Ansleigh Smith

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-5
Class:
3rd Year
Bat/Throw:
R/R
Hometown:
Ashford, Ala.
High School:
Houston Academy
Prev School:
South Alabama

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
CSC Academic All-District (2026)
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2025, 2026)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2025)

2026 (SOPHOMORE — SOUTH ALABAMA): Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete … Appeared in 50 games with 48 starts … Batted .196 with 21 hits, three doubles and eight RBI in 107 at-bats … Recorded three sacrifice bunts … Made 48 starts behind the plate … Led the Jaguars with 320 defensive chances and 293 putouts while adding 25 assists … Committed just two errors for a .994 fielding percentage … Threw out nine runners attempting to steal and allowed just one passed ball … Helped turn four double plays … Helped South Alabama capture the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament, where the Jaguars competed in NCAA Regional play.

2025 (FRESHMAN — SOUTH ALABAMA): Appeared in 31 games with 30 starts, including 28 in the outfield and two behind the plate … Batted .260 with 19 hits, two doubles, one triple and seven RBI … Scored 10 runs … Drew seven walks and was hit by two pitches … Did not commit an error in 27 defensive chances … Recorded four multi-hit games and two multi-RBI performances … Had a hit in six of her first eight collegiate games … Drove in two runs and scored once against UIC (Feb. 8) … Drove in two runs against Lipscomb (Feb. 21) … Went 3-for-3 at LSU (March 7) before going 2-for-4 against Minnesota (March 8) … Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the series opener against James Madison (March 14) … Closed the season by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored at Troy (May 2) … Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete and to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered six years at Houston Academy in Dothan, Alabama, helping the Raiders win an area championship each season … Helped lead Houston Academy to the 2022 Class 3A state championship, the first in program history, as well as a Class 4A state runner-up finish and another state semifinal appearance … Set the school single-season record with 18 runners caught stealing in 2022 and finished her career with school records for runners caught stealing (61) and pickoffs (25) … Batted .444 during her senior season … Named to the AHSAA All-Tournament Team and earned Class 4A honorable mention all-state honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a junior after batting .430 with a .609 slugging percentage … Recorded 65 hits, 44 runs, 64 RBI, 17 doubles and five triples in 55 games that season while stealing 16 bases … Posted a .997 fielding percentage with just one error in 381 chances … Batted .343 with 46 hits, 23 runs and 33 RBI during Houston Academy’s 2022 state championship season … Batted .456 with a school-record 78 hits as a freshman, scoring 53 runs and driving in 32 while collecting 13 doubles and four triples … Played two years of club softball for Georgia Impact Premier and helped the program win three tournament championships.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ansleigh Brooke Smith … Born in Dothan, Alabama … Daughter of Jeremy and April Smith … Majored in criminal justice and entrepreneurship at South Alabama.