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Sandra Smith Season 2006-07

PositionIF
Height5-7
ClassSo.
HometownTulsa, Okla.
B/TR/R
Sandra Smith
Sandra Smith

2009: Transitioning from third base to first, Sandra Smith started 54 games for the Razorbacks during her junior season. She finished the season with a career-high eight doubles and led the team with 26 walks. Smith picked up her first hit of the season with an RBI double, the eventual game-winner, at Minnesota during the Metrodome Classic. In the SEC opener against South Carolina, she hit her first home run of the season, a two-run blast to left field. She followed with a two-hit effort in the second game of the doubleheader against the Gamecocks. Four of her five home runs during the season came during conference play. She added one against Kentucky and two solo shots in Game Three of the Auburn series. Against Oklahoma State at the Border War, Smith was perfect at the plate with a three-run homer, a single and a walk. She also scored twice against the Cowgirls. Smith had a double in the regular-season finale against No. 9 Georgia. In the classroom, the Tulsa, Okla., native was a member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2008: Coming off a redshirt year, Smith set the Razorback single-season marks for home runs and walks. The Tulsa, Okla., native clubbed 14 home runs and totaled 32 walks. Her 45 RBI during the 2008 campaign were the second most in program history. She carried a .236 batting average, had seven multiple-hit games and finished second on the team with 12 games of at least two RBI. At No. 2 Arizona State, she hit a game-tying grand slam in the top of the sixth inning, just the fifth grand slam in Razorback history. Smith had a career-high three hits in the series finale at Kentucky, helping the team earn its first SEC sweep of the season. In the game, she went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run and 3 RBI. She had her second multi-hit game during conference play at No. 15 LSU in game two of a doubleheader, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Against No. 7 Oklahoma in game two of the Norman Regional, Smith was 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI. In the classroom, Smith was a 2008 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll performer.


2007: Smith redshirted due to an injury her second season at Arkansas.


2006: In her first season as a Razorback, Smith was the leading freshman with a .206 batting average. Smith recorded four multiple-hit games including a pair of hits in two games in the Mississippi State series. Smith started 36 games, primarily at third base. In the final game of the Kentucky series, Smith went 2-for-2 with a double. Smith followed with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate in the first game of the Louisiana-Monroe doubleheader. Smith recorded her first collegiate home run against Auburn with a two-run blast.


HIGH SCHOOL: In her senior season, Smith was an all-state selection and led the Catoosa Indians to a district and conference championship. Smith set the Catoosa school records for career batting average (.344) and home runs (6). She played with the Oklahoma Illusion and Oklahoma Elite club teams. In 2001, Smith paced the Elite to fifth place at the AFA Nationals.


PERSONAL: Born June 28, 1987, she is the daughter of Roger Smith and Sebrina Lee. She has three younger brothers, Michael, Trenton and Brian. Smith is majoring in kinesiology.

Sandra Smith

Sr
2009-10

IF
5-7 / -
Sandra Smith

R-Jr.
2008-09

IF
5-7 / -
Sandra Smith

So.
2007-08

IF
5-7 / -
Sandra Smith

Fr.
2005-06

IF
5-7 / -