9 Gen Brittingham
Gen Brittingham
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Year:
    2021
  • Hometown:
    Aliso Viejo, Calif.
  • High School:
    Aliso Niguel
  • Position:
    OF
  • Major:
    International Relations/Political Science/Spanish
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:

  • 2021 NEWMAC Softball Academic All-Conference Team
  • 2019 NFCA All-America Third Team
  • 2019 NFCA All-Region First Team
  • 2019 NEWMAC Softball All-Conference First Team
  • 2018 NEWMAC Softball All-Conference Second Team

 2021:

  • Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

2020: 

  • 2020 Season Cancelled.

2019: 

  • Appeared in all 32 games as a sophomore for the Blue.
  • Led the NEWMAC and team in batting average, hitting .509, which placed her in the top ten in the NCAA single season batting average leaders.
  • Collected 23 extra basehits, 18 doubles, two triples and three homeruns.
  • Led the team in RBI with 32.
  • Set a career high in hits per game with four against Brandies on Apr. 3, against Clark on Apr. 23 and again on May 3 against Babson.
  • Also fieled .950 in her fist year playing outfield.
  • Named NEWMAC All-Conference First Team.
  • Named NFCA All-Region First Team.

2018: 

  • Appeared in all 31 games as a first year for the Blue.
  • Led the team in batting average, hitting .375 on 36 hits, also led the team with 19 RBI and 4 homeruns.
  • Season high 3 hit games against Tufts on Mar. 24, against Emerson on Mar. 30 and against Wheaton on Apr. 10.
  • Named NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team.

Before Wellesley: 

  • Attended Aliso Niguel High School, and graduated in 2017.
  • Was a single sport athlete in softball.
  • Helped bring her team to the CIF semifinals her junior year.
  • Was captain of her softball team senior year.

Personal: 

  • Daughter of Jayme and Barry.
  • Born in Laguna Beach, California.
  • Has four siblings, sister Samantha and brothers John, Charlie, and Andrew.
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because of the incredibly rigorous academics.
  • Has two cats named Jasmine and Tiana.