2025 Softball Roster
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Barbary, Nadia
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Jersey Number 10
Nadia Barbary
- Position:
- Infield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, Ga.
- High School:
- Chapel Hill HS
Bio
Awards / Honors
2025 NFCA First Team All-South Region2025 Second Team All-SEC
2025 SEC All-Defensive Team (3B)
2025 SEC Honor Roll
2024 Second Team All-South Region
2023 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
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2025 | Junior
Earned First Team NFCA All-South Region honors … was tabbed Second Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team (3B) … played in all 58 games, starting 57 at third base … batted .353 (65-for-184), which was second on the team … also second on the team in slugging percentage (.614), hits, runs (44), doubles (13), total bases (113), multi-hit games (17), multi-RBI games (11), total RBIs (46) and assists (85) ... fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.416) … led the team with 22 RBIs in SEC play … recorded a hit in three straight games during the NFCA Leadoff Classic (2/7-9) … doubled vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8) … drove in a run vs. Penn State (2/8) … hit her first home run of the season against Southern Illinois (2/13) and recorded her first multi-hit game of the year … stole her first base of the season against North Texas (2/14) … posted a season-high five assists against Bradley (2/14) … drove in two runs and doubled vs. North Alabama (2/22) … collected two hits and scored in the comeback victory vs. Miami (Ohio) (2/23) … homered and walked against UAB (2/26) … hit three home runs in the Bulldog Invitational (2/28-3/2) … collected a season-high four RBIs with a double and a homer against Alabama State (2/28) … hit multiple homers against New Mexico (3/1) for the first time in her career while extending her hitting streak to a career-long eight games … scored twice against Louisiana (3/5) … doubled and walked in the series opener with No. 18 Auburn (3/8) … hit the game-winning grand slam to secure a sweep of the Tigers (3/10) … collected two hits and an RBI at No. 25 Alabama (3/14) … drove in the winning run to clinch the series against the Crimson Tide (3/16) … was 2-for-4 with an RBI at UAB (3/19) … went 4-for-4 at Northwestern (3/21) and was a home run shy of the cycle … doubled in a two-hit day against the Wildcats (3/22) with two RBIs and three runs scored … homered in her 12th multi-hit game of the year at Southern Miss (3/26) … drove in the tying run against No. 1 Texas (3/28) that led to a walk-off, comeback victory … collected two hits in the series finale with the Longhorns (3/30) … scored twice against Central Arkansas (4/1) and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly … collected her eighth homer in a multi-hit and multi-RBI game at No. 7 Tennessee (4/5) … doubled and drove in a run in each of the first two games of the series with Missouri (4/11-13) … went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI at No. 2 Oklahoma (4/20) … homered in both games of the doubleheader at Kentucky (4/26), while also tying her career-high with four RBIs in Game 2 … singled to extend her hitting streak to a career-long nine games against the Wildcats (4/27) with two walks and a sacrifice fly … doubled and hit a sacrifice fly against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/2) to clinch the series … ended the year on a four-game hitting streak in the NCAA Regional (5/16-18) … hit a two-run homer in the NCAA Tournament win vs. Washington (5/16) while scoring twice … doubled in a two-hit day vs. Washington (5/17) while scoring three times … added a double at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/18).Â
2024 | Sophomore
Earned Second Team NFCA All-South Region honors … one of two Bulldogs to start all 54 games, handling duties at third base … batted .291 (48-for-165) on the year … fifth on the team with a .369 on-base percentage and fourth in slugging (.467) … was second on the team in hits, runs (36), total bases (77) and RBIs (38) … lead the team in multi-hit games (13) and doubles … ranked 35th nationally with 17 doubles, which was third in the SEC and broke the State sophomore record while ranking fifth in MSU single-season history … led the SEC with 11 doubles in conference games, which was a school record, and led all SEC third basemen in assists in league games and led the team overall with 100 on the year … collected a single, RBI and a walk on Opening Day against UAB (2/9) … went 2-for-3 against IUPUI (2/9) with an RBI double … singled home a run against UAB (2/10) … turned in a career-high three hits in Game 1 against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13), including a double … singled, was hit by a pitch and scored vs. No. 13 Utah (2/17) … recorded a career-high-tying five assists vs. UC Davis (2/18) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double vs. UCF (2/22) … went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored vs. Fresno State (2/24) … hit .462 at the Bulldog Invitational (2/29-3/3) and posted a 1.000 slugging percentage with a team-high 10 RBIs … went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer against Southern Miss (2/29) for a career high in RBIs … tied her career high with three walks against Troy (3/1) … recorded a career-high four RBIs against Alcorn State (3/2) with a double and a homer … drove in two runs the following day against the Lady Braves (3/3) while adding a sacrifice fly … walked, singled and scored twice in the win against Samford (3/3) … collected her sixth multi-hit game of the year and a double in the series-clinching win at Ole Miss (3/9) … doubled home a run against the Rebels (3/10) and brought one home on a fielder’s choice … hit her first career grand slam and finished with a career-high five RBIs against ULM (3/13) … reached three times in the win against No. 13 Texas A&M (3/17) including a game-tying RBI double … hit a two-run homer and walked at Alabama State (3/20) … scored a career-high three times in the win over No. 10 Florida (3/28) while driving in two runs on three hits … doubled and drove in a run in a two-hit day against the Gators (3/29) … went 2-for-3 at UAB (4/3) while doubling home a run and scoring twice … collected a career-high two doubles at No. 22 South Carolina (4/5) … drove an RBI double the next day against the Gamecocks (4/6) … doubled home a run in the win against No. 4 Tennessee (4/12) … hit a two-RBI double against Memphis (4/16) … walked and scored at Samford (4/24) … walked and recorded a career-high six assists at No. 14 Missouri (4/28) … hit the game-winning, two-run double at No. 14 Missouri (4/29) … collected a base hit in the NCAA Tournament at No. 8 Stanford (5/18).Â
2023 | Freshman
Played in 47 games, making 43 starts across the infield (18 at 2B, 13 at SS, 12 at 3B) ... batted .236 (29-for-123) on the year ... was fourth on the squad in slugging percentage (.374) and fifth in on-base percentage (.286), hits and total bases (46) ... pinch hit in her college debut vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/10) ... picked up her first career hit after coming in as a defensive replacement vs. Stony Brook (2/11) ... started every game at the Clearwater Invitational (2/17-19) ... made her first career start vs. Indiana (2/17) and scored once ... split time at second and short vs. No. 25 Michigan (2/18) ... singled and walked vs. South Florida (2/19) while making her first start at shortstop ... hit her first career home run, a two-run shot, vs. No. 20 UCF (2/19) and laid down a sacrifice bunt ... picked up an RBI single vs. Tulsa (2/24) and walked ... went 2-for-4 with a career-high two RBIs vs. Louisiana Tech (2/25) ... brought home a run with a ground out against Dartmouth (3/3) ... homered against Abilene Christian (3/3) and added a sacrifice fly ... singled and stole a base against Murray State (3/4) ... doubled home a run against the Racers (3/5) after coming on as a defensive replacement ... singled home a run in each of her first two at-bats against Southeastern La. (3/9)... started two games at second base in the South Carolina (3/17-19) series ... went 2-for-3 at ULM (3/29) with a double and two runs scored ... singled and turned a double play against No. 10 Arkansas (4/1) ... brought home State's only run at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8) ... homered against the Aggies (4/9) the following day ... also collected a base hit in the series finale at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/10) ... collected two hits, including a double, against No. 16 Alabama (4/14) ... singled to extend her hitting streak to four games against the Crimson Tide (4/15) ... singled home a run against Memphis (4/19) and later scored ... singled and matched her season high with three walks at No. 15 LSU (4/22) to reach base in every plate appearance ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the series opener against No. 20 Kentucky (4/28) ... singled and scored in the series finale with the Wildcats (4/30) ... singled at No. 17 Auburn (5/5) ... laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the winning run to third in the ninth inning against the Tigers (5/6) while also recording a season-high five assists ... hit a solo homer at the SEC Tournament vs. Missouri (5/9).Â
High School
Ranked No. 17 in the class by Extra Innings Softball and is considered the No. 10 middle infielder nationally ... started for four years at Chapel Hill High School playing the fall season … team won the regional championship in 2018 and she was named first team all-region, all-county and all-area … named the 4A Region 5 Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2019  in addition to earning first-team all-state, all-region and all-county honors and being named team MVP … first team all-state selection as a junior in 2020 and was nominated to play in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star game in the summer of 2021 … team advanced to the elite eight in the state tournament that fall … led the team home runs in her senior season in 2021 and earned first team all-region honors ... totaled 23 career home runs … played travel ball for Atlanta Premier … hit .407 with a .484 on-base percentage on the travel circuit in 2021 with a 1.169 OPS … also posted a .918 fielding percentage that year … also played basketball in high school and was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 while earning second team all-region honors.Â
Community Service / Academics
Earned the Superintendent Scholar Award and Pin with a 3.75 or higher GPA as a sophomore … four-time first team all-academic selection.Â
Personal
Born Nadia Barbary on Dec. 28 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas ... daughter of Irving and Shannon Barbary ... has a brother, William ... majoring in biological sciences ... competed in gymnastics as a child.MSU Career Records (Through 2025)
T-4th – Doubles - SEC play only (18)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2025)
T-6th – Doubles (17, 2024)1st – Doubles - SEC play only (11, 2024)
T-6th – Runs Batted In - SEC play only (22, 2025)
T-4th – Sacrifice Flies - SEC play only (2, 2025)
MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2025)
T-5th – Runs Scored (7)
T-4th – Doubles (2)
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Career Highs (Through 2025)
At-Bats: 5, 4x, last, at Kentucky (4/26/25)Hits: 4, twice, last, at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Runs Scored: 3, 3x, last, Washington (5/17/25)
Runs Batted In: 5, ULM (3/13/24)
Doubles: 2, at South Carolina (4/5/24)
Triples: 1, at Northwestern (3/21/25)
Home Runs: 2, New Mexico (3/1/25)
Walks: 3, 4x, last, Ole Miss (5/1/25)
Stolen Bases: 1, 4x, last, Northwestern State (3/2/25)
Putouts: 5, Alabama (4/15/23)
Assists: 6, at Missouri (4/28/24)
Hitting Streak: 9 games (4/11/25, vs Missouri to 4/27/25, at Kentucky)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
