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Jersey Number 3
Bailey Briggs
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- INF
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Lockport, N.Y.
- High School:
- Starpoint
- Major:
- Psychology & Public Health
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2025) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Appeared in 55 games with 54 starts at second base
- Hit .287 with 46 hits, three doubles, 17 RBIs and 23 runs scored with 10 stolen bases
- Recorded four games with two runs scored including SIUE (2/14), Wagner (3/11), Maryland (3/16) and Penn State (4/5)
- Posted two RBIs, a double and run scored in the home finale in a 5-2 win versus Monmouth (4/29)
- Connected four four hits, two runs and her first career home run in the series victory in the final Big Ten home series of the year with Illinois (4/25-27)
- Delivered a run and a run batted in a 6-1 midweek victory against Lehigh (4/8)
- Hit 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in the series finale at Penn State (4/5)
- Collected a run and RBI in an 8-6 win at Portland State during the west coast spring break week (3/19)
- Collected three runs scored in the Big Ten opening weekend with Maryland (3/14-16)
- Went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in the 9-1 run-rule home-opening win against Wagner (3/11)
- Finished 2-for-3 with an RBI in an 11-6 run-rule victory over North Dakota at the Bob Heck Memorial Tournament (3/8)
- Hit 2-for-4 with an RBI against Louisiana at the Jane B. Moore Memorial hosted by Auburn (2/28)
- Added two RBIs and run scored in a 4-2 victory over host East Texas A&M at the Lion Invitational (2/14)
- Went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a 9-3 win over SIUE at the Lion Invitational (2/14)
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2024) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Scored one of three runs in the top of the seventh in a 3-0 win at Michigan State for the first back-to-back 30-win seasons in RU history (Apr. 26)
- Registered an RBI double in a 12-1 run-rule victory over Wisconsin (Apr. 6)
- Had her second career at-bat and collected two RBIs on a double and scored the third run of RU's three-run seventh inning in 5-3 win at San Diego in the series finale (Mar. 16)
PRIOR TO RUTGERS:
- All WNY-Large School and First Team ECIC II shortstop selection as a junior (2021)
- Hit .438 with 19 runs, 21 hits and 28 RBIs. Totaled four home runs and six doubles (2021)
- Member of the varsity program in eighth grade hitting .342 with nine runs and 13 hits (2018)
- Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
- Played club ball with NJ Intensity 18u National KOD
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of Lee and Kimberly Briggs
- Has one sister, Alexis, a sophomore outfielder at Franklin Pierce College, and one brother, Hunter
- Member of the National Honor and Math Honor Societies
- Major is undecided
BRIGGS ON CHOOSING RUTGERS: "I chose Rutgers because it feels like home. Thank you Coach Butler, Coach Nat and Coach Brynne for giving me this opportunity to play in the Big Ten. "
HEAD COACH KRISTEN BUTLER ON BRIGGS: "We are very excited to add Bailey to the Scarlet Knight family. Coming from a high-level travel team, she brings a lot of experience and is a well-rounded player both offensively and defensively. Bailey is a great addition to our 2022 class."
2025 Rutgers Athletics Hall Of Fame Induction
Tuesday, December 16
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
2025 Rutgers Softball Big Ten Highlights
Friday, August 08
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
