HONORS & AWARDS
- Signed With Chattanooga Steam
- Softball America First Team All-American
- NFCA Second Team All-American
- First Team NFCA All-Region (2024)
- Second Team NFCA All-Region (2023)
- First Team All-Big Ten (2024)
- Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2023, 2024)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
- First Team All-ECAC (2023)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (April 15, 2024)
SCARLET KNIGHT RECORD BOOK
- SINGLE SEASON RBI LEADER (66) - 2024
- Second - Career Batting Average (.383)
- Seventh - Career Home Runs (24)
- Eighth - Career RBIs (112)
- Ninth - Career Triples (6)
- Second - Season Home Runs (19) - 2024
- Fourth - Season Hits (69) - 2024
- Seventh - Season Batting Average (.408) - 2024
- Tenth - Season Doubles (14) - 2024, 2023
Senior (2024) - Game-By-Game Stats (Batting) | Game-By-Game Stats (Pitching)
- Ranked No. 1 two-way player and No. 23 overall in final Softball America rankings
- Softball America First Team All-American
- NFCA Second Team All-America - Rutgers' first-ever NFCA All-America
- ECAC Player of the Year
- First Team All-Big Ten and Player of the Year candidate
- Repeated on Big Ten All-Defense Team
- No. 1 two-way player by Softball America in May position power rankings
- Led Rutgers with 19 home runs, a program-record 66 RBIs, 14 doubles and four triples and .876 slugging percentage
- Went 11-10 inside the circle with 93 strikeouts across 130.2 innings of work making 30 appearances with 21 starts and seven complete games.
- Totaled a team-second best 50 runs scored
- Registered an RBI while inside the circle tossed four innings and improved to 11-10 on the year in the 9-5 series finale over Penn State helping Rutgers to a school record six Big Ten series wins and securing the highest Big Ten Tournament seed in school history (May 4)
- Posted a double and run scored vs. Wisconsin in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament (May 9)
- Collected a double and run scored in series opener with Penn State (May 3)
- Was 2-for-5 at the plate with an RBI double and finished out the final two innings striking out a trio in a 9-4 win at Michigan State for the most Big Ten wins in program history (Apr. 27)
- Upped her record to 10-10 inside the circle hurling the final five innings allowing one hit in the 18 batters faced while striking out four Spartans in a series-opening 3-0 win to give RU back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in program history (Apr. 26)
- Tossed all five innings to move to 9-9 inside the circle giving up only one earned run on three hits and struck out a trio in a 10-2 run-rule win at LIU (Apr. 16)
- Produced a league-leading seventh sac fly and came across home twice, including a stolen base in a 7-8 extra-inning setback to Nebraska (Apr. 14)
- Hit a home run in her sixth-consecutive game for her 19th the season with a three-run shot in a 13-5 game two setback to Nebraska as she continues to lead the Big Ten and sits in third nationally in the category behind Karli Spaid with 25 and Jenna Golembiewski with 24 both of Miami (OH). It also marked Smith's eighth game this season with three or more RBIs in a contest as she upped her total to 62 to sit right behind Jenna Golembiewski of Miami (OH)'s nation-leading 63 (Apr. 13)
- Collected her 17th long ball of the year to move into a tie for second on the single-season leaders list alongside teammate Katie Wingert who collected 18 her freshman season in 2019 and also added two runs, one of her home run and another on a stolen base, in a 9-3 series-opening victory versus Nebraska (Apr. 12)
- Went 4-for-5 in the doubleheader with Maryland with a double, two home runs and 10 RBIs while surpassing Jackie Bates (2015) as RU's single-season RBIs leader and upped her total to 57 on the year (Apr. 10)
- Delivered a grand slam and collected five more RBIs to become the Rutgers single-season RBI leader in a 9-0 run-rule game two win over Maryland for the series win over the Terps for the second-straight season (Apr. 10)
- Was 2-for-3 with five RBIs off a two-run double and a three-run home run in a 7-6 game one win at Maryland (Apr. 10)
- Finished the Wisconsin series hitting .750 (6-for-8) with two doubles, two home runs, 5 RBIs and three runs scoring to go with her 1.750 slugging percentage (Apr. 5-7)
- Hit her league and team-leading 15 home run of the season and upped her RBI total to 47 to move into a tie for second in RBIs in a season at Rutgers in helping the Scarlet Knights to its first-ever series win over Wisconsin in a 4-1 win (Apr. 7)
- Notched a home run for the conference lead in the category with her 14th long ball of the year in a 12-1 run-rule victory over Wisconsin (Apr. 6)
- Batted 2-for-4 with an RBI while tossing 4.0 innings with two strikeouts in a 5-2 series-opening loss with Wisconsin (Apr. 5)
- Hit .375 (3-for-8) with two home runs, four RBIs and three runs along with three appearances in the circle tossing 13.0 innings with 11 strikeouts holding opponents to a .188 batting average during the Purdue series (Mar. 29-30)
- Collected her second home run of the day and 13th of the season along with 2.1 innings inside the circle in 5-3 series finale loss at Purdue (Mar. 30)
- Tossed the final 3.2 innings while at the plate delivered her 12th home run of the season, a two-run shot to give RU a 2-0 edge after a half inning of play, in a 6-5 extra-inning setback in game two with Purdue (Mar. 29)
- Threw a complete game victory with five strikeouts and scored one of RU's four runs in the top of the seventh in a 5-1 series-opening victory at Purdue for her sixth complete game victory allowing only one run on five hits to improve to 8-5 (Mar. 29)
- Hit .556 (5-for-9) on the Ohio State weekend totaling three home runs, a double, a triple, six RBIs and six runs scored while holding a 1.889 slugging percentage going 1-1 in the circle with a 1.45 ERA and giving up only two earned runs while striking out five in 9.2 innings of work (Mar. 22-24)
- Added three RBIs and her 11th home run of the 2024 campaign in claiming the series win with an 8-6 victory over Ohio State (Mar. 24)
- Hit 3-for-5 with two home runs, two RBIs and three runs scored while tossing 3.1 innings giving up one earned run in an extra-innings setback versus Ohio State (Mar. 22)
- Captured the win in the circle striking out five in 6.1 innings of work to improve to 7-4 and added two runs and an RBI triple, her fourth of the season, in a 6-1 series-opening win over Ohio State (Mar. 22)
- Finished the San Diego series batting .545 (6-for-11) with a double, two triples, two runs scored, two RBIs and a 1.000 slugging percentage while going 1-1 in the circle with a 1.54 ERA throwing 13.2 innings in two appearances with one complete game and five strikeouts (Mar. 14-16)
- Tossed 6.1 innings allowing two earned runs on five hits with a strikeout to improve to 6-4 inside the circle while going 3-for-3 with a run scored in 5-3 win at San Diego in the series finale (Mar. 16)
- Led the way going 3-for-5 with a double, triple and two RBIs in a 13-2 run-rule victory at San Diego (Mar. 15)
- Hurled a complete game striking out four in a 3-2 extra-innings setback at San Diego (Mar.14)
- Started the game in the circle and hurled 3.1 innings, striking out two while at the plate tied the ballgame up at 6-6 with one out plating two runs on a single at No. 15 UCLA (Mar. 12)
- Completed the Bulldog Invitational hitting .563 (9-for-16) with three runs, a double and six RBIs while going 1-1 in the circle with five strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work (Mar. 9-11)
- Hit 3-for-5 with three RBIs in a 10-1 victory over host Fresno State at the Bulldog Invitational (Mar. 11)
- Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the second contest with the Wolf Pack at the Bulldog Invitational (Mar. 11)
- Scored a run to tie RU's contest with Nevada at 3-3 in the sixth in an extra-inning setback at the Bulldog Invitational (Mar. 10)
- Entered the circle in the seventh with the score knotted at 4-4 to collect a win to improve to 5-2 on the year in a 7-4 extra inning victory over CSUN to open the Bulldog Invitational. In her two innings of work, allowed one hit and struck out one Matador (Mar. 9)
- Went 2-for-4 tying her career high for a third time with four RBIs behind her eighth home runs of the year and a triple in a 10-2 win over Rider at the Mizuno Invitational (Mar. 3)
- Registered her first shutout of the 2024 giving up five hits, none for extra bases, while fanning six Tar Heels and connecting for her seventh home run of the year in a 4-0 win over host UNC at the Mizuno Invitational (Mar. 2)
- Tossed her third complete game of the season, going the full nine innings and recording five strikeouts while batting 2-for-4 and smashing her third home run of the weekend in an 8-3 victory over CSUN at Mary Nutter (Feb. 24)
- Provided a two-run home run and ended the game 3-for-5 with three runs scored to open Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in a 14-7 win over Hawaii (Feb. 22)
- Added two RBIs including a sac fly in a 7-5 victory over UC Riverside at Mary Nutter (Feb. 22)
- Made it back-to-back games with a home run and added a double becoming responsible for both RU runs while tossing a complete game with four strikeouts in a bracket loss to FIU at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 17)Hit 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in a setback at FIU in round-robin action at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 17)
- Threw 6.0 innings against No. 10 Duke allowing only one earned run on five hits while fanning seven along the way at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 16)
- Tossed a complete game with six strikeouts to up her mark to 2-0 while going 3-for-3 at the plate in a 7-4 win over Colgate at the Houston Invitational (Feb. 10) .
- Posted her first home run of the season and totaled a team-leading three runs as 10 different Scarlet Knights registered a hit in a 10-2 win at Houston at the Houston Invitational (Feb. 10)
- Got her first win of the season tossing 4.0 innings with seven strikeouts while adding a two-RBI double in a 14-5 victory over Indiana State at the Houston Invitational (Feb. 9)
Junior (2023) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Second Team All-Big Ten
- Big Ten All-Defensive Team
- Finished year batting a team-second best .357 (60-for-168) with a team-second best 14 doubles, team-second best five home runs and team-leading 46 RBIs
- Third on the team with 38 runs scored
- Held a .554 slugging percentage
- Registered nine stolen bases on 10 attempts
- Made 21 appearances inside the circle with 15 starts
- Threw 64.2 innings with 60 strikeouts
- Batted .444 (4-for-9) with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored during the final Big Ten series of the year versus No. 18/19 Northwestern (May 5-7)
- Dropped in a pair of RBIs in a first round Big Ten Tournament loss to sixth-seeded Ohio State (May 10)
- Hit 2-for-3 with her 14th double of the season in the regular season finale in a 2-0 setback versus No. 18/19 Northwestern (May 7)
- Was 2-for-4 with an RBI double and run scored in a 7-3 upset of No. 18/19 Northwestern for RU's first top 25 win since 2012 (May 6)
- Went 2-for-2 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored in a series finale loss at Iowa (Apr. 30)
- Batted 3-for-4 and was the starting pitcher going two innings with three runs on five hits and three strikeouts in a game two setback at Iowa (Apr. 29)
- Hit a blistering .700 (7-for-10) with two doubles, four RBIs and two runs scored in RU's 1-2 weekend at Iowa (Apr. 28-30)
- Was 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-3 victory over Iowa to give RU its 31st victory of the season and most since 1994 (Apr. 28)
- Captured an RBI single as RU outhit the Nittany Lions 6-5 in a series finale setback at Penn State (Apr. 15)
- Led the lineup going 3-for-9 with a run scored in the series at Penn State (Apr. 14-15)
Got the start inside the circle and tossed five innings with five strikeouts while also 2-for-4 at the plate in a 3-2 setback at Ohio State (Apr. 8)
- Walked it off with two outs in the seventh knocking in two runs on a single thru the left side after entering the bottom of the seventh down 3-0 facing a no-hitter to storm back for a 4-3 victory over Maryland giving head coach Kristen Butler her 100th victory at Rutgers (Apr. 5)
- Hit .300 with three hits and two doubles in the weekend series with Purdue (Mar. 31 - Apr. 2)
- Collected an RBI double in an extra-inning setback versus Purdue (Apr. 1)
- Hit 2-for-3 with two RBIs and her ninth double of the year in a 3-2 setback versus Purdue in the Big Ten home opener (Mar. 31)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double and scored the run to give Rutgers an eight-run lead and the ball game and also picked up the win to go to 3-3 on the year throwing three innings and allowing one run on five hits with a pair of strikeouts in a 11-6 victory over Saint Peter's at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 18)
- Added a pair of hits in helping RU to its 20th win of the season in a 9-1 win over Iona in six innings (Mar. 18)
- Made her Rutgers Softball Complex debut with a three-run home and RBI triple finishing 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs in an 8-1 victory over Saint Peter's during the Rutgers Tournament Registered her fourth home run of the season and sixth of her career, while her triple was her second of the year and third of her career. She also tied her career-high in RBIs (Mar. 17)
- Picked up the victory in a 3-2 win over Seton Hall on the final day of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic throwing the final two innings and giving up no hits while striking out five. At the plate, she hit her second home run of the season (Mar. 5)
- Threw 6.1 innings strikeout out six and holding a shutout thru five innings in a 6-5 setback to Texas Tech at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Mar. 4)
- Batted 3-for-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI adding her team-leading sixth double of the year.in a 12-4 win over North Dakota in five innings at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Mar. 3)
- Was 2-for-2 with a run and RBI in a 7-2 victory over Syracuse in the finale of the Low Country Classic (Feb. 26)
- Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and sacrifice fly leading to two RBIs and two runs scored in a 9-4 win over the College of Charleston at the Low Country Classic (Feb. 25)
- Started inside the circle throwing five innings and allowing one run and four hits while striking out five in a 2-1 extra innings setback to Syracuse at the Low Country Classic (Feb. 25)
- Scored two of RU's three runs in a 3-0 win versus College of Charleston at the Low Country Classic (Feb. 24)
- Hit a walk-off three-run home run for her first Scarlet Knight dinger and finished 2-for-3 with two runs and four RBIs to lead Rutgers to a 10-1 victory over Robert Morris in the opening game of the Low Country Classic (Feb. 24)
- Named to the Mardi Gras All-Tournament Team after batting .357 (5-for-14) with four doubles along with five runs and five RBIs
- Fanned three batters in a 4-1 setback to South Alabama at the Mardi Gras Classic (Feb. 18)
- Swung 2-for-3 including back-to-back RBI doubles in a 7-2 win over Mississippi Valley State at the Mardi Gras Classic helping RU to an 8-0 start (Feb. 18)
- Was 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs as Rutgers swung for 14 hits by seven different Scarlet Knights in a 16-1 run-rule win over Mississippi Valley State at the Mardi Gras Classic (Feb. 17)
- Responsible for a pair of runs in an 8-1 win over Missouri State at the Mardi Gras Classic giving RU its best start since 1980 (Feb. 17)
- Performed a suicide squeeze to add an insurance run in the seventh in a 2-0 win at Sacramento State at the NorCal Kickoff giving RU a 5-0 record and its best start since 1993 (Feb. 12)
- Made Rutgers debut in 8-0 win against Utah Valley at NorCal Classic pitching 5.0 innings and sending six Wolverines down on strikes while going 2-for-4 with a run, RBI and stolen base at the plate. Posted a double one of six tying for the most in a game dating back to records since 2004. (Feb.10)
- Collected two RBIs and a sac fly in an 8-2 win over Santa Clara at the NorCal Classic (Feb. 10)
Sophomore (2022) - at LSU
- Appeared in 28 games and made 10 starts in right field
- Batted .303 and had a .576 slugging percentage in 33 at-bats
- Tallied 10 hits, 11 runs, eight RBI, three doubles, and two home runs
- Hit her first career home run in the third game against Mississippi St. (May 11)
- Hit two home runs and four RBI in the final three games of the season
- Registered 14 putouts in 14 chances.
Freshman (2021) - at LSU
- Appeared in six games and received three starts in the circle
- Used as a two-way player throughout the season
- Finished the year with a 2-0 record and 3.11 ERA
- Threw two complete games, one against North Dakota in five innings (Feb. 17) and Buffalo (Feb. 22)
- Pitched seven innings of one-run baseball against the Bulls
- Tossed 18 innings allowing only two walks and picking up three strikeouts …
- Third-best batting average on the team at .254
- Picked up one hit with two RBI in nine plate appearances and scored five runs
High School
- Ranked the 28th best recruit by FloSoftball and 62nd by Extra Inning Softball
- 6A Desert Valley First Team All-Region selection
- Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year nominee
- Helped her team to back-to-back 6A Desert Valley Section Champions
- Won state title as a sophomore and earned First Team Extra Inning Softball All-American status
- Hit 21 home runs and had a .503 mark at the plate in the last two years of prep softball
- Went 15-0 in the circle as a junior and totaled 187 strikeouts in 100.2 innings of work
- Hit 13 home runs and went 12-3 in the circle as a sophomore and hit .473 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI as a freshman
Personal
- Daughter of Kevin and Paige Jackie Smith
- Father Kevin played football at UCLA from 1987-92 and in the NFL for the LA Raiders and Green Bay Packers
- Has one brother, Grant
- Plans to major in criminal psychology
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Mo, Smitty, BMO
One word to describe your Coach: Kind
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Kyleigh Sand
The person I most admire is and why: Taylor Pleasants (former teammate), she is so talented and so kind. I’ve watched her continue to push through her pain and injuries and never allowed it to change her ability to be a good teammate to the rest of us
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: Working a 9-5 and braiding hair
One word to describe myself on the field: Aggressive
One word to describe myself off the field: Laughing/funny
Few people know that I: am actually very soft. My presence can be pretty intimidating when I am the total opposite.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My coaches on Corona Angels and at LSU.
I started playing my sport because…: I love to compete and win
I chose Rutgers because…:The environment at Rutgers is unmatched. I love how involved every one is and how important each of us are to our academic advisors and coaches.
Favorite cereal: fruit loops!!!
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Coralline or Love Jones
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Tiffany Haddish
Favorite musician/group: Blxst, Chris Brown, Kehlani
The first song I knew all the words to is: Any Beyoncé song
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Braiding hair with a very short amount of time to finish it OR having to write an entire paper in 2 hours.
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I’m not very superstitious
Pets I had growing up were: Layla - Black lab/retriever, Shiloh - german shepherd, Harley - german shepherd, Nico - tabby cat 2021- Nylah - tabby cat
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: cat
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Barbados or Fiji
My favorite teacher was: Mr. Koga - Religion teacher, 6-8th grade
The quote that most resonates with me is: “If you know you are the best, nobody can tell you that you aren’t” -Morgan Smith, as I was on third base my Junior year of high school, I told this to Marty Tyson. And i meant it.
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: baby pink with glitter
My spirit animal is: a lion
One thing on my bucket list is: go sky diving
Phone app you cannot live without: tiktok/snapchat
