2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Brittney Roby
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Twin Cedars
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Iowa
2018: All-MVC First Team selection … named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team … started in all 52 games … MVC Player of the Week on March 5 … ranked as the second-hardest player to strikeout in Division I softball … led the team in at bats (182), hits (69), doubles (12) and stolen bases (11) … second on the team with 29 runs … hit .379 over the course of the season … drove in 19 batters in 2018 … scored four runs against Kennesaw State (2/17) … had 21 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game against Kennesaw State (2/17) … drove in three runs in against Green Bay (2/9), for a new career-high … hit her first-career home run at home against Illinois State (4/28).
2017: A second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... started all 52 games in the outfield ... ranked as the eighth-toughest player to strike out in the nation (173 at-bats - four strikeouts) ... ended the season having reached base in 22 consecutive games ... led the team in hits (51) ... ranked tied for third on the team in stolen bases (5) ... batted .295 with 25 runs, eight doubles, a triple, drew 17 walks and tallied 17 RBI ... notched two outfield assists ... had 12 multi-hit games ... went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the MVC Tournament championship game vs. Southern Illinois (May 13) ... went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI at Oklahoma State (March 3) ... went 3-for-4 vs. Southern Illinois (April 9).
Prior to UNI: Named to the NJCAA First-Team All-American squad after her first season at Des Moines Area Community College in 2015. Roby also earned the Division II Softball Marucci Elite Hitting Award while helping the Bears to the NJCAA World Series and being named to the all-tournament team. Named a first-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Assocation, Roby was honored as the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year after posting a .582 batting average with a team-leading 31 doubles. Roby was named first-team All-Region XI by the NJCAA and to the All-Midwest Region team by the NFCA. She was also named first-team Academic All-Region in 2015. At Twin Cedars High School, Roby earned first-team all-state honors five times.
Personal: Daughter of Dave and Kim Roby ... English Teaching major with a Literacy Education minor.
"Brittney is a fierce competitor and will bring a huge sense of toughness to the UNI Softball Program," said Jacobs. "Along with her toughness she brings speed and a very strong bat. From the left side of the plate she can play the short game with the best of them, and has developed into a power hitter as well. She is able to put pressure on the defense in many ways. In a very young outfield she will also bring experience playing two seasons for great coaches and highly competitive team at DMACC."
