Bailey Hemphill

Bailey Hemphill celebrates after hitting a home run vs. Tennessee at the 2021 SEC Softball Tournament

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

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Photo by: Amelia Barton

Position:
Utility
Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
Bat/Throw:
R/R
Hometown:
Lafayette, La.
High School:
St. Thomas More

Accolades

SEC career walks leader (237)
Alabama career home run leader (64), 6th in SEC history
Second in Alabama career RBIs (240), 8th in SEC history
Two-time NFCA All-American (Second Team 2019; First Team 2021)
Three-time NFCA All-South Region (Second Team 2018-19; First Team 2021)
SEC Player of the Year (2021)
Two-time Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2019, 2021)
Three-time All-SEC (Second Team 2018; First Team 2019, 2021)
Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (2018-20)
Google Cloud Division I Softball Academic All-America Team Member of the Year (2019)
Alabama single-season record holder in home runs (26) and RBIs (84)
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist (2019)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2018)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2017)
SEC Player of the Week (March 16, 2021)
SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13, 2017)
2018 Easton Crimson Classic All-Tournament Team
2017 Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team

2021

Started 60 games
Led the team in batting average (.419), home runs (14), RBIs (57), walks (57), on base percentage (.581) and slugging percentage (.770)
Had multi-hit games against Notre Dame (Feb. 13) and UAB (Feb. 24)
Drove in two runs in the second win against Memphis (Feb. 26) with a sacrifice fly and an RBI single
Hit her first home run of the season against North Carolina (Feb. 27)
Went 8-for-15 (.533) over five games at the T-Town Showdown (March 5-7) with five runs scored and five RBIs
Was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle in game two against Kent State (March 5)
Was 3-for-4 in game one at Auburn (March 12) with a double and two home runs, driving in five runs and scoring twice
Drove in three runs in Alabama's game two win against Tennessee (March 20), going 2-for-3 with a home run
Hit 5-for-11 (.455) in the Kentucky series (March 27-29) with multi-hit performances in the first two games
Reached base in all but one of her at bats over the Texas A&M series (April 1-3), hitting 5-for-6 with five walks for a .833 average and .923 on base percentage with seven RBIs
Scored five times over the Georgia series (April 30-May 2), earning four hits and five walks
Scored six runs over the Ole Miss series (May 6-8), batting 4-for-6 (.667) with four walks
Tallied a pair of multi-hit games at the NCAA Regional (May 21-23), driving in a team-leading seven RBIs
Was 5-for-10 (.500) with a double, two home runs, five runs scored, four walks and five RBIs at the Women's College World Series (June 3-7)

2020

Started all 22 games during the shortened season
Hit her first home run of the season against No. 1 Washington (Feb. 13), a two-run shot in the third inning
Drew a season-high three walks against Penn State (Feb. 21)
Had two hits and scored twice in the rematch against the Nittany Lions (Feb. 22)
Had hits in four of the five games at the Easton Crimson Classic, including a solo home run against McNeese (March 1)

2019

Started all 70 games
Set single-season school records with 26 home runs and 84 RBIs, the former tying the SEC record and the latter leading the NCAA
Led the team with a .375 batting average and 72 hits
Earned at least one hit in all five games at the Trojan Classic, going 8-for-14 with three doubles and 11 RBIs
Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a home run against Murray State (Feb. 9), ending with a career-high seven RBIs
Went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs against Illinois-Chicago (Feb. 17)
Hit a pair of three-run home runs in consecutive days against Missouri State (Feb. 22) and No. 24 Minnesota (Feb. 23)
Hit two home runs against UAB (Feb. 27)
Hit home runs in consecutive midweek games against South Alabama (March 5) and MVSU (March 6), going 3-for-4 with a career-best three runs scored against the Delta Devilettes
Hit home runs in back-to-back games agianst Missouri (March 8, 10)
Went 2-for-4 against Niagara (March 14), hitting a grand slam and a double
Hit home runs in back-to-back games at Texas A&M (March 22-23), slugging a three-run shot in the series opener and a grand slam in game two
Had two extra-base hits in game two against Mississippi State (March 30), a two-run home run and a fourth-inning double
Smashed a pair of home runs as part of a 3-for-3 day at the plate against UAB (April 3), scoring four times and tallying five RBIs
Drove in the go-ahead run in the eventual 3-1 win in game one against Florida (April 19) before hitting a two-run home run in game two of the doubleheader
Batted 6-for-8 (.750) over the Kentucky series (April 26-28), including a solo home run in game one
Drove in three runs in the series opener at LSU (May 3) with a solo home run and two-run single
Was 3-for-4 in the final regional game against Arizona State (May 19), driving in five RBIs, four of which came on a game-tying grand slam
Had four hits over the Super Regional series against Texas (May 23-25), two of which were solo home runs to tie Kelly Kretschman's single-season record of 25
Became Alabama's single-season home run and RBI leader after hitting a three-run home run against Florida (June 1)

2018

Started 49 games primarily at first base
Had at least one hit in all three games opening weekend, including a 2-for-3 day with three RBIs against Lamar (Feb. 9)
Was 2-for-4 with a career-best four RBIs in the win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 24)
Hit a game-tying grand slam in the comeback victory over BYU (March 2), part of a 2-for-2 day at the plate
Scored twice and hit a solo home run against Portland State (March 3)
Hit home runs in back-to-back games against Boston College and Fordham (March 10), going a combined 5-for-7 with four RBIs
Hit a solo home run in the seventh inning vs. Georgia Tech (March 14)
Blasted a three-run home run in the win over UAB (March 20)
Was 2-for-3 in game three against Ole Miss (March 25), including a walk-off two-run single
Hit a solo home run in game two against Florida (April 8)
After missing two weeks with a foot injury, hit a three-run home run in her first at-bat in game three against Georgia (April 29), part of a 2-for-3 day at the plate
Drove in four RBIs in the series opener against Texas A&M (May 4), slugging a three-run home run in her first at-bat and later bringing home a run on a sac fly
Hit the second of back-to-back home runs for the Tide in the first inning of game two against Texas A&M (May 5), scoring twice in the win
Hit a game-tying two run home run in the bottom of the first against Auburn (May 9) at the SEC Tournament
Was 2-for-3 with three RBIs in game one of the Tuscaloosa regional against Middle Tennessee (May 18)
Drove in two runs against both Wisconsin (May 19) and Oregon State (May 20) to close out regional play

2017

Started 63 games and hit .309 with 29 runs scored and 47 hits, including 16 for extra bases
Led the team with nine home runs, 41 RBIs and 57 walks
Her walks total is the highest single-season mark by a freshman in program history
Hit a three-run home run in her first career at-bat against Towson (Feb. 10)
Was the starting catcher for Alexis Osorio's perfect game against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 10), also hitting a three-run home run in the game
Smacked her third home run of opening weekend in the finale against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 12), part of a 3-3 day at the plate
Hit an RBI single in game one of a doubleheader against Louisiana (Feb. 18) before going 2-2 in game two
Hit an RBI triple against North Florida (Feb. 22)
Was 4-4 against Texas Tech (Feb. 24) with three singles and a double
Drew a season-high four walks in the rematch against the Red Raiders (Feb. 25)
Went 2-3 with two runs scored at UAB (Feb. 28), including a two-run home run
Drove in a pair of RBIs against both Jacksonville (March 3) and Drake (March 4) at the Easton Crimson Classic
Drew two walks and hit a solo home run against Loyola (March 7)
Drove in the lone run in Alabama's 1-0 win over Valparaiso (March 8)
Went 3-3 with four RBIs and a run scored in game one against Arkansas (March 10)
Drove in a run on a bases-loaded walk against Georgia Southern (March 15)
Was 2-3 with an RBI single and an RBI double in game one against South Carolina (March 26)
Hit an RBI single and scored a run in game two at Missouri (April 1)
Drove in a run on a sac fly against Lipscomb (April 5)
Earned a hit in both games against Tennessee (April 15-16), scoring a run in the opener
Went 2-3 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run, against Samford (April 25)
Drove in the Tide's second run in the 2-0 victory over Ole Miss (April 29)
Went 2-3 against Arkansas at the SEC Tournament (May 10), hitting an RBI single and a solo home run
Hit a go-ahead solo home run in the 10th inning against Texas A&M (May 11)
Drove in Alabama's lone run of the day against Ole Miss (May 13) with a sixth-inning RBI single
Earned a hit in all three games at the NCAA Regional, including a two-run home run against Albany (May 19)