Brianna Fickes returns to GHC as a graduate assistant in the spring of 2019 after completing a successful career at Georgia Gwinnett College. 

In her last final year at Georgia Gwinnett, Fickes was awarded 1st Team All-Conference after hitting an impressive 0.446 for the Grizzlies.  Despite missing the first 22 games of the season with a shoulder injury, Fickes still managed to hit a team-leading eight home runs and had a slugging percentage of 0.843.  

Fickes, is one of the most decorated alumni from Georgia Highlands College.  From 2014-2016, Fickes was name an NJCAA All-American, NFCA All-American, and The Fastpitch Softball News Offensive All-Americn.  Fickes was a two-time NJCAA All-Tournament Team Member, and 1st Team All-Conference member as a sophomore.  Fickes graduated with an associate in general studies from Georgia Highlands in the summer of 2016.

"Bree is a great addition to our softball staff, she will help with the daily operations of the program, but we look forward to her helping our offense at practices and defensive positioning during games." - Coach Wood

Bree is completing a bachelor's degree of criminal justice at Georgia Highlands and now resides in Cartersville, Georgia.