PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers softball's Morgan Smith was named a Softball America First Team All-American, it was announced on Tuesday by the publication.

Smith was a First Team NFCA All-Region selection, unanimous First Team All-Big Ten honoree and recognized on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team. Entering May, Smith was named the No. 1 two-way player in the country in the publication's May position power rankings.
   

Smith hit .408 on the year behind 69 hits, 14 doubles, four triples and 19 home runs while collecting a Rutgers season-record 66 RBIs. Entering NCAA Tournament play, she ranked 11th in home runs, sixth in RBIs, ninth in slugging percentage and fourth in sacrifice flies. Among her Big Ten peers, she led the league in RBIs, was second in home runs and slugging percentage, third in batting average, fourth in runs and triples and seventh in doubles.

Defensively, Smith held a .983 field percentage playing at both center field and pitcher having only made one error at each position on 118 chances. Altogether she collected 67 putouts and 49 assists. 

Along with her time in center field, Smith also tossed 130.2 innings with 93 strikeouts inside the circle. She finished the season 11-10 overall with a 3.54 ERA in 30 appearances with 21 starts and seven complete games.

In addition to her single-season RBI record, Smith has placed her name in the Rutgers record book second in career batting average, eighth in career RBIs (112), ninth in career triples (6), second in season home runs (19), fourth in season hits (69), seventh in season batting average (.408) and tenth in season doubles (14).

Smith's play helped Rutgers to its first back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in program history, a program record in Big Ten victories and Big Ten series wins and the highest Big Ten Tournament seed since joining the league in the 2015 season. She was also a major contributor in the Scarlet Knights establishing new school records in runs scored and runs batted in.

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