Michele Smith

Two-Time Olympic Softball Gold Medalist with the U.S. National Team, having played in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2006, Michele was inducted into the ASA Softball Hall of Fame. She has also played professional in the Japanese Professional Softball League since 1992. She is a 7-Time Japanese Pro League Champion & MVP. Presently, she is playing for Toyota Shokki and serves as a Softball Analyst for ESPN. She continues to serve as Ambassador of Softball to bring softball back to the Olympic Games in 2016. Smith will serve as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Smith attended Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner, New Jersey, where she set school records for wins, strikeouts and no hitters. Smith was inducted into the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1998.