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A multi-talented player who will be a key contributor for the Bears, either at the plate, in the field or on the mound...Cal's returning starter in right field and top set-up man...has an outstanding arm, throwing in the low 90s with a fastball and a curve, and is a talented left-handed hitter...earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 as a true freshman...played for the Alexandria Beetles of the Northwoods League this past summer, going 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA and a save in 10 appearance...had 18 strikeouts in 13.2 innings...played third base at Thomas Downey High School in Modesto.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007): Was honorable mention All-Pac-10, batting .320 (57-for-178, .307 vs. Pac-10) with 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 30 RBI...started 49 games in right field, throwing two runners out at the plate...also had 23 strikeouts in 21.1 innings on the mound...began college career hitting safely in first eight games (13-for-28, .464, 2B, 3B, three RBI)...went 3-for-3 with a double and home run at Washington May 26...was 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI versus San Jose State May 8...went 5-for-13 with three doubles, a home run and three RBI at UCLA May 4-6, including 3-for-6 with a double, home run and two RBI May 6...was 5-for-13 with three RBI versus Stanford Apr. 20-22, including going 3-for-5 with two RBI Apr. 22...went 6-for-11 with three doubles at Arizona Apr. 5-7, including 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI Apr. 6...was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, a career-high four RBI, and threw a runner out at the plate at UC Santa Barbara Feb. 25...went 6-for-10 with a double and two RBI versus UNLV Feb. 16-18, including going 3-for-4 with an RBI double and throwing a runner out at the plate Feb. 18...went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple versus UC Irvine Feb. 3...batted .345 (19-for-55) with runners in scoring position.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Thomas Downey High School was three-time first-team all-league and two-time first-team all-district, batting .412 with seven home runs and a .721 on-base percentage as a senior...as a junior batted .438 with five home runs and was 13-for-13 in stolen bases...competed in the 2006 Modesto Rotary All-Star Game, and in the summer of 2005 played for the Milwaukee Brewers in the Area Code Games in Long Beach...undeclared major with an interest in mass communications...parents are Rob and Gail Smith...born December 9, 1987 in Modesto, Calif.
Smith's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .320 51 178 31 57 30 12 1 6 13 50 3YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2007 4.22 16 0 0 1 0 1 21.1 15 10 10 9 23
Career vs. the Pac-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG vs. UA .545 3 11 3 6 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 9 .818 vs. ASU .125 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 .125 vs. OSU .250 3 12 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 .333 vs. STAN .385 3 13 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 .385 vs. USC .182 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 .182 vs. UCLA .385 3 13 3 5 3 3 0 1 1 3 0 11 .846 vs. UW .364 3 11 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 8 .727 vs. WSU .111 3 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 .111
G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA vs. UA 1 0 0 0 .000 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 vs. ASU 1 0 0 0 .000 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 -.-- vs. OSU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 vs. STAN 2 0 0 0 .000 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 vs. USC 1 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.00 vs. UW 1 0 0 1 .000 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0.00 vs. WSU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Career Bests Most Hits: 3, six times, last time May 26, 2007 at Washington (3-for-3, 2B, HR, RBI) Most Runs: 3, May 8, 2007 vs. San Jose State Most RBI: 4, Feb. 25, 2007 at UC Santa Barbara (3-for-5, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 8, Feb. 2-18, 2007 (13-for-28, .464, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI)
Most Strikeouts: 5, May 25, 2007 at Washington Most Innings Pitched: 3.0, May 25, 2007 at Washington Longest Winning Streak: Has won one game Longest Losing Streak: Has not lost a game
