2008 Softball Roster
Roster
Bailey, Jessie
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Jersey Number 6
Jessie Bailey
- Position:
- 3B/P
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Lithonia, GA
- High School:
- Mt. Vernon Christian HS
Bio
2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
- Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the third time in her career following the 2009 season.
- Named a second-team selection for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District.
- Claimed her third-straight selection to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
- Started all 56 games on the infield. Saw most of her starts at third, but also played shortstop in 13 games.
- Tied for the team lead with a career-best four home runs.
- Compiled a .227 batting average (37-for-161) and finished fourth on the squad with six doubles.
- Drove in 19 runs and scored a career-high 21 times.
- Tallied six multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI efforts.
- Fielded at a .951 clip, registering 63 putouts and 74 assists while committing seven errors.
- Earned Bulldog Round-Robin all-tournament honors after hitting .364 (4-for-11) with a double, her second career grand slam, five RBI and four runs scored.
- Matched the most RBI of her career (four) on her grand slam in State's win over Louisiana-Monroe.
- Accounted for three runs as she went 2-for-4 at the plate in the Bulldog Round-Robin closer against the Warhawks.
- Went 4-for-10 (.400) at the plate with a double, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored to earn all-tournament honors at the Bulldog Classic.
- Drove in a pair of runs and scored twice in a 2-for-3 effort against Evansville at the Bulldog Classic.
- Notched a pair of hits and accounted for three runs as Mississippi State avenged a 2008 NCAA Tournament loss to Hawaii with a 14-11 win in the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Homered with a pair of RBI against Mount St. Mary's in Hawaii.
- Added her fourth home run of the year in State's series-ending game with Arkansas.
- Contributed an RBI in a 1-for-3 effort in MSU's series-clinching win against ninth-ranked Tennessee in Knoxville.
- Went 2-for-3 with a double and a seventh-inning intentional walk as Mississippi State upset No. 6 Georgia, her home-state team, in 10 innings in Athens.
- Doubled home the winning run with her lone hit in State's 10-inning win against Auburn.
- Matched a career high with three hits in the series finale with Kentucky, driving in two runs and scoring another.
2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
- Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6 Second Team.
- Selected NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and academic all-SEC.
- Hit .234 (41-for-175) with eight doubles, a home run, 28 RBI, 20 runs scored and 13 walks.
- Tallied 10 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs seven times, including one four-RBI game.
- Collected the game-wining RBI four times on the year and scored the clincher three times.
- Fielded at a .967 clip, committing six errors in 180 chances.
- Singled and scored the game-winning run in State's Bulldog Round-Robin title-clinching win over Southern Illinois.
- Delivered the game-winning base hit in the eighth inning of MSU's victory over Fordham.
- Matched a career high with six assists in State's win over N.C. State at the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
- Singled and later scored the deciding run in the Leadoff Classic-closing win over UMass.
- Matched her career high with four RBI against Charleston Southern in the Bulldog Classic.
- Hit a two-run home run to rally State to an SEC-opening win at Auburn.
- Scored two runs, including the go-ahead, as State completed a series sweep of in-state rival Ole Miss.
- Earned Bully Bash all-tournament honors after going 5-for-10 with seven RBI and five runs scored.
- Collected a career-best two doubles and drove in three runs in a Bully Bash-clinching win over Mississippi Valley State.
- Scored the game-winning run to complete a three-game sweep of South Carolina.
- Drew a walk to plate the game-winner in the series opener with Georgia.
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
- Named SEC all-Freshman and freshman Academic all-SEC.
- Selected All-America Scholar-Athlete by the NFCA.
- Started 60 of her 61 games at third base with three pitching appearances.
- Hit .251 with 19 runs scored on 43 hits, including seven extra-base hits (2 HR) and 29 RBI.
- Collected 13 walks and posted 10 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games.
- Committed 11 errors in 216 chances for a .949 fielding percentage.
- Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in her collegiate debut against Iowa State.
- Collected a season-best three hits against Nebraska.
- Hit a grand slam in going 2-for-4 with four RBI to help MSU to a 5-2 victory over Georgia.
- Tallied a 3.82 ERA in 3.2 innings pitched with one strikeout and two walks.
- Collected a combined shutout in a 23-0 win over Seton Hall.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS
Prepped at Mt. Vernon Christian School for C.E. Rhoades and played club softball for her father Jody's Georgia Titans.
- Helped Mt. Vernon to a 14-0 record and the state championship as a junior.
- Hit .636 (28-for-51) with 14 extra-base hits (5 HR) and 28 RBI, and stole 12-of-15 bases.
- Tossed 60 scoreless innings, striking out 166 and allowing just three hits and 12 walks.
- Recorded 11 shutouts, including five no-hitters and a pair of perfect games.
- Led the Georgia Titans to a 65-7 record, six tournament titles and a second-place finish at the Colorado Fireworks.
- Hit .285 while recording a 10-2 record and 0.29 ERA from the circle.
- Helped lead her basketball team to the state tournament and her volleyball team to the state championship.
- Member of the National Honor Society, state finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman award, Who's Who of American High School Students and ranked first in her senior class.
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Saturday, May 17
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Saturday, May 17
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