The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Megan Smith
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pisgah, Ala.
- High School:
- Pisgah HS
AS A SENIOR (2018)
- Hit 1-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs against USF (2/10)
- Hit 2-for-4 with a double, 2 RBIs, and one homerun against Georgia State (2/11)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBI against Army while also pitching an inning and recording two strikeouts (2/19)
- Batted 2-for-3 with an RBI, two doubles, and scored twice in a win at Murray State (2/25)
- Went 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI in the Blazersβ 11-0 win over UTEP (3/17)
- Hit a home run and scored twice in UABβs series clinching victory against UTEP (3/17)
- Batted 1-for-3 and scored twice against Southern Miss (4/8)
- Games Played/Started: 12/4
- Threw six innings against Iowa State allowing just three hits while striking out six (2/25)
- Tossed seven innings at SamfordΒ giving up just two runs and striking out five (2/26)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissionerβs Honor RollΒ
- Posted a 3-8 record with a 5.24 ERA with 43 strikeouts and one saveΒ
- Earned her first victory of the season with a complete-game performance at Southern Miss, allowing just one run on seven hits, while striking out two (March 19)Β
- Tallied a save at Louisiana Tech on April 9, allowing just one run on two hits over an inning of work
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
- Selected to the 2015 Conference USA All-Freshman TeamΒ
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor RollΒ
- Compiled a 14-8 record with a 4.66 ERA and 81 strikeouts this seasonΒ
- Her 2015 win total tied for the ninth-most in a single season in school historyΒ
- Contributed to two UAB shutouts this season, recording one in a complete-game effortΒ
- Led the UAB pitching staff in wins, games started (22) and complete games (13)Β
- Tied for the team lead in innings pitched (133.2)Β
- Appeared in the lineup seven times, batting .286 with one RBI and two runs scoredΒ
- Truck out a pair in 2.1 perfect innings vs. WKU in the C-USA Championship (May 8)
- Got the start in game two against UTEP (March 14), earning the win after holding the Miners to two runs (one earned) with four strikeouts in five innings pitched
- Held North Texas (March 9) to a pair of runs in the series finale on three hits with five strikeoutsΒ
- Combined with Becky Fox for a one-hit shutout of Robert Morris (Feb. 22), striking out five Colonials over the first four inningsΒ
- Struck out seven batters in a complete-game win over Wisconsin on Saturday (Feb. 14)Β
- Went the distance against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 13), holding the Islanders to one run on three hits with six strikeoutsΒ
- Struck out 11 in a complete-game shutout of George Washington (Feb. 7), allowing only four hits with no walks
HIGH SCHOOLΒ
- Attended Pisgah High School in Pisgah, Ala.Β
- Earned all-state honors three times and was named the 2013 Class 3A State Tournament MVPΒ
- Amassed a 42-6 record and had a 29-game win streak during her careerΒ
- Won more than 125 games in the circle in high school and helped Pisgah to the Class 2A state championship two times and was named to the all-state tournament team four timesΒ
PERSONALΒ
- Full name is Megan Kristine SmithΒ
- Born on July 6, 1996Β
- Daughter of Gail and Charlie SmithΒ
- Has one sister, JessicaΒ
- Majoring inΒ health relatedΒ programs.
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