2023 Softball Roster

Amanda Loman
Eddie Bruning
Eddie Bruning
Eddie Bruning

16 Chelsea Smith

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tacoma, WA
  • Highschool Bellarmine Prep
  • Position Pitcher
  • Prev School UT Tyler/Hesston College

Biography

Smith arrives at Western Oregon after competing at fellow DII school UT Tyler. During her one season at UT Tyler, Smith pitched in five games, logging eight innings, along with eight strikeouts and had a 3.50 ERA.

Prior to UT Tyler, Smith played two seasons at Hesston (Kan.) College, earning Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Freshman of the Year honors along with All-KJCCC first team honors in 2019. She helped lead the Larks to the conference title in 2019, posting a 20-5 record with 5 saves, 2.05 ERA, and 235 strikeouts in 156.0 innings as a freshman. In 2020, she led the country in strikeouts through Hesston's shortened 20-game season, notching 141 strikeouts in 90.1 innings. Smith finished her career with Hesston's program records for career strikeouts (376), single-season strikeouts (235), single-season ERA (2.06), and single-season wins (20), and she earned NFCA All-South Region second team honors in 2019. Smith played travel softball for the PNW Force Gold.

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS:
All District Second Team P (Freshman)
All Conference Second Team P (Freshman)
Team MVP (Sophomore- Senior)
All Conference Second Team (Sophomore)
All Conferece First Team P (Junior)
All Conference MVP Pitcher (Junior)
Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Year Nomination (Junior)
All Conference First Team P (Senior)
2018 ASA USA Washington State Champions
608 Career Strikeouts
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE AWARDS:
Lark Female Athlete of the Year (2020)
Hesston College Honor Roll (2020)
KJCCC Freshman of the Year (2019)
KJCCC All Conference First Team (2019)
NJCAA Pitcher of the Week (4/17/2019)
KJCCC Player of the Week (4/17/2019)
NFCA Second Team South Region (2019)
KJCCC Conference Champions (2019)
NJCAA National Strikeout Leader (2020)
Hesston College Career Strikeout Record Holder (377)
Hesston College Single Season Strikeout Record Holder (235)
Hesston College Single Season ERA Record Holder (2.05)
Hesston College Single Season Win Record Holder (20)

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Junior

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    16