2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Mike Smith
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Franklin, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Walters State [Tenn.] CC
2015: Played in 27 of the team’s 54 games, batting .208 in 24 at-bats • Started seven games in right field and one in center field • Totaled six runs, four RBIs, three walks, two stolen bases, a double and a triple • Hit .364 (4 for 11) with runners in scoring position • Stole two bases, walked and drove in a run in the final series of the season May 14-16 at Tennessee • Earned the No. 1 spot on SportsCenter’s Top-10 plays May 14 against the Volunteers with a double play that resulted with a diving catch in right field and a throw home to tag out the runner • Drove in a run with his first career triple May 9 at Ole Miss • Recorded an RBI single in the April 11 victory at No. 1 Texas A&M • Scored the game-winning run as a pinch runner in the walk-off win against Western Kentucky March 10 • Pinch ran in both games of the March 14 doubleheader against Alabama, scoring both times • Singled and scored a run March 8 vs. San Diego • MSU’s Opening Day starting right fielder Feb. 13 against Cincinnati • Recorded an RBI double in his first plate appearance of the season before missing the next 11 games with a hip flexor strain • Played summer ball along with MSU teammate John Holland for the Santa Barbara Foresters in the California Collegiate League, advancing to the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kansas • Saw action in 36 games, hitting .313 in 99 at-bats with 19 runs, 16 RBIs, 16 walks, 12 stolen bases, six doubles and three triples.
Junior College: Led his team to a 43-18 record as a sophomore in 2014, hitting .331 with 40 runs, 36 RBIs, 29 stolen bases and 23 walks • Also collected nine doubles, four home runs and three triples in 145 at-bats for a .517 slugging percentage in 49 games played • Named to the 2014 All-TCCAA Second Team • Won the Gold Glove Award at his position for defense • Named Feb. 27, 2014 TCCAA Player of the Week • Appeared in 29 games his freshman season, recording a team-high .425 average with a team-best 12 stolen bases, leading his team to the 2013 NJCAA World Series (37-18 overall record) • Collected 24 runs on 34 hits and 18 walks in 80 at-bats • Also drove in 15, tallied 11 doubles and homered once • Finished his junior college career with a perfect fielding percentage, registering 115 putouts and four assists with zero errors.
High School: Four-year starter for Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee • Hit .467 his senior season with 51 hits, 50 runs, 38 stolen bases and 23 RBIs • Earned 2012 Perfect Game All-Southeast Region honorable mention honors • Named 2012 Division II Player of the Year and garnered 2012 first-team all-state accolades • MVP of the Ft. Lauderdale Sunshine Classic • Three-year starter on the BGA football squad.
Personal: Born Michael Smith on Oct. 2, 1993 in Columbia, Tennessee • Son of Stephanie and William Smith • Majoring in economics • Chose MSU over Vanderbilt • Favorite childhood memory is playing in Cooperstown, N.Y., when he was 12 • Modeled as a child for prints and commercials • Favorite television show is “Breaking Bad” • Favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves.
CAREER HIGHS
AB: 4, 2x, last at Texas A&M, 4/12/15
R: 1, 6x, last at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
H: 1, 5x, last at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
RBI: 1, 4x, last at Tennessee, 5/15/15
2B: 1 vs. Cincinnati, 2/13/15
3B: 1 at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
HR: N/A
BB: 1, 3x, last at Tennessee, 5/14/15
SB: 1, 2x, last at Tennessee, 5/14/15
