2018 Softball Roster
Baylee Smith
- Position:
- Short Stop/Outfield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Henderson, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Chester County HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Career
Has played in 132 games with 129 starts ... a career .358 hitter with 137 hits, 30 doubles, five triples and 10 home runs ... has driven in 85 runs ... owns an on-base percentage of .415 and a slugging percentage of .540 ... has 37 stolen bases ... has 38 multi-hit performances.Â
Athletic Honors
- 2018, 2019 Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference
- 2018 All-AAC Rookie Team
- 2018 NFCA Third-Team All-Region
- AAC Player of the Week (March 13, 2018, Feb. 18, 2019)
- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (March 4, 2019, March 25, 2019, March 9, 2020)
Academic Honors
- 2018 AAC All-Academic Team
- Spring 2020 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
- Spring 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club
2020 (Junior)
Continued to be a threat at the plate, hitting .368 in 24 games played ... started in all 24 appearances in left field ... recorded 25 hits, 12 runs, nine doubles, a triple and a home run ... posted a career-high .450 on-base percentage and her second-straight season with a slugging percentage over .570 (.574) ... was a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen base attempts ... drove in 18 runs ... had seven multi-hit games including a season-high three against Furman on Feb. 15 ... enters the 2021 season riding a seven-game reached base streak/hitting streak ... had three multi-RBI performances.
2019 (Sophomore)
Started and played in 52 games … saw action at shortstop and in left field … led the Tigers with a .338 batting average and 53 hits … recorded a team-high seven home runs and 22 extra base hits … also led Memphis with a .592 slugging percentage … was 12-for-13 in stolen base attempts … was one of four players to record a sacrifice fly … led Memphis with 16 multi-hit games including four games with three hits … was second on the team with nine multi-RBI games, including two games with four RBIs recorded … had a season-long reached base streak of eight games and a season-long hitting streak of six games … recorded her first career triple on Feb. 16 against FIU … hit three triples in four games from Feb. 16-Feb. 23 … stole a career-high three bases against Alcorn State on Apr. 2 … hit two home runs against Mississippi State on Feb. 27.Â
2018 (Freshman)
One of the best freshman seasons ever put together at Memphis, Smith made an impact from the beginning … finished second on the team with a .373 batting average with 59 hits, 10 doubles, and two homers … drove in 36 runs, one of three Tigers to drive in at least 36 runs … led the team in runs scored and runs batted in during conference play … was second on the team with 14 swipes … led the team with 10 multi-RBI games, and had the longest hitting streak of the season with a 13-game streak … produced the only runs of the game with a three-run home run in the win over Tulsa … was named Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference, All-Rookie Team, and to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Third Team.
High School
Helped lead her high school squad to a District Championship in 2016 … received a TSWA All-State selection for her efforts … finished 2016 batting .575, with 12 doubles, five triples, and 26 stolen bases … played on the Impact Fast Pitch club team from 2010-13 and the Lady Jaxx 99 team from 2013-17.
Personal
The daughter of Lisa and Robin Smith ... has two siblings, Brooke and Brittney.Â
