Brittany Gray (born July 25, 1995) is an American

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

coach and former player. She attended Greenwood High School in

Greenwood, Indiana Greenwood is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 63,830 at the 2020 Census. Greenwood is located southeast of central Indianapolis between Interstate 65 and Interstate 69. It is the most populous suburban mu ...

. She later attended the

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, where she was an

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for the

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team. Gray led the Bulldogs to the

2016 Women's College World Series The 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2016 as the final part of the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 Division I (NCAA), NCAA Division I college softball teams were to be selected out of an ...

second round, where they fell to

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, 4–1. Gray suffered a season ending arm injury in her senior season, forcing her to miss Georgia's run to the

2018 Women's College World Series The 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 6, 2018 as the final part of the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remainin ...

. Gray was drafted by the

Beijing Shougang Eagles The Beijing Eagles, officially the Beijing Shougang Eagles (北京首钢金鹰女垒), were a women's professional softball team. Established in May 2017, the team plays in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). In the 2019 NPF Season the team will ...

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in the third round of the 2018 NPF Draft. Gray was named an assistant softball coach at

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on July 28, 2021.

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Indiana State Sycamores bioGeorgia Bulldogs bio
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