Brianna LeBeau

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
H.L. Richards
Hometown:
Worth, Ill.

2016: Appeared in 29 games with three starts as the designated player, three starts at first base and 23 pinch-hitting assignments ... Was limited following offseason shoulder surgery ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Had a pinch hit at-bat in each of Northwestern’s two Opening Day games and ripped a two-run single in both (2/12) ... Collected a third pinch-hit RBI single in a win over Bradley (2/14) ... Drew a bases-loaded walk as a pinch hitter against Oregon State to collect an RBI (2/26) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI groundout in a run-rule win over New Mexico State (2/26) ... Walked as a pinch hitter versus No. 8 Georgia (2/27) ... Singled in a pinch-hit role versus No. 20 Fresno State (2/27) ... Started at DP against No. 11 UCLA, going 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt, a sacrifice fly, an RBI and a run scored ... Drove in a run on her Senior Day with an RBI groundout against Michigan State (4/24).

2015: Started 40 games, 32 at second base, five at first base and three times as the designated player ... Also had four pinch hitting appearances and two pinch running appearances ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Was 2-for-4 with a run against Texas (2/7) ... Finished 2-for-3 with a solo home run versus California (2/8) ... Came off the bench as a pinch hitter against South Carolina and rapped a two-run single, remaining in the game and later slamming a three-run home run for a career-best five RBI game (2/22) ... Doubled twice and drove in two runs in a run-rule win against Southern Utah (2/27) ... Scored twice and stole a base in a win over Stanford (2/28) ... Drove in a pair of runs in a win at Ball State (3/8) ... Clubbed a two-run home run in the first game of a doubleheader at Penn State (3/21) ... Was 2-for-4 with a solo homer in the series finale at Penn State (3/22) ... Crushed a first-inning grand slam that barely got 10 feet above the ground before sailing over the center-field fence in the first inning of a win against Fordham (3/24) ... Finished 2-for-3 with an RBI at No. 15 Minnesota (4/11) ... Had a two-run pinch-hit double in a win over Ohio State (4/25), remaining in the game and scoring twice ... Pinch hit again in the series finale against the Buckeyes, remaining in the game and going 1-for-2 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk (4/26) ... Started at DP in a midweek win over DePaul (4/29), smoking a three-run home run and scoring twice.

2014: Started every game at second base ... NFCA All-Region first-team selection ... All-Big Ten first-team selection ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Was hit by a pitch 17 times, breaking the school single-season record of 14 ... Clubbed the first home run of her career in a win over New Mexico (2/7) ... Finished a come-from-behind win over Utah (2/8) with two hits and three RBIs ... Contributed to a four-run, bottom-of-the-seventh rally in that game with an RBI double ... Batted .467 (7-for-15) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic ... Was 3-for-3 with a steal against San Diego State (2/22) ... Later that day finished 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored against LIU Brooklyn ... Scored a career-best three runs and had an RBI in a run-rule victory over UC Santa Barbara (3/1) ... Entered the USF Under Armour Showcase with one-career home run, then clobbered one in each of NU's first three games of the tournament ... First brought the Wildcats back from a 2-0 deficit against Kansas with a three-run home run in the fourth inning (3/7) ... Later that night, broke open an eventual 7-2 win over South Florida with another three-run homer ... One day later, crushed a two-run home run against LIU Brooklyn (3/8) ... Finished 2-for-3 with a run against Western Michigan (3/8) ... Was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored against Northern Illinois (3/26) ... Clubbed a two-run homer and scored twice in a run-rule win over No. 19 Nebraska (3/28) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs against UIC (4/2) ... Was 2-for-3 with a triple in the series finale at No. 14 Minnesota (4/13) ... Finished a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs, two runs and a steal at Loyola (Chicago) (4/16) ... Doubled twice in a series sweep against Indiana (4/18-4/19) ... Finished a doubleheader sweep at Illinois 4-for-6 with three RBIs including a 3-for-3 performance in game two (4/22) ... Legged out a two-run triple at Ohio State (4/26) before hitting a solo home run the next day ... Batted .500 with five RBIs and two home runs in a series sweep of Michigan State (5/2-5/4) ... Clubbed a solo shot in the opener and jacked a three-run bomb in the finale, scoring two runs in that game ... Was 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and two HBPs in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament against Wisconsin (5/9) ... Had a three-run home run and scored twice in an NCAA Tournament elimination game versus Iona (5/16).

2013: Started 47 games in the infield, 43 at second base and four at first ... Also had three pinch running appearances ... Big Ten All-Defensive team honoree at second base ... Finished the season on a four-game hitting streak and batted a team-best .478 over the final eight games of the year ... Crushed a two-run triple for her first-career hit in a 2-for-4 performance with three RBIs against Middle Tennessee State (2/15) ... Batted .556 (5-for-9) and compiled a .714 on-base percentage in five starts at the Easton Invitational (3/1-3/3) ... Walked, was hit by a pitch and scored against No. 24 Oregon State (3/1) ... Went 2-for-2 with a run and a walk versus No. 16 Stanford (3/2) ... Finished 1-for-2 with two hit by pitches, two steals and a run versus Cal Poly (3/2) ... In a weather-shortened two-game series at No. 25 Nebraska (3/22), reached base in four of her five plate appearances with a single, a walk and a two hit by pitches ... Went 1-for-3 with a steal and a run in a win over Minnesota (3/31) ... Had a season-best three hits in a 3-for-4 day with a double, an RBI and a run scored against Iowa (4/13) ... Went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run in an extra-inning win at Penn State (4/20) ... Tripled, scored and drove in a run in the series opener against Purdue (4/26) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in the finale with the Boilermakers (4/28) ... Was 2-for-4 in a win at UIC (5/1) ... Went 2-for-2 with a double at No. 10 Michigan (5/4) ... Was 2-for-3 in both of NU's Big Ten Tournament games, first in the opening round against Indiana (5/9) before doing it again in the quarterfinals against eventual champion Wisconsin (5/10).

High School: 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Female Athlete of the Year and Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year ... Three-time All-South Suburban Conference selection ... 2009 All-SSC Red Division Player of the Year ... 2010 Chicago Tribune All-State and Chicago Sun-Times and Southtown Star All-Area ... Competed in the Chicago Tribune All-Star Game ... Compiled a 25-3 record with a 1.04 ERA, 176 strikeouts, a .516 batting average and 56 RBIs while leading Richards to an eighth-place finish in the state in 2011 with a 32-3 record ... High school coach is Julie Folliard, a member of the Illinois Coaches Association Hall of Fame ... Also competed as a prep in basketball (four letters) and volleyball (three letters) ... Three-time All-SSC and 2010 SSC Red Division Player of the Year in basketball ... 2010 All-SSC in volleyball ... Played club with the Oak Park Windmills from 2007-10 and with Gerry Quinn and the Illinois Chill from 2010-11 ... National Honor Society member ... Earned Honors with Distinction recognition.

Personal: Born Brianna Susanna LeBeau ... Daughter of Bruce and Susan LeBeau ... Sisters Amanda and Brittany matriculated to UW-Whitewater to play softball ... Has an older brother, Austin ... Attended the same high school as Dwayne Wade ... Majoring in communication studies with a minor in business institutions.