Indya Smith - Softball Coach - Bowling Green State University Athletics

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Indya Smith

Title:
Assistant Softball Coach
Email:
sindya@bgsu.edu

Indya Smith joined the BGSU softball coaching staff in August of 2024. Smith, a native of Petaluma, Calif., came to Northwest Ohio after playing two seasons at Coastal Carolina, where her coaches included Michelle Gardner.

In Smith's first season on the BGSU staff, the 2025 Falcons posted an overall record of 16-36 and a Mid-American Conference mark of 7-19. BGSU topped both the overall and MAC win totals for the previous two years combined.

The 2025 team scored 219 runs, the fourth-highest total in program history, and BGSU ranked in the top five in school history in a total of seven offensive categories, including runs per game (4.21, fifth); RBI (198, third); walks (153; fifth); batters hit by pitch (32, third); on-base percentage (.350; fifth) and sacrifice flies (13, tie-third).

Individually, Addie Martin was named to the MAC’s All-Freshman Team. She hit 13 homers, the second-highest single-season total in program history. With 15 stolen bases, Martin became the first player in program history to hit at least 12 homers and steal at least 12 bases in the same season.

Smith and the rest of the BGSU staff had just four seniors on the 2025 roster. Two of those four players did not see action this spring, and only one senior played in any games after March 8.

Smith, as mentioned, played the 2023 and ‘24 seasons at Coastal Carolina, where her coaches included Michelle Gardner. During those two seasons, the Chanticleers posted at least 30 wins each year and went 70-41 overall.

Smith joined the CCU program after spending the previous three years at Saint Mary’s (Calif.). She started 21 games as a freshman for the Gaels in 2020, then was named to the All-West Coast Conference Team in each of the next two seasons.

Smith hit .330 in 2021, leading the roster in extra-base hits and total bases en route to All-WCC First-Team honors. The following season saw her hit .267, including a .316 batting average in WCC play, as she was named to the all-conference second team.

She transferred to CCU and began the 2023 season with a 16-game on-base streak for the Chanticleers. Smith batted .271 on the season and had 26 runs scored and 27 runs batted in.

In the spring of 2024, Smith started 29 games and was hitting .338 with a .649 slugging percentage – leading the team in both categories – before suffering a season-ending injury in late March. One of the 29 games in which Smith saw action was a win over visiting Bowling Green in February, when she drew two walks and scored a pair of runs.

Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in sports communications from Coastal Carolina in 2023. She received a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from CCU in 2024.

“I’m so excited for the opportunity to be a part of the staff at BGSU,” said Smith. “I’m looking forward to getting the opportunity to share my knowledge and experiences with the current student-athletes, and to be a part of this team and athletic department.

“I’m so grateful for this opportunity and beyond excited to get started!”