#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	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

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 Garcia	Team Ricketts	0-0	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/30/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Garcia	0-0	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/29/2025	Team Coffel	Team Garcia	0-0	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/25/2025	Team Ricketts	Team Netz	0-0	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/24/2025	Team Ricketts	Team Coffey	0-0	7.00	1	1.0	2	1	1	1	-	.400	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/21/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Willis	1-0	0.00	1	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	6	-
8/19/2025	Team Falby	Team Kowalik	0-0	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/3/2025	Team Kilfoyl	Team 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, […]

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

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