Kaylee Smith '14 Recruiting Profile

My name is Kaylee Smith and I am a junior at South Harrison High School in Bethany, Missouri. I have been playing softball since I was 5 years old. I have been playing competitive softball since I was 9 years old. I have gone to several camps over the years and I train with my pitching coach, Max Mothersbaugh, to improve my skills. When I was in 7th grade, I was the starting pitcher on the junior high softball team. In 8th grade, I was the starting pitcher on an amazing junior high team who only had 2 losses. My freshman year I started at 3rd base on varsity and got to pitch a few games for the varsity team. I batted over .400 and batted in the #3 hole all season. I hit an out of the park homerun against the #1 team in the conference. I received several honors including: 1st team unanimous all conference, 1st team all district infielder, academic all conference, and academic all state. I was also nominated by the St. Joseph Newspress for athlete of the week. My sophomore year I was the starting pitcher for varsity. I received honors including: 2nd team all conference, 2nd team all district pitcher, academic all conference, and academic all state. I was also voted as the team MVP. On my competitive team I play 3rd base, shortstop, and pitcher. I have received several game MVP awards. At the 2010 state tournament I was awarded the all around tournament MVP. At the 2009 world series I was awarded the defensive tournament MVP. I played for competitive teams including: Inferno (Cameron, MO), GR Storm (Bethany, MO), Elite (St. Joseph, MO), and Smithville Sting (Smithville, MO). I plan to play for the Trojanettes next summer. My freshman year I did track and threw the discus. I took 2nd place in the conference for discus. My sophomore year I became a starter on the varsity basketball team. Not only was I a starter, but I was the leading scorer on the team. I  received several honors including: Putnam County all tournament team, 1st team unanimous all conference, 1st team all district MBCA, 1st team all district MBSA, KAAN radio all star team, and academic all conference. I was also selected as the athlete of the week by St. Joseph Newspress for scoring 24 points in an overtime game against a conference team. My highest scoring game was 33 points against our rivals, the Trenton Bulldogs. My goals for junior and senior year are to be selected to the all state teams in softball and basketball. I would like to receive academic honors too. My biggest goal for the future is to receive a scholarship to play softball in college. Softball is my passion and I love every part of the game.