The Texas Smoke are thrilled to have officially signed the second overall pick in the 2023 WPF draft and our first draft pick ever in Smoke history, Baylee Klingler from The University of Washington! 

Baylee makes her way back to the Lone Star State after spending the last four years in the Pacific Northwest. Originally from Houston, Texas, Klingler has left her mark on both Texas A&M and University of Washington softball. In 2023, she was a part of the All-Pac-12 First Team and was unanimously selected as an NFCA All-American at first base. This selection made her just the fifth D-I student-athlete to earn All-American accolades at three different positions (1B, 2B, and 3B). She sits among the best to wear the purple and gold when it comes to softball, sitting at 2nd in career slugging percentage, and 3rd in career batting average and on-base percentage. She even sits at 6th for all-time batting average within the Pac-12, and won the Triple Crown in 2022 going .434 at the plate with ...