Outlook

Haley Bryant is an outfielder that will likely see most of her time in center field ... Reads the ball really well off the bat which allows her to cover a lot of ground and make big plays ... Swings bat well and is savvy on the bases … Originally committed to Baker University. 

Freshman Year 2024

Played in 26 games … Batted .246 (14-for-57) with four doubles, a triple, seven walks, six runs scored and eight driven in … Produced two multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games … Her first collegiate was a two-run double in a 15-7 setback in the second game of the season against Vernon (2-9-24) … Picked up two singles in a 21-0 victory over Moberly Area (3-1-24) … Ripped a two-run double in the bottom of the second inning to put JCCC up 2-1 and picked up a second double and came around to score to help the Lady Cavaliers to an 8-1 victory over Kirkwood (3-16-24) … Drew a walk and scored in a 9-0 win over Allen (3-28-24) … Walked twice and drove in a run in a 4-1 loss at Fort Scott (4-4-24) … Began a season-long five-game hitting streak with a single, walk and a run in an 18-0 blowout at Hesston (4-23-24) … Belted a triple and scored in a 5-0 win over Labette (4-27-24) … In the top of the fourth inning drew a bases loaded walk to score JCCC’s first run, then produced a game-winning RBI with a single in the top of the seventh to propel JCCC to a 4-3 win over Cowley (4-29-24).

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Jessica DeWild at Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan. …  Her freshman year was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Earned All-State Class 6A second-team by Sports in Kansas as a senior … Also selected to play in the MO-KAN All-Star Game … Named All-State Class 5A second-team by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association, Sports in Kansas and Wichita Eagle as a junior … Was an All-Sunflower League first-team outfielder her junior and senior years … Hit over .400 for her career … As a sophomore batted .388 with 26 hits, three doubles, two tipples, 22 runs and nine RBI … Hit .435 with 30 hits, four doubles, a triple, 28 runs and 14 driven in as a junior … Capped her career batting .434 with 33 hits, four doubles, three triples, a home run, 20 runs and 20 RBI … Led the team  in average, hits and on-base percentage her senior season … Also stole 24 bases over her career highlighted by a season high 12 as a senior … With her club team Originals-Kearney in 2023 posted a .400 batting average and a .925 OPS in 38 games … Helped the team to a top-10 finish at the World Fastpitch Championship … Also earned two varsity letters in tennis ... Honor roll student all four years.

Personal  

Born Haley Brooke Bryant on January 10, 2005, in Merriam, Kan. … Nickname is Hay … Daughter of Scott and Amy Bryant … Has a sister, Ashley … Majoring in criminology … Her career ambition is to be a behavioral analyst for the FBI … Also recruited by Baker University, Benedictine College and Park University … Favorite foods are hot dogs and shrimp … Favorite fast food restaurant is Taco Bell … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Friends, Suits and Criminal Minds … Favorite movies are the Bee Movie, Lone Survivor and Town … Favorite sports movies are Major League and The Blindside … Favorite actor is Mark Walburg … Favorite book is Untwined … Favorite music entertainers are Luke Combs and Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is The Lorax … Has a superstition of wearing an old white belt every game … Favorite athlete is Yodiar Molina … Favorite sports teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moment was playing her last high school season with her sister … Best player she has played against Is Tatum Clopton, a two-time Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year at Free State and current pitcher for the LSU Tigers … A notable alumnus from her school NFL tight end Lukas Krull.