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#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)


AUSL Headshot of Aliyah Binford

Career Stats

YEAR
W-L
ERA
G
GS
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HB
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
2025 All-Star Cup
1-1
5.73
3
-
3.2
5
4
2
3
-
.333
1
-
-
-
17
28
-
2025 AUSL
1-1
4.61
6
3
13.2
17
8
4
9
2
.288
-
2
-
-
34
56
-
Career Totals
2-2
4.85
9
3
17.1
22
12
6
12
2
.297
1
2
-
-
51
84
-

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

Splits

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HB
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
8/31/2025
Team GarciaTeam Ricketts
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/30/2025
Team KowalikTeam Garcia
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/29/2025
Team CoffelTeam Garcia
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/25/2025
Team RickettsTeam Netz
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/24/2025
Team RickettsTeam Coffey
0-0
7.00
1
1.0
2
1
1
1
-
.400
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/21/2025
Team KowalikTeam Willis
1-0
0.00
1
1.0
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
6
-
8/19/2025
Team FalbyTeam Kowalik
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/3/2025
Team KilfoylTeam Corrick
0-1
8.40
1
1.2
3
2
1
2
-
.429
-
-
-
-
15
22
-

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

Highlights

Second inning propels Team Ricketts to 3-2 victory against Team Netz

The Quick Story: Team Ricketts (1-1) utilized a three-run second inning and a strong pitching performance from captain Keilani Ricketts to pick up a 3-2 victory against Team Netz (0-2) to begin Athletes Unlimited Softball League All-Star Cup action on Monday evening at Parkway Bank Sports Complex. Key Moment: Trailing 1-0 in the second inning, […]

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Keilani Ricketts pitched 5.1 innings as her team defeated Team Netz 3-2.

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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

Transactions

  • 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

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