6 Brittany File
6 - Brittany File
Height: 5-5
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Carmel, CA
High School: Carmel
Position: P
Bats/Throws: R/R

Career:
After two seasons in the program, she ranks prominently in a number of career categories ... Has compiled a won-lost mark of 27-11 in the circle with her victory the ninth-highest total in program history ... Ranks seventh all-time at Emory with 317 strikeouts ... Holds down the No. 1 spot on the Eagles' career ladder in strikeouts per 7 innings (9.32) ... Has tossed 238 innings, the program's 10th-highest mark ... 17 complete games to her credit, good for 10th place all-time at Emory ... Has fanned 10 or more batters on six occasions. 

Sophomore (2015):
Closed out the season with a 17-6 won-lost ledger in the circle with her victory total second among UAA pitchers and 11th on the program's seasonal list ... Hurled a team-high 135 1/3 innings, 13th on the school's seasonal chart, and fanned 156 batters, second in the league, 29th among all D-III players and fifth on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... Averaged 8.07 strikeouts per seven innings, good for the No. 2 spot in the UAA, 32nd in the D-III ranks and the second-highest effort in program history ... Named UAA Pitcher of the Week (May 12) after capturing NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tournament honors that saw her notch all three wins and recording an ERA of 0.65 while hurling 21 2/3 of the squad's 22 innings ... Opened NCAA Regional play with a complete-game two-hit shutout over LaGrange, striking out eight in the process, in a 2-0 victory ... Followed that LaGrange effort with another complete-game, two-hit whitewash, fanning five, in a 1-0 triumph over Averett (May 9) ... Tabbed as UAA Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 25) after registering Emory's first seven-inning no-hitter since April of 2005 when she shut down Fontbone (Mar. 21), striking out 10 in the process, in a 3-0 decision ... Fanned a season-high 12 batters, surrendering just two hits along the way, en route to posting a complete game in a 3-2 victory in eight innings over Birmingham Southern ... Sparked Emory to a 5-1 win against Berry College (Apr. 1) in the second game of a twinbill, going all seven frames and allowing five hits while striking out nine ... Chosen as UAA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 16) after helping Emory to a 4-0 record at the season-opening 3n2 Elite Event, chalking up an ERA of 1.00 and striking out 16 opposing batters in 14 innings of work ... Opened the Eagles' campaign by hurling a five-inning perfect game, striking out nine, in a 10-0 win vs. Rhodes (Feb. 14) ... Complete-game outing vs. DePauw (Mar. 8) saw her surrender just two hits and whiff five in an 8-1 win ... Got the starting nod vs. Thomas More (Mar. 7) and went six innings where she fanned nine and allowed just one hit and one run in a 6-1 victory. 

Freshman (2013-14):
Appeared in 31 games and drew 16 starting assignments in the circle ... Tossed six complete games en route to a 10-5 won-lost record ... Finished with an ERA of 2.78 ... Hurled 102 2/3 innings and struck out 161 batters, good for the No. 2 spot in the UAA and No. 3 on the school's seasonal ladder ... Her average of 10.98 strikeouts/per 7 innings established a program season record and was good for top spot in the D-III ranks .... Registered her third save of the year in the NCAA Atlanta Regional opener vs. Agnes Scott (May 9), tossing three innings of scoreless ball and striking out six in a 5-1 win … Fanned 10 or more batters on four occasions ... Tossed a complete-game shutout vs. Centre College (Feb. 22), allowing just four hits and striking out 16 batters, the second-highest game total in school history, in a 3-0 victory ... Surrendered just one hit and struck out 15 over seven innings in leading the Eagles to a 6-0 decision over Rochester (Mar. 11) at the UAA Tournament ... Suffered a knee injury in NCAA Regional action vs. Piedmont (May 9) but returned to action the following weekend in the Super Regional vs. Trine University ... Came through with a solid six-inning stint as a reliever against Trine (May 17), allowing just two hits and one run while striking out five ... Named UAA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25) after notching two wins and finishing with an ERA of 0.54 over 13 innings of work in helping the Eagles to a 4-0 record at the 3N2 Classic ...  Picked up the win in the relief in a 7-4 decision over Case Western (Feb. 23), tossing six frames and surrendering just one run while fanning seven ... Brilliant effort vs. Messiah (Feb. 28), going all seven innings in a pitcher's duel that resulted in a 1-0 Emory win, allowing just four hits and striking out nine ... Pocketed her second save of the year with a solid 1 1/3 inning performance of scoreless ball in a 7-4 outcome vs. Berry College (Mar. 19) ... Picked up the win after pitching six strong innings in a starting capacity, allowing one run and fanning six in a 2-1 win over No. 7 Piedmont (Apr. 9) ... Complete-game outing in a six-inning 9-1 win over Covenant College (Apr. 8), not allowing an earned run, giving up just two hits and striking out 11. 

High School
:
Four-year member of  the Carmel High School softball program … Played for head coach  Mike Odello … Served as team captain her final season … During her senior season, she fashioned a won-lost mark of 15-9, striking out 290 batters over 152 innings  en route to capturing league and county honors for the third straight year ... Was awarded all-state accolades as a senior ... Ranked among the top 10 performers in the state of California in strikeouts … Fired two no-hitters as a senior … Named Prep Athlete of the Week (Apr. 2) after recording back-to-back shutouts and fanning 25 batters in help her squad to a pair of wins … During her junior campaign, she compiled nine victories and fanned 158 opposing batters … Played travel ball for the 18U Gold Central Coast Athletics … Also played on her high school's tennis team. 

Personal:
Daughter of Paul and Wendy File ... Majors in neuroscience and behavioral biology.  

Quote:
"I chose Emory because the University provides the perfect combination of excellent academics and competitive athletics." 

Career Stats

Year ERA W-L GS GC IP H R ER WP HBP SO BB
2014 2.66 10-5 16 6 102.2 66 52 39 20 2 161 97
2015 2.84 17-6 21 11 135.1 102 62 55 7 6 156 73
TOTAL 2.76 27-11 37 17 238 168 114 94 27 8 317 170