#88, Outfield, L/R

Ciara Briggs

Louisiana State University '24

Hometown: Yorba Linda, California

Two-Time Rawlings Gold Glove Winner (2022, 2023)

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Ciara Briggs is a 5-foot-5 professional softball outfielder from Yorba Linda, California. She was acquired via trade with the Blaze on June 22, 2025, following a collegiate career at LSU.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys going to the beach, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Background: Served as a graduate assistant softball coach at LSU during the 2025 season and also played soccer growing up. Calls winning back-to-back Gold Glove Awards in college her proudest accomplishment and has worn No. 88 since her career at LSU. Has two dogs, Idalia and Rue.

Family: Daughter of Ken and Roseann Briggs, and has three siblings. Her father played baseball at Chapman University and professionally, and her mother played softball and volleyball at Golden West Junior College.

Professional Experience

AUSL (2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Accumulated 600 leaderboard points, including 500 win points and 100 stat points. Tied for sixth in the league with a .333 batting average. Hit safely in five of her final seven games.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Appeared in 24 games with 19 starts while splitting time with the Blaze and the Volts. Compiled a .320 batting average with 16 hits and nine walks. Involved in the first trade in AUSL history when she was dealt to the Volts in exchange for McKenzie Clark on June 22. Earned starting assignment in all 14 contests with the Volts after being traded, authoring a .385 batting average with 15 hits and six RBIs.

International Experience (2024)

Team USA: Competed with Team USA during the 2024 Japan All-Star Series. Tallied one hit in six at-bats with a walk during the three-game set.

College Experience: LSU (2019–2024)

Briggs was a five-year letter winner at LSU who appeared in 258 career games from 2019-24. Ranks 10th in program history with 256 career starts.

Career Statistics: Fashioned a .350 career batting average with 10 home runs and 104 runs batted in. Stands fourth on LSU’s career list with 286 hits, including 29 doubles and nine triples.

Defensive Prowess: First player in NCAA Division I softball history to win back-to-back Rawlings Gold Glove awards, doing so in 2022 and 2023. Finished career with a .987 fielding percentage after compiling 369 putouts, 18 assists, and just five errors.

Senior Year (2024): Starter in all 61 games in center field, leading the Tigers with 68 hits, 44 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases. Contributed a .333 batting average and a .412 slugging percentage.

Awards & Honors

All-Region: Three-time NFCA All-South Region selection.

All-Conference: Collected three All-SEC certificates, including First-Team distinction as a fifth-year senior. Pair of SEC All-Defensive Team citations.

National Honors: Two-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2025 All-Star Cup	10	8	24	21	.333	.391	.333	.724	2	7	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	-	7	-	1	-	-
	22	19	63	50	.320	.426	.360	.786	7	16	2	-	-	6	9	1	8	26	18	1	2	4	4
Career Totals	31	26	84	68	.338	.432	.368	.800	9	23	2	-	-	6	11	1	11	103	25	1	3	4	4

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
8/31/2025	Team Garcia	Team Ricketts	3	3	.667	.667	.667	1.334	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	-	-	-
8/30/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Garcia	4	4	.500	.500	.500	1.000	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	2	-	-	-	-
8/29/2025	Team Coffel	Team Garcia	3	2	.500	.667	.500	1.167	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	11	1	-	-	-	-
8/26/2025	Team Coffey	Team Netz	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-
8/25/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Coffey	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7	1	-	-	-	-
8/24/2025	Team Ricketts	Team Coffey	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-
8/20/2025	Team Willis	Team Falby	3	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	-	1	-	-
8/19/2025	Team Falby	Team Kowalik	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-	-
8/4/2025	Team Lorenz	Team Ocasio	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-
8/2/2025	Team Kilfoyl	Team Ocasio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

1 Big unknown for each AUSL team in 2026

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) season is more like a sprint than a marathon – 25 games for each of the six teams in just under two months. That leaves little time for slumps, and the downs need to turn around quickly. There are always unknowns going into Opening Day, and these questions for each […]

Awards & Honors

Two-Time Rawlings Gold Glove Winner (2022, 2023)

6/9/2026Volts
Volts released Ciara Briggs - not medically cleared
12/2/2025Volts
Additional Protected Player: [Round 7]
6/22/2025Volts
Blaze traded Ciara Briggs to Volts for McKenzie Clark
1/30/2025Blaze
Blaze drafted Ciara Briggs in the inaugural draft [Round 10, Pick 1(37)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
6/9/2026	Volts	Volts released Ciara Briggs - not medically cleared
12/2/2025	Volts	Additional Protected Player: [Round 7]
6/22/2025	Volts	Blaze traded Ciara Briggs to Volts for McKenzie Clark
1/30/2025	Blaze	Blaze drafted Ciara Briggs in the inaugural draft [Round 10, Pick 1(37)]