2017 Softball Roster
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Bailey, Katie Anne
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Jersey Number 3
Katie Anne Bailey
- Position:
- Catcher/Utility
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Madison, MS
- High School:
- Madison Central HS
Bio
Career MSU Records
Season MSU Records
2017 (Senior)
2016 (Junior)
2015 (Sophomore)
2014 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
Career Highs
- T-4th in sacrifice flies (8)
- 6th in triples (13)
Season MSU Records
- T-6th in triples (8, 2015)
2017 (Senior)
- Closed out her career standing sixth in the MSU record books with 13 triples
- Also capped her time as a Bulldog tied for fourth in the record books with eight-career sacrifice flies
- Finished her final season with 25 hits, 15 runs batted in, four doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs
- Fourth on the team with a .390 slugging percentage
- Tied for the team lead with five sac bunts on the year
- Once again showed her dominance in the field, posting a .982 fielding percentage that tied for fourth amongst Bulldog players
- Clutch at the plate, as she had seven hits with runners on scoring position and went 6-for-12 from the plate with a runner on third and less than two outs
- Tallied a .478 success rate of advancing runners, doing so 33 times in 69 opportunities
- Went 1-for-2 with an RBI, run scored and a double in MSU’s 6-0 win at Alcorn State (April 18)
- Put together a 2-for-4 showing in the series finale against South Carolina (April 8), earning a double and a run batted in
- Went 6-for-11 over a four-game stretch from Feb. 28 to March 3, including earning five RBI, two homers and a triple
- Tallied her first multi-hit game of 2017 against Western Kentucky on Feb. 11
- Went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, an RBI and one stolen base against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 18)
2016 (Junior)
- For the second-straight season, started and played in all 57 games for the Bulldogs, with 48 coming at catcher and nine in the outfield
- Led the Bulldogs and finished 12th in the SEC with three sacrifice flies
- Closed out her junior year second on the team in at-bats (177), RBIs (30) and runs scored (24), while tying for second in doubles (8) and triples (2)
- Paced the Bulldogs behind the plate with 11 runners caught stealing, while also earning a team-high 267 putouts
- Recorded 10 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with seven multi-RBI games
- Earned a season-high six-game hitting streak, tied for the second longest on the team during the year
- Began the season on a five-game hitting streak, highlighted by back-to-back multi-hit showings
- Tallied two hits and three RBIs versus Houston on Feb. 12, followed by a three-hit performance with a double, three RBIs and a stolen base against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 13)
- Closed out MSU’s Feb. 13 doubleheader with a walk-off RBI single to seal a 2-1 victory against Alabama A&M
- Recorded another three-hit performance by going 3 for 3 with two runs, two RBIs and a double, including an RBI single that sealed MSU’s 8-0 run-rule victory against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 22)
- Went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, including two-run homer, to lead MSU to a 4-0 victory against Central Arkansas on March 5
- With State trailing in the sixth to UC Santa Barbara (March 11), she delivered one of her two RBI singles, sparking a Bulldog comeback that ended in a 6-2 victory
- Went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a triple in the Dogs’ 6-3 victory against No. 3 Auburn on March 19
- Earned her second home run of the season with a solo shot against No. 4 Alabama on April 10
- Reached base in all three at-bats against UAB (March 29), going 2 for 3 with a triple, an RBI and a walk
- Tallied her third homer of the season with a solo shot to help push MSU to a 4-0 victory against Southern Miss (April 19)
- Sparked a 6-0 victory against Mississippi Valley State (April 28) with a two-out, two-RBI double in the first inning
2015 (Sophomore)
- Started and played in all 57 games on the season for MSU, all at the catcher position
- Led the team in triples (8) and runs scored (43), while having ranked second in at bats (178), hits (59), doubles (9), total bases (99) and slugging percentage (.556)
- Her eight triples ranked tied for second in the Southeastern Conference and fourth in all of NCAA Division I
- Led the SEC in runners caught stealing with 16
- Recorded 16 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games
- Had a season-long reached base streak of 20
- Had an RBI single in the season opener vs. Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5) to give MSU an 8-0 run-rule victory in five innings
- Also recorded a career-high 15 putouts in the opener vs. Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5)
- Went 4-for-4 with an RBI, a triple and two runs scored against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 6)
- Saw a couple innings as an outfielder against Austin Peay (Feb. 7)
- Recorded a career-high two stolen bases in a game vs. Penn State (Feb. 22)
- Hit a solo walk-off home run vs. No. 8 Georgia (March 8) in the ninth for her first home run of the season
- Hit a home run in back to back games against SEC opponent Arkansas (April 5 & 6), including a 3-for-5 performance with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored at Arkansas (April 6)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs, one RBI, one double, and one of four MSU home runs against No. 12 Tennessee (April 19)
- Had her best SEC series going 4-for-8 with four runs, an RBI, a double and a home run against No. 12 Tennessee (April 17-19)
- Went 4-for-5 with two triples and two RBI in a nine-inning win at Georgia Southern (April 26)
2014 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 45 of the team’s 60 games and started 21 contests
- Earned 12 starts as the designated player, six in right field and three at catcher
- Bulldogs went 2-1 (.667 winning percentage) when catching and 7-5 (.583 winning percentage) as the designated player
- Hit in the four through nine spots in the order with the most in the sixth (eight games) and seventh (eight games) slots
- Hit .429 (three-for-seven) against left-handed pitchers
- Tallied two of MSU’s nine pinch hits during the campaign
- Drove in three-of-six runners from third base with fewer than two outs, good for a 50.0 percent conversion rate
- Finished third on the team with 10 two-out RBI
- Defensively, caught two runners stealing and committed only one error
- Recorded two multiple-hit games and three multi-RBI contests
- Played in 20 of team’s 24 Southeastern Conference games, starting 13
- Finished the league campaign batting .195 (eight-for-41) with six runs scored and three batted in
- Hit .256 (11-for-43) during Mississippi State’s 39 victories
- Drove in a team third-best 10 runs during March and batted .250 (seven-for-28) for the month
- Turned in a squad fourth-best .294 batting average (five-for-17) and led the way with four runs batted in during May
- Made Mississippi State debut against Jacksonville State (Feb. 9) as a pinch runner
- Scored first career run against Iowa (Feb. 23) after entering to pinch run for Mackenzie Toler in the second inning
- In first career plate appearance, against Nicholls State (March 1), was hit by a pitch
- Recorded first career hit against No. 8 Kentucky (March 8), driving in the game-winning run with a pinch-hit double in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving Mississippi State the walk-off 2-1 victory
- Started first game of career on her birthday at Georgia State (March 12), serving as the designated player, and hit first career home run with a grand slam in the third inning
- First MSU player with six RBI in a game since director of operations Jessica Cooley had six at Samford on April 16, 2013
- Started at catcher in the opener against Marshall (March 29) and caught first runner stealing, throwing out Shaelynn Braxton
- Drove in the game-winning run against No. 3 Alabama (April 13) with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th
- Sacrifice fly was second career walk-off RBI, both against Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the top 10
- Recorded first career pickoff at Jackson State (April 15), catching Amy Lara off second in the fifth inning
- Matched career high with two hits in the opener at No. 25 LSU (May 2), a personal best for a league game
- Hit first career triple with the bases loaded against No. 16 Kentucky (May 7) in the opening round of the SEC Tournament to tie the game at 3-3 in the top of the sixth inning
High School
- A four-year starter for three-time Mississippi High School Athletic Association 6A state champion Madison Central
- Played for head coach Kayla Watkins, a Starkville native
- Guided the Jaguars to three-straight state titles as a freshman, sophomore and junior
- Program finished as state runner-up as a senior, falling in the three-game title series to Oak Grove
- Jaguars went 96-17 during four-year career
- Helped program to four first-place finishes in the district
- Earned a pair of Clarion Ledger First-Team All-State accolades, as a sophomore and junior, and was a Second Team All-State selection following senior year
- As a junior, hit .389 with 46 hits, 31 runs, 18 stolen bases and 19 runs batted in
- Following junior year, selected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star 4A/5A/6A North Team
- During sophomore campaign, tallied a .496 average, scored 53 runs, registered 57 hits and stole 37 bases
- Burst on the scene as a freshman with a .424 batting average and .486 on-base percentage
- Played summer softball for the Thunderbolts with MSU classmate Caroline Seitz
- Head coach with the Thunderbolts was Richard Shea
Personal
- Born on March 12, 1995
- The daughter of Keith and Suzanne Bailey
- Has one brother, Zack
- Graduated with her degree in human sciences (fashion design and merchandising).
Career Highs
- At-Bats: 6, vs. Georgia State (Feb. 12, 2017)
- Runs: 3, twice, last vs. Penn State (March 8, 2016)
- Hits: 4, twice, last at Georgia Southern (April 26, 2015)
- RBI: 6, at Georgia State (March 12, 2014)
- Doubles: 2, twice, last vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 19, 2015)
- Triples: 2, at Georgia Southern (April 26, 2015)
- Walks: 3, at Arkansas (April 5, 2015)
- Stolen Bases: 2, twice, last vs. Auburn (March 20, 2016)
- Putouts: 15, twice, last vs. Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5, 2015)
- Assists: 4, vs. Georgia (March 8, 2015)
- Hitting Streak: 8 games (April 20, 2014 at Tennessee to Feb. 13, 2015 vs. Illinois)
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