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2015 Softball Roster

5 Hailey Bickford

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Maquoketa
  • Hometown Maquoketa, Iowa

Biography

SENIOR (2015): 2015 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... Made 11 appearances and started eight games as a designated player... Recorded her only hit against South Dakota State (April 19)... Scored one run against South Dakota (April 26).

JUNIOR (2014): 2013-14 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll... Made 24 appearances as a pitcher with 16 starts... Led the team with 64 strikeouts and 104.1 innings pitched and nine complete games... Recorded a two-hit shutout against Northern Colorado 3/15 (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 SO)... Struck out a season-high six batters on three occasions (2/16 vs. Omaha, 3/22 @ IUPUI, 4/11 @ South Dakota)... Recorded a hit against Valparaiso on 4/22... Drew a walk against Drake on 2/8.

JUNIOR (2013): Appeared in 1 game as a pinch runner... scored one run against Belmont on 2/9.

SOPHOMORE (2012): Appeared in 37 games as a pitcher and designated hitter starting 29 games... led the team in ERA (3.18), saves (3) and strikeouts (94) with an overall record of 9-13... threw seven complete games out of 20 starts in the circle... recorded three shutout victories on the season... threw a complete-game 3-0 shutout against Evansville on 3/14 (7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 SO) and a 5-0 complete-game shutout against Oakland (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 SO)... recorded a season high seven strikeouts on two occasions against UNI on 2/24 and South Dakota State on 3/17... threw a new career high 8.0 innings against Iowa State on 2/12... batted .224 (15-for-67) on the season with three triples, two doubles and eight RBI... posted a .343 slugging percentage and .278 on base percentage... tallied two RBI in a game against Oakland (4/1), Wisconsin (4/10) and UMKC (5/6)... had multiple hit games against Wisconsin (4/10) and IPFW (4/21).

FRESHMAN (2011): Appeared in 34 games from the circle including 19 starts... led the team in wins (9), ERA (4.34), and strikeouts (83)... tossed a team-high 127.1 innings and recorded two shutouts... also led the team in complete games (11)... recorded her first complete-game shutout against IUPUI on 3/26 (7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 9 SO)... also recorded a complete-game shutout against South Dakota State on 4/29 (7.0, 7 H, 4 SO)... tossed a career-high 7.1 innings against IUPUI on 3/25... batted .254 (16-for-63) on the season with two homers and seven RBI... hit her first collegiate home run at IPFW (4/10)... also homered against Centenary (4/23)... picked up the win from the circle in both games in which she hit a home run... drove in a career-high three runs against Centenary (4/23)... was 8-4 with a 2.86 ERA in 20 appearances against league opponents.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a five-time All-Conference and four-time All-State selection... earned five varsity letters in high school... broke nine school records during her career... was twice named as the Radio Iowa Player of the Week... five time All-District selection... named as the 2010 Telegraph Herald all-area softball Player of the Year... named as captain of the inaugural Quad City Times All-Area team... was a four-year starter in basketball... earned All-Conference basketball honors three times... broke the school record for single season and career steals... four-year starter and captain in soccer... was a three-time All-Conference selection and two-time All-State selection.

PERSONAL: Born June 15, 1992... daughter of Rick and Sherry Bickford.

MAJOR: Exercise Science
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Statistics

Season:
2015

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2011Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2012Sophomore

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2013Junior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2014Junior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2015Senior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    5