- 6
- Katey
- Smith
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- Position
- Catcher
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- Class
- r-Senior
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- Height
- 5' 10
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- Bat/Throw
- R/R
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- High School/Other
- Stafford
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- Hometown
- Falmouth, Va.
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Year | Avg | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
2012 | .167 | 15-4 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .318 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
2013 | Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | .317 | 57-57 | 167 | 23 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 95 | .569 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .383 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 316 | 47 | 1 | .997 |
2015 | .270 | 55-55 | 163 | 13 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 65 | .399 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 | .358 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 391 | 39 | 3 | .993 |
2016 | .243 | 55-55 | 148 | 11 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 44 | .297 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .361 | 3 | 4 | 1-1 | 313 | 19 | 3 | .991 |
Career | .274 | 182-171 | 496 | 49 | 136 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 103 | 207 | .417 | 67 | 9 | 37 | 6 | .366 | 8 | 10 | 1-1 | 1026 | 106 | 7 | .994 |
Updated: May 25, 2016
2014 Third-Team NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region selection
2014 All-ACC Third-Team Selection
2016: Started 55 games … Played 41 games at first, eight games as designated player, and six games as catcher … Posted a .243 average, driving in 20 runs and scoring 11 … Tallied 36 hits, including eight doubles … Led the team with 313 putouts while assisting 19 … Collected a team-high of 29 walks with a team-low of 10 strikeouts … Had six multi-hit games with a season high of three versus Illinois State … Highlighted her senior year at Radford going 3-for-4 with a season high three RBI and 12 putouts.
2015: Played in and started 55 games, all behind the plate … Batted .270 with 44 hits, including six doubles and five home runs … Drove in 32 runs and scored 13 runs … Drew 20 walks … Named to the all-tournament team at the Rainbow Wahine Classic … Her home run in the sixth inning lifted the Hokies to a 1-0 win over Hawaii in that event … Hit a home run in the NCAA Tournament … Had nine multiple-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … Scored a game-winning run and had five game-winning hits … Threw out 12 would-be base stealers … A member of the 2014-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2014: Had a breakout season after moving to catcher in the offseason … A third-team all-region selection by the NFCA … A third-team All-ACC selection … A second-team all-state selection by VaSID … Played in and started 57 games … Batted .317 with 11 doubles, two triples and nine home runs … Led the team with 49 RBIs, one short of tying the school record for a single season … Scored 23 runs and drew 15 walks … Struck out just nine times in 167 at bats … Threw out eight would-be base stealers … Had a walk-off home run to beat Ball State … Hit a huge grand slam in the sixth inning to lift Tech to a win over Syracuse in the ACC Tournament … Effort helped earn a spot on the ACC''s All-Tournament Team … Led the team with 15 multi-RBI games and had 14 multi-hit games … Had a team-leading nine game-winning hits and had scored three game-winning runs … A member of the 2014 All-ACC Academic Softball Team and the 2013-14 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2013: Broke her foot in a non-softball accident in the winter … Redshirted … A member of the 2012-13 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2012: Was scheduled to redshirt before having that idea scrapped in March … Ended up playing in 15 games, starting four … Started one game at first base and three as the designated player … Had three hits, including an RBI, pinch-hit single in the NCAA Regionals against Miami (Ohio) … Scored two runs and drove in two runs … Drew three walks and was hit once … Named to the 2011-12 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Lettered four times at Stafford High for Coach Cathie Tobin … An honorable mention All-Met selection her senior season, as chosen by The Washington Post … A first-team all-district, second-team All-Northwest Region and first-team Freelance Star All-Area as a junior … A three-time Freelance Star All-Area selection and one-time Player of the Year choice by the paper.
Personal: Katherine Nicole Smith … Born December 11, 1992 in Oklahoma City, OK … Daughter of Richard and Lucinda Smith … Has an older brother, Alex … Graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.