- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my No. 1 choice because of the good academics and athletics and it's close to home, but I can still live on campus"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Ferrum College, Randolph College, Lynchburg College and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Career Highs
Hits: 3 – (4x, most recent, Sweet Briar - 3/1/17 - G1)
Doubles: 2 – (2x, most recent, Sweet Briar - 3/1/17 - G1)
Triples: 1 – (2x, most recent, Sweet Briar – 4/7/15 - G1)
Home Runs: 1 – (2x, most recent, at Wesley - 3/18/17)
Runs: 3 – (vs. Immaculata - 3/18/17)
RBI: 5 – (Shenandoah – 3/29/15 - G1)
Stolen Bases: 2 – (2x, most recent, Mary Washington - 3/22/17 - G2)
Hitting Streak: 9 – (3/24/15 – 4/7/15)
2016-17 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
2017 NCAA Ashland Regional - All-Tournament Team
2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
2016 All-ODAC Third Team
2015 All-ODAC Third Team
Senior (2017): One of three Marlins to start all 57 games… Served as the starting second baseman for the Marlins… Batted .276 on the year with a homer, 27 RBI, and 35 runs scored… Led the Marlins with 39 walks on the season… Homered against Wesley on March 18… Went 3-for-10 (.300) with two doubles, three RBI, and a run scored to earn Ashland Regional All-Tournament Team honors.
Junior (2016): Appeared in 38 games, making 33 starts on the year… Stepped into the starting second base job in mid-March following an injury… Went 2-for-4 with a season-best three RBI in a victory over Emory & Henry on April 16… Posted a hit in 12-of-14 games from April 6 to April 29, raising her average from .220 to .341… Third on the team with eight doubles.
Sophomore (2015): Played in 36 games as a sophomore… Took tremendous strides at the plate, batting .323 on the year while collecting 11 extra base hits… Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored, and five RBI against Shenandoah University on March 29… Stole a pair of bases in the NCAA regional against McDaniel College… Had a nine-game hitting streak from March 24 to April 7.
Freshman (2014): Compiled a .229 batting average… Produce a 3-for-4 day at the plate in a 7-3 victory over William Peace University.
Before VWC: Competed in volleyball, indoor track, cross country and softball for Greenbrier Christian… Recorded 113 digs and 372 assists as a senior; recorded 40 assists in a 3-2 victory over Churchland, 14 digs in a 3-0 win over Bishop Sullivan… Recorded 49 hits, 31 runs batted in, a .563 batting average and a .619 slugging percentage as a senior, helping Greenbrier Christian to a 27-0 softball record… Helped guide Greenbrier to its fifth straight Virginia Independent Schools Division II state championship… First team Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS) in softball as a sophomore, junior and senior… Three-time all-state softball honoree, twice on the first team… First team All-Tidewater in softball as a senior… Recipient of the Golden Glove Award and the Silver Bat Award… Second team All-TCIS in volleyball as a senior… Volleyball team's Most Valuable Player as a senior… Recipient of the Gator Award in 2013… Four year member of the Principals Honor Roll… 2013 Chesapeake Sports Club Scholarship recipient.
Personal: Daughter of Janine and Jeff Bailey; parents attended Tidewater Community College… Has two brothers, Michael, a student at Old Dominion University, and Timothy, and a sister, Kristen, a student at Tidewater Community College... Business minor.
Get to Know Elizabeth
- Enjoys listening to country music and spending vacation time in Bermuda
- A fan of softball's Jessica Mendoza, baseball's Anaheim Angels, football's Denver Broncos, basketball's Los Angeles Lakers and actors Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts
- Favorites include the TV series "Grey's Anatomy"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "easy-going, hardworking, Christian, friendly"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "it teaches me hard work, discipline and leadership, but I also like the friendships I make through sports. The girls become family to me"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "learning to read the court better in volleyball and hitting in softball"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to become a better athlete and improve in all aspects of my sports"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Jessica Mendoza, because she is my softball role model"
- People might be surprise to know: "I played baseball for four years (very much a tomboy)"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm working at an elementary school in South Carolina and living with my family"
- The most important advice I've received is: "believe in yourself and trust God in everything. He is everything" -- Winston Davey
