2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Stephen Smith
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wolfforth, Texas
- High School:
- Frenship
Career Stats | Game-by-Game (2015) | Photo Gallery (2015) | Game-by-Game (2014) | Photo Gallery (2014)
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
First Team All-Big 12 outfielder … named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 22 … started all 67 games in the outfield, 66 in right in his final year at Texas Tech … hit leadoff in 53 of those contests and 14 in the three-hole … put together a .309 average at the plate with 84 hits, including 19 doubles, three triples and 10 homers … recorded 42 RBI and 55 runs scored to go with 45 walks and nine HBP … finished the year with a .309/.511/.422 line from the right-handed batter’s box … tallied 20 multi-hit games at the plate, including five with three knocks and four four-hit games … also totaled 11 multi-RBI performances, with four games with more than two RBI … recorded a hit in 51 of 67 games … BIG 12 GAMES ... his six homers in conference play ranked 10th during a Big 12 slate at Tech … hit .311 over 24 games, starting every conference contest … tallied 32 hits, including seven doubles, two triples and six homers … also had 18 RBI and 19 runs scored, while drawing 11 walks and five HBP … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … hit .308 in 43 games against non-conference opponents … had 52 hits, with 12 doubles, a triple and four homers, while also throwing down 24 RBI and 36 runs scored … HOME GAMES … tallied a .338 clip in 34 games at Rip Griffin Park in 2016 … totaled 45 hits, with 12 doubles, two triples and a team-high seven homers … also had 22 RBI and 34 runs, while earning 30 free passes, including 24 walks … NCAA LUBBOCK REGIONAL … started all four games of the NCAA Lubbock Regional in the outfield … recorded six hits for a .400 clip at the plate … three of his six hits went for extra bases in two doubles & a homer … had one RBI and six runs scored, while drawing four walks and a hit-by-pitch … RECORD BOOK … recorded 272 at-bats, the most ever in a single season by a Red Raider … his 67 games started & played tied for the most in school history with teammate Eric Gutierrez … walked 123 times, tied for fourth all-time at Tech … his 137 total bases in Big 12 play ranked ninth in school history … scored nine runs in the NCAA Lubbock Regional in 2016, most in school history … also had a school record 11 walks during that regional … MLB DRAFT … selected 299th overall in the 10th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
SUMMER 2015
Helped lead the Neptune Beach Pearl to the California Collegiate League title ... member of the Pearl alongside Red Raider teammate Orlando Garcia ... was named to the CCL All-Star rosters ... hit .266 for the summer (41-for-154) with eight doubles, a home run, 23 RBI, 28 walks, 21 runs scored and 12 stolen bases ... was second on the team (only behind Garcia) in both games played and at-bats ... posted a .338 slugging percentage and a .383 on-base percentage.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
All-Big 12 second team selection ... first Red Raider in school history to earn All-Big 12 honors the year after being named to the All-Big 12 freshman team ... played in 51 games (50 starts) ... made 32 starts in right field and 18 in centerfield ... hit primarily in the No. 3 hole with 23 starts in that spot ... penciled into the lineup 10 times in the leadoff spot and nine times in No. 2 hole ... hit .291 overall with 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 32 RBI, 41 walks, four hit-by-pitches, two sacrifice flies, six sacrifice flies and 33 runs scored ... was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts ... posted a team-high .533 slugging percentage ... recorded a .428 on-base percentage as well ... led the Red Raiders or shared team high in runs scored, home runs, walks and slugging percentage ... did not commit any fielding errors in 75 chances ... IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked 24th in walks per game (0.80), 43rd in walks (41), 108th in home runs (10) and 109th for home runs per game (0.20) ... IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked second in home runs, third in walks, slugging percentage and on-base percentage ... in Big 12 games only, ranked tied for first in home runs (6), third in total bases (50) and slugging percentage (.575) as well as tied for fifth in RBI (16) ... AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS ... played in nine games against top-25 foes (eight starts) ... hit .214 overall (6-for-28) with a home run, two RBI, six walks, a sacrifice fly and two runs scored ... had a .321 slugging percentage and .343 on-base percentage ... DURING BIG 12 PLAY ... started and played in 23 games against league foes ... missed only the second game of the TCU series ... batted .299 overall (26-for-87) with four home runs, a triple, six home runs, 16 RBI, 13 walks, two sacrifice flies, five sacrifice bunts and 14 runs scored ... recorded a team-leading .575 slugging percentage ... had a .388 on-base percentage ... led or shared the team high in runs scored, hits, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage and sacrifices ... was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP ... was 1-for-11 at the plate over three games ... one hit was a single ... also drew a walk for a .167 on-base percentage ... HOME GAMES ... started and played in 29 of 30 home games ... hit .290 overall (29-for-100) with six doubles, a triple, five home runs, 20 RBI, 28 walks, three hit-by-pitches, a sacrifice fly, four sacrifice bunts and 21 runs scored ... was a perfect 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts ... posted a .520 slugging percentage and a .455 on-base percentage ... led the team in runs scored, home runs, stolen bases and sacrifice bunts ... ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES ... appeared in 21 games (20 starts), hitting .286 overall (22-for-77) with four doubles, a triple, four home runs, 11 RBI, 13 walks, a sacrifice fly and two sacrifice bunts ... was 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts ... led the team with both a .519 slugging percentage and a .391 on-base percentage ... was also the team leader in home runs and walks ... SITUATIONAL ... batted .327 overall (16-for-49) with runners in scoring position ... was 3-for-5 at the plate with the bases loaded ... was successful in advancing runners 49.1 percent of the time ... compiled a .692 average (9-for-13) wither runner on third base and less than two outs ... sixth on the team with seven two-out RBI ... MISCELLANEOUS ... fourth on the team with 16 multiple-hit games ... all were two-hit performances ... second on the team with eight multiple-RBI games ... posted three performances with three RBI and one five-RBI game ... was the only Red Raider to record five RBI in a game ... responsible for four game-winning RBI, one of which that came in the seventh inning or later ... reached base safely in 45 of 51 games ... connected on eight of his 10 home runs over the final 26 games of the season ... went back-to-back days without a hit just twice -- Feb. 21-25 and May 21-22 ... HIT STREAK: compiled a season-long six game hitting streak (April 25-May 2) ... REACHED BASE STREAK: reached base safely in 23-consecutive games (April 4-May 21) ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... blasted a solo home run in the Opening Day victory over San Francisco ... marked the first time a Red Raider had homered on Opening Day since Barrett Barnes in 2011 ... followed up by going 2-for-5 with three RBI and then 1-for-2 with a RBI in a doubleheader the next day ... matched his career high with four walks in the second game of the doubleheader ... closed the San Francisco series with a 2-for-4 performance that included two RBI ... hit .429 overall (6-for-14) with seven RBI, six runs scored, two doubles, a home run and seven walks in the San Francisco series ... added second home run of the year against Nevada (2/17) ... went 2-for-4 in back-to-back days against Oral Roberts (3/17-3/18) ... finished 4-for-8 with three RBI, three runs scored, a double and two walks in midweek series ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI at New Mexico (3/31) ... performance included a two-run homer in the third inning, his third long ball of the season ... provided the game-winning RBI in two of Tech's victories in a series sweep of Baylor ... a solo home run -- part of a 1-for-3 performance that included two RBI -- was the difference in the series opener ... smacked a single through the left side for the game-winner in the series finale ... was 2-for-5 with three RBI in final game against the Bears ... opened the Kansas State series (4/17) by going 2-for-4 with three RBI, all of which that came off a three-run homer in the third inning ... went 2-for-5 the following day ... closed the K-State series hitting 5-for-13 overall with four RBI and two runs scored ... connected on his first career grand slam in the second game of the series at Texas (5/2) ... was 1-for-5 with a career-high five RBI in the victory over the Longhorns ... posted two multiple-hit games in the West Virginia series ... was 2-for-4 in each of the first two games against the Mountaineers before closing the series hitting 5-for-13 overall with a RBI and three runs scored ... reached base in each of the first two games of the Big 12 Championship via a single against Texas and walk against No. 2 TCU.
SUMMER 2014
Played for the Keene Swamp Bats in the New England Collegiate League... batted .238 (15-for-63) with three runs, a double, two home runs, five RBI, six walks, 0-for-1 stolen bases, .349 slugging percentage and .333 on-base percentage... team finished 21-21 overall while finishing third in the league standings.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball) ... Big 12 All-Freshman Team ... played in 55 games (53 starts) starting 31 games in center field and 22 games in right field ... batted leadoff 46 times, eight-hole and nine-hole twice and six-hole and seven-hole once each ... batted .287 (56-for-195) with 41 runs, 12 doubles, three triples, one home run, 20 RBI, 77 total bases, 37 walks, seven hit-by-pitch, 2-for-5 stolen bases, .395 slugging percentage and .417 on-base percentage while fielding .969 (91 putouts, 2 outfield assists, 3 errors) ... led team in walks ... marked the most walks by a Red Raider freshman since 2010 (Barrett Barnes - 40) ... marks the first time a freshman has led the team in walks since 2010 (Barrett Barnes - 40) ... reached base safely in 46-of-53 starts... led all Red Raider freshmen in batting, games played, starts, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, total bases, slugging percentage, walks, stolen bases and on-base percentage ... BIG 12 RANKINGS: third in on-base percentage (.417) ... seventh in walks (37) ... 29th in batting average (.287) ... led all Big 12 freshmen in walks, runs, on-base percentage and sacrifices ... AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS ... in 18 games (17 starts) batted .217 (15-for-69) with seven runs, a double and an RBI ... DURING BIG 12 PLAY ... in 22 games (21 starts) batted .244 (20-for-82) with four doubles, a triple, five RBI, 12 walks, .317 slugging percentage and .357 on-base percentage ... BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP ... in two games (2 starts) batted .143 (1-for-7) with three runs and an RBI with two walks ... NCAA TOURNAMENT ... in eight games (8 starts) batted .259 (7-for-27) with two runs, two walks and .355 on-base percentage ... NCAA LUBBOCK SUPER REGIONAL ... in two games (2 starts) batted .250 (2-for-8) and scored the game-winning run in a 1-0 victory in game one over No. 16 College of Charleston ... NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ... in two games (2 starts) batted .429 (3-for-7) with a walk, .429 slugging percentage and .500 on-base percentage ... HOME GAMES ... in 31 games (31 starts) batted .319 (36-for-113) with 28 runs, eight doubles, three triples, 15 RBI, 24 walks, only 11 strikeouts, .442 slugging percentage and .451 on-base percentage ... ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES ... in 24 games (22 starts) batted .244 (20-for-82) with 13 runs, four doubles, one home run, five RBI, 13 walks, .367 on-base percentage ... SITUATIONAL: batted .313 (36-for-115) with the bases empty ... recorded eight two-out RBI ... MISCELLANEOUS: three go-ahead RBI ... two game-tying RBI ... seven infield base hits ... two outfield assists ... one bunt base hit ... two game-winning RBI, including a walk-off two-run RBI base hit (1B to LF) with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning giving the Red Raiders a 5-4 victory over Dallas Baptist ... recorded 13 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games, a four-hit game and one five-hit performance ... notched four multiple RBI games, including three three-RBI contests ... HIT STREAK: season-long 13-game hit streak (4/4-4/27) batting .409 (18-for-44) with 15 runs, seven doubles, a triple, eight RBI, 12 walks, only six strikeouts, .614 slugging percentage and .542 on-base percentage ... REACHING BASE SAFELY: reached base safely in a season-high 18 consecutive games ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... made career debut going 0-for-4 against No. 3 Indiana (2/15) ... STEPHEN F. AUSTIN SERIES (2 GAMES): batted .727 (8-for-11) with three runs and three RBI ... went 4-for-5 with two runs, a double, triple and an RBI against New Mexico (3/4) ... had a career game going 5-for-6 with two runs and three RBI against Stephen F. Austin (3/18) ... went 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI in second game of midweek series with Stephen F. Austin (3/19) ... posted streak of eight consecutive home games leading off Red Raider first inning with a base hit or walk (3/4-3/19) ... went 2-for-5 with two runs against No. 24 TCU (3/23) ... KANSAS STATE SERIES: batted .400 (4-for-10) with three runs, a double and RBI with a .500 slugging percentage and .455 on-base percentage ... went 2-for-5 with a run scored, double and three RBI with the game-winning, walk-off RBI base hit against Dallas Baptist (4/15) ... went 3-for-4 with a run and two doubles against Prairie View A&M (4/18) ... had three consecutive multi-hit games against Kansas (Game 2: 2-for-4 ... Game 3: 2-for-4) and at Dallas Baptist (2-for-3, 4 R, 2B, 3 RBI) ... went 2-for-4 and scored game-winning run in game one of NCAA Lubbock Super Regional against No. 16 College of Charleston (6/7) ... went 1-for-4 in CWS opener against No. 2 TCU (6/15) ... went 2-for-3 with a walk in second game at the CWS against No. 4 Ole Miss (6/17).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Frenship High School for head coach Chad Reynolds ... finished prep career with a .429 (193-for-450) career batting average with 40 doubles, 27 triples, 15 home runs and 154 RBI ... on the mound went 8-3 with a 3.67 ERA with five saves in 124 career innings with 170 strikeouts and just 68 walks allowed during prep career ... as a senior, batted .480 with 14 doubles, nine triples, three home runs and 45 RBI ... Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association 4A First Team All-State ... Texas Sports Writers' Association 4A First Team All-State ... first team all-district ... named Most Valuable Player at the 4A/5A All-Star Game (went 2-for-3, triple, two RBI) during the summer of 2013 ... Perfect Game: No. 96 National High School Prospect (Outfielders) ... Perfect Game: No. 57 Texas High School Prospect ... Perfect Game: No. 24 Texas High School Prospect (Outfielders) ... Perfect Game High Honorable Mention Preseason High School Underclassmen All-America in 2012 ... ESPN High School Baseball - Top Outfielders (Class of 2013) ... as a junior batted .442 with 28 runs, seven doubles, five triples, five home runs, 26 RBI and 30 walks with only six strikeouts with a .611 on-base percentage and .857 slugging percentage ... on the mound in 2012 went 2-2 with a 2.27 ERA in 37 innings with 54 strikeouts and 18 walks allowed ... THSBCA 4A Second Team All-State ... District 3-4A Most Valuable Player ... Lubbock Avalanche Journal First Team All-City ... First Team All-South Plains ... as a sophomore in 2011, named THSCA Second Team All-State ... TSWA Third Team All-State ... District 3-5A Most Valuable Player ... Lubbock Avalanche Journal First Team All-City ... First Team All-South Plains ... as a freshman in 2010, named the District 4-4A Newcomer of the Year ... Lubbock Avalanche Journal First Team All-City ... First Team All-South Plains ... helped team to several championships, including winning district, bi-district and area titles in back-to-back seasons (2010-11) ... also starred on the gridiron earning numerous awards, including all-city, all-south plains, district defensive MVP, TSWA and THSCA All-State ... led the state in tackles as a senior.
PERSONAL
Stephen James Smith ... born in Lubbock, Texas ... son of Dan and Rose Smith ... has a younger sister, Stephanie ... was a member of the 2007 Lubbock Western Little League team that finished runner-up in Williamsport, Penn. ... started on the mound in the championship game of the Little League World Series that had 24,200 fans in attendance ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
Smith batted .287 (56-for-195) and led the Red Raiders with 37 walks in 2014 while being named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
