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2010 (Senior):
In her final season in the outfield for the Tigers, Brittany saw action in 51 of the Tiger's 54 games while starting 48 contests. Hampered with a shoulder injury that held her out of fall practices and the first part of the season, Hendrickson finished the season with a .228 batting average, posting 28 hits in 123 at bats. See added one double and one triple to her season totals while driving in seven runs and scoring 12 more. In the field, Hendrickson committed just two errors in left field while making numerous run saving catches through out the season.
2009 (Junior):
Playing both corner outfield spots and spending time as a pinch runner off the bench, Brittany saw action in 41 games for the Tigers as a junior while starting 22. At the plate, Hendrickson posted a .236 average tallying 13 hits in 55 at-bats. On the basepaths, Hendrickson scored 11 runs while also knocking in three RBI. Defensively, Hendrickson flashed the leather in the outfield coming up big when needed most. Hendrickson's most impressive play came against Cal State Fullerton on April 19 when she robbed a home run over the left field fence in the second inning to keep the game a scoreless tie. Hendrickson had entered the game at the beginning of the defensive inning after the Tigers suffered yet another injury to their roster.
2008 (Sophomore):
Brittany ended her second year with the Tigers with a bang, earning the Char Burshiem Most Improved award. Among players with 45 at bats or more, her .286 batting average ranked second overall over a span of 133 appearances in 51 games, 49 of which the sophomore started. Hendrickson proved to be a key offensive contributor with 10 RBI, 14 runs and 38 hits on the season. She even held a share of having the second-longest hitting streak on the team after doing so over seven games from Mar. 8 to Mar. 16. Her sole triple of the season came against UC Davis in the Tigers' 5-4 win on April 5, when she went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
2007 (Freshman):
One of the Tigers' platoon of outfielders and primary pinch-runners, Hendrickson saw action in 31 games for Pacific in her first season including earning 19 starts as a freshman. In 47 plate appearances, Brittany produced 11 hits with her first career hit coming in her first collegiate at bat in the Tigers' 9-0 win over Marshall at the Alexis Park Kickoff Tournament on Feb. 9. On the basepaths, Hendrickson scored 15 runs during the season with her first career run coming against Illinois-Chicago in a game in which she went 1-for-2 with two runs scored including a double and a hit-by-pitch.
High School:
Hendrickson is a 2006 graduate of Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif. A three-year letterwinner for the Warriors, Brittany earned First Team All-West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) honors following both her sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior Hendrickson was named to the All-WCAL Second Team. In her final two seasons, Brittany led Valley Christian to a combined 44-14-1 record, including a 20-7 mark in 2006 as the Warriors earned the CCS championship.
Personal:
Brittany Hendrickson was born in San Jose, Calif. She is the daughter of Winston and Teresa Hendrickson and has two sisters, Danielle and Lauren. Brittany graduated from Pacific with a degree in communication in 2010.
