One of Bailey McGinnis’ fondest childhood memories was running around the baseball fields for Red Bank Dixie Youth, which her late grandfather Skipper Fairbanks started in the early 1960s.
McGinnis will now get to share her passion with her youngest daughter, Collins, as she returns to the coaching scene after recently taking over the Red Bank High School softball program.
“I grew up watching my grandfather coach on the baseball fields behind the school, and I feel very connected to him,” McGinnis said. “I feel like it was meant to be that this position opened up. We actually moved to Spring Valley and can walk to the fields now.
“Maybe my grandfather helped make this happen. It will be fun having my daughter out there running around on the fields like I did growing up.”
McGinnis already helped turn around one Lady Lions program, as she led her alma mater’s girls’ basketball team to a 117-65 record from 2014-20. In her last three seasons leading Red Bank on the court, the Lady Lions won a combined 74 games, which included a 28-win district championship season in her final year that led to her being named the Best of Preps girls’ basketball coach of the year.