UIC Athletics

2019: Appeared in 18 games and made 14 starts ... Appeared as a pinch hitter in NCAA Louisville Regional game against Louisville (May 31) ... Went 1-for-2 in regular season finale at Northern Kentucky (May 18) ... Drove in a run against Northern Illinois (March 26) ... Hit a grand slam in second game of doubleheader at SIUE (March 1) ... Hit safely in all three games and scored two runs during series at Texas A&M (Feb. 22-24).

2018: Appeared in 42 games and made 40 starts ... Led UIC with six home runs and 37 RBI ... Tied for ninth in the Horizon League in home runs and ranked 10^th in RBI ... Had 11 multi-hit games, including four three-hit efforts ... Ranked second on team with nine multi-RBI games ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in an elimination game at the Horizon League Championship against Milwaukee (May 25) ... Homered twice and drove in career-high seven runs against Youngstown State (May 19) ... Tallied 10 RBI in three-game series against the Penguins ... Earned Horizon League Batter of the Week honors (April 30) ... Delivered five RBI to help the Flames to a three-game sweep over Milwaukee at Granderson Stadium ... Batted .545/.583/.645, all team highs, against the Panthers ... Named Horizon League Batter of the Week (March 26) ... Produced a slash line of .444/.500/.889 for UIC, while leading the Flames in hits (4), extra-base hits (2) and RBI (6) in a series win against Oakland ... Hit first home run at UIC vs. Northern Illinois (March 14) ... Drove in three runs against the Huskies that day ... Made Flames debut at Andre Dawson Classic vs. Southern (Feb. 16).

PRIOR TO UIC: Attended College of San Mateo in San Mateo, Calif. ... Served as team captain in 2017 as a sophomore ... Helped Bulldogs post record of 34-6 and win Golden Coast League conference championship ... Batted .292 in 38 games with 12 RBI and 29 runs scored ... Hit a conference-best eight doubles and ranked second in stolen bases with six ... Did not commit an error in 2017 with 66 chances and two outfield assists.

PREP/PERSONAL: Prepped at Liberty H.S. in Brentwood, Calif. ... Two-time All-Bay Valley Conference First Team selection (2014 & 2015) ... Set Liberty's single-season stolen base record with 28 as a senior ... Batted .374 in 2015 ... Born Dec. 18, 1996 ... Son of Jackie and Damian Smith ... Has two siblings, Halle and Jordan ... Enjoys wakeboarding and coaching youth baseball ... Once appeared on MTV show Ridiculousness ... Majoring in communications at UIC.