Photo by: SMC Athletics / Piper Westrom
Braxton Brown’s Offensive Awakening Earns Her Shamrock Office Student-Athlete of the Week
3/17/2025 5:15:00 PM | General, Softball
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's Softball finished out their annual home tournament going 3-1, including a three game sweep of Weber State. Many players made significant contributions to this weekend's success, but Braxton Brown likely had the most memorable weekend of any Gael. Entering the weekend, the sophomore had not logged a collegiate home run, run scored or RBI, but changed that with one swing of the bat in the opener vs the Wildcats and added four more RBI throughout the weekend.
After tossing the final third of an inning in the Gaels narrow 5-4 loss to Harvard, Braxton Brown started for the remainder of the weekend at DP. Brown logged the eventual game winning hit in game one against the Wildcats, a come from behind 4-3 victory. With the game tied at 3-3 in the sixth, Brown charged a ball to deep left center for her first collegiate home run. She then went 3-4 in game two, driving in three, and drove in the opening run in the finale, leading the Gaels to a three game sweep of Weber State.
Brown and the Gaels will be back in action tomorrow, playing host to Georgia Tech at Cottrell Field.
ALSO NOMINATED: Hannah Couch/Allie Cataldo (BVB), Jason Habash (MTRK), Eddie Madrigal (BSB), Stefanie Silva (WTEN), Rayna Stanziano (WTRK), Varsity Eight Boat (ROW)
#GaelsRise
After tossing the final third of an inning in the Gaels narrow 5-4 loss to Harvard, Braxton Brown started for the remainder of the weekend at DP. Brown logged the eventual game winning hit in game one against the Wildcats, a come from behind 4-3 victory. With the game tied at 3-3 in the sixth, Brown charged a ball to deep left center for her first collegiate home run. She then went 3-4 in game two, driving in three, and drove in the opening run in the finale, leading the Gaels to a three game sweep of Weber State.
B6 | SMC 4 - WSU 3
— Saint Mary's Softball (@GaelsSoftball) March 16, 2025
Put her in the books! 🖊️
Braxton Brown hits her first career home run and RBI to give the Gaels the lead!#GaelsRise pic.twitter.com/2X6HjWIwhy
B1 | SMC 1 - WSU 0
— Saint Mary's Softball (@GaelsSoftball) March 16, 2025
Braxton Brown stays hot and the Gaels strike first! 🔥#GaelsRise pic.twitter.com/Fy17kGNeie
B4 | SMC 6 - WSU 1
— Saint Mary's Softball (@GaelsSoftball) March 16, 2025
Braxton Brown continues to deliver!
#GaelsRise pic.twitter.com/P1YHowKxF1
Brown and the Gaels will be back in action tomorrow, playing host to Georgia Tech at Cottrell Field.
ALSO NOMINATED: Hannah Couch/Allie Cataldo (BVB), Jason Habash (MTRK), Eddie Madrigal (BSB), Stefanie Silva (WTEN), Rayna Stanziano (WTRK), Varsity Eight Boat (ROW)
#GaelsRise
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