Sports Briefs

August 14, 2025

By Tony Adams

Belton Journal

To say that Brysen Gott has had a trying past couple of years is an absolute understatement. Gott is a tremendously gifted athlete with a non-stop work ethic. She helps work at Gott Equine and Twin Falls Stables, helping her father, Brandon Gott, tending to the barns before school and workouts.

She started her high school career as a Belton Tiger Softball standout, with playing catcher, second base and third base on an extremely talented Tiger squad over her first two high school seasons.

Tragedy struck the Gott household in May 2024 when the F2 tornado that struck West Temple claimed the Gott’s home. Fighting through homelessness after the tornado, Brysen moved from Belton to Lake Belton for her junior season. Gott fit right in with the Broncos.

However, it took some time for Gott to get back on the field, as surgery delayed the start of her 2025 campaign. Gott had surgery on her arm, which caused her to miss the first few games on the field but was an emotional leader in the dugout.

Upon the completion of the 2025-2026 school year, Gott will have the opportunity to continue her softball career at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2026, playing under head coach Melissa Mojica and assistant coach Leah Guest.

“The reason why I chose UMHB is because how the coaches are. They are amazing at what they do, and they don’t just care about softball,” Gott said. “They care about you as a person, and I love how the softball team does bible study and hangs out together. I love how close I am to home and the education is amazing. I heard the professors talk to you, actually know your name, lol, but after all I am just really excited to play at UMHB with all my friends and family there.”

“I’m so excited for her, and as a father when I saw her dreams come true I won’t lie I got real emotional, she is my youngest baby,” Brandon Gott said.

Brysen continues to battle through every day, not only working the stables but also working on the field throughout this summer.

“Ethic has always been very hard because I’ve always wanted to work very hard in life, and I love helping my dad at the barn and doing everything with him,” Brysen said. “I think it’s really helped me when I got on the softball field, knowing like I really need to push myself if I want to be one of the best, one of the top, and ever since I just, I’ve worked very hard for what I wanted. I want to help my teammates, push and push and help my team in the hardest times.”

“She has fought so hard and overcome so much and still always positive. Works harder than anyone,” Brysen’s father, Brandon, said. “We were homeless for most of last year from the May 2024 tornado bouncing around hotels, both her sisters leaving home, then a very invasive surgery on her arm in January and she never once complained or asked for more. She gets up early with me every morning and helps at the barn then goes to workouts. Not just because she is mine, but she is truly a special kid.”

Gott’s relationship with her teammates and friends over the years went a long way into the deciding factor of staying in Belton for college.

“I have had a lot of memories with a lot of people, but I would say my top people that’s always pushed me and help me when I get back into the game that I love so much is Coach Mac (Lake Belton head coach Kelsie McEachern) who has really helped me wanting to play my sport that I’ve loved forever since I was a baby. I have almost thought about quitting, but when I met Coach Mac and Coach (Rachel) Ripley and Coach (Jeremiah) Adams, they really helped me as a person grow and as an athlete grow as well. They made me love the game again. They push me and believe me and helped me through hard times and I would also say my hitting coach that I have worked with since I was 8 years old till last year is Coach Marty (Rubinoff). He has always helped me push and helped me work on my swing and become the athlete that I wanted to be till today and then also I would say Coach Pat Grant. He has really helped me with softball recruiting and he helped me get there at that stage so I would say those people helped me really in my life.”