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Precious Birdsong '14 is coming to the end of her softball career at Middle Tennessee State University and may be headed to the Blue Raiders' Hall of Fame.
Softball
Overview
Baylor's softball team has a knack for bunching state championships together. The Raiders have won 12 state championships (three in a row twice and four in a row once) and Coach Kelli Howard Smith '95 has been a part of all of them, as a player on the '93 and '94 teams and as head coach for all three "three-peats."
Along with Upper School varsity softball in the spring, Baylor also fields a successful Middle School team for grades 6-8 that plays in the fall.
Fast Facts on Baylor Softball
- Baylor has won state championships 12 times - 2003, 2004, and 2005; 2011, 2012, and 2013; and 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, going 12-0 at the state tournament in the '03-'05 streak.
- Baylor won back-to-back state championships in 1993 and 1994.
- Baylor head coach Kelli Smith has been a part of all 11 state titles - as a player on the '93 and '94 state champs and as head coach of the Red Raiders in the '03, '04, '05, '11, '12, '13, 15, '16, '17, and '18 championship seasons.
Baylor competes in the TSSAA Division II East region.
Schedules & Scoreboard
Varsity
Middle School
Record: 11-2
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Details | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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vs.
Whitwell
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Away | Details | Win | 7-2 | |
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vs.
Cleveland Middle
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Home | Details | Win | 9-5 | |
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vs.
South Pittsburg
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Away | Details | Win | 6-3 | |
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vs.
Hixson
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Home | Details | Win | 10-6 | |
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vs.
Girls Preparatory School
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Home | Details | Win | 9-2 | |
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vs.
Soddy Daisy Middle
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Home | Details | Cancelled | ||
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vs.
South Pittsburg
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Home | Details | Rained out | ||
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Middle School Classic vs. Signal Mountain
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Bradley North | Details | Win | 17-0 | |
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Middle School Classic vs. Rhea County
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Bradley North | Details | Win | 5-3 | |
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Middle School Classic vs. Soddy Daisy
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Bradley North | Details | Win | 7-3 | |
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Middle School Classic vs. Bledsoe County
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Bradley North | Details | Win | 3-1 | |
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Middle School Classic Semifinals vs. Soddy Daisy
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Bradley North | Details | Loss | 1-4 | |
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vs.
Chattanooga Christian School
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Home | Details | Loss | 6-7 | |
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vs.
Whitwell
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Home | Details | Win | 6-5 | |
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vs.
Sequatchie County
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Away | Details | |||
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vs.
Girls Preparatory School
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Away | Details | Win | 9-0 |