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Bailey Misken

Right-handed pitcher
WEST SPRINGFIELD HS
SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.35

ERA

214

Strikeouts

0.462

Batting average

17

Runs scored
“To say Bailey is stellar in the circle would be an understatement. She keeps opposing hitters off-balance with an array of pitches, including one of the best change-ups I have seen. She’s also one of the top hitters in our district.”
Bruce Basher
Head Coach - Head coach of Lake Braddock High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior right-handed pitcher had led the Spartans to a 22-1 record and a berth in the Class 6, Region C tournament semifinals at the time of her selection. Misken owned a 22-1 record with a 0.35 ERA through 23 games, fanning 214 batters and issuing just 12 walks in 139.2 innings pitched. She recorded 11 shutouts, including four no-hitters and a perfect game entering the regional final four, carrying a batting average of .462 with four home runs, 17 runs scored and a .708 slugging percentage. The 2019 Patriot District Player of the Year missed almost her entire junior season with a concussion.

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Academic Achievement

Misken has maintained a 3.93 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to attend Colgate University (New York), where she will play softball, beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Misken has volunteered locally at an assisted living facility, and has donated her time as a youth baseball coach and a youth softball umpire.