The state’s 2021-22 Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-11 senior catcher led the Panthers (23-6) to the AAA sectional finals this past season. Bird batted .563 with 38 RBI and 11 home runs while drawing 38 walks. She finished her career as Lincoln County’s career leader in home runs (50), RBI (173), hits (160) and walks (104).
Bird has maintained a 4.04 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at Indiana University this fall.
Bird has volunteered locally as a peer buddy for Special Olympics Spring Games and she’s served as a mentor for younger athletes at Lincoln County High through the softball team’s Big Sis/Little Sis program. She has also donated her time by walking dogs at a local animal shelter and sending care packages to members of the military deployed overseas during the holidays.
