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An experienced outfielder who will again be vying for starting center field duties after having played over 100 games for the Bears…has good speed and can hit to all fields…has also shown the ability to hit for power on occasion…AS A JUNIOR (2002): Saw action in 34 games with six starts in center field, two starts in left field and one start in right field…batted .163 (.250 versus Pac-10) with a home run and four RBI…was 1-for-4 with a home run Apr. 30 at San Francisco…went 1-for-1 with two RBI Feb. 12 at Santa Clara and 2-for-4 Apr. 27 versus Washington…was 4-for-8 as a pinch hitter…AS A SOPHOMORE (2001): Batted .241 (28-for-116, .292 versus Pac-10) with five doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI…started 14 games in center field and 18 games as a designated hitter…had a career-high seven game hitting streak from Apr. 14-27 (9-for-28, .321, 2B, 2-HR, 8 RBI)…was 4-for-12 with a double and an RBI May 4-6 at UCLA and was 1-for-4 with a home run May 8 versus Santa Clara…went 1-for-2 with a key two-run homer Apr. 27 versus Stanford and was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI May 1 at San Francisco…was 4-for-14 with a double and an RBI Apr. 20-22 at Arizona…went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Apr. 17 at Saint Mary's (first collegiate homer, career-high three RBI)…was 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning Apr. 14 versus USC…went 2-for-8 with two doubles Mar. 2-3 at Stanford…AS A FRESHMAN (2000): Played in 30 games with five starts in center field and five starts in right field…batted .268 with a double and six RBI…had two multiple hit games, going 2-for-3 with an RBI Apr. 29 at Stanford and 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI May 5 at UCLA…had a five-game hitting streak from Apr. 29-May 6 (7-for-15, .467, 2B, four RBI)…was 2-for-6 as a pinch hitter and 5-for-13 (.385) with runners in scoring position…led Cal with a .455 on base percentage...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Tulare Union High School was East Yosemite League MVP as a freshman and then went on to be a four-time all-league selection and a three-year member of the All-Area Team…batted .463 as a freshman, .389 as a sophomore, .385 as a junior and .377 as a senior…finished his high school baseball career with 147 hits, 142 runs, 13 home runs, 68 RBI and 67 stolen bases…played in the the Area Code Games in 1997 and '98, and attended Team One Baseball Showcase in Arizona in 1998…was also a two-time selection to the Cal Hi Sports Magazine All-State Underclassman Team…competed three years on the varsity football team where he was a two-time all-league selection and a two-time member of the All-Area Team as a wide receiver…was a standout goalie on the soccer team as well, setting a school record for single-season shutouts with 16…in the summer of 1999 played for the Central Valley All-Star Team from Fresno, CA, batting .421 with seven home runs and 39 RBI…was chosen the MVP of the Reedley Classic Tournament and later helped his team to a 56-7 record and the 1999 Pride of America World Series title in Cleveland, OH…graduated as his high school's valedictorian and was the recipient of the Central Section CIF Scholar-Athlete Award…majoring in American studies...parents are Jack and Linda Smith...born August 13, 1980 in Tulare, CA.
Smith's Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2000 .268 30 41 12 11 6 1 0 0 12 11 2
2001 .241 43 116 15 28 17 5 0 3 10 21 3
2002 .163 34 49 4 8 4 0 0 1 2 9 1
Totals .228 107 206 31 47 27 6 0 4 24 41 6
Career vs. the Pac-10
AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG
vs. Arizona .250 6 16 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 .313
vs. ASU .091 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .091
vs. OSU .125 5 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 .125
vs. Stanford .250 8 16 2 4 4 0 0 1 3 5 2 7 .438
vs. UCLA .348 8 23 7 8 3 2 0 0 4 5 1 9 .391
vs. USC .500 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .500
vs. Washington .300 7 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .300
vs. WSU 1.000 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.000
Career Bests
Most Hits: 3, twice, last time May 1, 2001 at San Francisco (3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI)
Most Runs: 2, five times, last time Apr. 27, 2001 vs. Stanford
Most RBI: 3, Apr. 17, 2001 at Saint Mary's (1-for-4, HR)
Career Grand Slams: None
Longest Hitting Streak: 7, Apr. 14-27, 2001 (9-for-28, 2B, 2-HR, 8 RBI)
