University of Arizona Athletics

Honors and Awards

• 2025: D1Baseball First Team Freshman All-American
• 2025: Baseball America Second Team Freshman All-American
• 2025: Perfect Game Second Team Freshman All-American
• 2025: Big 12 All-Freshman Team

High School
Prepped at Mountain Ridge High School in Arizona and lettered four years in baseball under head coach Eddie Bonine… Finished prep career ranked as the No. 5 prospect and the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Arizona by Perfect Game…Across 19 varsity appearances, went 13-4 with a 1.73 ERA while striking out 120 over 109.1 innings of work…As a senior in 2024, went 3-2 with a 1.20 ERA and 45 strikeouts…Posted a dominant junior campaign, going 10-1 with a 1.41 ERA and 72 strikeouts…Tabbed as the Desert Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a junior…As a junior in 2024, earned First Team All-Conference, All-City, All-District, All-Region, and All-State…Holds the Mountain Ridge HS single-season wins record with 10 as a junior…Competed in the 2023 Area Code Games with the Reds…Participated in the 2022 Area Code Underclass Games with the Reds.
 
Personal
Smith Michael Bailey…Son of Michael and Kim Bailey…One older brother, Gray…Majoring in Communication...Father played collegiate baseball at Chapman University…Hobbies include golfing, fishing, shopping, watching the sunset, and relaxing…Chose Arizona because, “I formed a great relationship with the coaches. I wanted to stay in state, and this was the best place for me to go while doing that.”