NFCA All-American Ilove'a Brittingham Signs with Oregon

EUGENE, Ore. – NFCA All-American power hitter Ilove'a Brittingham (pronounced EE-loh-vuh), who hit 32 home runs and drove in 107 runs in two seasons at BYU, is transferring to Oregon, coach Melyssa Lombardi announced Wednesday.

The junior outfielder from Nipomo, Calif., had a banner season in 2025 when she set BYU's freshman RBI record with 69 and hit 21 home runs to tie the school's freshman home run record. She earned NFCA third team All-America honors that season and was also a top 10 finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year.

Ranked as the No. 10 player in the 2026 transfer class by SI.com, Brittingham was named a freshman All-American by both D1 Softball and Softball America. She was selected for both the all-Big 12 and NFCA all-Mountain Region first teams as well as the Big 12 all-Freshman Team.

Brittingham hit .410 (66-of-161), slugged .839 and had an OPS of 1.260 her freshman season. As a sophomore (2026), Brittingham hit .275 (28-of-138) with five doubles, 11 home runs and 38 RBIs.

In two seasons at BYU, Brittingham hit .348 (104-of-299) and slugged .712 with an OPS of 1.098. She also scored 65 runs and tallied nine doubles in addition to her 32 homers and 107 RBIs.

Prior to BYU, she was the 2024 NCSAA National Hitter of the Year at Oaks Christian School, where she teamed with current Duck junior Rylee McCoy.

"Ilo is a powerful, dynamic hitter who can make an impact on a game with one swing," said Lombardi. "She's proven that she can handle elite pitching and I'm excited to see what she brings to The Jane and Version 9."

Ilove'a Brittingham, OF (B-R/T-R), 5-9, Jr., Nipomo, Calif. (Oaks Christian School / BYU)

CAREER HONORS
- 2025 NFCA All-America Third Team
- 2025 NFCA Freshman of the Year top 10 finalist
- 2025 D1 Softball Freshman All-American
- 2025 Softball America Freshman All-American
- 2025 NFCA All-Mountain Region First Team
- 2025 All-Big 12 First Team
- 2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
- 2025 Big 12 All-Freshman Team

BEFORE OREGON
Ranked as the No. 10 player in the 2026 transfer class by SI.com … In two seasons at BYU the 2025 NFCA third-team All-American hit .348 (104-of-299) and slugged .712 with an OPS of 1.098 … She hit 32 home runs and drove in 107 runs while scoring 65 times … In 2025, set BYU's freshman RBI record (69) and tied the freshman home run record (21) … Hit .410 (66-of-161), slugged .839 and had an OPS of 1.260 … In addition to earning All-America honors, she was a top 10 finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year … The Big 12 Freshman of the Year was named a freshman All-American by both D1 Softball and Softball America … Was selected for both the 2025 all-Big 12 and NFCA All-Mountain Region first teams as well as the Big 12 all-Freshman Team … Led BYU with 18 multi-RBI games and 17 multi-hit contests in 2025 and had one six-RBI game and a pair of five RBI efforts … Had four two-home run games … Paced the team in 10 offensive categories, including batting average and slugging percentage, while leading the Big 12 in seven: home runs, home runs per game (0.43), RBI, RBI per game (1.41), sacrifice flies (4), slugging percentage and total bases (135) … Finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally in RBI per game and No. 7 in home runs per game … Homered twice in the same inning, including a grand slam, at Utah Valley (March 25) when she set her career high with six RBIs … Homered in a win over No. 11 Arizona (March 29) … Homered twice in game three at Iowa State, securing a series win (April 5) … Hit two homers in game three against Central Florida (April 12) … Homered off of 2025 NFCA Pitcher of the Year NiJaree Canady twice during the Cougars' series with Texas Tech in May … As a sophomore (2026), hit .275 (28-of-138) with five doubles, 11 home runs and 38 RBIs.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4, 2x, last vs. Central Florida (Apr. 12, 2025)+
Runs: 4, vs. Utah Tech (Apr. 8, 2025)+
RBIs: 6, at Utah Valley (Mar. 25, 2025)+
Doubles: 1, 9x, last at Utah (Apr. 25, 2026)+
Triples: 1, 2x, last vs. Utah Tech (Apr. 14, 2026)+
Home Runs: 2, 6x, last vs. Houston (Apr. 10, 2026)+
Stolen Bases: 1, 6x, last vs. Abilene Christian (Mar. 10, 2026)+
Hitting Streak: 7 games, Feb. 14-21, 2025+
Career Multiple-hit games: 26
Career Multiple-RBI games: 25
+ while at BYU

HIGH SCHOOL
Was the 2024 NCSAA National Hitter of the Year at Oaks Christian School, where she teamed with current Duck junior Rylee McCoy … Named to the 2024 All-CIF Southern Section Team … Two-time CalHiSports All-State Team (2023-24) … Hit .540 as a senior in 2024 with 47 hits, 42 runs, 38 RBI, 19 homers and a .972 fielding percentage … As a junior (2023), batted .419 with 39 hits, 43 RBI and 13 home runs and led team with four triples … Played club ball for Batbusters.

PERSONAL
First name is pronounced EE-loh-vuh … Born in San Louis Obispo, Calif. … Parents are Ilov'a and Richard Brittingham.

Ilove'a Brittingham on Oregon
"The things that impressed me the most were the University's support for student-athletes and the knowledgeable and experienced coaching staff. The way the Oregon softball team has been playing in recent seasons and how they play – you can tell they really love the game and I wanted to be a part of that."

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