2007 Preseason All-American (Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball)
2006 First Team All-North Central Region
2006 First Team All-GLIAC
2005 North Central Regional Tournament MVP
2005 First Team All-North Central Region
2005 First Team All-GLIAC
GLIAC Player of the Week (3/14/06) 2006:
First Team All-North Central Region and All-GLIAC selection...Appeared in all 57 games with 55 starts, primarily at catcher...Ranked near the top of every offensive category for the Lakers...Slugged a GLIAC-high 12 home runs, 0.21 per game which ranked 68th in all of Division II...One of seven Lakers to hit above .300 on the year, ranking fifth on the team (.373)...Tallied a slugging percentage of .657 to rank second in the conference and 75th in Division II...Recorded 63 hits on the year...Tied atop the team standings in RBIs with 54...Led the team with 111 total bases...Drew a team-high 34 walks on the year, 0.6 per game...Was 63-of-169 on the year with 42 runs scored and 54 RBIs...Registered 111 total bases with 22 extra base hits (12 Home Runs, 2 Triples, and 8 Doubles)...Was a perfect 6-for-6 on the base paths...Committed just one error on the season for a team-high .997 fielding percentage...Caught nine baserunners stealing on the year...Had 19 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games...Went 2-for-3 with two home runs, two runs scored, and five RBIs vs Northwood (4/13)...Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI vs Upper Iowa (3/5)...Was a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBIs at Wayne State (4/22).
2005:
North Central Region Tournament MVP...First-Team All-North Central Region and All-GLIAC selection...One of two players to appear in all 53 games...Started 50 of those contests...Led the Lakers in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.392), RBI (52), slugging percentage (.561), and on-base percentage (.466)...Posted a team-high 18 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games...Recorded two or more hits in five consecutive games (3/8-3/11)...Went 4-5 with one run scored and three RBI vs. Northern State (3/10)...Went 4-5 with a triple, one run scored, and two RBI vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (5/19)...Hit .311 with 21 total bases, five runs scored, and 11 RBI in the postseason.
Prior to GVSU:>
Spent one year at the University of Detroit...Hit .267 with four runs scored and three RBI...Appeared in nine games, starting eight at third base...Played two years of hockey after graduating high school...Won Junior "A" National Championship in hockey for the Compuware Ambassadors in 1997 and 2002.
High School: Prepped at Berkley High School...Played for Frank Stutcher...Three-time All-Oakland Athletics Association and All-Area selection...All-Region and All-District pick junior and senior seasons...Earned All-state honorable mention plaudits sophomore year...Hit .394 with nine home runs as a sophomore...Tallied a .380 BA as a junior and .374 as a senior...Team won back-to-back district championships in 1997 and 1998.
Personal:
Born in Rochester, Mich....Son of Jeff and Judy Smith...Enjoys spending his time at study table...Majoring in physical education.
Single Game Highs
At Bats: 5 (14 times, most recently vs Gannon (3/31/07))
Runs: 3 (three times, most recently vs Gannon (3/31/07))
Hits: 4 (four times, most recently vs Wayne State (4/22/06))
RBIs: 5 vs Northwood (4/13/06)
Total Bases: 8 (four times, most recently vs Wayne State (4/22/06))
Stolen Bases: 1 (11 times, most recently vs Missouri Southern St. (3/10/07))
Hit Streak: 9 games (4/10/05-4/20/05)
