Skip To Main Content

University of Dayton Athletics

Dayton Flyers image

2026 Softball Roster

Atlantic 10
Erik Schelkun

2 Kirnan Bailey

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Blacklick, Ohio
  • High School Gahanna Lincoln

Biography

2024 (Freshman)
• Was one of three players to start all 54 games
• Second on the team with 35 runs scored and third with 21 stolen bases and 14 multi-hit games
• Tallied 72 putouts and a team-high 69 assists as a middle infielder
• Finished the season ranked 37th in NCAA DI with 0.20 sac bunts/game
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on March 12
• Named to the A-10 All-Conference First Team and All-Rookie Team
• Honored by her teammates as Rookie of the Year
• Named a 2023-24 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Named to the 2023-24 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Prior to UD
• 1st Team All Ohio Capital Conference (2021-2022)
• Golden Glove Award (2021)
• Graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School
• Second Team All-State honoree (2022)
• Holds the Gahanna Lincoln High School single-season stolen base record (57)

Personal
• Full name: Kirnan Faye Bailey
• Parents: Kristen and Matt Bailey
• Siblings: Mattie, Kira and Matthew
• Related to Brian Schwade '93-'97 and Matthew Schwade '97-'99
• Major: Pre-Medicine

Career Highs 
Hits: 4, at IUPUI, 03-09-24
Doubles: 1, Ten times 
Triples: 1, at Massachusetts, 04-06-24; at Fordham, 04-14-24
Total Bases: 4, at IUPUI, 03-09-24 
RBI: 3, St. Joseph's, 04-21-24 
Runs Scored: 3, Three, at Loyola Chicago, 03-29-24,; at Loyola Chicago 3-30-24; St Bonaventure 04-24-24
Walks: 1, 26 times
Hit by pitch: 1, George Washington, 03-24-24
Sac bunts: 1, 12 times
At Bats: 5, George Washington, 03-23-24
Stolen bases: 3, vs Drexel, 02-10-24, at IUPUI 03-09-24
Field Chances: 9, at Saint Louis, 05-05-24 
Putouts: 6, vs Saint Louis 05-05-25
Assists: 7, at Saint Louis, 05-05-24

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2024Freshman

    Infield
    5'3"
    2
  • 2

    2025Sophomore

    Infield
    5'3"
    2
  • 2

    2026Junior

    Infield
    5'3"
    2