Derek Bailey

Position OF

Height 6'1''

Weight 170 lbs.

Class Sophomore

Hometown Lawrence, Kan.

High School Lawrence

bio stats

2004 (Freshman): Appeared off the bench in 24 games … Collected four hits in 16 at bats to post a .250 batting average … Hit one home run and drove in four runs.

2003: Redshirted

High School: A 2002 graduate of Lawrence High School… Earned two varsity letters in both football and baseball … Named second team All-Sunflower League after his junior and senior seasons … Batted .374 as a senior with 16 stolen bases and 38 runs batted in … Helped the Lions and head coach David Petry to a third-place finish at the 6A state tournament in 2000 and 2001 … Saw the Lions finish 18-7 in 2002 and 16-9 in 2001 … Held a 4.0 grade point average throughout high school and was the class valedictorian.

Personal: Born March 24, 1984 in Topeka, Kan… Parents are Rick and Jane Bailey… A business major.