University of Pittsburgh Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Ahmari Braden
- Position:
- P / OF
- Hometown:
- Buford, GA
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mountain View
- B/T:
- L/L
2025
- Led the Panthers in batting average (.315), stolen bases (13), and triples (2) in her second season with the Panthers.
- Her 13 stolen bases finished tied for 11th in the ACC.
- Recorded a stolen base in four consecutive games from Feb. 14-15 … went 6-for-13 with a double and two multi-hit efforts in that span.
- Went 3-for-3 with a double and a stolen base against UIW (2/14)
- led the Panthers at the Louisville Slugger Invitational (Feb. 28-March 2), batting .444 (8-for-18) with a double, a triple, three RBI and two runs scored.
- Recorded a hit in 14 of 19 games from Feb. 22-April 1 … hit .379 (22-for-58) with seven RBI, four doubles, two triples, and two home runs.
- Batted .500 (3-for-6) with two home runs, three RBI, and pair of big defensive plays in left field at No. 10 Florida State.
- Batted .333 (4-for-12) with three runs scored and two doubles in three games at Boston College.
- Ended the season by recording a hit in each of the last four consecutive games … went 7-for-12 with a double, a triple and three consecutive multi-hit efforts.
- Went 2-for-3 with a double against No. 17 Stanford in the opening round of the ACC tournament.
2024
- Appeared in 29 games with 20 starts primarily in center field
- Had first career multi-hit game against ETSU (2/17) ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a triple.
- Made two relief appearances in the circle at Virginia Tech (3/15-17)
High School
- Attended Mountain View High School in Buford, Georgia
- Finished with a .444 career batting average, 141 hits, 12 homers, 65 RBI, 115 Runs, and 68 steals
- Member of the GHSA 7A State Championship team, two-time Versatility Award Recipient, three-time Gwinnett Diamond Club All-County, four-time Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite 100, Extra Innings Softball All-Summer Team MVP
- 2021 Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- Ranked No. 7 among outfielders and No.14 overall by Extra Innings, Softball (2021)
- Also ran track in high school
Club
- Member of Birmingham Thunderbolts 18U Premier team.
Personal
- Daughter of Chintel Gilbert-Braden and Ohmar Braden
- Sister to Ohmar “OJ” Braden
- Became the first Power 5 Conference Softball Player in the history of Mountain View HS program
2025 Hall of Fame Class | Jessica Dignon
Saturday, September 27
Highlights | Pitt vs. Virginia Tech
Friday, April 18
Highlights | Pitt at Penn State
Tuesday, April 15
Highlights | Pitt vs. Duke
Saturday, April 12
