Taylor Odell-Smith

Photo by: Joyce Nowell

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Meriden, Conn.
High School:
Francis T. Maloney

2014 (Game-by-Game): Appeared in 34 games and made 31 starts including 30 in right field and one as the designated player...Hit .179 with 10 hits in her 56 at-bats to go with five runs scored, two doubles and three RBIs...Walked four times and was hit by one pitch...Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 15 putouts and one assist...longest hitting streak was two games and had a reached-base streak of three games at one point...Best game came against Bowie State on March 27 when she was 2-for-3 with a run scored, two RBIs and a double...Finished her career in eighth place on the career charts for games played with 169...Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete...Named NCAA Division II All-America Scholar Athlete by the NFCA.

2013 (Game-by-Game): Used nearly exclusively for her defense in her third season, batting just 29 times despite starting every game in all three outfield spots...Registered five total hits, five runs scored, three RBIs and two doubles at the plate...Posted a solid .974 fielding percentage in 38 chances, making just one error...Went a combined 2-for-5 with a walk, a double, a run scored and her only two stolen bases of the season in a March 4 doubleheader at Bowie State...Had her best one-game performance on April 4 at Lincoln (Pa.), going 1-for-1 with two walks, three runs scored and an RBI...Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2012 (Game-by-Game): Was the Marauders' everyday rightfielder in 2012, starting 47 games and appearing in all 48...Tied for second on the team with three homers, while notching 20 hits and 12 runs scored...Led the team with two triples and added two doubles to give her a slugging percentage of .365, third best on the team...Drew five walks and was hit by four pitches for an on-base percentage of .276...Collected 35 total bases for the year...Had her best pair of games against East Stroudsburg on April 13...In a doubleheader the Marauders needed to have, Odell-Smith went a combined 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run in each game, four RBI, three runs scored and was hit by a pitch, giving Millersville a big sweep over the Warriors...Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2011 (Game-by-Game): Played in 37 games starting 33 for the Marauders...Had an impressive start batting .500 with a slugging percentage of .864 in the first 11 games of the season, all played in Florida...On March 7 against Urbana, hit a double and a grand slam in the second inning to help route the Blue Knights, 14-3 in five innings...Finished the year with a .250 batting average with 23 hits, six doubles, two home runs, 18 RBIs and 12 runs scored..Had five multi-RBI games in her first season...Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

High School: Participated in softball and swimming at Francis T. Maloney...Member of team that competed in state playoffs all four years including two quarterfinal appearances and one semifinal appearance...Named to Central Connecticut Conference all-conference team in 2009...Garnered all-state her senior season...Member of National Language Honors Society, DECA, and FBLA.

Personal: Daughter of Paige Odell and Richard Smith...Has two younger siblings...Majoring in psychology.