Karlie Smith

Position:
INF
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Indian River HS
Hometown:
Bethany Beach, Del.
Major:
Communication

2017 (Junior): Started all 56 games at shortstop ... Tallied a .208 batting average, 31 hits, nine doubles and two home runs ... Produced six multiple-hit and two multiple-RBI efforts ... Hit most often in the eighth spot in the lineup (37 games) ... Clubbed a walk-off home run in the wild 15-14 victory over Seton Hall (3/5) in Stockton, Calif. ... Enjoyed a four-game hitting streak from April 8-13 ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a double in the 14-6 run-rule win over Winthrop (2/11) ... Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI and a double against Seton Hall (3/5) ... Drew a pair of walks in contests against American Athletic Conference opponents USF (4/9) and Tulsa (4/29).

2016 (Sophomore): Played and started all 54 games, mainly at third base ... Led the team in batting average (.323) while ranking second in hits (52), doubles (9), RBI (17) and walks (20) ... Upped her batting average to .354 in American Athletic Conference games and boasted a .924 OPS ... Tallied a team-high 14 multi-hit efforts ... Will enter the 2017 campaign with a streak of 13-straight games reaching base safely ... Enjoyed a seven-game hitting streak from March 11-22 ... Hit .338 against right-handed pitchers ... Turned in a 14-for-32 (.438) performance when leading off an inning ... Was 6-for-10 (.600) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Was successful advancing a runner in nearly half of her chances, going 41-for-96 (.427) ... Tallied six two-out RBI ... Began the season with a three-hit performance that included a home run and RBI in ECU’s 9-1 victory over Virginia (2/12) ... Also scored a pair of runs against the Cavaliers ... Recorded two hits and three RBI against UMass (2/19), including the walkoff double in the bottom of the 10th inning that propelled the Pirates to a 6-5 win ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI versus North Florida (2/27) ... Tallied two hits and scored two runs against Morgan State (2/28) ... Posted a double as part of a two-hit effort versus New Mexico State (3/12) ... Helped propel East Carolina to a 7-4 win at NC State (3/22) with a pair of hits and a run scored ... Recorded two hits and a run scored in game one of a doubleheader against Longwood (3/29) ... Produced six two-hit contests in American Athletic Conference play.

2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 47 games and made 45 starts as East Carolina’s everyday third baseman … Hit .184 with 26 hits, 14 runs scored, three doubles, two triples, two home runs and 15 RBI … Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week April 27 following a five-hit, 10-RBI performance during which she hit .357 in three contests with UConn (April 25-26) and a victory over North Carolina (April 23) … Recorded five multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI efforts … Notched a career-best three hits at Memphis (March 28) … Hit a grand slam in back-to-back games against UConn and was the only player in the league to record multiple grand slams during the season … Drew a pair of walks in consecutive games versus Delaware State (Feb. 6) and South Carolina (Feb. 7).

High School: Lettered in softball, swimming and field hockey at Indian River High School ... First Team All-Conference … First Team All-State … First-Team all-state selection by the Delaware State News as a junior … Helped Delaware to the Big League Softball World Series with an 11-6 win over Puerto Rico in the championship game … Finished her senior year with a team leading .426 batting average … Led the Indians in runs (25), hits (26), RBIs (28) and extra base hits … Named Delaware Women’s Alliance of Sport and Fitness Outstanding Athlete … Led IRHS in hits, batting average and RBIs for three years … State qualifier in multiple events as a swimmer at Indian River … Team captain on both the softball and swimming teams … Four-year Indian River School District Fall Academic Achievement recipient … Member of the Honor Roll all four years of school … National Honor Society … Named Academic All-Conference in softball, field hockey and swimming.