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Saint Mary's College Athletics Gaels

2026 Softball Roster

Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
SMC Athletics / Emily Smith

00 Braxton Brown

  • Position Pitcher/Infielder
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Benicia, Calif.
  • High School Benicia
  • Prev School Benicia
  • Major Health Science

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE (2025): Established herself as a major power threat in her second season with the Gaels…Appeared in 40 games, starting 27 at the designated player position…Hit 0.258 for her sophomore campaign with three doubles and five homers…Scored 12 times while driving in 18…Logged her first collegiate hit in the second game of the season against Sacramento State (Feb. 7), a pinch hit single…Her first career extra base hit was a home run against Weber State (Mar. 15), which also netted her first collegiate run scored and RBI…From Mar. 21 to Apr. 1, went on a season-long five game hit streak, going 9-for-16 with two doubles, two home runs, seven runs scored and seven RBI in that stretch…Picked up three three hit ball games in the span of a week against Weber State (Mar. 16), Idaho State (Mar. 21) and Utah State (Mar. 23)...Finished fourth on the team with five home runs and fifth on the squad with an 0.820 OPS…Also made four appearances in the circle, including scoreless relief outings against Harvard (Mar. 15) and Idaho State (Mar. 21)...One of four Gaels to finish the year with a perfect fielding percentage.

AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Split time between the circle and the plate as a freshman, making two relief appearances as a pitcher, and 10 pinch hit appearances...Went recordless with a 4.20 ERA over 3.1 innings worked...Struck out one and walked two...Did not record a hit, but finished the season with a 0.200 on-base percentage...Tossed 2.1 innings scoreless in her first ever collegiate pitching appearance against San Jose State on 2/10, collecting her first collegiate strikeout...Reached base in back to back contest against San Diego (5/3 and 5/4) walking and being hit by a pitch in respective pinch hit appearances.

PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Graduate of Benicia High School...Competed in both softball and basketball in her prep career...Hit .361 with 7 home runs and 31 RBI as a senior...Tossed a no-hitter in her senior year against Carondelet...Batted .337 with 6 home runs and 23 RBI and went 20-4 with 2.55 ERA and 143 strikeouts as a junior...Helped lead Benicia to a 2022 Diablo-Foothill League Title, CIF North Coast Section DII Title and a trip to the CIF NorCal DII Championship Game...Named the 2022 Diablo-Foothill League Pitcher of the Year and the 2023 Diablo-Foothill League Player of the Year...Honored as the 2022 Vallejo Times Herald Female Athlete of the Year...Named CalHi Sports 2022 Junior Athlete of the Year...Earned a spot on the San Francisco Chronicle's Second Team All-Metro list in 2022...Chose Saint Mary's because "the softball staff made me feel very wanted and welcomed when I visited their campus. They also made it very clear that mental health was taken seriously and that the person you are off the field is just as important as the one on the field."...Plans to study health science and attend nursing school.

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Historical Player Information

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    2024Freshman

    Pitcher/Infielder
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    2025Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
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    2026Junior

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
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