LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UIndy senior Kenzee Smith was voted the 2024 TUCCI/NFCA Division II Pitcher of the Year, the coaches association announced Monday. The award was voted on by the elected members of the NFCA Division II All-American Committee, with one head coach representing each of the eight NCAA regions.
 
FROM NFCA.org
Smith, playing for her hometown university, capped of an incredible career with arguably her best season in the circle, leading the Greyhounds to a national semifinal appearance. The senior hurler earned her second first-team NFCA All-America nod in 2024 and became the 21st four-time NFCA Division II All-American, and the second in program history. Smith led NCAA Division II with 39 wins, a minuscule 0.47 ERA and 24 shutouts to go along with 287 strikeouts, 56 walks, a 0.71 WHIP, .148 batting average against and just two home runs allowed in 281.1 innings. At the time of this release (May 27), her wins, ERA and shutouts are No. 1 across all three NCAA divisions.
 
Smith's ERA and shutouts smashed the program's single-season marks of 0.72 and 17, respectively, while her victories tied for second. The GLVC and Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year finished her illustrious career as the first UIndy pitcher to have a career ERA below one (0.97). Smith also recorded a school-record 55 saves and is second all-time with 122 wins, 953 strikeouts and nine saves (tie).
 
The Player of the Year award was created in 2015 to honor the outstanding athletic achievements among softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. In 2019, the Association expanded the award to include a Player and Pitcher of the Year.
 

Previous Player & Pitcher of the Year Winners
2023 – Zoe Willis, Georgia Southwestern State (Player) / Tatum Goff, UT Tyler (Pitcher)
2022 – Kayson Boatner, Anderson (Player) / Andrea Morales, Rogers State (Pitcher)
2021 – Shanna McBroom, West Texas A&M (Player) / Morgan Perry, Saint Anselm (Pitcher)
2019 – Julia Seader, LIU Post (Player) / Allison Lipovsky, Grand Valley State (Pitcher)
2018 – Kylee Smith, North Georgia
2017 – Coley Ries, Minnesota State
2016 – Lindsay Butler, Wayne State University
2015 – Courtney Poole, North Georgia