Army West Point Athletics
2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Caroline Smith
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- St. Lucy's Priory
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- Third in program history in wins (50)
- Tied for third in program history in appearances (115)
- Fourth in program history in innings pitched (565.0)
- Eighth in program history in strikeouts (172)
- Ninth in program history in win percentage (.543)
- 2017 Patriot League Pitcher of the Week 2x (3/21, 4/26)
- 2017 AAA Athlete of the Week (3/21)
- 2016 Second Team All-Patriot League
- 2014 Third Team NFCA All-Northeast All-Region
- 2014 Second Team All-Patriot League
2016: Pitched in 30 games with 16 starts … posted a 13-10 record with a 2.97 ERA … struck out 51 batters … pitched 139.0 innings … recorded first win of the season in a 3-1 victory at UNC Wilmington (2/14) … registered a season-high eight strikeouts against Siena (3/30) … also finished with a .296 batting average in 54 games at the plate … totaled 48 hits and drove in 26 runs … had eight doubles and one home run … finished with three hits in three separate games, including against St. Francis (Pa.) (2/12) and Utah Valley (2/20) … went a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate in the Patriot League Tournament against Boston University (5/12).
2015: Earned Patriot League All-Tournament honors for the second straight year … in addition to drawing starting nod against No. 3 Colgate the second day of the tournament, paced the fourth-seeded Black Knights offensively batting .750 (3-for-4) with a run scored … in the eliminating loss to Colgate, retired the side in the bottom of the sixth after the Black Knights cut the Raiders’ 4-0 lead in half before rally was nipped in the seventh … led the Black Knights' pitching staff with 12 wins, along with a shutout, struck out 54 in 152.2 innings of work en route to posting a 4.72 earned run average … also recorded a save … appeared in 13 league games with 10 starts and six completions en route to registering a 3.36 ERA along with a 6-4 mark over 68.2 innings of work … limited league opponents to .282 batting average … hurled Army to doubleheader sweep of league rival Boston University … scattered six hits, struck out two and issued three walks, then nipped rallies in the last two innings stranding five runners in preserving Army's first shutout of the season in 4-0 series opening victory over the Terriers … pitched over four innings in 13-10 nightcap decision along with 3-for-3 performance at the plate … recorded save in 11-10 win over Cornell … appeared in 42 games with 32 starts as a pitcher … season-high 12 innings and six strikeouts recorded in 2-1 league win over Holy Cross … five strikeouts recorded in 7-2 regulation seven-inning win over FDU … hurled Army doubleheader sweep of league rival Lafayette, 7-4, 9-1 … scattered five hits, struck out two and issued just one walk in opener, then limited the Leoaprds to four hits in the nightcap along with helping own cause going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored … ranked second in batting .322 … collected 28 hits with six doubles … scored 10 runs and registered nine RBIs … recorded seven multiple-hit games to include three in league games against Lafayette, Boston University and Colgate … hit safely in 18 games … committed just one error in 52 chances for .981 fielding percentage.
2014: Drew the bulk of duty in the circle pitching 150.1 innings ... appeared in 28 games with 25 starts and 15 completions .. involved in five of Army's eight shutouts to include four solo efforts ... posted a 13-13 mark and 3.03 earned run average, along with holding opponents to a .263 batting average ... struck out 38 batters ... compiled 2.97 ERA during the regular season ... stroked a 1.89 ERA and 6-4 mark in Patriot League games to include three shutouts in 63.0 innings of work ... held opponents to a .234 batting average ... four times recorded four strikeouts in a game, all against conference foes ... earned second team all-league honors as a pitcher ... hurled Army to a 5-1 nine-inning win over top-seed Lehigh in the opening round of the Patriot League Tournament ... just the second opening-round tournament win over the Mountain Hawks and first since 2001 ... retired the side in the bottom of the ninth, after Army snapped a 1-1 tie in the top half, going the distance on a six-hitter ... performance earned all-tournament honors ... earned Patriot League weekly pitching honors for April 7 after hurling Army to series sweep of Colgate allowing only one unearned run over 20.1 innings holding the Raiders to a .162 batting average ... helped own cause hitting .417 with a home run and two RBI ... scattered a pair of hits, struck out two and did not issue a walk going the distance in a 9-0 six-inning series opener .... ripped a solo home run in the top of the sixth .. hurled Army to a 5-1 nightcap decision ... drove in the first run of the game on a two-out single, then closed out the game retiring eight straight batters ... posted 5-0 shutout in the final game of the series on a four-hitter, did not issue a walk and struck out four batters ... excellent hitter who batted .323 with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored mainly at the No. 5 spot in the lineup ... seven of 31 hits went for extra bases to include a pair of home runs, four doubles and a triple ... hit safely in 22 games ... stroked four hits, to include a pair of doubles, driving in a run and scoring twice offensively hurling Army to a 7-1 league win over Bucknell ... had a hand in five runs in 9-1 (6) non-conference nightcap win over Rider scoring once with a season-high four RBI as the designated player ... season-long eight-game hitting streak ... posted six multiple-hit games ... recorded Army's second highest batting average in league play hitting .359 ... collected four postseason awards - All-Patriot League Second Team, Patriot League All-Tournament Team, NFCA Regional Third Team honors, College Sports Madness Patriot League All-Conference Second Team honors.
High School: Four-year letterwinner as pitcher and utility player at St Lucy's Priory High School ... helped squad to three straight appearances in the CIF Southern California Championships (2011-13) ... garnered All-Siera second-team honors as team captain senior year ... selected for league's academic award that year as well ... tournament MVP at Diamond Bar High School Classic ... selected to participate in Senior all-Star Game ... played travel ball for the So. Cal Filly's Gold and So. Cal Fury as pitcher, first baseman and outfielder ... seven-year participant at the ASA/USA National Championships ... pitched travel team to the 10U ASA Western National Championship and ASA/USA 12U National Championship Finalist with 4-0 record to include a no-hitter ... played four years in the 18U High School Division.
