Briana Bishop

Briana Bishop

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
College Station, Texas

High School:
A&M Consolidated

Height:
5-4

Position:
IF

Experience:
2L

Bats/Throws:
R/R

A .301 career hitter who has 65 RBI heading into her junior campaign.

2008 (Sophomore): Played in 55 games with 54 starting appearances, 52 of them at third base ... batted .270 and was second on the team and eighth in the league with 34 RBI ... led the SLC in walks with 36 and ranked eighth in the conference in on-base percentage at .428 ... posted 11 extra-base hits and was fourth on the team with six home runs ... had nine two-hit games and ranked third on the squad with eight multi-RBI contests ... went 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBI against A&M-Corpus Christi (3/15) ... was 2-for-3 with a homer, four RBI and a run scored against McNeese State (5/8) ... had three separate four-game hitting streaks during the season.

2007 (Freshman): Made first career start in third game of the season and started each of the remaining 54 games hit a team-best .329, good enough for 11th in the Southland Conference ... led the team with seven home runs and 14 doubles ... the 14 two-base hits tied for second-most in the conference ... was second on the squad with 31 RBI ... had a team-best .563 slugging percentage and led the squad with a .383 on-base percentage ... opened career by recording three consecutive multi-hit games ... capped that three-game stretch by going 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in SFA's 8-7 win over Southern Miss. ... posted a trio of three-hit games on the season ... had eight multi-RBI games, including a season-high three runs driven in on three separate occasions ... hit four of her seven home runs during a nine-game span from March 18 to March 31 ... recorded a .953 fielding percentage that ranked second only to first baseman Jessica Tullos among SFA infielder ... was in on 19 of SFA's league-best 32 double plays, and her 112 assists tied for sixth in the SLC.

High School: Started and lettered four years for coach Shelley Batson at A&M Consolidated ... played third base ... was Second-Team All-District 13-5A as a freshman and sophomore ... earned first-team honors her last two years ... was named All-Brazos Valley all four years ... was named district offensive MVP in 2005 and 2006 ... helped lead team to bi-district championship in 2003 and 2005 ... won the district title in 2004 ... helped take A&M Consolidated to the regional championship in 2006 ... a member of the National Honor Society and academic all-state selection ... played five years for the Texas Avengers 18-and-under club team.

Personal: Born May 6, 1988, in Waco, Texas ... daughter of Billy and Kerry Bishop.