{{short description|American softball player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Bayli Cruse | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = American | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|18}} | birth_place = Cohutta, Georgia | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}} | weight = | website = | country = USA | sport = Softball | event = | collegeteam = Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | homepage= }} '''Bayli Mane Lyn Cruse''' (born November 18, 1995) is an American softball player. She attended Northwest Whitfield High School in Whitfield County, Georgia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/all-area-softball-team-and-player-of-the-year-cruse/article_5e4107d7-bcf3-57b9-b68b-52923649233d.html|title=All-Area Softball Team and Player of the Year: Cruse was emotional leader for Lady Bruins in state title repeat|date=December 7, 2013|agency=The Daily Citizen|author=Golden, Devin|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504050542/https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/all-area-softball-team-and-player-of-the-year-cruse/article_5e4107d7-bcf3-57b9-b68b-52923649233d.html|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps/story/2012/oct/28/madison-county-raiders-cruse-crushes-title-blast/91395/|title=Madison County Raiders' Bayli Cruse crushes title blast|date=October 28, 2012|agency=Chattanooga Times Free Press|author=Young, Lindsey|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118152113/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps/story/2012/oct/28/madison-county-raiders-cruse-crushes-title-blast/91395/|archivedate=November 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/player-of-the-year-cruse-headlines-local-selections/article_2d49ca87-7455-5d5a-8cd9-ee3a731672d0.html|title=Player of the Year Cruse headlines local selections|date=December 6, 2013|agency=The Daily Citizen|author=Golden, Devin|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504052004/https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/player-of-the-year-cruse-headlines-local-selections/article_2d49ca87-7455-5d5a-8cd9-ee3a731672d0.html|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/softball-state-tournament-when-cruse-is-in-control-nw-rolls/article_726745d4-66ad-5ed5-b46c-91dc60083069.html|title=Softball State Tournament: When Cruse is in control, NW rolls on|date=October 12, 2011|agency=The Daily Citizen|author=Kirkland, Marty|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504052415/https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/softball-state-tournament-when-cruse-is-in-control-nw-rolls/article_726745d4-66ad-5ed5-b46c-91dc60083069.html|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/archives/northwest-whitfield-s-bayli-cruse-still-earning-state-awards/article_a14b7596-80e5-5176-adbd-8e0497d8510b.html|title=Northwest Whitfield's Bayli Cruse still earning state awards|date=January 20, 2014|agency=The Daily Citizen|author=Golden, Devin|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504052624/https://www.dailycitizen.news/archives/northwest-whitfield-s-bayli-cruse-still-earning-state-awards/article_a14b7596-80e5-5176-adbd-8e0497d8510b.html|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She later attended Tennessee Technological University, where she played catcher on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles softball team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/northwest-s-cruse-on-her-way-to-tennessee-tech/article_b2993e33-7b8d-5ace-ac1a-752987661aaf.html|title=Northwest's Cruse on her way to Tennessee Tech|date=November 21, 2013|agency=The Daily Citizen|author=Golden, Devin|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504045845/https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/northwest-s-cruse-on-her-way-to-tennessee-tech/article_b2993e33-7b8d-5ace-ac1a-752987661aaf.html|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://heraldcitizen.staging.communityq.com/stories/tech-roundup-tech-softball-drops-two-tennis-rolls,26830|title=Tech softball drops two, tennis rolls|date=March 25, 2018|agency=Herald-Citizen|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504053424/http://heraldcitizen.staging.communityq.com/stories/tech-roundup-tech-softball-drops-two-tennis-rolls,26830|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tntechoracle.com/news/view.php/1019740/Softball-defeats-TSU-twice-in-three-game|title=Softball defeats TSU twice in three game series at home|date=April 18, 2016|agency=The Oracle|author=Haile, Shea|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820213404/http://www.tntechoracle.com/news/view.php/1019740/Softball-defeats-TSU-twice-in-three-game|archivedate=August 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://herald-citizen.com/stories/roundup-golden-eagle-scramble-this-weekend,28222|title=Golden Eagle Scramble this weekend|date=May 31, 2018|agency=Herald-Citizen|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504055526/http://herald-citizen.com/stories/roundup-golden-eagle-scramble-this-weekend,28222|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> During her freshman year at Tennessee Tech, Cruse was named All-OVC Newcomer while leading the Golden Eagles to an Ohio Valley Conference championship and a berth in the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/former-lady-bruins-conner-cruse-end-college-careers-all-conference/article_2911d003-66f8-5520-8e55-2d994a68caa4.html|title=Former Lady Bruins Conner, Cruse end college careers All-Conference|date=May 16, 2018|agency=The Daily Citizen|author=Maluso, Tony|accessdate=May 4, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504053033/https://www.dailycitizen.news/sports/local_sports/former-lady-bruins-conner-cruse-end-college-careers-all-conference/article_2911d003-66f8-5520-8e55-2d994a68caa4.html|archivedate=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://www.ttusports.com/sports/sball/2017-18/bios/cruse_bayli_k4k8 Tennessee Tech bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cruse, Bayli}} Category:1995 births Category:Softball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Whitfield County, Georgia Category:Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles athletes