Katie Smith

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ruston, La.
High School:
Ruston

Third Team NFCA All-American (2012)
First Team NFCA All-Central Region (2012)
First Team All-Sun Belt (2012)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2010, 2011, 2012)
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2010)
Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll (2008, 2009)
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2009)
Second Team All-Sun Belt (2009)
Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team (2009)
Mardi Gras Invitational All-Tournament Team (2009)
All-Louisiana (2008)
All-NFCA Leadoff Classic Tournament (2008)
Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team (2008)

2012 (Senior)
Hit safely in 52-of-57 games played, including hit streaks of 18 and 14 games…Ended the season on a 13-game hit streak…Ranked sixth nationally in runs scored per game (1.16)…Ranked seventh nationally in batting average (.447)...Third in Sun Belt Conference and school history with 90 career stolen bases and is tied for third in career batting average (.392)…Led the squad with 29 multi-hit games, reaching three hits six times…Hit her first career homerun against North Texas (5/11), an inside-the-park home run, collecting her sixth extra base hit of the year…Committed just one error.

2011 (Junior)
Went 4-for-10 (.400) at the NCAA Austin Regional (5/20-5/22), scoring four runs … Went 5-for-9 over the SBC Tournament with five runs scored and did not strike out … Went 5-for-11 (.455) in the USA series (4/9-4/10), including her first extra base hit of the season, a double in a 3-for-5 effort in game two … Tied a 22-year-old school, single game record with four stolen bases in game one of the FIU series (4/6-4/7). After drawing a walk in the third inning, she picked up three of them by stealing for cycle when she swiped second, third and home to score … Went 5-for-10 (.500) in five starts at the Citrus Classic (3/4-3/6) with four runs scored … Went 7-for-14 (.500) with seven runs scored at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational (2/18-2/20), earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team … Was 7-for-17 (.412) with seven runs scored in five games at the Louisiana Classics (2/11-2/13).

2010 (Redshirt)
Received a redshirt after starting the first eight games of the season before suffering a season ending knee injury ... Hit .350 in those eight games with six runs scored and a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases

2009 (Sophomore)
Started 43 games on the year, seeing action at second base, right field and as the designated hitter ... Ranked third in the Sun Belt with a .393 batting average ... Collected 48 hits with 39 runs ... Went 25-for-28 on stolen bases ... Posted a .515 batting average in Sun Belt Games ... Had 14 multiple hit games including a season-best performance against Western Kentucky, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored (3/21) ... Scored multiple run runs in nine contests, including a season-high three runs against Providence (2/14) and Middle Tennessee (3/31) ... Led the Cajuns with a .516 on base percentage ... As leadoff batter, tallied a .515 batting average.

2008 (Freshman)
The speedy slapper has been in the top five on the team in batting average throughout the year...Boasted a .370 batting average and has not let her batting average dip below .370 on the season...Ranked in the top-5 among Cajuns in batting average, on base percentage, runs scored, hits, sacrifice bunts and stolen bases...Led the team with eight sacrifice bunts and 20 stolen bases...Had 60 hits on the year with 19 walks for a .440 on base percentage...Scored 39 runs on the season while driving in nine...In the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, she was second on the team, hitting .444, going 4-for-9 with a pair of runs scored, a walk and an RBI...Had a .400 batting average in Sun Belt Conference play...Posted 16 multiple hit games to her credit with a season-high three hits against No. 23 North Carolina and Middle Tennessee...Reached base safely in 52 of the 65 games she has played, collecting hits in 43 of those games.

High School
Played softball at Ruston High School...Had a .467 batting average in her senior year with a .537 on-base percentage and a .610 slugging percentage...In her final season at RHS, had 105 at bats, with 49 runs, 49 hits, five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 11 runs batted in...Tallied 64 total bases with 15 walks and 22 stolen bases.

Personal
Born on July 31, 1989 in Monroe, La....Full name is Kaitlin Scott Smith...Daughter of Rocky and Veronica Williams and Joey Smith...Has two younger sisters, Kelby and Kendall.