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2020 Softball Roster

11 Bailey Sims

  • Height 5-2
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Flowery Branch, Ga.
  • High School Flowery Branch High School
  • Position 2B

Biography

Statistics: 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020

As a Senior (2020): Made appearances in 18 contests, earning 14 starts after battling back from injury ... Tied for second on the Bruins in sacrifice hits (1) ... Opened season with a 1-for-1 pinch hitting effort against Western Carolina (2/14) at the Bruin Challenge ... Notched first walk of the season at No. 6 LSU (2/21) at the Purple & Gold Challenge ... Posted lone sacrifice hit of the season versus Sam Houston State (2/22) at the same tournament ... Went 2-for-4 at the plate against ULM (2/28) ... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Northern Iowa (2/29) at the UCA Adam Brown Memorial Shamrock Classic ... Logged three putouts versus Youngstown State (3/6) at the UofM Tournament ... Went 3-for-5 against Indiana State (3/6) ... Also posted a season-high two RBI in the same contest ... Notched a season-high three assists versus Western Carolina (3/7) ... Went 2-for-4 at Memphis (3/8) ... Earned OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction.

As a Junior (2019):
Played in 53 games, starting them all ... Tied to lead the Bruins in sacrifice hits (3) and sacrifice flies (3) ... Second on the team in assists (86) and games played ... Finished third on the team in at-bats with a total of 159 ... Recorded two or more runs on five occasions ... Tallied two or more RBI seven times ... Posted three or more putouts 13 times ... Notched three or more assists on 12 occasions ... Went 3-for-5 at the plate with a pair of RBI versus Drexel (2/16) at the Madeira Beach Invitational ... Knocked a double against Delaware (2/17) ... Matched season-high of two RBI against Northern Kentucky (3/1) at the Bruin Classic ... Recorded a season-high pair of walks versus Alabama A&M (3/1) at the same tournament ... Finished with a season-high five assists versus Dayton (3/2) at the Bruin Classic ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate in game one against Maine (3/20) ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate in game two on the road at Morehead State (4/5) ... Also posted a double and a pair of RBI in the same contest ... Walked in a pair of runs in game one on the road at Eastern Illinois (4/26) ... Collected five assists in game one on the road at SIUE (4/28) ... Scored a run in game one of the OVC Tournament against UT Martin (5/8) ... 2018-19 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete honoree ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

As a Sophomore (2018): Made appearances in all but one contest all season, starting 48 ... Tied to lead the Bruins in triples with one ... Second on the team in games played (49), walks (25), on-base percentage (.383), assists (64) and sacrifice flies (2) ... Posted three or more putouts 13 times ... Tied for eighth in the OVC in walks ... Saw a season-high five at-bats versus Omaha (2/16) to open the season ... Also recorded a season-high three hits in same contest ... Recorded a pair of runs at Southeastern Louisiana (2/17) ... Notched first double of the season against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/18) ... Went 3-for-4 at the plate versus North Dakota (2/23) ... Posted two runs against Fort Wayne (2/24) ... Finished with a season-high six putouts against North Carolina A&T (3/3) ... Matched season-high of five at-bats versus Ball State (3/16) ... Also smashed lone triple of the season in the same contest ... Notched a stolen base versus St. Bonaventure (3/17) ... Recorded a pair of walks in game two against Eastern Illinois (3/24) ... Smacked a double in game two at Jacksonville State (4/6) ... Saw five at-bats against MTSU (4/10) ... Recorded a pair of walks and a double in game two against Murray State (4/20) ... Recorded a season-high three walks in game one at Eastern Kentucky (5/2) ... Posted a double in game two at UT Martin (5/6) ... 2017-18 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2017): One of only two players to start and play in all 57 games ... In the Ohio Valley Conference was ranked fifth in walks and tied for ninth in hits ... Led the Bruins in hits (60), sacrifice hits (9) and tied in stolen bases (2) and was second on the team in at bats (180), runs (33), triples (1), and walks (23) ... Tallied two or more hits 15 times ... Recorded two or more runs on four occasions ... Opened first collegiate season with an eight-game hitting streak ... Went 2-for-3, scoring a run in collegiate debut versus UMBC (2/10) ... Tallied a season-high three hits against UMKC (2/10) during the Belmont Winter Fest Tournament ... Smacked first home run of the season for a season-high three RBI versus Western Illinois (2/19) at the WKU Hilltopper Classic ... Came away with first stolen base of the season against Alabama State (2/25) ... Plated a season-high three runs versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/3) ... Had longest hitting streak of the season, 10 games, from March 11-March 24 ... Was perfect at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a pair of walks, a double and two RBI against Savannah State (3/18) at the Mercer Bear Classic ... Drilled lone triple of the season in game one at Eastern Illinois (3/24) ... Recorded a season-high three walks in game two with the Panthers ... Matched her season-high of three RBI versus Middle Tennessee State (4/5) ... Notched five assists in game two at Morehead State (4/14) ... Knocked second home run of the season on the road at Austin Peay (4/24) ... Went 3-for-4 at Murray State (5/3) with a double and two runs ... Netted two RBI against Tennessee State (5/6) ... 2016-17 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Flowery Branch High under coach Laura Novotny Beaver ... Four-time Offensive MVP ... Four-time First Team All-Region selection ... Four-time Second Team All-Area ... Second Team All-State honoree ... Owns pair of school records including driving in 117 runs and only recording nine strikeouts in 401 plate appearances over entire career ... Selected to play in the 2015 Georgia Dugout Club All-Star Game ... Played in Georgia North/South All-Star game ... Served as team captain for two years. 

Personal: Daughter of Todd and Andrea Sims ... Has one sibling ... Lists greatest sports thrill was her high school team upsetting the No. 1 seed in the region to advance to the state playoffs ... Majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2017Freshman

    2B
    5'2"
    11
  • 11

    2018Sophomore

    2B
    5'2"
    11
  • 11

    2019Junior

    2B
    5'2"
    11
  • 11

    2020Senior

    2B
    5'2"
    11