University of Minnesota Athletics
2013 Softball Roster
Erika Smyth
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Kentlake HS
- Hometown:
- Kent, Wash.
2015 · SENIOR SEASON:
Played in 14 games, seeing time as a pinch hitter and at second base · Academic All-Big Ten · had a single and recorded an RBI via sacrifice fly against South Dakota State (March 13).
2014 · JUNIOR SEASON:
Academic All-Big Ten · named Minnesota's Teammate of the Year, as voted upon by the members of the team · appeared in 15 games with a pair of starts at second base · hit for a .455 average with a .545 slugging percentage · scored four runs · stole a base on her only attempt of the season against Coastal Carolina (March 15) · drove in two runs against Penn State (April 26) · notched an RBI double against Purdue (May 3) · hit a single in super regional play at Oregon (May 25) · was two-for-three at the plate against ranked opponents and was four-for-six as a pinch hitter on the year · posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
2013 · SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Started all 55 games, primarily at second base · tied for the team lead with two triples on the season · batted .186 · seventh in the Big Ten with 11 sacrifice bunts · 2-for-2 with a run vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 9) · hit a home run vs. Illinois State (Feb. 15) · batted 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI vs. Middle Tennessee State (March 1) · hit an RBI triple at Stanford (March 8) · went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run at Northwestern (March 30) · hit a three-run home run at Ohio State (April 28) · hit a two-run double against Indiana (May 4) · Academic All-Big Ten.
2012 ·FRESHMAN SEASON:
Started all 53 games at second base · had a .210 batting average and blasted four home runs · notched a two-run single against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12) for her first-career hit · went 2-for-3 against North Carolina (Feb. 25) · tallied a double versus Ohio (March 3) · went 3-for-4 with five RBI and notched her first-career home run in the series finale against Illinois (March 24) · recorded a two-run double in the series opener against Northwestern (Apr. 14) · belted a three-run homer in the series finale against Penn State (Apr. 29) · went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the series opener against Purdue (May 5) · capped off the Purdue series (May 6) with a 2-for-2 effort at the plate · notched her fourth homer of the season in Game Two of the Iowa series (May 12).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduate of Kentlake High School · earned First Team All-League honors as a junior in 2010 · hit .447 and stole 17 bases in 2010 · four-time letterwinner in softball · coached by Greg Kaas · also played with the Washington Ladyhawks 18 Gold club team.
| Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | OBP | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | FLD |
| 2012 | .210 | 53-53 | 124 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 43 | .347 | 14 | 0 | 25 | .284 | 3 | 10 | 0-2 | 100 | 83 | .973 |
| 2013 | .186 | 55-55 | 129 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 39 | .302 | 14 | 1 | 20 | .269 | 1 | 11 | 2-2 | 87 | 77 | .970 |
| 2014 | .455 | 15-2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | .091 | 14-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | .833 |
| TOTAL | .204 | 137-110 | 275 | 36 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 89 | .324 | 29 | 1 | 49 | .277 | 5 | 21 | 3-6 | 195 | 165 | .970 |
