2018 - 2019 SOUTH CAROLINA
SOFTBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
BAILEY
BETENBAUGH
RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER/FIRST BASEMAN
UNION COUNTY HS
UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-9
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
0.64
ERA
0.481
BATTING AVERAGE
38
RBI
225
STRIKEOUTS
“Betenbaugh is a really well-rounded player. She has good command of all her pitches and hits her locations really well with her breaking balls. At the plate, she hits with aggression and has the strength to go deep.”
Chuck Stegall
Head Coach Head coach at Fort Mill High

Athletic Excellence


The 5-foot-9 senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman led the Yellow Jackets to a 23-5 record and the Class 3A state finals this past season. The state’s Gatorade Softball Player of the Year as a sophomore, Betenbaugh compiled a 21-4 record with a 0.64 ERA and batted .481 with, 12 home runs and 38 RBI. She struck out 225 batters in 152.1 innings pitched. A four-time Region Player of the Year, Betenbaugh was also a two-time Class 4A Player of the Year and was named the High School Sports Report’s co-Miss Softball.

Academic Achievement


Betenbaugh has maintained a 3.97 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of South Carolina beginning this fall.

Exemplary Character


A devoted member of her church youth group, Betenbaugh has volunteered locally on behalf of food-donation drives and youth softball programs.