Female Athlete of the Month

Female Athlete of the Month: Buena graduate Brianna Hardy of Phoenix College


Buena High School graduate Brianna Hardy, now of Phoenix College, is our Female Athlete of the Month after being selected the NFCA NJCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year on June 6 and the NJCAA Female Student Athlete of the Year on June 17.

Hardy earned these lofty honors after leading Phoenix College to the 2021 NJCAA Division II softball championship title in May.

Brianna Hardy earned high-ranking honors in softball and academically at Phoenix College in June (Phoenix College photo)

The Bears put together an incredible seventh-inning comeback against Jones (Miss.), scoring three runs with two outs to take the lead and clinch the title. Hardy pitched the full seven innings in the national final game, leaving the circle with eight strikeouts. Hardy earned Most Valuable Player honors at the national tournament.

During the regular season, the sophomore earned 32 wins and one save throughout Phoenix’s 45-game schedule.

Hardy led the NJCAA in six major pitching categories including wins (32), complete games (27), shutouts (14), strikeouts (325), strikeouts per game (12.10), and earned run average (1.08).

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS

January 2021: Ironwood Ridge golfer Celia Schrecker

February 2021: Tucson High grad, Arizona diver Delaney Schnell

March 2021: Sahuaro basketball player Alyssa Brown

April 2021: Salpointe softball player Alyssa Aguilar

May 2021: Sabino track athlete Eva Bruce


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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon.

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