River Valley High School
A four-year letterwinner for the Falcons who earned first-team all-area and All-Tri County League honors each year ... Also the four-time winner of the team's most valuable player award ... Following senior season, was named the Tri-County Co-League Most Valuable Player and Appeal-Democrat All-Area Player of the Year after tallying 11 wins along with a 0.92 earned run average and conference-best 166 strikeouts ... An offensive threat as well who batted .431 and drove in 13 runs as a senior ... Selected to the Sacramento Bee All-Metro Second Team after final campaign ... Fanned at least 150 batters each year of her career and guided River Valley to its first playoff win in any sport during the 2010 season ... Posted a 15-4 record with a 0.70 ERA and 198 strikeouts as a junior ... Named to the Sacramento River Cats' All-City High School Team that season and was selected as the tournament MVP of the Cubs Classic ... During the nation's top summer tournament in August 2010, led the CA Breeze 18Gold to a seventh-place finish at the ASA 18 Gold Nationals ... Two years earlier, guided the Breeze to the ASA Western National Championship ... Excelled in the classroom and community during River Valley tenure ... An honor roll member all four years and an Adopt a Family volunteer since 2001 ... Other volunteer work includes Toys for Tots the last five years, Little League as a volunteer instructor the last three years and Beale Air Force Base Family Support Drive in 2007.
Personal
Intended academic major is psychology ... Daughter of Mike and Virginia Smith ... Has a younger brother, Jason, and an older half-brother, Ryan.
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Favorite foods:
Pasta and burritos
Favorite food I should never eat, but do:
Cheesecake
Favorite movie:
The Man from Snowy River
Favorite vacation spot:
Fort Bragg, California
Dream job:
Psychologist
Dream car:
1967 Chevrolet Camaro
One of my biggest fears is:
Heights
The first professional sports event I attended was:
An Oakland A's baseball game
My dream date would be with:
Channing Tatum
The best birthday present I ever received was:
A horse
I got started playing softball when:
My mom signed me up for little league.
Advice I would give to young girls who want to play softball: