2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Mike Smith
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 165
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Franklin, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Walters State [Tenn.] CC
2015: Played in 27 of the teamโs 54 games, batting .208 in 24 at-bats โข Started seven games in right field and one in center field โข Totaled six runs, four RBIs, three walks, two stolen bases, a double and a triple โข Hit .364 (4 for 11) with runners in scoring position โข Stole two bases, walked and drove in a run in the final series of the season May 14-16 at Tennessee โข Earned the No. 1 spot on SportsCenterโs 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 โข Drove in a run with his first career triple May 9 at Ole Miss โข Recorded an RBI single in the April 11 victory at No. 1 Texas A&M โข Scored the game-winning run as a pinch runner in the walk-off win against Western Kentucky March 10 โข Pinch ran in both games of the March 14 doubleheader against Alabama, scoring both times โข Singled and scored a run March 8 vs. San Diego โข MSUโs Opening Day starting right fielder Feb. 13 against Cincinnati โข Recorded an RBI double in his first plate appearance of the season before missing the next 11 games with a hip flexor strain โข Played summer ball along with MSU teammateย John Holland for the Santa Barbara Foresters in the California Collegiate League, advancing to the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kansas โข 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 โข Also collected nine doubles, four home runs and three triples in 145 at-bats for a .517 slugging percentage in 49 games played โข Named to the 2014 All-TCCAA Second Team โข Won the Gold Glove Award at his position for defense โข Named Feb. 27, 2014 TCCAA Player of the Week โข Appeared in 29 games his freshman season, recording a team-high .425 average with a team-best 12 stolen bases, leadยญing his team to the 2013 NJCAA World Series (37-18 overall record) โข Collected 24 runs on 34 hits and 18 walks in 80 at-bats โข Also drove in 15, tallied 11 doubles and homered once โข 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 โข Hit .467 his senior season with 51 hits, 50 runs, 38 stolen bases and 23 RBIs โข Earned 2012 Perfect Game All-Southeast Region honorable mention honors โข Named 2012 Division II Player of the Year and garnered 2012 first-team all-state accolades โข MVP of the Ft. Lauderdale Sunshine Classic โข Three-year starter on the BGA football squad.
Personal: Born Michael Smith on Oct. 2, 1993 in Columbia, Tennessee โข Son of Stephanie and William Smith โข Majoring in economics โข Chose MSU over Vanderbilt โข Favorite childhood memory is playing in Cooperstown, N.Y., when he was 12 โข Modeled as a child for prints and commercials โข Favorite television show is โBreaking Badโ โข Favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves.
CAREER HIGHS
AB:ย ย ย 4, 2x, last at Texas A&M, 4/12/15
R:ย ย ย 1, 6x, last at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
H:ย ย ย 1, 5x, last at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
RBI:ย ย ย 1, 4x, last at Tennessee, 5/15/15
2B:ย ย ย 1 vs. Cincinnati, 2/13/15
3B:ย ย ย 1 at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
HR:ย ย ย N/A
BB:ย ย ย 1, 3x, last at Tennessee, 5/14/15
SB:ย ย ย 1, 2x, last at Tennessee, 5/14/15
