Aliyah Binford

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP/INF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-7
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
New Braunfels, Texas
High School:
New Braunfels Canyon
Prev College:
Baylor
Major:
Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration

BAYLOR: Two-time NFCA All-Region honoree… Two-time All-Big 12 honoree… 2024 D1 Softball Comeback Player of the Year… Appeared in 52 of 59 games, starting in 47 in 2024 … Recorded 154 strikeouts in 153.2 innings pitched … Pitched 12 complete games with two shutouts and two saves … Hit .272 on the season with 34 hits, seven doubles and three home runs … Earned All-Big 12 Second Team … Academic All-Big 12 First team … NFCA All-Region Second Team… Played and started in 11 games in 2023 before suffering a season ending injury … Hit .440 with 11 hits, a triple, a double and a home run … Was 2-0 in the circle with six appearances and three starts … Totaled 21 strikeouts in 21.0 innings pitched… Started 54 games in 2022, racking up 156 strikeouts in 137 innings of work… Had a 9-6 win-loss record and a 2.66 ERA … Finished her freshman season with a 7-0 record in the circle… Started 46 games in 2021, splitting time between shortstop and the circle… Hit .273 in the middle of the lineup for BU with five home runs and a team-best 28 RBI … Had 11 multi-hit games and two games with five or more RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended New Braunfels Canyon High School ... Played club for the Scrap Yard Internationals organization out of The Woodlands, Texas, under coach Connie May ... Two-time High School All-American and three-time MVP for her high school team that advanced to the 6A state tournament the last two years ... Rated as the No. 25 prospect by Extra Innings Softball ...Went 9-0 in the circle with a 0.56 ERA and 126 strikeouts as a junior as she led the Cougars to the state championship game.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Gregory and Betty Binford