The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Brejae Washington
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cajon
- Hometown:
- San Bernardino, Calif.
CAREER ACCOLADES
2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Central Region Second Team
2013 All-Big 12 First Team
2013 All-Big 12 Defensive Team
2011 All-Big 12 Second Team
IN THE TEXAS CAREER RECORD BOOK, WASHINGTON RANKS ...
1st in triples (16)
1st in stolen bases (97)
3rd in sacrifice hits (24)
4th in runs scored (135)
AS A JUNIOR (2013)
One of the fastest players to ever wear the Texas uniform, a true spark at the top of the lineup and a rangy center fielder ... stole 32 bases, good for the third most in a year in program history ... on the UT single-season charts, checked in fifth with 70 hits, sixth with 12 sacrifice bunts and eighth with 47 runs scored ... hit in the two-spot of the order behind Taylor Hoagland all 61 games and started every one of the team’s contests in center field ... produced a single-season best 20-multiple hit games and six multiple-RBI contests ... recorded four game-winning runs batted in and scored a team second-best six contest-determining runs ... tallied a career-best 10-game hitting streak, from Feb. 15 versus DePaul to Feb. 23 against Lamar ... hit .444 (four-for-nine) with the bases loaded and .403 (29-for-72) with the bases empty ... advanced runners 57.1 percent of the time (80 times in 140 chances) ... drove in eight runs with two outs and delivered eight runners from third base with less than two outs in 18 opportunities (44.4 percent success rate) ... during Big 12 Conference contests, hit .383 (23-for-60), good for the third-best mark on the team ... posted a .500 batting average (four-for-eight) during the NCAA Austin Regional while scoring three runs ... hit triples in consecutive games against Army and South Carolina (May 17-18), pushing career total to 16, tied for the fourth most in Big 12 history ... two triples during NCAA Tournament were tied for the most among all participants ... stole four bases during the postseason run, tied for the second most among Division I players in the event ... seven total triples in 2013 were tied for sixth most by a player in league history ... in team’s 51 victories, posted a .399 batting average (61-for-153), 28 stolen bases and .450 on-base percentage ... in the second half of the season, hit .340 (32-for-94) with 32 hits, 21 runs scored and a .468 slugging percentage ... excelled in home games, batting a squad third-best .421 (40-for-95) with 21 runs scored and 17 driven in ... also placed third on the team with a .579 slugging percentage in home contests ... got off to a hot start in February, with a .449 average (22-for-49) and nine stolen bases ... led the Longhorns with a .452 batting average (14-for-31) in May while slugging a team second-best .742 in the month ... hit second home run of the season, and first out of the park, at Oklahoma State (May 5) ... finished Iowa State series (April 12-14) with a .500 batting average (five-for-10), .700 slugging percentage and four runs batted in ... recorded a personal-best four hits against No. 18/16 Washington (March 15) ... drove in the game-winning run against Syracuse (March 2) with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning ... during the Hilton Houston Plaza Invitational (Feb. 15-17), hit .438 (seven-for-16) and scored six runs.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012)
Started 59 of team’s 60 contests and led squad with four triples and 27 stolen bases … third among the Longhorns with 43 runs scored … paced UT with nine sacrifice bunts … finished fifth on the team with 57 hits … checked in second in the Big 12 Conference in steals … swiped two bases in a game four times … recorded a team third-best 16 games with two or more hits … added five multi-RBI contests … opened 52 games as the center fielder with the team going 42-10 (.808 winning percentage) in such contests … UT’s primary No. 2 hitter, starting 48 games in that spot … had the fourth-best average of any Longhorn during home games at .343 (34-for-99) … went two-for-two with a pair of runs batted in against No. 23 Baylor (May 13) … hit a triple in a two-for-four game at No. 25 Baylor (April 18) … tallied two hits with a double and two RBIs against No. 25 New Mexico (March 30) … posted three hits versus Winthrop (March 16) during Spring Fling Tournament in Honolulu after three-hit game March 15 against Marist … tied a career high with a seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 29 against Texas State (game one of doubleheader) through March 13 at Hawai’i … had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs against No. 7 UCLA (Feb. 25) … against No. 10 Tennessee (Feb. 19) with a 1-2 count with two outs and trailing 2-1, hit a two-run, inside-the-park home run to right center for the 3-2 victory … opened the season with a three-for-four performance against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 9), tying career best with four RBIs while adding a triple.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011)
Set the UT single-season stolen base record with 38 and ranked second in the Big 12 Conference … stood atop the league with five triples … placed third on the team with 54 hits, 45 runs scored and 26 walks … posted two hits and a run scored in 5-3 victory against No. 14 Oklahoma (May 1) … recorded three hits and scored twice at Texas Tech (April 23) … notched two hits, two runs scored, first career homer and three stolen bases in 8-0 win over UT Arlington (April 19) … went three-for-three with three runs scored, two RBIs and a stolen base in an 8-0 victory against North Texas (April 14) … combined to go five-for-seven with four RBIs, three runs scored, a double and a triple in two-game sweep of Kansas (March 26-27) … four RBIs in game two versus the Jayhawks was season high … posted two hits, two runs and an RBI in win against DePaul (March 17) … recorded a career-best four stolen bases and added two hits versus Pittsburgh (March 4) … tallied two hits, a pair of RBIs and a run scored against Cal Poly (Feb. 25) … doubled, tripled, scored three runs, walked twice and stole three bases in 12-4 win over Colorado State (Feb. 19) … registered a Texas-record two triples and added a single, RBI and two runs scored against Wisconsin (Feb. 17).
NATIONALLY
Played club softball for Cal Lite under head coaches Pam Newton and Vick Stewart … led club to a 25th-place finish at the 2007 and 2008 ASA 18U Gold National Championships and a sixth-place finish at the 2010 ESPN/Rise tournament.
BEFORE TEXAS
A two-sport standout in softball and track at Cajon High School … three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America selection (2008-10), including first-team selection as a senior … four-time All-San Andreas League First-Team and all-county selection … named team MVP in 2010, earned team coach’s award in 2009 and claimed rookie of the year honors in 2007 … posted a .424 batting average, .490 on-base percentage, .647 slugging percentage and 1.000 fielding percentage as a senior in 2010 while adding 137 career stolen bases … shined on the track in the long jump, 100, 200 and 4x100-meter relay … led squad to the San Andreas Championship in 2010 and broke the 30-year-old San Andreas League long jump record with her 18-4 mark … three-time track team MVP (2007-09) … 2010 All-San Andreas First Team pick in the long jump, 100 and 200 meters.
PERSONAL
Full name is Brejae Lynn Dashawn Washington … born Sept. 7, 1992, in San Bernardino, Calif. … daughter of Kinya and Contez Hearn … has six siblings, Mychael Hearn, Naige Hearn, Travell Washington, Nene Washington, Tyler Washington and Kourtney Davis … intends to major in youth and community studies … two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection (Spring 2011 and Spring 2012).
