Isabella Smith

Isabella Smith and Hannah Coor hugging after a win against South Carolina

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Isabella Smith screaming after a strikeout against Cal Baptist

Photo by: Peyton Martin/University of Oklahoma

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-8
Weight:
null
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
Prev School:
Campbell

Career Highlights & Honors

2024 NFCA All-Region First Team
2023 NFCA All-Region Third Team
2x conference pitcher of the year (2024 CAA Pitcher of the Year, 2023 Big South Pitcher of the Year)
2024 All-CAA First Team
2023 All-Big South First Team
2022 All-Big South Second Team
D1 Sotball National Pitcher of the Week (4/16/24)
4x CAA Pitcher of the Week (3/13/24, 4/15/24, 4/29/24, 5/6/24)
2x Big South Pitcher of the Week (3/20/23, 4/3/23)
3x Big South Freshman of the Week (2/14/22, 4/4/22)
Pitched three no-hitters at Campbell (2/12/22 vs. Jacksonville, 4/19/24 at UNC Wilmington, 4/26/24 vs. North Carolina A&T)
Pitched a perfect game in her first career start against Cal Baptist Feb. 7
2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2025 (Senior at Oklahoma): Went 9-1 with a 3.25 ERA, one save, 44 strikeouts and 56 innings worked ... earned a win in each of her first four appearances ... didn't allow an earned run over her first 18.2 innings worked ... spun a perfect game in her first start as a Sooner, helping OU to an 8-0 five-inning win against Cal Baptist ... became the first Sooner in program history to do so in her first start ... posted 4.2 innings of long relief, earning the win in a 6-5 win against No. 15/16 Mississippi State ... helped combine for a staff no-hitter against East Texas A&M March 19.

2024 (Redshirt Junior at Campbell): Earned her second-straight conference pitcher-of-the-year honor as the Camels joined a new conference, claiming CAA Pitcher of the Year laurels while setting the program’s career mark for strikeouts (638) and wins (70) … Pitched to a career-best 1.56 ERA while going 26-7, appearing in 42 games with 30 starts … Tossed 18 complete games and nine shutouts to go with a pair of saves … Struck out 238 over 206.0 innings, enjoying a career-high 28.6% strikeout rate … Also set career marks in batting average against (.181), opponent slugging percentage (.267) and opponent OPS (.533) … Worked to a 0.98 WHIP and a 3.45 strikeout-to-walk-ratio … Posted double-digit strikeouts six times including a career-high 15 in a no-hitter vs. North Carolina A&T (4/26) … Added a no-no at UNC Wilmington (4/19), striking out six in 7.0 innings … Earned the win over then-No. 3 Duke (4/10) with a complete-game gem, allowing just two runs over 7.0 innings of four-hit ball … Gathered NFCA All-Region First Team notice.

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore at Campbell): Named Big South Pitcher of the Year after setting Campbell single-season records for wins, strikeouts and appearances … Took the ball 49 times and started 36 games while going 29-12 with a 2.06 ERA … Piled up 241 strikeouts (23.8%) and walked just 58 (5.7%) in 241.1 innings of work … Pitched to a 1.01 WHIP with a 4.16 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Limited foes to a .203 average … Threw two shutouts and registered a career-high four saves … Threw a career-high 12.0 innings and struck out 11 at Charlotte (2/10) in the season opener … Punched out double-digit batters nine times … Earned third-team all-region accolades.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman at Campbell): Transferred to Campbell for her debut campaign and quickly ascended to the role of staff ace, earning All-Big South Second Team honors while leading the team in ERA and strikeouts … Went 15-9 in the circle with a 1.87 ERA across 28 appearances and 24 starts … Struck out 159 (26.8%) and walked just 34 (5.7%) over 146.0 innings pitched … Limited opponents to a .190 average and a .534 OPS … Tossed 15 complete games and five shutouts … Recorded stellar marks of a 0.93 WHIP and a 4.68 strikeout-to-walk ratio … No-hit Jacksonville (2/12) on the road in her second collegiate start, striking out eight over 5.0 innings of one-walk softball … Struck out 12 batters on three different occasions vs. Presbyterian (3/26), at North Carolina A&T (4/2) and vs. Longwood (4/23).

2021 (Redshirt at James Madison): Redshirted during her first season of collegiate softball at JMU.

FUN FACTS: Favorite food is Sushi ... Favorite athlete is Ilona Maher ... Would love to play hunter jumping if not softball ... Favorite movie is The Greatest Showman ... Wanted to be a veterinarian when she was growing up ... Biggest fear is being alone in the dark ... Favorite musical artist is Zach Top ... Dream vacation spot is Santorini, Greece ... Loves Disney Legos ... Favorite show right now is Dancing with the Stars ... Dream job is Walt Disney World Parks Management ... Favorite book is Dante’s Divine Comedy.

HIGH SCHOOL: A right-handed pitcher from St. David’s School in Raleigh, N.C. … Played her softball with club team VA Glory as St. David’s did not sponsor a softball team … Captained her varsity swim team … Graduated as a member of the “A” honor roll.

CLUB: Played club ball for VA Glory … Struck out 31 over 20.0 innings pitched with a 0.70 ERA at PGF in 2018 … Fanned 77 across 42.0 innings in the 2018 fall season, working to a 1.17 ERA … Named to the 2020 PGF High School All-American Watchlist … Helped her club to a 2020 Triple Crown 18U Summer National Championship.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Samantha Newton and Mark Smith … Enjoys traveling, wake surfing, spending time with her family, fashion and the beach … Went to Guatemala in 2019 for a mission trip … Multidisciplinary studies major with a concentration in public health … Intends to go on to dental school, specialize in orthodontics and open her own practice.