Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2015 Softball Roster
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Birdsong, Precious
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Jersey Number 4
Precious Birdsong
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-1
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
Bio
2018 (Senior)
Was named a Preseason All-Conference selection to start off her senior season…Followed that up by being named one of 30 candidates in DI Softball for the Senior CLASS Award…Set a new single season record for runs, with 50…Set new career records in runs (158), hits (243) and singles (207)…Finished her career by also being in the record book for at bats (640, fifth), games started (205, 10th), total bases (303, second), on-base percentage (.462, second) and walks (86, second)…Wrapped up the year leading the team in batting average (.380), runs (50), triples (four), on base percentage (.456) and stolen bases (31)…Led the conference in triples with four…Ranked among the top in C-USA in batting average (.380, fourth), on base percentage (.456, sixth), run (50, second), hits (65, sixth), stolen bases (31, fourth) and total plate appearances (202, 10th)…Was 65-for-171 (.380) with 50 runs, two doubles, four triples, two home runs, 23 walks and 31 stolen bases…Recorded a .456 on-base percentage and a .474 slugging percentage…Went 3-for-4 with two runs in a win over Utah State (2/10)…2-for-3 with three runs, a triple and a stolen base vs. Eastern Michigan (3/24)…8-for-17 with four runs, seven RBI, a triple, a home run and two stolen bases in five games at the Osprey Classic (3/02-04), best game was 4-for-5 with two runs, a stolen base, five RBI and an inside the park grand slam vs. Presbyterian (3/04)…Was 2-for-3 with two runs, three RBI, a home run, two stolen bases and a walk vs. Alabama A&M (3/06)…3-for-5 with two runs and the game winning RBI in the rubber match at WKU (3/18)…Went 1-for-3 with a run, a walk and a sacrifice bunt in two games vs. No. 20 Kentucky…3-for-6 with a walk and four stolen bases in two games vs. FAU (4/21)…Ended the year on a 16-game hitting streak…Went 11-for-16 with five runs, three RBI, a triple, three walks, and six stolen bases in five games in the C-USA Tournament (5/09-12)…Recorded a hit in both NCAA Regional games vs. No. 12 Alabama (5/18) and Oregon State (5/19)…Named to the All-Conference Second Team…Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll....Named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete.
2017 (Junior)
Had a record setting season for the Blue Raiders in her junior year at centerfield…Named to the NFCA Mideast All-Region First Team and C-USA All-Conference First Team…Was a preseason C-USA All-Conference selection…Hit a Middle Tennessee single season record .443 at the plate…Also Middle Tennessee single season records, second in on-base percentage (.494) and third in singles (57)…Claimed the Middle Tennessee career record in triples (10) and stolen bases (101)…Had a 16 game hitting streak (3/29-4/29) and a 23 game reached base streak…Had 20 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games…One of nine starting players in the conference with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage…Recorded two assists on the season…Led the team with 62 hits, a .507 slugging percentage, .494 on-base percentage and 23 stolen bases…Recorded 22 runs scored, two doubles, two triples, a home run and 16 RBI…2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over Georgia Southern (2/10)…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and three stolen bases against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (2/25)…Named to the All-Tournament Team at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational, going 6-for-12 with two runs, a walk and six stolen bases (2/26)…Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Cal Poly (3/04)...Was a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored, three RBI, a triple, and a walk against Saint Mary’s (3/04)...Also a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI, a double, and a stolen base versus WKU (3/12)...Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and a stolen base at UTEP (3/18)…2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, a home run, and two walks to lift MT to the first series win of the season at Louisiana Tech (4/02)…Went 8-for-13 (.615) versus FAU (4/14-15) with two runs, two RBI, a triple and two stolen bases…Scored on a squeeze bunt all the way from second base in a win over Belmont (4/19)…Was 4-for-7 with a run scored, two walks and a stolen base in a series victory over UAB (4/22,5/3)...Went 4-for-9 with two runs, two RBI and two sacrifice flies in a three game series at Charlotte (5/6-7)...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...2017 C-USA Spring Spirit of Service Honoree.
2016 (Sophomore)
Played and started in all 54 of the Raiders games…Hit .347 with six doubles, two triples and two homers…Earned 13 RBIs out of the leadoff position…Earned a team-high 22 walks…Was third in Conference USA with 38 stolen bases…Scored 46 runs to lead the team…Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a school record four stolen bases in the MT’s 11-6 win over Belmont on April 13...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
2015 (Freshman)
Made a splash in her debut campaign as one of four players to start at least 50 games … Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team … Led the team with 40 stolen bases, which is second most in a single season and second in Conference USA … Led C-USA in swipes in league only games … First on the team and second in C-USA with six triples, tying a single-season record …Ranked seventh in the nation in stolen bases and in the top-15 in triples ... Led the team with 40 runs scored, and second with 55 hits … Second on the team with a .359 batting average … Walked a team-high 27 times ... Recorded 16 multi-hit contests, good for second most on the team … One of two players in the conference with a .350 average and 40 stolen bases … Reached base safely in 43 of 51 games, including a 21-game streak of reaching base to begin the season … Went 4-for-4 (career high) with three runs scored against Austin Peay (2/8) ... Knocked in a career-high three RBIs in wins over Oakland (3/1) and Belmont (4/22). ..Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School
Played her high school ball at Baylor High School for coach Kelli Smith, leading the Red Raiders to three Tennessee State Championships from 2011-13 ...Birdsong led the Red Raiders in 2013, hitting .441 with 20 RBI, while racking in 56 hits ... Named to the 2013 Best of Preps, All-State and All-American teams ... Finished 56-for-56 in stolen bases throughout her high school career ... Also played travell ball for Tennessee Fury '96 and coach Kirk Lewis.
Personal
Born Auguts 28, 1996 in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... Daughter of CorNell Birdsong and Andria Calhoun ... Has five brothers, Cor'Nell, Olajuwon, Kenny, Adrian and Cor'Nellius ... Major is Leisure, Sports & Tourism Studies.
Was named a Preseason All-Conference selection to start off her senior season…Followed that up by being named one of 30 candidates in DI Softball for the Senior CLASS Award…Set a new single season record for runs, with 50…Set new career records in runs (158), hits (243) and singles (207)…Finished her career by also being in the record book for at bats (640, fifth), games started (205, 10th), total bases (303, second), on-base percentage (.462, second) and walks (86, second)…Wrapped up the year leading the team in batting average (.380), runs (50), triples (four), on base percentage (.456) and stolen bases (31)…Led the conference in triples with four…Ranked among the top in C-USA in batting average (.380, fourth), on base percentage (.456, sixth), run (50, second), hits (65, sixth), stolen bases (31, fourth) and total plate appearances (202, 10th)…Was 65-for-171 (.380) with 50 runs, two doubles, four triples, two home runs, 23 walks and 31 stolen bases…Recorded a .456 on-base percentage and a .474 slugging percentage…Went 3-for-4 with two runs in a win over Utah State (2/10)…2-for-3 with three runs, a triple and a stolen base vs. Eastern Michigan (3/24)…8-for-17 with four runs, seven RBI, a triple, a home run and two stolen bases in five games at the Osprey Classic (3/02-04), best game was 4-for-5 with two runs, a stolen base, five RBI and an inside the park grand slam vs. Presbyterian (3/04)…Was 2-for-3 with two runs, three RBI, a home run, two stolen bases and a walk vs. Alabama A&M (3/06)…3-for-5 with two runs and the game winning RBI in the rubber match at WKU (3/18)…Went 1-for-3 with a run, a walk and a sacrifice bunt in two games vs. No. 20 Kentucky…3-for-6 with a walk and four stolen bases in two games vs. FAU (4/21)…Ended the year on a 16-game hitting streak…Went 11-for-16 with five runs, three RBI, a triple, three walks, and six stolen bases in five games in the C-USA Tournament (5/09-12)…Recorded a hit in both NCAA Regional games vs. No. 12 Alabama (5/18) and Oregon State (5/19)…Named to the All-Conference Second Team…Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll....Named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete.
2017 (Junior)
Had a record setting season for the Blue Raiders in her junior year at centerfield…Named to the NFCA Mideast All-Region First Team and C-USA All-Conference First Team…Was a preseason C-USA All-Conference selection…Hit a Middle Tennessee single season record .443 at the plate…Also Middle Tennessee single season records, second in on-base percentage (.494) and third in singles (57)…Claimed the Middle Tennessee career record in triples (10) and stolen bases (101)…Had a 16 game hitting streak (3/29-4/29) and a 23 game reached base streak…Had 20 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games…One of nine starting players in the conference with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage…Recorded two assists on the season…Led the team with 62 hits, a .507 slugging percentage, .494 on-base percentage and 23 stolen bases…Recorded 22 runs scored, two doubles, two triples, a home run and 16 RBI…2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over Georgia Southern (2/10)…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and three stolen bases against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (2/25)…Named to the All-Tournament Team at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational, going 6-for-12 with two runs, a walk and six stolen bases (2/26)…Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Cal Poly (3/04)...Was a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored, three RBI, a triple, and a walk against Saint Mary’s (3/04)...Also a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI, a double, and a stolen base versus WKU (3/12)...Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and a stolen base at UTEP (3/18)…2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, a home run, and two walks to lift MT to the first series win of the season at Louisiana Tech (4/02)…Went 8-for-13 (.615) versus FAU (4/14-15) with two runs, two RBI, a triple and two stolen bases…Scored on a squeeze bunt all the way from second base in a win over Belmont (4/19)…Was 4-for-7 with a run scored, two walks and a stolen base in a series victory over UAB (4/22,5/3)...Went 4-for-9 with two runs, two RBI and two sacrifice flies in a three game series at Charlotte (5/6-7)...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...2017 C-USA Spring Spirit of Service Honoree.
2016 (Sophomore)
Played and started in all 54 of the Raiders games…Hit .347 with six doubles, two triples and two homers…Earned 13 RBIs out of the leadoff position…Earned a team-high 22 walks…Was third in Conference USA with 38 stolen bases…Scored 46 runs to lead the team…Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a school record four stolen bases in the MT’s 11-6 win over Belmont on April 13...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
2015 (Freshman)
Made a splash in her debut campaign as one of four players to start at least 50 games … Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team … Led the team with 40 stolen bases, which is second most in a single season and second in Conference USA … Led C-USA in swipes in league only games … First on the team and second in C-USA with six triples, tying a single-season record …Ranked seventh in the nation in stolen bases and in the top-15 in triples ... Led the team with 40 runs scored, and second with 55 hits … Second on the team with a .359 batting average … Walked a team-high 27 times ... Recorded 16 multi-hit contests, good for second most on the team … One of two players in the conference with a .350 average and 40 stolen bases … Reached base safely in 43 of 51 games, including a 21-game streak of reaching base to begin the season … Went 4-for-4 (career high) with three runs scored against Austin Peay (2/8) ... Knocked in a career-high three RBIs in wins over Oakland (3/1) and Belmont (4/22). ..Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School
Played her high school ball at Baylor High School for coach Kelli Smith, leading the Red Raiders to three Tennessee State Championships from 2011-13 ...Birdsong led the Red Raiders in 2013, hitting .441 with 20 RBI, while racking in 56 hits ... Named to the 2013 Best of Preps, All-State and All-American teams ... Finished 56-for-56 in stolen bases throughout her high school career ... Also played travell ball for Tennessee Fury '96 and coach Kirk Lewis.
Personal
Born Auguts 28, 1996 in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... Daughter of CorNell Birdsong and Andria Calhoun ... Has five brothers, Cor'Nell, Olajuwon, Kenny, Adrian and Cor'Nellius ... Major is Leisure, Sports & Tourism Studies.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
