Kayleigh Smith

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Position:
RHP
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Aledo HS
Hometown:
Aledo, Texas
Pronounced:
R/R

2025 (Sophomore)
Made 24 appearances with five starts in the circle … Collected four wins over 58 2/3 innings pitched … Recorded 18 strikeouts and finished with a 3.82 ERA … Registered two strikeouts in relief versus Tennessee State on Feb. 7 … Made her first career start versus Samford on Feb. 8 … Spun 3 2/3 innings with one strikeout versus Southern Illinois on Feb. 15 … Locked down the final 2.1 innings with two strikeouts versus Yale on Feb. 23 … Secured her first career win as a reliever versus No. 13 Texas Tech on Feb. 26 … Pitched her first career complete game as she threw seven innings with zero walks and one run allowed versus CBU on March 1 … Posted five innings with two strikeouts versus UTA on March 19 … Picked up the win after spinning four scoreless innings at Tulsa on March 29 … Tossed 1 2/3 perfect innings for the win in relief versus UAB on April 18 … Named to the American Conference All-Academic Team.

2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
Tallied 10 innings pitched over seven appearances in the circle … Finished with a 4.90 ERA with four strikeouts … Made her collegiate debut against Missouri on Feb. 17 … Recorded her first strikeout versus Northwestern on March 3 … Posted two strikeouts in a hitless seventh inning versus Florida Atlantic on April 13 … Named to the American Conference All-Academic Team.

2023 (Freshman)
Retained redshirt after she did not appear for the Mean Green … Named to CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prior to UNT
Four-year letter winner at Aledo High School … 2021 TSWA 5A All-State Selection … Listed on the ExtraInning Softball Elite 100 for the class of 2022 … Two-time DFW Fastpitch All-Metroplex selection … 2021 TGCA District 5-5A pitcher of the year … Tossed a no-hitter as a senior, striking out seven with one walk … Shares the same alma mater as former UNT pitcher Lauren Craine (2016-17, 2020) … Played travel ball for Texas Glory and head coach Kevin Shelton.