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2 Kendyll Bailey

  • Position INF
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Grain Valley, Mo.
  • High School Grain Valley HS

Biography

SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022)   

  • Started all 60 games at second base.
  • Reached new heights at the plate, setting new personal-bests in battering average (.282), hits (51), doubles (8), home runs (11), RBI (33) and slugging percentage (.508).
  • Anchored a fielding percentage of .976 by only comitting five errors on 205 chances.
  • Recording team-highs of 92 assists in the field and turning 15 double plays.
  • Homered twice in one game for a career-first at Ole Miss (3/26/22) while also marking her second career 3-hit game.
  • Reached base 18 times by walk for an overall on-base percentage 0f .347.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2021)                                                                                                   

  • Started all 59 games at second base.
  • Set career highs at the plate in batting average (.276), runs (20) hits (37), doubles (7), home runs (7), RBI (21), walks (24), and slugging percentage (.485).
  • Made only one error on 190 chances for a fielding percentage of .995.
  • Turned 10 double plays.
  • Went 3-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run at South Carolina (Apr. 2). Also added a double and two RBI. 
  • Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in her career at Arkansas (Apr. 24-25).
  • Recorded the first three three-hit games of her career. 

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020)

2020 season was canceled after 26 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Mizzou’s primary starter at second base, making one start at shortstop while starting all 26 games of the season.
  • Batted a career-high .242 on the season, batting in nine runs with three extra-base hits.
  • Drew 16 walks for a .242/.398/.348 batting line.
  • Turned six double plays while committing only three errors in 115 chances.
  • Posted multi-hit outings against both Notre Dame (Feb. 7) and Kansas City (March 4).
  • Homered against Baylor (Feb. 8) and James Madison (Feb. 15).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019)                                                                                                           

  • Finished her first full season as Mizzou’s everyday second baseman.
  • Played in 56 games, making 55 starts.
  • Was one of seven Tigers to have four or more home runs in 2019.
  • Registered three multi-RBI games, the first three such games of her career.
  • Was lights-out in Mizzou’s sweep of then-No. 13 Kentucky (March 22 - 24), going 3-8 with two of her three multi-RBI games.

FRESHMAN (2018)                                                                                                            

  • Applied for a medical redshirt after missing majority of first-year campaign due to injury.
  • Had season-high three-game safely reached base streak.
  • Recorded first career hit and RBI at Mary Nutter Classic (Feb. 22-25).
  • Stepped in and reeled off seven consecutive starts at second base (Feb. 18-25).
  • Made Mizzou debut at Michele Smith Invitational (Feb. 16-18).

HIGH SCHOOL

  • 2017 Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) All-American.
  • One of 10 invitees to 2017 Louisville Slugger Hit Club.
  • Rated No. 11 overall in FloSoftball’s final Class of 2017 “Hot 100” players .
  • Two-time Missouri all-state selection.
  • Three-time Missouri all-region selection.
  • Four-time Missouri all-conference selection.
  • Four-time Missouri all-district selection.
  • Aces finished Top 10 overall at 2016 PGF National.
  • Multi-sport star at Grain Valley, lettering in basketball for four years.
  • Three-time Academic all-state honors for softball.
  • Four-time Academic all-conference recipient for softball and basketball
  • 4.0 GPA in the classroom.
  • Member of National Honor Society in her final two years of high school.
  • Chose Mizzou over Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Oregon and Penn State.

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in Health Science with an emphasis in Leadership and Policy
  • Family includes parents Kenny and Leigh and brother Luke
  • Favorite hobby outside of softball is going to country concerts

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    INF
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    INF
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    INF
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2021Redshirt Junior

    INF
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2022Graduate Student

    INF
    5'10"
    2