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Angela Smith
SO * OF * R/S
Wetumpka, Ala.
Wetumpka HS
2008
Piloted
the outfield in 55 games as a freshman … Earned All Gulf South
Conference Second Team honors as a rookie … Ranked second on the
team in batting average with a .385 mark … Finished with 57 total
hits, 13 for extra bases … Produced an on base percentage of .416
and a slugging percentage of .532 … Only had 17 strikeouts in 156
plate appearances … Drove in 37 RBIs … Was 10-of-13 in stolen bases
… Turned in 13 multi-hit games and had ten multi-RBI contests … Went
3-for-3 in UWA debut against Ouachita Baptist (2/8) … Posted a pair
of 4-for-4 performances against OBU (4/13) in the GSC Crossover and
against Judson College (4/16) … Turned in a season-best four RBIs
against Judson College (4/16) … Led UWA at the plate in conference
play with a .355 mark and a team-high 13 RBIs … All four homeruns
came against league competition … Credited with four putouts against
Missouri S&T (3/26) … Did not register an error during 2008 and
registered 53 putouts.
HIGH
SCHOOL
Prepped at
Wetumpka High School under the tutelage of head coach Randy Stough
... A four-year letterwinner for the WHS softball program ... Tabbed
as the Alabama Class 6A Player of the Year ... Tallied a .489
batting average and posted 69 hits, five home runs ... Claimed a
.532 on base percentage and fielded at a .979 clip ... Swiped 15
stolen bases ... Helped lead WHS to post season play her senior
season ... Named to the All-State team in 2004 ... Also competed in
varsity basketball at WHS, earning letters in four seasons ...
Active in DECA, FFA and FCA at WHS ... Played with CSXpress travel
squad.
PERSONAL
Angela Marie
Smith was born June 20, 1989, in Montgomery, Ala. ... Enrolled in
the pre-physical therapy program at UWA ... Daughter of Richard, III
and Alice Smith ... One of five children in her family ... Enjoys
watching television, traveling and singing in her spare time ...
Wants to pursue a career in physical therapy or psychology ... Chose
UWA because of the friendly atmosphere ... Final three college
selections include UAB, Wallace-Dothan and Birmingham Southern. |