14 Claire Bailey
14 - Claire Bailey
Height: 5-7
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Henrico, VA
High School: Godwin
Position: 2B/OF
Bats/Throws: S/R
Parents: Thomas & Barbara

Career:
A mainstay in the starting lineup during her four-year career, she played in a total of 176 games, 175 in a starting capacity ... Her 175 starts rank fourth all-time in program history ... Seventh on the Eagles' all-time chart with 138 runs scored ...  Claims the No. 5 spot on the school's all-time list with 234 assists ... Chalked up 46 multiple-hit contests ... No. 3 all-time at Emory with 73 walks ... Holds down the No. 11 slot on the program's career list in putouts (320) and closed out collegiate tenure at Emory 12th on the school's all-time hits chart (167). 

Senior (2014):
Started all 47 games that she appeared in ... Second Team All-UAA selection ... Concluded the year fifth on the team in hitting with a .358 mark (48-of-134) ... Third on the team in runs scored (45) ... No. 4 on the club in both hits and doubles (10) ... Third on the squad with 15 multi-hit games ... Drew 22 base-on-balls, the third-highest total on the team and fifth on the UAA chart ... Scored a pair of runs and registered a single in Emory's 13-12 win over Piedmont (May 10) at the NCAA Atlanta Regional ...  3-for-3 with one RBI and three runs scored in a 16-6 win over VA Wesleyan (Mar. 20) ... Rapped out a pair of hits and scored three times in a 9-1 triumph over Lynchburg (Mar. 27) ... Single in the top of the sixth inning snapped a 1-1 deadlock and proved to be the GWRBI in a 2-1 verdict over Birmingham Southern (Apr. 3) ... Singled in the first inning and later scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the first contest of a doubleheader vs. Piedmont (Apr. 9) ... 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and scored once in a 7-4 triumph vs. Case Western (Feb. 23)  ...  Single in the bottom of the sixth scored Megan Light, snapping a 4-4 deadlock, and was the winning RBI in a 7-4 outcome vs. Case Western (Feb. 22)  ...  Fourth on team in OBP (.476) … 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and crossed the plate in a 14-6 win vs. Brandeis (Mar. 12) at the UAA Tournament ... Drove in the team's third run of the contest with a single and went 2-for-4 at the plate in a 6-0 win over DePauw (Mar. 2) ... Turned in a seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 28 - Mar. 9), hitting .579 (11-of-19) during that stretch with 10 runs scored ... Ended the season by scoring two or more runs in 11 games ...  Turned in a 2-for-4 performance at the plate and singled in the Eagles' second run in the bottom of the fourth in a 3-0 victory over Centre (Feb. 22) ...  Named as a Second Team Capital One Academic All-American ... An Emory 100 Senior Honorary.  

Junior (2013):
Saw action in all 47 Emory contests, 46 in a starting capacity at second base ... Concluded the campaign hitting .291 with 34 hits in 117 plate appearances ... Knocked in 14 runs ... Posted six multi-hit contests and drove in two or more runs on five occasions ...  Landed a berth on the UAA All-Tournament Team for the second time in her career, helping the Eagles to an 8-0 record and the league title by hitting .500 with seven hits in 14 trips to the plate ...  Also scored five runs, drew nine walks and stole three bases ... Turned in a pair of multi-hit efforts at the UAA Tourney including a 2-for-2 afternoon that saw her knock in two runs in an 11-3 triumph over Washington University ... Earned a berth on the Salem, VA NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .467 (7-15) over five games and scoring five runs ... Was one of just three Emory players to deliver a four-hit game during the year, with her effort coming vs. Piedmont (May 12) in the NCAA Tournament, finishing that contest with a 4-for-4 afternoon ... Led off the sixth inning vs. Piedmont (May 12) with a single and later scored the team's first of four runs in the frame that knotted the score at 6-6 ...  Went 4-for-6 at the plate in games  vs. Bridgewater and Mississippi College (Feb. 24), scoring three runs and finishing with two RBIs ... Went 1-for-3 against Bridgewater and registered the game-winning RBI with a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth that snapped a scoreless tie in an eventual 5-0 victory ... 3-for-3 performance at the plate and scored a pair of runs in a 4-3 come-from-behind decision over Mississippi College ... Earned her second straight berth on the Capital One Academic All-District Team.

Sophomore (2012):
Was a mainstay in the lineup, starting all 39 contests at second base ... Finished the campaign with a .375 hitting mark (45-of-120) with that effort ranking 11th among UAA players ... Captured Third Team All-Atlantic Region honors ... Second on the squad with 120 at-bats and was third with 45 hits ... Twelve multi-hit contests was third on the team ... Drove in two or more runs on five occasions ... Topped the team with 11 sacrifice hits, was second in putouts with 87 and was third with six stolen bases ... Second Team All-UAA selection ... Turned in an 11-game hitting streak (Mar. 14 - April 21) that ranked as the longest by an Emory player during the season ... Closed out the regular season hitting safely in 15 of the team's last 16 outings ... 5-for-5 effort at the plate with two RBIs, including one that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, in a 9-8 win over Millsaps (Feb. 25) ... Collected a pair of safeties, including a triple, and scored a run in a 6-3 verdict over No. 21 Ithaca (Mar. 11) ... Helped the Eagles to a 6-3 decision over nationally ranked Christopher Newport (Feb. 11) with a pair of hits in three plate appearances and one RBI ... Rapped out three hits, including a two-bagger, and posted a pair of RBIs, including the one that closed the game out in a five-inning, 12-4 win over Piedmont (Apr. 24) ... Went a combined 4-for-8 at the plate with two runs and two RBIs in a doubleheader sweep against Peace College (Feb. 17) ... Drove in the team's first run of the season with a triple that drove in Ally Kersthold and finished with three hits and four RBIs in a 26-2 decision over Maryville (Feb. 11) ... Capital One Academic All-District ... Capital One Second Team Academic All-American.

Freshman (2011):
Fine rookie campaign that saw her start all 43 of the games she saw action in ... Made the majority of the early-season starts in right field before securing the starting role at second base ... Ended the year hitting .333 (40-of-120) with 16 RBIs ... Led the team and was No. 2 among UAA players with 39 runs scored ... Her team-high 22 walks tied the second-highest mark in school history ... Second on the club with 13 multi-hit games ... Posted three outings of two or more RBIs ... Earned a spot on the UAA All-Tournament Team after hitting .450 with nine hits in 20 at bats ... On the first day of the UAA Tourney (Mar. 10), she went a combined 4-for-6 at the plate with two RBIs and three runs scored in games vs. Case Western and Washington University ... Delivered a three-run double against Rochester (Mar. 14) in a 9-0 triumph ... Two-for-three at the plate, including a double, and scored the team's final run in a 2-0 win over LaGrange (Apr. 8) ... Chalked up a pair of safeties and crossed the plate twice in a 10-6 decision against Berry (Apr. 16) ... Drove in the Eagles' third run on a sacrifice fly in a 4-3, eight-inning win vs. LaGrange (Apr. 26) ... Two hits and one RBI in a 5-1 victory over Peace College (Feb. 20) ... Opened the game with a double (one of her two safeties in the contest) and scored the game-winning run in an 8-0 win against Maryville (Apr. 23).

High School:
Four-year member of the softball program at Mills E. Godwin High School ... Was coached by Walter Pettus ... Served as team co-captain her senior year ... Hit a hefty .463 her final campaign en route to earning first team all-district honors ... Tabbed as her team's MVP as a senior and landed second team all-metro acclaim ... Helped her team  to district crowns in 2008 and 2009 ... Second team all-region in 2010 ... Played summer ball for the Richmond Diamonds ... Played for her high school's volleyball team.

Personal:
Born February 2, 1992 ... Daughter of Thomas and Barbara Bailey.

Quote: "I chose Emory because of its balance between competitive athletics and the unique opportunities related to my academic interests. I also love Atlanta!" 


Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2011 43-43 120 39 40 16 6 0 0 5-6 .333
2012 39-39 120 27 45 23 6 2 0 6-8 .375
2013 47-46 117 27 34 14 4 0 0 6-8 .291
2014 47-47 134 45 48 19 10 0 1 5-5 .358
TOTAL 176-75 491 138 167 72 26 2 1 22-27 .340