2019 Softball
Roster
Lace Smith
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bloomingdale
- Hometown:
- Valrico, FL
2019: Made 27 appearances in the circle with 18 starts during her senior campaign… Recorded a 5-13 overall record to go along with a 5.89 ERA, second-best on the team… Struck out 23 batters in 103.1 innings pitched… Recorded five multi-strikeout and five complete games on the season… Tied a season-high with three strikeouts at Cal State Fullerton (2/8)… Picked up her first win of the season over Princeton (3/16) as she matched a season-high with three strikeouts… Notched big conference wins over Bowling Green (4/12, 4/13) in a pair of four inning outings… Tossed a complete game and recorded two strikeouts against Ohio (5/4).
2018: Made 28 appearances in the circle, with 16 starts during her junior season… finished with a 7.83 ERA, second best on the team… Pitched a complete game and struck out six batters in a win against Lafayette (2/24)… Pitched a complete game shutout with four strikeouts in a win over Incarnate Word (3/3)… Tossed a complete game and struck out four batters in a win over Eastern Michigan (3/24)...Pitched one and a third innings of scoreless relief at Northern Illinois (3/31).
2017: Missed her sophomore season due to injury.
2016: Made 24 appearances in the circle, with 13 starts during her freshman campaign...finished with a 4.77 ERA, which was second best on the team...threw 6.1 innings and struck out five in her collegiate debut vs. Tennessee-Martin (2/12)...struck out seven against Tennessee State (2/13)...pitched a complete-game shutout and struck out eight batters against Savannah State (3/18)...struck out six against Bowling Green (4/16).
High School: Pitched four seasons at Bloomingdale Senior High School where she helped lead her team to a 17-8 record as a season…finished her senior season with a 1.45 ERA, 198 strikeouts, while batting .328…set the school record for strikeout with 298 during her junior season…was named the Dairy Farmer Player of the Yeay, the Tampa Tribune Player of the Year, and the Tampa Bay Time Pitcher of the Year as she helped lead her team to a state title as a junior…has played club softball for a number of programs including the Florida Fire, Christina Flames, Land o’Lakes Sharks, Tampa Blaze, Tampa Mustangs, and Wagners Gold-Dunn.
Personal: Born February 12, 1997…daughter of Mike and Tara Smith…has one brother, Zane…nickname is Spaz…favorite athlete is Cat Osterman…favorite movie is Talladega Nights…chose UB because of the campus, smaller classes and the coaching staff…celebrity that people say she looks like is Julianne Hough.
