Brianna Copeland Signs with Atlanta Smoke
7/7/2025 1:30:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Softball alum Brianna Copeland has signed with the Atlanta Smoke of the Women's Professional Fastpitch league.
Copeland joins the team in its first season in Atlanta after playing in Texas the last two seasons.
The Smoke are the reigning WPF Champions, winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
Copeland was a four-year standout for the Hoosiers, and her senior campaign was her best. The Pelham, Alabama, native hit .331 with 57 hits, 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs. She also recorded a .628 slugging percentage and a .440 on-base percentage. In the circle, she posted an 18-10 record while throwing 148 strikeouts and holding opposing batters to a .274 batting average.
Copeland was recognized as a 2025 NFCA third-team All-American, marking the second time she received the honor, as well as being named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team, NFCA All-Region First Team. She also earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2024 and 2025 and was an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2023.
Through Copeland's outstanding play, she helped elevate the standards of Indiana softball, leading the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history from 2023-25.
Copeland joins the team in its first season in Atlanta after playing in Texas the last two seasons.
The Smoke are the reigning WPF Champions, winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
Copeland was a four-year standout for the Hoosiers, and her senior campaign was her best. The Pelham, Alabama, native hit .331 with 57 hits, 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs. She also recorded a .628 slugging percentage and a .440 on-base percentage. In the circle, she posted an 18-10 record while throwing 148 strikeouts and holding opposing batters to a .274 batting average.
Copeland was recognized as a 2025 NFCA third-team All-American, marking the second time she received the honor, as well as being named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team, NFCA All-Region First Team. She also earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2024 and 2025 and was an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2023.
Through Copeland's outstanding play, she helped elevate the standards of Indiana softball, leading the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history from 2023-25.
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