2025 Softball Roster
Despines, Bri

Jersey Number 17
Bri Despines
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- East Peoria
- Hometown:
- Creve Coeur, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Kent State
Bio
As a junior (2025):
AT KENT STATE (2023, 2024):
High School/Travel:
Personal:
- Slashed .318/.421/.547 with 7 home runs and 37 RBIs
- Caught 41 games and started 10 as designated hitter
- Second on team with 11 multi-RBI games and a 9-game hitting streak
- Had four games with 3 RBIs, included three in a row (3/16, 3/18, 3/21)
- Went 10-for-11 on stolen bases
- Threw out 4 runners and committed just 5 errors (.979 fielding %)
- Went 4-for-5 with 3 RBIs, a double, a triple, and two stolen bases against NKU (3/18)
- Tallied 3 RBI and a home run in each game against Virginia Tech (3/16) and North Carolina (3/21)
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District
- Named to All-ACC Academic Team
- Named NFCA Scholar Athlete
AT KENT STATE (2023, 2024):
- All-MAC Second Team (2024)
- MAC All-Freshman Team (2023)
- All-MAC Second Team
- Batted .338Â with 11 doubles
- One of two Golden Flashes to appear in all 49 games
- Team-high nine doubles
- Hit .309 and had 24 RBIs
- Totaled 31 runs scored and 43 hits
- Recorded 12 multiple-hit games, including a career-high three hits at Akron (March 24) and Bowling Green (March 29)
High School/Travel:
- 2022 Extra Innings Second Team All-American
- 2022 Illinois Player of the Year Finalist
- First Team All-State in 2021 and 2022
- First Team All-Conference in 2019, 2021 and 2022 (no 2020 season)
- Top 8% of graduating class
- Had a .576 batting average in 36 games played in 2022
- Set numerous single-season school records in 2022, including hits (68), runs scored (57), innings caught (236), putouts (334) and pickoffs (5)
- Played volleyball in high school as well
Personal:
- Full name is Brianna Despines
- Birthday is February 9
- Parents are Melissa and Brian Despines
- Has two siblings, Sam and McHaley
- Major is business marketing
- Lists Adam Miller as the most influential person in her life
- Off the field, she enjoys working out, coloring, and doing her nails
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 18 Florida State (Gm. 1)
Thursday, July 11
Highlights: Louisville SB at Boston College
Sunday, May 05
SB: Daisy Hess and Sam Booe Postgame vs. #22/21 Clemson
Saturday, April 27
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 22/21 Clemson (Gm. 2)
Saturday, April 27