As JJ Smith gets up to bat inside Bobcat Softball Stadium, you’ll hear the boisterous electric guitar of ‘Bad to the Bone’ by George Thorogood & The Destroyers playing. Talk to Smith on a non-game day, though, and you’ll see a different side of her. You’ll see the hard worker who values her faith and her family more than anything else in her life.
Faith and family are why Smith came to Texas State in the first place.
“It’s kind of cliché, but [Texas State] has that home feel” Smith said. “Everyone is into the sports here and you know everyone is going to be behind you.