Bailey Hemphill
Bailey "Boobie" Hemphill | |
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Utility | |
Born: Lafayette, Louisiana | February 17, 1998|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NCAA debut | |
February 10, 2017, for the Alabama Crimson Tide | |
Last appearance | |
June 7, 2021, for the Alabama Crimson Tide | |
NCAA statistics | |
Batting average | .344 |
Home runs | 64 |
Runs batted in | 246 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Bailey Marie Hemphill (born February 17, 1998) is a former American
Early life
Hemphill attended St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana, where she was a two time NFCA High School All-American and broke her school's all-time career home run record after two seasons. She was named Louisiana's Miss Softball her senior year in 2016.[2][3]
College career
Freshman season
During her first career at-bat on February 10, 2017, Hemphill hit a three-run home run against
Sophomore year
In the 2018 season, Hemphill had a .333 batting average with 41 hits, 48 RBIs, and 13 home runs. She missed two weeks of the season due to a foot injury, only starting 49 of 56 games. Hemphill primarily played first base her sophomore season.[3]
Junior Year
During her junior year, Hemphill led Alabama with a .372 batting average and 72 hits and was either a first baseman or a designated hitter.
Following the 2019 season, Hemphill was named an NFCA Second Team All-American and First Team All-SEC.[11][12]
Senior Year
In a 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hemphill batted .280 and recorded 14 hits, 10 RBIs, and 4 homeruns in 22 games.[3] She was nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award in July 2020.[13]
Redshirt senior year
Hemphill chose to return for her fifth year of eligibility in 2021, and finished the season leading the team with a .419 batting average, 14 home runs, 57 RBIs, 57 walks, a .581 on-base percentage, and a .770 slugging percentage.[3] Due to the departure of veteran catcher Reagan Dykes, Hemphill played most games as the starting catcher for Alabama.[14]
On May 14, she hit her 61st home run against
Hemphill finished the 2021 season as an NFCA First-Team All American, First Team All-SEC player, the SEC Player of the Year, and a finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.[1]
Statistics
YEAR | G | AB
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R | H | BA | RBI | HR
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3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
2017 | 63 | 152 | 29 | 47 | .309 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 83 | .546% | 57 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
2018 | 49 | 123 | 26 | 41 | .333 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 89 | .724% | 40 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 70 | 192 | 44 | 72 | .375 | 84 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 159 | .828% | 59 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 22 | 50 | 9 | 14 | .280 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .400% | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
2021 | 61 | 147 | 47 | 62 | .422 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 114 | .776% | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 265 | 664 | 155 | 236 | .344 | 246 | 64 | 3 | 31 | 465 | .655% | 237 | 71 | 6 | 8 |
External links
- Bailey Hemphill on Twitter
- Alabama Crimson Tide bio
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bailey Hemphill – Softball".
- ^ "Bailey Hemphill's Alabama Recruiting Story is Truly Inspirational". April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bailey Hemphill". rolltide.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "2017 SEC Softball Awards announced".
- ^ "05.04.17_WSB_Notes" (PDF).
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ole Miss Defeats Alabama 5–4 (5–1–17). YouTube.
- ^ "2019 Game Notes". 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Bailey Hemphill: Alabama's RBI Queen – FloSoftball". 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Softball Women's College World Series: Alabama Falls to Oklahoma". 2 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 WCWS by the Numbers". 6 June 2019.
- ^ "NFCA | National Fastpitch Coaches Association". 29 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 SEC Softball Awards announced".
- ^ "Alabama Softball's Bailey Hemphill Nominated for 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year". 15 July 2020.
- ^ "2021 Game Notes". 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Bailey Hemphill's Record-Setting Home Run Pushes Alabama Softball to 6–5 Win over Tennessee in SEC Tournament Semifinals". 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Wins 2021 SEC Softball Tournament Championship". 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Instant Analysis: Alabama vs. Arizona in WCWS". 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Alabama softball's Bailey Hemphill breaks all-time SEC walks record in the semifinal round of WCWS".
- ^ "Alabama Softball's Season Ends with 8–5 Loss to Florida State at Women's College World Series". 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Softball's Bailey Hemphill, Montana Fouts on WCWS All-Tournament Team". 10 June 2021.