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Tarleton State University Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Toby Rhodes/Tarleton Athletics
Joseph DuFrain
Joseph DuFrain
Emma Vanbecelaere
Joseph DuFrain
Brady Johnson

7 Tristan Bridges

  • Class Senior
  • Position LHP
  • Height 5-7
  • B/T L/L
  • Hometown Denton, TX
  • High School Guyer HS

Biography

Senior Season (2023)
Tossed Tarleton’s 10th no-hitter in program history blanking California Baptist … Started the most games in the circle for the Texans with 26 and appeared in 34 games … Helped Tarleton earned a berth in the National Invitational Softball Championships (NISC) for the second straight season in Tarleton State University’s first three Division I seasons …  Named WAC Pitcher of the Week after tossing the program’s 10th no-hitter against California Baptist on March 31…  Notched second most victories on the squad (12-12) tying for the second most by a Texan in a single season in their Division I era … Recorded a trio of shutouts and struck out 91 opposing hitters … Registered 13 complete games, the third most by a Tarleton hurler in its Division I era… Ended the season tops in program history in career games started (107), walks (431) and HBP (71) … Ranked third all-time with 130 appearances, fourth in innings pitched (596.0), fourth in strikeouts (411), fifth in wins (47) and fifth in shutouts (11) … Struck out a season-high nine Bluejays against Creighton on Feb. 17.
 
Junior Season (2022)
Helped Tarleton qualify for the National Invitational Softball Championships (NISC) and the first postseason berth in Tarleton State University’s Division I history  ...  Led the team with 34 pitching appearances and 12 wins in the circle  ...  Threw a career-best 166.1 innings and documented the first 100-strikeout season of her illustrious career with 116 punchouts  ...  Moved into the Tarleton top 10 career list for career strikeouts, appearances, innings, complete games, and games started  ...  Began the season with wins in her first four appearances, including the first season-opening shutout since 2017.
 
Sophomore Season (2021)
NFCA/Easton D1 All-America Scholar-Athlete  ...  Academic All-WAC  ...  WAC Pitcher of the Week on April 12  ...  Received an additional season of competition following the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season  ...  Was the ace of the Texan pitching staff with 32 appearances in Tarleton’s first NCAA Division I season  ...  Threw the second-most innings in the WAC (164.0) on her way to the second-most complete games (18)  ...  Won 10 games and struck out 92 with a 4.74 ERA on the season  ...  Threw a complete-game, one-hitter against California Baptist on April 9  ...  Had a complete-game shutout against Abilene Christian on March 17.
 
Sophomore Season (2020)
Pitched in nine games and started eight during the COVID-shortened season  ...  Boasted a 4-1 record and threw four complete games  ...  Was second on the team with 42.2 innings of work  ...  Had 33 strikeouts  ...  Had at least three strikeouts in each of her final six appearances of the season.
 
Freshman Season (2019)
Helped Texans advance to Lone Star Conference Championship game and third round of NCAA Division II Regional Tournament ... Went 9-7 on the season with a 3.63 ERA ... Earned first career win versus Colorado School of Mines ... Had seven complete games and seven shutouts ... Set the Tarleton single-game record with 16 strikeouts versus McPherson College on March 18 ... Played in 21 games, started 18 of them ... Had a .833 fielding percentage.
 
Denton Guyer High School
Lettered one year  ...  Named academic all-district.
 
Krum High School
Lettered three years in softball  ...  Led her team to the 2017 4A Texas State Championship with an overall record of 37-4  ...  2017 State Tournament MVP  ...  All-Area MVP as a sophomore and junior  ...  Two-time all-district  ...  Three-time academic all-district  ...  Played eight years of select ball for Glory 18u Gold-Bridges.
 
Personal
Is a 2018 graduate of Denton Guyer High School  ...  Daughter of Brad and Jennifer Bridges  ...  Majoring in accounting  ... . Graduated with an undergrad degree in August 2022  ...  Born Sept. 18  ...  Full name is Tristan Cheyenne Bridges.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2019Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2020Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2021Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2023Senior

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    7