#4, Right-Handed Pitcher, R/R

Aliyah Binford

University of Mississippi '25

Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas

2025 NFCA All-South Region Second Team

Aliyah Binford is a 5-foot-9 professional softball pitcher from New Braunfels, Texas. She was acquired in the 4th Round of the 2026 Allocation Draft following a collegiate career at Ole Miss and Baylor.

Personal Life

Family: Daughter of Gregory and Betty Binford.

Background: Has a Great Dane named Loki.

Hobbies: Enjoys swimming, traveling, reading, and being spontaneous. Favorite movie is The Cat in the Hat.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball & AUSL (2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Compiled 642 leaderboard points, including 580 win points and 62 stat points. Saw action in seven total games with three starts. Registered one hit in 11 at-bats while scoring three runs. Compiled a 5.73 earned run average with a 1-1 record in three appearances in the circle. Allowed two runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings against Team Kilfoyl on August 3.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Made seven total appearances for the Blaze after being selected from the Reserve Athlete Pool on July 3. Authored a 4.61 earned run average with a 1-1 record over six outings in the circle, including three starts. Compiled a .238 batting average with five hits, including two doubles. Earned first professional victory after throwing season-high 4.0 scoreless innings against the Bandits in relief on July 22.

Other Professional & International Experience (2026)

Mexican Softball League (2026): Played for Algodoneras del Union Laguna during the 2026 season. Ranked fourth in the league with seven home runs and a .647 slugging percentage. Stole eight bases, good for third place in the league, and tied for second with two saves.

College Experience: Baylor & Ole Miss (2020–2025)

Binford was a two-way standout at Baylor from 2020-24 who completed her career at Ole Miss during the 2025 campaign. Started 244-of-249 career games.

Career Statistics: Compiled a .303 career batting average with 31 home runs and 151 runs batted in. Posted a 51-28 record in the circle over 127 career appearances with a 3.15 ERA and 496 strikeouts in 533.0 total innings.

Senior Year (2025, Ole Miss): Led Ole Miss to its first NCAA Women’s College World Series appearance. Fashioned a .320 batting average with team-high 30 extra-base hits (15 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs). Set new Ole Miss single-season records for RBIs (55) and total bases (122). Compiled an 11-5 record in the circle with a 3.26 ERA over 122.1 innings.

Awards & Honors

All-Region: Second-Team NFCA All-South Region performer (2025) and two-time NFCA All-Region performer at Baylor.

All-Conference: Earned a pair of All-Big 12 Conference Second Team citations.

National Honors: Honored as 2024 Comeback Player of the Year by D1Softball. Named to Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team (2025)

YEAR	W-L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
2026 AUSL	3-3	2.89	17	1	36.1	32	21	-	12	18	15	4	.234	5	-	-	1	164	330	1
2025 All-Star Cup	1-1	5.73	3	-	3.2	5	4	-	2	3	3	-	.333	1	-	-	-	17	28	-
2025 AUSL	1-1	4.61	6	3	13.2	17	8	-	4	11	9	2	.288	-	-	-	-	99	158	-
Career Totals	1-1	5.73	3	-	3.2	5	4	-	2	3	3	-	.333	1	-	-	-	17	28	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	W-L	ERA	G	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
7/18/2026	Cascade	Volts	0-0	8.40	1	1.2	2	1	-	-	2	2	1	.286	-	-	-	-	8	21	-
7/17/2026	Cascade	Volts	0-0	0.00	1	3.0	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	14	22	-
7/11/2026	Volts	Blaze	1-0	0.00	1	1.0	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	7	-
7/6/2026	Bandits	Volts	0-1	14.00	1	2.0	3	1	-	1	4	4	-	.375	-	-	-	-	14	27	-
7/5/2026	Bandits	Volts	0-0	0.00	1	0.2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	.333	-	-	-	-	5	6	-
7/4/2026	Bandits	Volts	0-0	0.00	1	3.0	2	2	-	1	-	-	-	.222	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/1/2026	Talons	Volts	0-1	8.40	1	1.2	3	1	-	1	2	2	-	.375	-	-	-	-	16	27	1
6/30/2026	Talons	Volts	0-0	14.00	1	1.0	3	1	-	1	2	2	-	.500	-	-	-	-	14	22	-
6/28/2026	Volts	Cascade	0-0	0.00	1	2.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	13	-
6/27/2026	Volts	Cascade	0-0	0.00	1	2.1	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	.111	-	-	-	-	12	24	-
6/24/2026	Volts	Bandits	1-0	3.50	1	4.0	2	3	-	1	2	2	1	.154	1	-	-	-	10	37	-
6/23/2026	Volts	Bandits	1-0	0.00	1	3.0	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	.273	-	-	-	-	10	32	-
6/19/2026	Volts	Talons	0-0	14.00	1	1.0	2	1	-	1	2	2	1	.400	-	-	-	-	7	9	-
6/18/2026	Volts	Talons	0-0	0.00	1	3.0	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	.167	-	-	-	-	8	16	-
6/15/2026	Blaze	Volts	0-0	0.00	1	0.1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	.667	-	-	-	-	4	5	-
6/11/2026	Spark	Volts	0-1	0.00	1	3.1	4	-	-	-	2	-	-	.286	3	-	-	-	18	37	-
6/9/2026	Spark	Volts	0-0	2.63	1	2.2	2	4	-	1	1	1	1	.182	-	-	-	-	13	25	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

What We Learned From Every AUSL Team’s First Series

The first series of the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) season is in the books! Whether you just hope all six teams have fun or you’re an early diehard for a particular franchise, it can be difficult to know what to glean in just the first series. But in a season that’s only 30 […]

Awards & Honors

2025 NFCA All-South Region Second Team

Two-time NFCA All-Region selection at Baylor

Two-time All-Big 12 Conference Second Team honoree

2024 D1Softball Comeback Player of the Year

2025 NCAA World Series All-Tournament Team

12/2/2025-
Blaze released Aliyah Binford
12/2/2025Volts
Volts drafted Aliyah Binford in the allocation draft: [Round 4, Pick 6 (24)]
7/3/2025Blaze
Blaze reserved player Aliyah Binford

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
12/2/2025		Blaze released Aliyah Binford
12/2/2025	Volts	Volts drafted Aliyah Binford in the allocation draft: [Round 4, Pick 6 (24)]
7/3/2025	Blaze	Blaze reserved player Aliyah Binford