HAMMOND, La. – Catcher Bailey Krolczyk will continue her athletic and academic endeavors starting in the 2022 season as a member of the Southeastern Louisiana softball program, SLU head coach Rick Fremin announced Thursday.
 
The 6-2 Krolczyk hails from Corpus Christi, Texas and is currently playing at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. She will come to Hammond with three years of eligibility remaining.
 
"We expect Bailey to be a very valuable addition to our program both offensively and defensively," Fremin commented. "We're very high on her future potential and we expect her to be an immediate force in the middle of the lineup."
 
Despite missing time due to injury this season, Krolczyk is batting .400 with nine home runs, 23 RBI and 24 runs scored in 19 games at MCC. She spent the 2020 season at Tyler Junior College, where she hit .500 with four home runs, nine doubles and 22 RBI in 22 games before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Krolczyk prepped at Veterans Memorial High School. She hit .500 as a senior with five home runs and 20 RBI on the way to being named second team all-district.
 
Krolczyk is the eighth new addition for the 2022 season for SLU. The Lady Lions added utility player Blaire Bizette (New Roads, Louisiana), infielder Sarah Diaz (Lafayette, Louisiana), utility player Taylor Duncan (Lake, Mississippi), pitcher Alexis Findley (Jefferson City, Missouri), utility player Elise Jones (Livingston, Louisiana), pitcher Leah Marshall (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) and Madison Watson (Baton Rouge, Louisiana).
 
Up Next
Krolczyk's future teammates will host McNeese for a three-game Southland series this week. The series opens with a 5 p.m. doubleheader on Friday and concludes with a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday. Live stats for the series will be available at www.LionSports.net/sidearmstats/softball.
 
2022 Southeastern Louisiana Softball Additions
 
Name – Position – Hometown/High School
Blaire Bizette – UT – New Roads, La./Catholic-Pointe Coupee HS
Sarah Diaz – IF – Lafayette, La./Lafayette Christian Academy
Taylor Duncan – UT – Lake, Miss./Lake HS
Alexis Findley – P – Jefferson City, Mo./Blair Oaks HS
Elise Jones – UT – Livingston, La./Doyle HS
Bailey Krolczyk - C - Corpus Christi, Texas/McLennan CC/Veterans Memorial HS
Leah Marshall – P – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Mount Dora Christian (FL) HS
Madison Watson – UT – Baton Rouge, La./Parkview Baptist School
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern is implementing mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2020-21 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail and text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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HOME RUN CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the softball program are encouraged to join the Home Run Club. Lady Lion softball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Home Run Club and S Club (softball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern softball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events (softball, baseball, football and basketball), effective with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.