Katey Smith

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  • Katey
  • Smith

  • Position
    Catcher
  • Class
    r-Senior
  • Height
    5' 10
  • Bat/Throw
    R/R
  • High School/Other
    Stafford
  • Hometown
    Falmouth, Va.
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BattingFielding
YearAvgGP-GSABRH2B3BHRRBITBSLG%BBHBPSOGDPOB%SFSHSB-ATTPOAEFLD%
2012.16715-4182300023.1673120.318000-06101.000
2013Did Not Play
2014.31757-57167235311294995.56915491.383220-0316471.997
2015.27055-5516313446053265.399204162.358340-0391393.993
2016.24355-5514811368002044.297290103.361341-1313193.991
Career.274182-1714964913625214103207.417679376.3668101-110261067.994

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.