2021 Softball Roster
Delaney Smith
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Rhea County HS
- NIL:
- L/L
Career
Has played and started in 138 games in three seasons ... a career .311 hitter with 131 hits, 11 doubles, 12 triples and two home runs (one inside the park and one over the fence) ... owns a .375 on-base percentage ... has 65 stolen bases ... has driven in 47 runs and scored 102.Â
Academic Honors
- Spring 2020 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
2020 (Junior)
Started in all 25 games after the season was cut short due to the coronavirus ... recorded a .321 batting average with 26 hits, 24 runs scored, three doubles, three triples and 11 runs driven in ... her 24 runs scored were second on the team ... went 16-for-17 in stolen base attempts to lead the team and the American Athletic Conference ... had a season-long hitting streak of five games ... was one of two players on the team to record at least 10 multi-hit games (10) ... had two three hit performances in 2020 (against UIC and against Western Carolina).
2019 (Sophomore)
Started in all 55 games as Memphis’ every day centerfielder … finished with a .256 batting average and was second on the team with 44 hits … recorded 10 extra base hits, including her first career over the fence home run in the win against IUPUI on Mar. 11 … was a perfect 20-for-20 in stolen bases … scored a team-high 36 runs … finished with 15 RBIs … recorded a career-high five triples … scored a career-high three runs in the season opener against Bryant on Feb. 8 … finished with a career-high six put outs against Mississippi State on Feb. 27 … recorded 12 multi-hit games including two three hit games … had a season-long reached base streak and hitting streak of five.Â
2018 (Freshman)
Started all 58 games as a true freshman, making an immediate difference on the field and at the plate … ended the season third on the team with a .363 batting average, recording 61 hits with four doubles, four triples, and an inside the park home run … lightning on the base paths, Smith stole 28 bases, which is third-most in a single season at Memphis … her 28 swipes were also more than two individual teams in The American, as Houston stole 20 bases and UConn got away with 23 … recorded a career-high four hits against Murray State … had four RBIs against Central Arkansas, including a bases clearing triple that drove in three … scored a Memphis-record 42 times during the season, surpassing the 12-year-old record of 40 runs scored.
High School
A four-year letter winner, helped lead her team to a pair of District 6-AAA Championships … was a two-time District Defensive Player of the Year … named District MVP after her sophomore season … as a junior, finished with a .623 season with 40 stolen bases and 81 total hits … holds the record for most stolen bases for her high school ... played for the Fury Fastpitch organization.Â
Personal
The daughter of Amy and Heath Smith ... has two younger siblings, Maddie and Cooper.Â
