs (7), T-10th in
triples (6)
HONORS:
2007 NFCA All-West Region (Second Team)
2007 All-Mountain West Conference Team
Two-Time Academic All-Mountain West Conference (2007-08)
Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2008)
2008 Season: SDSU Single-Season Rankings: 3rd in walks (27), T-3rd
in runs (39), T-4th in stolen base percentage (.923), T-7th in extra-base hits
(17), T-7th in sacrifice flies (2), T-8th in times hit by pitch (3), T-10th in
games started (61), T-10th in doubles (10)
Was one of three Aztecs (Tamani Wells
and Erin Floros) to start every game ... Was the only player to start every game
at the same position (right field) ... Led SDSU in runs (39), doubles (10),
total bases (80), slugging percentage (.432), walks (27), times hit by a pitch
(tied, 3) and on-base percentage (.392) ... Was second in home runs (3) and
sacrifice bunts (11), and tied with Tonye McCorkle for second with 12 stolen
bases ... Had a team-best 13 game-winning runs (next highest was seven) ... Over
her two seasons she has 19 game-winning runs ... Had been a part of a
game-winning play (hit or run) a team-best 15 times in 2008 ... Hit a solo homer
against Portland State on Feb. 10 ... Raised her batting average .232 percentage
points from .130 on Feb. 17 to a season-high .362 on March 5 ... Hit a
remarkable .514 (18-for-35) over that 13-game stretch ... What's most impressive
about the improvement is that 11 of those 13 games were against 2007
NCAA tournament teams ... Recorded season highs of three runs and three walks in
SDSU's win over Saint Peter's on Feb. 29 ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored
and a stolen base versus Eastern Michigan on March 1 ... Scored twice against
Loyola-Chicago (March 5) and San Diego (March 7) ... Was 2-for-2 with two runs,
two RBI and a homer in SDSU's 3-0 shutout against No. 6 Texas A&M on March 15
... Came back with two hits in the team's next game against Iowa State (March
17) ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and a solo homer at New Mexico on
April 18 ... Followed that game up with a 2-for-4 outing with two RBI, a run and
a triple against Colorado State (April 19) ... Was 2-for-2 with two runs and an
RBI versus Utah on April 25 ... Had two hits and scored twice to help SDSU
clinch the MWC title with a 9-0, five-inning victory at UNLV on May 9 ... Batted
a team-best .333 (4-for-12) with two runs, a double and a stolen base in three
NCAA tournament games ... The Aztecs were 26-3 when she scored a run, 14-2 when
she had at least on extra-base hit and 13-2 when she had an RBI.
2007 Season: SDSU Single-Season Rankings: 2nd in on-base percentage
(.464), 3rd in batting average (.386), T-3rd in runs (39), 5th in slugging
percentage (.524), T-5th in hits (64), T-5th in total bases (87), T-6th in walks
(24), T-6th in singles (52), T-8th in home runs (4)
Had a tremendous first season on The Mesa
... Named to the NFCA/Louisville Slugger all-West Region second team ... It was
the second straight season an Aztec freshman was honored (Erin Floros) ...
Earned all-MWC accolades ... Ranked among the SDSU single-season leaders in
eight categories, including on-base percentage (2nd, .464), batting average
(3rd, .386), runs (T-3rd, 39), slugging percentage (5th, .524), hits (T-5th,
64), total bases (T-5th, 87), walks (T-6th, 24) and home runs (T-8th, 4) ...
Also was second on the team with three triples and 166 at-bats and tied for
third with nine stolen bases ... Ranked among the MWC leaders in hits (T-3rd),
batting average (4th), on-base percentage (5th), triples (T-5th), walks (T-6th),
runs (T-9th) and stolen bases (T-9th) ... One of two Aztecs (Tamani Wells) to
appear in every game ... Her 54 starts trailed only Wells' 56 ... Had 15
multi-hit games, tied with Wells for most on the squad ... Was a part of a
game-winning play (game-winning run or RBI) 11 times or 34.4 percent (11 of 32)
of SDSU's 32 wins, most on the team ... Of those plays, six were game-winning
runs (second behind Wells' seven) and five were game-winning RBI (tied with
Monica Alnes for first) ... Had a team-high seven three-hit games (rest of the
team had 12) ... Hit .381 (24-for-63) in MWC contests with a team-best 15 runs,
34 total bases, 12 walks and .474 on-base percentage ... Led the team with a
.386 home average (32-for-83), .447 neutral (17-for-38), .391 day (43-for-110),
.375 night (21-for-56), .396 vs. right-handers (63-for-159), .460 with runners
on base (29-for-63) and .536 with runners on and two outs (15-for-28) ... Batted
a remarkable .769 (10-for-13) with six runs scored in four games against MWC foe
Colorado State ... Reached base safely in 45 of her 54 starts (83.3 percent) ...
Homered in her first career at-bat against No. 6 Oregon State for SDSU's only
run in the 1-0 win ...Went a perfect 4-for-4 in the Aztecs' 3-2 win over
Colorado State on April 29 ... Scored four times at Brigham Young on May 11 to
tie a school single-game record with three other players ... Had a career-long
eight-game hitting streak from March 4-13, when she batted .409 (9-for-22) ...
Hit .667 (12-for-18) with eight runs over a five-game stretch from April 13-18
... SDSU went 21-6 when she scored a run, 12-4 when she drove in a run, 12-3
when she had two or more hits, 6-2 when she stole at least one base and 3-1 when
she homered.
High School: Escondido Earned two letters at Escondido High School
in San Diego, Calif. ... Helped lead the Cougars to Valley League titles in both
softball and tennis ... Softball team also won the CIF championship ... Earned
all-state recognition after her senior softball season and was named the team's
best offensive and defensive player ... Also won the CIF sportsmanship award ...
Was selected as the MVP of the Valley League in soccer and was named all-league
and most inspirational on the team ... Escondido's Female Athlete of the Year
for 2005-06 ... A four-year scholar-athlete ... Member of the National Honor
Society.
Personal: Brittany Lee Knudsen was born July 22, 1988, in Escondido,
Calif. ... Daughter of Melisa and John Knudsen ... Majoring in kinesiology and
math, with plans to become an athletic trainer.
