University of South Alabama Athletics

AT SMITHS STATION HIGH SCHOOL    
Lettered four seasons at Smiths High School in Smiths Station, Ala. … Ended prep career ranked in career and single-season categories in the Alabama High School Athletic Association record book: .460 batting average (career), 34 home runs (career) and 11 home runs (single-season) … Recorded 199 hits during her career with the Panthers … As a senior, posted a .434 batting average, a .500 on-base percentage, a .947 slugging percentage and 11 home runs … Registered 30 RBI in 31 games during the season … Was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior …  Recorded 34 hits in 77 at bats for a .442 batting average as a junior … Also had 34 RBI, eight home runs, seven doubles, two triples and only struck out four times that same season, while finishing with a .896 slugging percentage … Named to the Opelika-Auburn News all-area first team and earned all-state second team honors from the ASWA … Was the first player from the Smiths Station softball program to sign to a Division I school … Helped SSHS reach the regional tournament during her freshman season … Played club ball for both the Mobile Thrillers based out of Mobile, Ala., and the Marucci Patriots based out of Baton Rouge, La., … While with the Thrillers, helped the club win the Hall of Fame 16U tournament in Oklahoma … Also led the Patriots to a runner-up finish in the 18U Gold ASA tournament in Oregon and a top 10 finish at another tournament in Boulder, Colo.

PERSONAL    
Alyson Olivia Smith … Born in Columbus, Ga. … Daughter of Al and Tanya Smith … Has an older brother, Jake … Favorite movies are “The Lion King”, “The Notebook” and “Elf” … Favorite book is “Of Mice and Men” … Lists favorite professional sports teams as the Atlanta Braves and the Green Bay Packers … Favorite athletes are Buster Posey and Chipper Jones … Lists favorite musical artists as Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan and Drake … Favorite foods are chicken, macaroni and cheese and steak … Wants to attend either physical therapy or pharmacy school … Ranked in the top 10 out of 420 students in her graduating class with a 4.2 GPA … Played baseball until the age of 13 and was one of four girls on her Dixie Youth State Tournament team where she pitched a no-hitter … Majoring in pre-professional general studies.