2010 Softball Roster
Roster
Bainbridge, Ali
2B
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Jersey Number 1
Ali Bainbridge
- Position:
- 2B
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Vestavia Hills, AL
- High School:
- Vestavia Hills HS
Bio
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
- Enters her final season ninth in RBI per game (0.49) and tied for sixth in doubles per outing (0.16). Also ranks 10th in assists (242) and ninth in double plays turned (30).
- Selected an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete for the third time. Also received her third SEC Academic Honor Roll award.
- Started all 55 games at second base, hitting .244 (40-for-164) with a team-high 12 doubles.
- Hit a pair of triples and home runs while tying for second on the squad with 26 RBI.
- Drove in the game-winning run twice while scoring it three times.
- Stole nine bases, third-most by the Dawgs, and drew 14 walks.
- Earned Bulldog Round-Robin All-Tournament after going 5-for-12 and driving in two runs while scoring three times. Collected two hits against both UAB and Stephen F. Austin on Sunday, tallying an RBI against both.
- Hit her first home run of the season in a three-RBI effort against Massachusetts at the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
- Went 2-for-3 with three RBI to lead MSU into the Bulldog Classic title game.
- Drove home the tying run in State's come-from-behind win against No. 19 Tennessee
- Posted two hits, drove in a run and scored twice as State defeated East Tennessee State at the Bayer Cropscience Classic in Fresno, Calif.
- Claimed a season-high three hits and scored twice in a game-two setback at Arkansas.
- Hit her second home run of the season in a 2-for-4 effort at LSU.
- Went 2-for-4 at the plate, drove in a run and scored another in the series finale against Georgia.
- Drove in the game-winning run in Sunday's series-clinching win over South Carolina (4/18).
2009 HIGHLIGHTS
- Selected NFCA All-South Region at second base after hitting .285 and tying for the team lead with four home runs.
- Hit seven doubles and two triples, and drove in a team second-most 30 RBI while scoring 21 times.
- Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team, NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-SEC.
- Tied for the team lead with four game-winning RBI and scored the winner once.
- Contributed 11 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI outings.
- Paced the team in sacrifice hits (11) for the second-straight year.
- Compiled a .990 fielding percentage, committing two errors against 127 putouts.
- Drove in a pair of runs against No. 23 Purdue at the Sunshine Classic in Tallahassee, Fla.
- Named Bulldog Classic all-tournament after hitting .417 with a triple, home run and six RBI.
- Earned SEC Player of the Week after going 6-for-12 with a double, a home run and six RBI in wins over UAB and No. 9 Tennessee.
- Hit the game-winning home run to help the Bulldogs to a series upset of the Lady Vols.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
- Named SEC All-Freshman after hitting .337 with nine doubles, a triple, a home run, 30 RBI, 36 runs scored and 12 stolen bases.
- Tabbed the team's Rookie of the Year and earned all-tournament honors at the NCAA Tempe Regional, Mercer Wingate Inn Classic and Bully Bash.
- Named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and freshman Academic All-SEC.
- Tallied 114 putouts, 83 assists and six errors for a .970 fielding percentage.
- Hit her first career home run against Mercer at the Wingate Inn Classic.
- Doubled to spark a three-run, seventh-inning rally against UMass at the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
- Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored in her SEC debut at Auburn.
- Scored twice, including the game-winner, in a series-opening win over Georgia.
- Went 4-for-8 in two games with No. 10 Tennessee, delivering a two-run, walk-off single in the opening game.
- Led the team with a .636 average (7-for-11) in the NCAA Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB
HIGHLIGHTS
- Prepped at John Carroll Catholic High School and Vestavia Hills High School.
- Named NFCA First Team All-South Region and Most Valuable Offensive Player after leading VHHS to fifth place in 6A and a No. 24 final national ranking.
- Finished runner-up for Alabama's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior.
- Three-time All-Area, All-Metro and All-State.
- Led Bama Gold to second in the Canada Cup Futures and ASA Gold national qualifier.
- Helped the Alabama Vipers to first-place finishes at the ASA and NSA 18U Alabama tournaments, and the Elite Force to the USFA 18U Alabama State Tournament Championship.
PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Born Alexandria Jillian Bainbridge on January 12, 1989, in Birmingham, Ala.
- Daughter of John and Debbie Bainbridge.
- Has a brother, Blake, and a sister, Kim.
- Majoring in elementary education.
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
