Awards and Honors
2025 First Team All-ASUN (OF)
2025 Third Team All-ASUN (OF)
2024 ASUN All-Freshman Team
2025 ASUN Player of the Week: March 5
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2025)
College Sports Communicators All-District Team (2025, 2024)
Dean’s List (S25, F24, S24, F23)
Career Recap: Austin PeayÂ
2025 (Sophomore)
A First Team All-ASUN selection in the outfield, with she and Kylie Campbell becoming the first duo in program history to earn First Team All-ASUN honors and the sixth duo in program history to earn first team all-conference recognition… Started 54-of-55 games, with all starts coming at centerfield… Second on the team in runs (38), hits (56), triples (3), total bases (93), batting average (.354), and on-base percentage (.440), while her 37 RBI and eight home runs were best for third and fourth on the team, respectively… Led all outfielders with nine assists and 109 putouts… Had a hit in 38 games, with 13 multi-hit performances and four games of at least three hits… Had a hit and matched her career-high with three runs against Florida A&M (Feb. 9) in the final game of Mercer’s Heart of Georgia Classic… Had her first multi-hit performance against South Dakota State (Feb. 14) at Tarleton State’s Whataburger Invitational and her second the following day against Houston Christian Feb. 15)… Began a career-long 15-game hitting streak with a two-hit performance against South Dakota State (Feb. 16), which also was her fourth of 21-straight games reaching base… First of 18 extra-base hits on the season came as a double in a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance against Furman (Feb. 21) at the Furman Classic… First home run of the season came in a home run against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 28) at the Governors Classic. Also drew her seventh walk of the season and tallied her lone steal of the season against the Norse… Went 3-for-3 from the plate with two RBI and a run against UMass Lowell (March 8) at the Cathi Maynard Invitational… Six of her season’s eight home runs came in ASUN Conference play, with the first of league action being a grand slam at Central Arkansas (March 28), with her finishing the game with a career-best five RBI… Hit for a triple against Bellarmine (April 4)… Enjoyed one of the best weekends of her career against North Alabama, with a home run and two RBI in Game 1 (April 12) against the Lions, before concluding the series with her first-career multi-home run performance, putting two balls over the fence where she went 3-for-3 from the plate with three runs and four RBI… Became the first player in program history to hit for the cycle in Game 1 (May 1) at Lipscomb, going 4-for-4 from the plate and finishing the historic feat with a single in the top of the seventh inning. The cycle was later published in SportsIllustrated, making her the first player in program history to appear on SI.com. It also earned her ASUN Player of the Week Honors – also the first in program history… Totaled four hits during the Governors’ stay at the ASUN Softball Championship, with two hits, including her third triple of the season, against Stetson (May 9).
2024 (Freshman)
Appeared in 49 games during her freshman campaign, making 48 starts in the Governors’ outfield… Led the team with eight home runs, a .563 slugging percentage, .452 on-base percentage, 1.015 OPS… Her first-career home run came in her fourth collegiate game against Evansville (Feb. 18). Her performance against the Purple Aces also was her first multi-hit and multi-RBI game, as she finished the game with two and three, respectively… Hit a home run in back-to-back twice games against Lipscomb (March 6) and Akron (March 9), and also against Bradley (March 11) and Ohio State (March 13)… Had a season-high three hits in the Akron and Ohio State games… Tallied a hit in 5-of-6 games between March 23-30… Solo home run against Eastern Kentucky, for her seventh of the season… Two-hit performance in the regular-season finale against North Alabama (May 4).
Career Recap: Brighton High School
Played catcher for coaches Robin Jacobs and Emily Stewart at Brighton High School… As a senior, hit .612, with 11 home runs, seven doubles, and four triples among her 41 hits in just 67 at bats… Also drove in 32, scored 33 runs, stole 15 bases, and walked 20 times… As a junior, named to Tennessee Softball Coaches Association First-Team All-State in Class 3A. as well as to the All-Academic Team, district MVP, district first team, and Memphis Area All-Metro First Team selection after batting .444, with 13 home runs, seven doubles and one triple in leading Cardinals to a TSSAA State Tournament appearance … also drove in 37, scored 45 runs and stole 17 bases … as a sophomore, batted .439, with nine home runs, seven doubles and four triples and earning TSCA West Tennessee All-State in Class 3A , district MVP and all-metro honors … also drove in 40 and scored 36 runs … also ran cross country and played volleyball.
Personal
Brieanna Renee Howard is the daughter of Jason and April Howard… Has two siblings: Jason and April… Born Jan. 6.
