Abby Smith

Bio

2018 at Taylor: Started 32 games in 36 chances as a junior for Taylor … Finished seventh in the Crossroads League with a .994 fielding percentage after 157 chances at catcher … Recorded 143 putouts for 15th in the league and had 13 assists … Averaged 3.97 putouts a game for seventh in the league … Registered five at-bats during the season.

2017 at Taylor: Appeared in 26 games, drawing 16 starts as a sophomore for Taylor … Notched seven hits in 19 at-bats for a .368 batting average … Recorded one of TU’s five triples on the season … Drove in six runs and scored three of her own … Was fourth on the team with a .429 on-base percentage … Tallied a career-high two hits on two separate occasions … Owned a .980 fielding percentage, with 91 putouts and five assists.

2016 at Taylor: Played in six games for TU in the infield, starting in two games as a freshman … Drove in a run and drew a walk … Registered four assists in five chances on the year.

Prep: Four-year letter winner at Bradley-Bourbonnais High … Named All-Southwest Suburban Conference in junior and senior seasons … Named to the 2014 4A All-Illinois Team during her junior year … Awarded Female Senior Athlete of the Year in 2015 … Also played volleyball, earning All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors in 2013 and 2014.

Personal: Daughter of Bryan and Kelly Smith … Majoring in elementary education.