BrittanyCervantes

• 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Team Mexico)
• 2019 Cowles Cup MVP (USSSA Pride)
• Four-time NPF Champion
• All-SEC at Kentucky (2012)
• 2015-2017 Japan Pro League
• NPF Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
• 2015, 2016 Cowles Cup Champion (Chicago)
• 2018 Cowles Cup Champion (Scrap Yard Dawgs)
• 2019 Cowles Cup Champion (USSSA Pride)
• 2018 Softball World Championship (Team Mexico)

Former All-Southeastern Conference player and 2020 Tokyo Olympian Brittany Cervantes was elevated to the Kentucky Softball Director of Operations position in the summer of 2019. The 2025 season will mark her sixth as the DOps in Lexington.

A four-year standout and six-year holder of the school’s career home run record, Cervantes joins the UK Softball staff on a full-time basis, helping Lawson control the day-to-day activities with the program and student-athletes. Coordinating team travel, meals, scheduling and more will be within her roles and responsibilities.

The Chatsworth, California native was a part of Team Mexico’s qualification and participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, as softball once again returned to the Olympics and Cervantes joined UK pitcher Alexia Lacatena as the first two Kentucky athletes to compete on the world stage in softball. Cervantes helped push Team Mexico to a fourth-place finish, as she played in the Bronze Medal game vs. Canada and hit .333 with four hits in 12 at bats, two extra base hits, two runs scored, a home run and a double in the tournament.

Cervantes won the 2019 Cowles Cup with the USSSA Pride, her fourth-career NPF championship. The California native hit a pair of home runs in the championship series and was again one of the most explosive offensive players in the 2019 NPF season.

“I’m looking forward to welcoming Brittany back into a full-time position to the program that she helped create,” Lawson said. “Brittany brings a wealth of championship experience and knows our program inside and out. She will be a great full-time addition to our staff.”

Cervantes won the 2019 Cowles Cup with the USSSA Pride, her fourth-career NPF championship. The California native hit a pair of home runs in the championship series and was again one of the most explosive offensive players in the 2019 NPF season.

Cervantes was Lawson’s first-ever recruit as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats and exhausted her playing eligibility in 2012. The Chatsworth, California native was a First Team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2012 as well as All-SEC Defensive Team honoree. She was All-Region in 2011, her junior season and is one of only two UK players to hit 10+ home runs all four years of her career.

“I want to thank Coach Lawson and the entire coaching staff for giving me the opportunity to return to my alma mater and give back to the University and the program.” Cervantes said. “Since becoming a Wildcat in 2008, Kentucky has always held a special place in my heart and I’m excited to be in a position to help elevate our program to the next level.