Mikayla Smith

Photo by: Georgia Tech Athletics

Photo by: Mason Ponder

Position:
IF
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Southmoore HS
Hometown:
Moore, Okla.
Pronounced:
R/R

2023 (Junior)
Named Second Team All-Conference USA … Awarded CUSA Player of the Week on April 17 after she led UNT in a series win over Charlotte with four RBI, two runs and one home run … Appeared in 55 games with 51 starts … Posted a personal-best .228 batting average and 31 hits … Finished second on the team with nine home runs to support a .456 slugging percentage and 62 total bases … Tallied 23 RBI and scored 22 runs … Registered a .307 on-base mark with 16 walks and added three stolen bases … Turned nine double plays with teammate Cierra Simon … Recorded a season-high two hits, two runs and four RBI with her first home run of the year versus UConn on Feb. 11 … Matched her career-high mark with two home runs at Georgia Tech on Feb. 12 … Extended her season-long hitting streak to seven games with a two-run double in a win over Charlotte on April 16 … Went 3-for-7 with two runs, one home run and one stolen base from April 28-30 in a sweep at Florida Atlantic … Named to CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 53 games for North Texas and made 51 starts … Hit .206 with 26 hits, six doubles and four home runs … Drove in 24 runs while scoring 18 … Slugged .365 with a .308 OBP … Drew 19 walks and was 6-for-7 on stolen base attempts … Led the Mean Green with 96 defensive assists and recorded a .963 fielding percentage with 58 putouts … Recorded a career-high five RBI against Marshall on May 7 and finished 2-for-4 with one double, one home run … Started all 24 conference games and finished with a .250 batting average, 16 hits, eight runs, three doubles, three home runs, and 16 RBI in league play … Hit 1-for-2 with one RBI in a Regional win over the Big Ten Champions Nebraska on May 21 … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 39 games for North Texas and made 30 starts … Hit .227 with 17 hits, five doubles and two home runs … Drove in seven runs while scoring 16 … Slugged .373 with a .275 OBP … Drew five walks and was 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts … Made 30 putouts with 46 assists and fielded at a .974 mark … Hit her first career home run on April 3 against UAB and finished with two home runs, four RBI … Notched her first career extra-base hit with a double on Feb. 23 against ACU … Picked up her first career hit on Feb. 21 against Lamar … Made her first start on Feb. 13 at Southeastern Louisiana … Scored her first career run on Feb. 13 against Nicholls … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prior to North Texas
Four-year letter winner at Southmoore HS … Honored with the Michele Smith Award as a senior as the top player in Oklahoma … All-Region and All-District as a senior … Three-time All-Conference honoree … All-Region and All-District Honorable Mention as a sophomore and junior … Named Southmoore’s Defensive MVP as a sophomore … Helped lead the Sabercats to a 6A Oklahoma State Championship as a freshman … Named the Southmoore Newcomer and Freshman of the year during her first varsity season … Lettered in slowpitch as a freshman … Recorded the highest ACT score in Northwest ISD as a senior … Played travel ball for Impact Gold and head coach Jimmy Middlebrook with North Texas teammate Lexi Cobb.