Troy University Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
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Baker, Libby
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Jersey Number 3
Libby Baker
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- P
- Hometown:
- Skipperville, Ala.
- High School:
- G.W. Long HS
Bio
Career Accolades
• 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Winner
• 2024 NFCA All-Region First Team
Senior (2024)
Received the Rawlings Gold Glove and NFCA All-Region First Team as she led Troy in slugging percentage (.606), RBIs (48), total bases (103), homers (13), sac flies (6), ERA (3.54), opposing batter average (.234), wins (15), strikeouts (58) and innings pitched (164.1) … Threw a no-hitter in a five inning game against Alabama State (Feb. 14), striking out six batters and finishing the game in 53 pitches … Her .234 opposing batting average ranked sixth in the SBC … Appeared in 55 of 56 games, with 32 of those appearances coming as a pitcher … Ranked fifth in the conference and 79th in the nation with 164.1 innings pitched … Also sat fourth in the league and 94th in the country with 13 complete games and 17th for the SBC with 58 Ks … Notched the fifth-most home runs (35) in a Troy career on 13 homers in 2024 – ranks sixth in Troy single-season history and fourth for the SBC (84th nationally) … A .606 slugging percentage was enough for 12th in the SBC while her .341 batting average sat 22nd … Had the third most hits for Troy (58) to rank 18th in the league … Collected 48 RBIs, good for third In the Sun Belt and 84th in the nation … Hit six sacrifice flies, which ranked second in the Sun Belt and 10th in the nation ... Recorded the second-most multi-hit games for Troy at 16 with five three-hit games … Secured a team-high 12 multi-RBI games with four at 3-plus, three at 4-plus and had a five-RBI game against Bryant (Feb. 23) … Ended the season on a season-long eight-game hit streak, including two in the SBC Tournament … Ended with a perfect fielding percentage with 163 chances, 104 putouts (38th in the SBC), 59 assists (28th in the league) and four double-plays … Her 15 wins ranked fifth in the SBC and 91st nationally with wins over Coastal Carolina in the SBC Tournament, Texas State and South Alabama in the fourth-most (41st in D-I softball) starts at 28 … Took down 24 batters looking for ninth in the league, totaling 58 for 17th in the SBC … Ranked 21st in the Sun Belt with an OPS of .978 … Allowed no hits in five appearances
Junior (2023)
Earned All-Sun Belt Second Team honors… Saw action in 53 games either in the circle or at first base… Ranked second on the team batting a .329 clip with 48 hits, nine doubles, 12 home runs and 31 RBIs… Recorded 10 multi-hit and multi-RBI games… Tallied a career-high four hits against James Madison (4/16), including a two-run homer… Appeared in the circle 12 times, earning four starts… Tossed a complete game against South Alabama (5/6)… Tallied a season-high six strikeouts against Kennesaw State (2/17)
Sophomore (2022)
Two-way threat for the Trojans starting 29 games as the designated player and 12 games in the circle in addition to making 15 relief appearances … Posted a 9-6 record with a 3.92 ERA in the circle … Struck out 115 batters and walked 67 in 110.2 innings of work all while holding opposing hitters to just a .218 batting average … At the plate, hit .290 with six doubles and five home runs; tied for third on the team with 25 RBIs … Second on the team with seven multi-RBI games and fifth with seven multi-hit games … Blasted a pair of doubles and drove home four runs in Troy’s win over IPFW in the opening weekend of play … Struck out 12 in five innings of one run ball against IPFW the day before her four-RBI performance … Added her second double-digit strikeout performance of the season with 11 Ks in a win over App State … Tossed five innings of shutout ball against Georgia State in the Sun Belt Tournament and seven innings with no earned runs in a key win over South Alabama in the final series of the year … Was 7-4 in the circle in games she started … Reached base at a .379 clip and struck out just 15 times in 126 plate appearances … Ranked in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in fewest hits allowed per seven innings (5.76) and strikeouts per seven innings (7.3)
Freshman (2021)
Appeared in 26 contests, posting a 7-6 record… Tallied a 2.53 ERA and pinned opponents to a .226 batting average… Recorded 63 strikeouts and a save over 99.2 innings of work… Batted .208 with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs… Tossed a complete game to down UT Arlington in the opening weekend of Sun Belt action… Also smashed a two-run home in the same game against UT Arlington
Freshman (2020)
Saw action in 14 games including eight appearances in the circle… Batted at a .333 clip with a double, a home run and six RBI over 24 at bats… Posted two multi-RBI games and a three-game hitting streak… Recorded a 3-1 record in the circle with 16 strikeouts over 23.1 innings… Pinned opponents to a .295 batting average… Led the Trojans offensively at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic batting a .500 mark with a double, a home run and four RBI
High School
Played four years at G.W. Long High School leading the Rebels to state championships in 2018 and 2019… Named ASWA Player of the Year (2018,19), Super 12 Player of the Year (2018,19), 2A State Tournament MVP (2018,19) and 2019 Miss Softball… Set national records in single-season home runs (37) and career home runs (87)… Finished her senior season with a 20-1 record in the circle with a 0.27 ERA, 271 strikeouts, 16 shutouts, five no-hitters and four perfect games over 130 innings of work
Personal
Full name is Olivia Sue Baker… Born July 25, 2001… Daughter of Delilah and Phillip Baker… Has four siblings, Eli, Ava, Hannah and Emily… Major is graphic design
• 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Winner
• 2024 NFCA All-Region First Team
Senior (2024)
Received the Rawlings Gold Glove and NFCA All-Region First Team as she led Troy in slugging percentage (.606), RBIs (48), total bases (103), homers (13), sac flies (6), ERA (3.54), opposing batter average (.234), wins (15), strikeouts (58) and innings pitched (164.1) … Threw a no-hitter in a five inning game against Alabama State (Feb. 14), striking out six batters and finishing the game in 53 pitches … Her .234 opposing batting average ranked sixth in the SBC … Appeared in 55 of 56 games, with 32 of those appearances coming as a pitcher … Ranked fifth in the conference and 79th in the nation with 164.1 innings pitched … Also sat fourth in the league and 94th in the country with 13 complete games and 17th for the SBC with 58 Ks … Notched the fifth-most home runs (35) in a Troy career on 13 homers in 2024 – ranks sixth in Troy single-season history and fourth for the SBC (84th nationally) … A .606 slugging percentage was enough for 12th in the SBC while her .341 batting average sat 22nd … Had the third most hits for Troy (58) to rank 18th in the league … Collected 48 RBIs, good for third In the Sun Belt and 84th in the nation … Hit six sacrifice flies, which ranked second in the Sun Belt and 10th in the nation ... Recorded the second-most multi-hit games for Troy at 16 with five three-hit games … Secured a team-high 12 multi-RBI games with four at 3-plus, three at 4-plus and had a five-RBI game against Bryant (Feb. 23) … Ended the season on a season-long eight-game hit streak, including two in the SBC Tournament … Ended with a perfect fielding percentage with 163 chances, 104 putouts (38th in the SBC), 59 assists (28th in the league) and four double-plays … Her 15 wins ranked fifth in the SBC and 91st nationally with wins over Coastal Carolina in the SBC Tournament, Texas State and South Alabama in the fourth-most (41st in D-I softball) starts at 28 … Took down 24 batters looking for ninth in the league, totaling 58 for 17th in the SBC … Ranked 21st in the Sun Belt with an OPS of .978 … Allowed no hits in five appearances
Junior (2023)
Earned All-Sun Belt Second Team honors… Saw action in 53 games either in the circle or at first base… Ranked second on the team batting a .329 clip with 48 hits, nine doubles, 12 home runs and 31 RBIs… Recorded 10 multi-hit and multi-RBI games… Tallied a career-high four hits against James Madison (4/16), including a two-run homer… Appeared in the circle 12 times, earning four starts… Tossed a complete game against South Alabama (5/6)… Tallied a season-high six strikeouts against Kennesaw State (2/17)
Sophomore (2022)
Two-way threat for the Trojans starting 29 games as the designated player and 12 games in the circle in addition to making 15 relief appearances … Posted a 9-6 record with a 3.92 ERA in the circle … Struck out 115 batters and walked 67 in 110.2 innings of work all while holding opposing hitters to just a .218 batting average … At the plate, hit .290 with six doubles and five home runs; tied for third on the team with 25 RBIs … Second on the team with seven multi-RBI games and fifth with seven multi-hit games … Blasted a pair of doubles and drove home four runs in Troy’s win over IPFW in the opening weekend of play … Struck out 12 in five innings of one run ball against IPFW the day before her four-RBI performance … Added her second double-digit strikeout performance of the season with 11 Ks in a win over App State … Tossed five innings of shutout ball against Georgia State in the Sun Belt Tournament and seven innings with no earned runs in a key win over South Alabama in the final series of the year … Was 7-4 in the circle in games she started … Reached base at a .379 clip and struck out just 15 times in 126 plate appearances … Ranked in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in fewest hits allowed per seven innings (5.76) and strikeouts per seven innings (7.3)
Freshman (2021)
Appeared in 26 contests, posting a 7-6 record… Tallied a 2.53 ERA and pinned opponents to a .226 batting average… Recorded 63 strikeouts and a save over 99.2 innings of work… Batted .208 with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs… Tossed a complete game to down UT Arlington in the opening weekend of Sun Belt action… Also smashed a two-run home in the same game against UT Arlington
Freshman (2020)
Saw action in 14 games including eight appearances in the circle… Batted at a .333 clip with a double, a home run and six RBI over 24 at bats… Posted two multi-RBI games and a three-game hitting streak… Recorded a 3-1 record in the circle with 16 strikeouts over 23.1 innings… Pinned opponents to a .295 batting average… Led the Trojans offensively at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic batting a .500 mark with a double, a home run and four RBI
High School
Played four years at G.W. Long High School leading the Rebels to state championships in 2018 and 2019… Named ASWA Player of the Year (2018,19), Super 12 Player of the Year (2018,19), 2A State Tournament MVP (2018,19) and 2019 Miss Softball… Set national records in single-season home runs (37) and career home runs (87)… Finished her senior season with a 20-1 record in the circle with a 0.27 ERA, 271 strikeouts, 16 shutouts, five no-hitters and four perfect games over 130 innings of work
Personal
Full name is Olivia Sue Baker… Born July 25, 2001… Daughter of Delilah and Phillip Baker… Has four siblings, Eli, Ava, Hannah and Emily… Major is graphic design
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