2018: Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Received the Tenets of Tech Awards for softball at the Techspys … Saw action in all 57 games, making 53 starts at shortstop … Committed just 4 errors on the season recording a .978 fielding percentage (top among C-USA shortstops) … Batted .240 with 35 hits in 146 at bats … Totaled three doubles and one home run … Scored 26 runs and registered 23 RBI … Was 28-of-30 in stolen base, ranking No. 4 in C-USA … The 28 stolen bases are tied for 7th most in a single season in Techster history … Hit her only home run of the season in a loss to Top 25 Texas State … Drove in a season-high three runs in a win over Central Arkansas … Has two hits and the only RBI in a 2-1 loss to Top 10 LSU …
2017: Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Earned the C-USA Player of the Week (April 30) ... Earned the LSWA State Hitter of the Week (April 30) ... Started 55 games at shortstop for Tech (missed seven games, including the entire C-USA Tournament due to concussion) ... Batted .265 with 36 hits in 136 at bats ... Recorded four doubles, one triple and one home run ... Scored 24 runs and registered 20 RBI ... Was 13-of-17 in stolen bases ... Walked 19 times and struck out only 11 ... Had seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... Hit her only home run of the year in a loss at Memphis ... Had a season-high three RBI in a win over Sam Houston State ... Had a season-high three hits in win over Wright State ... Named league player of the week after sweep over North Texas in which she was 5-of-6 at plate with three RBI ...
2016: Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Saw action in 53 games, making 50 starts at shortstop ... Batted .229 with 30 hits in 131 at bats ... Totaled seven doubles, one triple and five home runs ... Recorded 28 RBI while scoring 21 runs ... Helped Louisiana Tech turn 29 double plays during the season ... Walked 21 times and struck out 19 times ... Was 2-for-3 in stolen bases ... Recorded her first multi-home run game when she hit two solo shots in a win over UAB April 9 ... Also homered against Lipscomb, Northwestern State and Charlotte ... Recorded a career-high five RBI against Northwestern State ... .
2015: Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Started all 50 games at shortstop as a freshman ... Batted .264 with 32 hits in 121 at bats ... Tied for team lead with 11 doubles and added two home runs ... Scored 19 runs and registered 14 RBI ... Struck out only 13 times ... Was 6-for-6 in stolen bases ... Had four multi-hit and multi-RBI games ... her first collegiate home run came against NCAA Tournament participant Florida Atlantic ... Also hit a home run against second team all-CUSA pitcher Lexi Betancourt from Charlotte ... After committing seven errors in first eight games of the year, she only committed eight over the final 42 games ... Recorded two hits and scored a run in a loss to UTSA in Conference USA Tournament.
High School: Lettered four years at Airline High School for coaches Tracey Rambin, Danny Roberts and Lynne Roberts ... Played shortstop for the Vikings ... Batted .443 with 13 doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI as a senior and .426 as a junior with 24 RBI ... Four-time all-district selection ... Three-time all-city selection by the Shreveport Times ... Named the Shreveport Times All-City Player of the Year as a senior ... Three-time all-state honoree, including first team all-state by the Louisiana Softball Coaches Association as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Played travel ball for coach Lory Kowaleski and the Freedom and coach Amanda Busby and the Intensity.
Personal: Full name is Mary Katherine Smith ... Daughter of Eric and Michelle Smith ... Has one sister, Taylor Ann, and two brothers, Jacob and Seth ... Born Nov. 11, 1995 in Shreveport, La.
