East Carolina plays four regular season games plus an exhibition contest this week in Hawai'i
Bartlett Yancey High School: A four-year softball letterwinner for Bartlett Yancey ... Named Midland 2A All-Conference, Midland Pitcher-of-the-Year, All-Metro Player-of-the-Year, North Carolina All-State and was the Powerade State Games Champion as a senior ... Had a .494 batting average with 48 RBI, seven home runs as a hitter and totaled a 1.43 ERA in 122 innings as pitcher her senior season in leading her team to 26-2 overall record ... Was a Midland 2A All-Conference Selection and the Midlands Pitcher-of-the-Year as a sophomore and junior ... Earned a spot on the All-Metro Team as a junior when she hit .390 with 29 RBI, a home run, plus a 2.04 ERA in 92.1 innings thrown ... As a sophomore batted .370 with 30 RBI, a pair of home runs, an ERA of 2.83 in 126 innings tossed ... Earned an all-conference selection as a freshman for her .470 batting average, 20 RBI, and 2.00 ERA in 42 innings thrown ... Aided Bartlett Yancey to four-straight conference championships plus a conference tournament title and district championship as a senior ... Served as a team captain her senior season ...Earned the NC Scholar award and graduated magna cum laude as a senior ... Gained additional softball experience playing for the Blue Ridge Bombers (Red)
Personal: Intended academic major is business marketing with a minor in creative writing ... Daughter of Jeff and Cheryl Smith ... Has a younger sister (Leigh Ann)