Georgia Southern University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2021)
Played in 33 games, starting 22, for the Eagles as a fifth-year senior ... Hit .178 with one triple, four home runs and 13 RBI ... Also drew 12 walks ... Launched a pair of home runs in the Eagles' 7-6 at Coastal Carolina on April 10, becoming the first Georgia Southern player to hit two home runs in a single game since 2017 ... Hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the fourth inning to help the Eagles down FIU, 9-7, on March 26 ... Named to the President's List for maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA for Spring 2021.

AS A SENIOR (2020)
Started 22 games as a senior for the Eagles ... Hit .268 with three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI ... Also drew 10 walks for a .388 on-base percentage ... Stole a pair of bases ... Launched a three-run home run in the Eagles' season-opening 10-2 win over Hartford on Feb. 7 ... Blasted a two-run home run and had three RBIs in Georgia Southern's 9-6 Sun Belt win over UL Monroe on March 6 .... Collected two hits vs. ETSU and vs. Rutgers on Feb. 8 in the Bash in the Boro ... Named to the Dean's List for Spring 2020.

AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Played in 35 games, making 28 starts for the Eagles as a junior ... Hit .192 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Eagles' 5-2 Sun Belt win at South Alabama on April 27 ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run vs. Troy on April 13 ... Had a single, an RBI and two stolen bases in the Eagles' 6-4 win over Morehead State on Feb. 15.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Played for two seasons at Georgia Highlands College ... Hit .333 with five home runs, 29 RBIs and 37 stolen bases as a sophomore in 2018 ... Her 37 stolen bases in 2018 are a single-season record for the school ... Earned NFCA All-American Scholar honors ... Hit .436 with four home runs, 53 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a freshman in 2017 ... Scored 107 runs in her two seasons for the Chargers, also a school record.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons for Stephenson HS ... Named the Dekalb County Player of the Year as a senior in 2016 ... Earned first-team All-Region honors as well ... Four-time first-team All-County honoree ... Hit .583 with eight doubles, four triples, six home runs and 28 RBI as a senior ... Team MVP all four years.

PERSONAL
Born Shayla Renea Smith on May 13, 1998, in Stone Mountain, Ga., her hometown ... Daughter of Abraham and Lesha Smith ... Has one brother, Cortez.

MAJOR
Biology