FRESHMAN (2025) - Game-By-Game Stats
AROUND THE BASES:
- District Newcomer of the Year 2021
- First Team All-District Infield 2022, 2023, 2024
- First Team All-County Infield 2022, 2023, 2024
- First Team All-State Infield 5A 2022 and 2024
- Academic All-District 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Friendswood Defensive MVP 2022
- Friendswood Offensive MVP 2023 and 2024
- Texas Academic All-State Class of 2024
- Houston All-VYPE First Team Public School Softball
- Hit .413 as a sophomore with 13 doubles, three triples, and three homeruns
- Hit .405 as a junior with 8 doubles, five triples, and two homeruns
- Hit .438 as a senior with 15 doubles, seven triples, and one homerun
- Friendswood HS Single Season Doubles (15) and Career Doubles (42) Record Holder
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of Brandon and Kendra Burtis
- Has one brother, Blaine
- FHS National Honor Society Class President
- Graduated in the class' top ten percent with honors
- State VASE Drawing Gold Medalist
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo- Colored Drawing Gold Medalist
- Plans to major in finance and further pursue a degree in law
Burtis On Choosing Rutgers: "I fell in love with Rutgers as soon as I got on campus. The coaching staff and players I met were incredible, and the school was everything and more I could dream of."
Head Coach Kristen Butler on Burtis: "Baileigh is an infielder who can play multiple positions. She is a power hitter and will be a great addition for us. We look forward to watching Baileigh compete with us! Welcome to The Banks Baileigh!"
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Burt
One word to describe your Coach: incredible
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Payton Lincavage
Best player ever competed against: Ava Brown
Major: Finance
I chose my major because: I find business and its inner-workings to be incredibly fascinating, and I hope to use what I learn in the Business School to specialize as a lawyer one day.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: anywhere my friends are
The person I most admire is and why: I most admire my mom for how hard she’s worked all her life. She’s the best mom in the world and I love her more than words can describe.
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: either reading or drawing! I love to sit down with a good book or sketch in my free time.
Favorite professional athlete: Jose Altuvé
Favorite professional sports team: Houston Astros
One word to describe myself on the field: Intense
One word to describe myself off the field: nerd
Few people know that I: I am profoundly deaf in my left ear and have worn a hearing aid since I was 12.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My high school coach Christa Williams who kept me from quitting after a bad coaching experience.
I started playing my sport because…: I played every sport imaginable as a kid and my dad thought one more wouldn’t hurt. Softball’s been my favorite since I was 5 and I’ve never looked back.
I chose Rutgers because…: It’s an incredible school both academically and athletically, and the girls and coaches are truly one of a kind that I can’t see myself anywhere else.
Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Pride and Prejudice
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Emmy Rossum because I love her
Favorite musician/group: Zach Bryan
The first song I knew all the words to is: Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Reading long books in a super short amount of time. I love reading and I’m a huge bookworm.
Famous people I have met include: Bailey Klingler, Cat Osterman, Jenny Finch
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Drink an energy drink and hit barefoot.
Favorite all-time gift received: Floral Embroidered Cowboy Boots
Pets I had growing up were: two dachshunds, Star and Snoopy.
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Fairy Princess
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Venice, Italy
The website I visit most often is: Wikipedia
My favorite teacher was/is: My 11th and 12th grade History and Econ teacher Mrs. Sicuro. She’s an incredible teacher and mentor to have.
The quote that most resonates with me is: “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live long, but the cautious do not live at all.“
If my life was a book, the title would be: Another Day, Another Slay
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Baby Blue
My spirit animal is: A Bear
One thing on my bucket list is: Visit every continent in the world, just not Antarctica because I’m southern and I hate the cold.
Phone app you cannot live without: TikTok. I’m addicted.
