Player Bio: Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Chattanooga, Tenn.

High School:
The Baylor School

Height:
5-5

Position:
2B/OF

Birthdate:
07/21/1983

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Biology

2005 Tri-Captain
2004 First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference
2003 Second-Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference

Has the best approach to hitting on the team . . . a really good player . . . sees the ball really well . . . has a great eye at the plate and takes pitches well . . . a patient hitter who hits the ball well even when she's behind in the count . . . a clutch performer . . . will most likely start at second base in 2005.

2004 (junior): Earned First-Team Ohio Valley Conference honors after batting a stellar .470 in 26 league games . . . named the OVC's Player of the Week on May 10 for her five-game performance in which she batted .714 (10-for-14) and drove in five RBI . . . finished the season ranked fifth in the conference in doubles (16) . . . started in 60 of the Bulldogs' 61 games and batted .309 . . . led the team in both hits (59) and doubles (16) . . . proved to be a consistent hitter as she batted .300 against left-handers, .309 versus right-handers and .307 with runners on base . . . ranked among the top-five players on the team in eight major offensive categories including total bases (83), slugging percentage (.435), on-base percentage (.353) and RBI (27) . . . defensively, she finished second on the team in assists (98) and fifth in putouts (81) . . . compiled 16 multi-hit performances and turned in six games with at least three hits . . . recorded in a four-hit outing against Austin Peay on May 2 . . . earned her third varsity letter.

2003 (sophomore): Earned Second-Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors by leading the team with a .341 batting average and 17 doubles . . . posted the fifth all-time single-season batting average in school history and the No. 2 all-time single-season totals for doubles and RBI (31) . . . set a single-season school record by scoring 32 runs . . . half of her 46 hits went for extra bases . . . accumulated six home runs to give her seven for her career . . . registered 13 multiple-hit games, including a pair of three-hit contests against both Morris Brown and Troy State . . . recorded three RBI in three-consecutive games on Mar. 12-15, and a put together a 13-game hitting streak from March 28-April 18 . . . earned her second varsity letter.

2002 (freshman): Made her first collegiate hit a memorable one by belting a grand slam against Wagner on Feb. 15 . . . went 2-for-4 with two RBI the next day against Wagner . . . turned in a 3-for-3 performance against Liberty on Feb. 23 . . . finished the season with five multiple-hit games . . . went 6-for-10 at the Sonic Challenge in Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . finished with 27 hits, 16 runs and 10 RBI . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: A four-year starter at The Baylor School . . . turned in a solid fall campaign for the Bulldogs . . . went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles against Northwest Shoals Community College . . . also went 3-for-5 with two RBI in a doubleheader against Shelton State . . . lettered in both volleyball and basketball.

Personal: Born July 21, 1983 . . . daughter of Bruce Opachinski and Edna Smith . . . majoring in biology.

Bulldog Bits
Favorite sport besides the one you play: Ping-Pong
Favorite place to eat: Wingy
Favorite movie: Major Paine
Favorite singer: Chris Kuhlmeyer
Favorite actor: Chuck Norris