Breanna Brown

Position:
OF
Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Jordan

2008: As a junior, started all 63 games in center field • Earned second team NFCA All-Southeast Region and first team All-ACC honors • Led team with a .338 batting average and a team-high 69 hits • Stole a team-best 15 bases on 21 attempts • Scored an ACC-best 48 runs on the season • Led the team with 204 at bats, picking up 15 extra base hits including a team-high four triples • Tallied four outfield assists on the year to lead the team • Had seven games with multiple RBIs • Scored two or more runs in 12 games • Went 6 for 8 with three runs scored, three RBIs, a home run and a pair of steals in a doubleheader against Georgia Tech on March 29 • Scored a pair of runs and drove in two while going 3 for 4 at Boston College on April 5 • Crossed the plate four times in Carolina's regular season finale series at Virginia Tech (April 26-27) • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.

2007: As a sophomore, started 62 games in center field • Named to the All-Southeast Region Second Team • Led team in batting with a .343 average (68 for 198) • Ranked first on the team with 68 hits and 18 stolen bases • Scored 39 runs on the year • Was a perfect 4 for 4 against Oklahoma State on March 8 • Tallied a season-high five hits in six at bats against Virginia Tech on April 14 • Turned in back-to-back two RBI games against Penn State and Iowa on Feb. 11 and 16 • Had four games with multiple RBIs • Led the team with 16 multi-hit games • Cut down a team-high 13 runners from her outfield position, while committing just two errors.

2006: As a freshman, started 64 games in the outfield • Earned first-team All-ACC honors • Led team in batting with a .298 average (56 for 188) • Recorded 12 multi-hit games • Drove in a career-high three runs in the win at FIU on Feb. 10 • Matched that total in the win over East Carolina on April 12 • First career triple came in the second game at UNC Wilmington on March 1 • Played standout defense in center field, committing just two errors on the season • Led the Tar Heels with six outfield assists, with several cutting down runners at home • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

At Jordan High School in Durham, N.C.: North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior • Three-time first-team all-state honoree • Hit .707 as a sophomore to establish a North Carolina record for batting average • Two-time PAC-6 Player of the Year • National Technical Honor Society member • Also played basketball for two seasons.

Personal: The daughter of Wayne Thacker and Shirley Brown • Born Breanna Marie Brown Jan. 12, 1987, in Minneapolis, Minn.

More on Brown: Psychology major • A Rising Star in the Carolina Leadership Academy • Made Dean's List Fall 2007 • Enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with friends and shopping • Ranks committing to UNC as her greatest sports thrill.
Brown's Career Statistics

Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	Slg.	BB	SO	SB-SA
2006	.298	64-64	188	24	56	5	3	0	67	18	.356	10	32	6-12
2007	.343	62-62	198	39	68	6	0	1	77	18	.389	13	26	18-24
2008	.338	63-63	204	48	69	8	4	3	94	26	.461	22	26	15-21
Totals	.327	189-189	590	111	193	19	7	4	238	62	.403	45	84	39-57