Bailey Richards

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Van Meter HS
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa

2021 (Senior) | Appeared in 33 games, starting in 25... Finsihed the season with a batting average of .215 and a slugging percantage .308... Recorded 178 total putouts for the season, notably posting 15 in a game against MVSU (3/6).

2020 (COVID Season) I Defensivley tallied another proficient year with 147 putouts and 4 assists ending her season with a .993 fielding percentage... Started in 14 of 16 appearances... Notably posting 21 putouts in the game against Southern (2/7), 16 putouts against Belmont (2/29), and five more games with double-digit putouts with perfect fielding percentages.

2019 (Junior) I Started in 17 of her 34 appearances... Finished the season most notably with defensive efficiency posting 161 putouts and 7 assists while posting a fielding percentage of .994... Having a huge defensive game against Hofstra (2/24) posting 15 putouts and an assist... She tallied 10+ putouts in an additional two games against Mississippi State (2/10) and Texas A&M while posting perfect fielding percentages in all of them.

Prior to SFA
2018 (Sophomore): Played in 48 games at NJCAA Division II stalwart Des Moines Area Community College ... Named NJCAA Division II All-American First Team as a catcher after claiming All-Region XI First Team honors ... Led the Bears to an impressive 48-2 record on the season, a Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC), NJCAA Region XI and District H title, not to mention the school’s first-ever undefeated regular season (40-0), fifth-straight NJCAA Division II Softball Championship appearance, third-place finish at the NJCAA national tournament and nation’s No. 1 ranking ... Earned a spot on the NJCAA Division II Softball Championship all-tournament team ... Racked up 49 hits, including 10 doubles and five home runs, for a hitting clip of .377 ... Posted a slugging mark of .569 and an on-base percentage of .475 ... Scored 38 runs and drove in 29 RBI ... One of the top fielding catches in the nation, recording 414 putouts and 19 assists in 435 total chances for a fielding percentage of .995 ... Claimed ICCAC DII Position Player of the Week honors on May 11.

2017 (Freshman): Played her true freshman season at NJCAA Division II powerhouse Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa ... Led the Bears to a 47-9 overall record, an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) title, NJCAA Region XI championship, district championship and national title appearance ... Posted a .343 batting average with an on-base percentage of .449 and a slugging mark of .543 ... Chipped in 36 hits, including 12 doubles and three homers, 24 RBI and 27 runs scored en route to claiming All-Region XI Second Team honors as a catcher ... Made 332 putouts and assisted on another eight behind the plate ... Tabbed Region XI All-Academic First Team and as an academic All-American after earning NJCAA All-Academic Third Team accolades.

High School: Four-year letter winner at Van Meter High School in Van Meter, Iowa ... Four-time all-state honoree and four-time first-team all-conference member ... Competed as a catcher, pitcher and utility player throughout her prep career ... Led the Bulldogs to a West Central Activities Conference regional and state championship in 2016 ... Named Class 2A All-State Tournament Team Captain her senior year after leading Van Meter to a 33-7 overall record ... Claimed first-team all-district, all-conference and all-state plaudits her final varsity season ... Earned a spot on the all-district, all-conference and all-state first teams her junior year in 2015 ... Tabbed second-team all-state following her sophomore campaign in 2014 ... Was named third-team all-state as a freshman in 2013.

Personal: Played club ball in high school ... Native of Des Moines, Iowa ... Received her associate’s degree from Des Moines Area Community College ... Daughter of Tony and John Richards ... Majoring in kinesiology.