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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Softball - Delaware

Gatorade Player of the year

Bayli Glanden

Shortstop
LAKE FOREST HS
FELTON, DELAWARE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

.667

Batting Average

9

Home Runs

36

RBI

35

Rune Scored
“Glanden is one of the most dominant hitters I’ve seen in my 32 years as a head coach in Delaware. As an opposing coach, you know the players who change your gameplan and who’s the focal point of that gameplan. That’s Glanden.”
John Wells
Head Coach - Sussex Central

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior shortstop led the Spartans to a 15-5 record and a berth in Delaware’s state semifinals this past season. She batted .667 with nine homers, 36 RBI and 35 runs. Glanden walked 26 times and struck out just once, compiling an OPS of 2.140. A three-time First Team All-State selection, she was named the 2026 Delaware Player of the Year by the state’s coaches association. 

Academic Achievement

Glanden has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play softball on scholarship at the University of Delaware this fall. 

Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society, Glanden has donated her time locally as a softball mentor with her club program, Delaware Express. She has also served as her class secretary and is an active member of the Harrington Fire Company Auxiliary.