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

Career:
Ended her four-year run in the program as the school's all-time leader in wins, compiling a ledger of 76-21 ... Fanned a school-record 817 batters and her career average of 9.71 strikeouts per seven innings ranks first all-time at Emory and 22nd on the NCAA career chart ... Appeared in 133 games in the circle, tops on the Eagles' all-time list ... Tied for the No. 1 position at Emory with seven career saves ... Second all-time at Emory in games started (88), complete games (47) and innings pitched (589) ... Career ERA of 2.06 ranks as the eighth-best effort in school annals ... Fanned 10 or more batters on 24 occasions ... Third on the Eagles' all-time chart in opponent batting average (.180) ... Named UAA Pitcher of the Week on 12 occasions ... Closed out her career holding three of the school's top four seasonal marks for strikeouts per seven innings.

Senior (2017):
Ended a storied career by compiling a won-lost mark of 13-4, with her victory total second among UAA pitchers ... First Team All-UAA for the second straight year ... NFCA All-Atlantic Region Third Team ... Named UAA Pitcher of the Week twice ... CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District for the third straight year ... Logged 116 1/3 innings of work (fourth among UAA hurlers) and struck out 157 opposing batters, second on the conference chart, 23rd in the D-III ranks and the program's sixth-highest individual seasonal total ... Average of 9.45 strikeouts per seven innings topped the league, ranked 10th in Division III and placed fourth on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... Fanned 10 or more batters on four occasions ... Recorded an ERA of 1.81, third in the UAA and 90th nationally in Division III ... Opponents hit .180 off her, sixth on the school's seasonal chart ... Made 13 starts and registered 11 complete games ... Named UAA Co-Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 10) after picking up both of the team's wins in the Brandeis series, throwing shutout ball over 13 1/3 innings of action, allowing just four hits and striking out 21 ... Became the program's winningest pitcher when she notched her 74th triumph (surpassing Nicole Kovski's previous standard of 73) when she tossed all five innings in a 8-0 verdict vs. Brandeis (Apr. 8), allowing just three hits and striking out eight ... In the first game on April 8, she tied the school record for career victories, firing a complete-game, one-hit gem, fanning nine, in the Eagles' 3-0 triumph ... In what proved to be the team's final game of the season, she guided Emory to a 2-1 win at New York University (Apr. 21), going all seven innings and striking out 11 while surrendering just four hits ... Tabbed as the UAA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 13) after figuring in all three of Emory's wins at the season-opening 3n2 Elite Invite, tossing a total of 16 innings and fanning 25 opponents en route to finishing with an ERA of 0.88 ... Struck out a season-high 14 batters (third-highest career total) and recorded her third career seven-inning no-hitter in a 7-0 outcome vs. Averett (Feb. 12) ... Earned a save after throwing the final two innings in a 2-0 triumph over Rhodes (Feb. 12), striking out two ... Solid outing vs. Messiah (Feb. 25) at the William Peace Triangle Classic, throwing a complete game, surrendering five hits while striking out 10 ... Came away with a win after 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, giving up two hits in an 8-3 decision vs. Christopher Newport (Mar. 5) ... Second save of the year saw her fan the lone batter she faced with runners on second and third in the top of the seventh, preserving a 6-4 win vs Centre (Mar. 19).

Junior (2016):
Banner campaign that culminated with her selection as a NFCA First Team All-American … Finished the year with a won-lost record of 36-6 with her victory total leading all D-III hurlers and establishing a school season record … NFCA All-Atlantic Region First Team honoree … First Team All-UAA and was chosen as the league’s Player of the Year … Named UAA Pitcher of the Week on six occasions … CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American ...  CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree ... Tossed a program record 234 2/3 innings and finished with an ERA of 1.46 that paced the UAA, ranked 34th nationally … Her 343 strikeouts established a school season record and represented the second-highest total in D-III during the year … Averaged 10.2 strikeouts per seven innings, placing her fourth nationally and third on Emory’s seasonal list … Fanned 10 or more batters on 14 occasions … Established school seasonal records for appearances (46) and games started (38) … Tied Nicole Kovski (2002) and Bridget Holloway (2016) for the program’s single-season record with 19 complete games … Tossed her second career seven-inning no hitter, striking out a season-high 14 batters, tying the fourth-highest individual game total in school history, in a 7-0 victory over Huntingdon College (Feb. 13) … Named the Most Outstanding Pitcher of the NCAA Atlanta Super Regional after hurling all 20 innings and recording an ERA of 0.70 with 23 strikeouts, nine coming in a 3-1 outcome over Benedictine (May 21) in the decisive game of the weekend … Named Most Outstanding Pitcher of the NCAA Mount Berry Regional and UAA Pitcher of the Week after figuring in all four decisions (3-1), hurling 27 out of a possible 29 frames, recording an ERA of 1.56 and fanning 34 foes … Whiffed a dozen in Emory’s 5-2 triumph vs. Berry (May 14) at the NCAA Regional … Tossed a complete-game two-hitter, striking out 10, in a 3-1 verdict over Birmingham Southern (May 13) in the NCAA Mount Berry Regional openers … In the deciding game of the Regional, she went all eight innings, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight in a 5-4 win … Surrendered just one hit and fanned 13 over six innings of work in an 8-0 win vs. LaGrange (Apr. 23) … Set the school seasonal record with her 28th win, striking out 10 and allowing three hits over six frames in an 8-1 triumph vs. Rhodes (Apr. 17) … Established the program’s single-season strikeout record, topping the previous standard of 230 (Shanon Andersen in 2008) when she whiffed 11 in an 8-3 verdict, going 5 2/3 innings and not allowing a run … Tied the school season strikeout record with a complete-game performance in a 5-0 whitewash over Rhodes (Apr. 16), giving up just three safeties and striking out 10 … Pocketed a win in relief, hurling six scoreless innings that saw her allow just three hits and fan 12 in an eight-inning 4-3 verdict over Southwestern (Apr. 16) … Went all five innings and held Lynchburg (Mar. 24) hitless, while striking out eight in an 8-0 decision … Named the MVP of the UAA Tournament after posting a 6-0 record while also notching a save … Recorded and ERA of 1.25 over 36 innings at the UAA Tourney and led all pitchers with 59 strikeouts … Complete-game four hitter and fanned seven in a 3-1 win over Washington University (Mar. 12) that clinched the league title … Whiffed 10 over four hitless frames in a 6-2 win vs. Rochester (Mar. 11) … Struck out nine and surrendered five hits en route to a complete-game outing in a 6-1 triumph vs. Wash U (Mar. 9) … Earned the win after tossing seven scoreless innings of relief, giving up just two hits while striking out 11 in a 10-inning, 7-5 victory over Case Western Reserve (Mar. 8) … Came on in relief and crafted 5 1/3 innings of one-hit ball, striking out nine in the process, and picked up the win in a 9-inning 4-3 decision over Lake Forest (Mar. 6) … Stymied Lake Forest (Mar. 6) by allowing just one hit and striking out 11 over five innings in an 8-0 triumph.

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
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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
2016 1.46 36-6 38 19 234.2 152 60 49 13 13 343 99
2017 1.81 13-4 13 11 116.1 75 45 30 11 3 157 69
TOTAL 2.06 76-21 88 47 589 395 219 173 51 24 817 338