Blaire Bayless

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
OH
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
Class:
Senior
Letters:
3
High School:
Plano West HS
Height:
6-2

Career Highlights
AVCA East Coast Region Team (2025)
Second Team All-ACC (2025)
Preseason All-ACC Team (2025)
All-ACC Academic Team (2025)
All-ACC Academic Team (2024)
All-ACC Academic Team (2023)

AS A JUNIOR (2025)

Recorded personal bests in her junior campaign with 318 kills, 115 digs, 58 blocks and 16 assists
Notched a career-high 16 kills against Georgia Tech on a .429 hitting percentage
Hit .448 and added 14 kills against No. 25 TCU
Put away double-digit kills in 14 matches
Dug a career-high 11 balls against No. 7 Louisville
Registered a personal best six blocks in a sweep at Georgia Tech
AVCA East Coast Region Team
Second Team All-ACC
Preseason All-ACC Team
All-ACC Academic Team

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)

Saw action in 33 matches and 89 sets in her sophomore year
Matched her career high with eight kills and Boston College (10/4) and Virginia Tech (11/3)
Recorded a career-best six digs on three occasions
Totaled 73 kills, 39 digs and 26 blocks
All-ACC Academic

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)

Played in 19 matches and 34 sets in her rookie campaign
Recorded a career-high eight kills against Syracuse (10/1), hitting .667 with no errors
Hit. 857 with six kills on seven swings against UMBC (9/20)
All-ACC Academic Team

HIGH SCHOOL

The No. 5-ranked recruit in her class from the volleyball hotbed of Texas
No. 42-ranked recruit in the country according to prepvolleyball.com.
She led her high school to a District 6-6A championship this season, earning district MVP honors after being named 1^st-Team All-District in 2021 and the district Newcomer of the Year after her sophomore campaign.
She earned a place in the 2022 Under Armour All-American match.

PERSONAL

She is the daughter of Julie and Ken Bayless and the older sister of Blake and is still deciding which major she will pursue at Pitt.
A member of the National Honors society, Bayless has proven to excel both on the court and in the classroom.