Do you have any pregame superstitions or routines?
I read my daily Bible verse and always put my right shoe on first, but tie my left shoe first.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
I would play basketball because I learned to walk shooting.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
I can do a back flip.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4 [t-15th], Mary, Apr 14, 2024 ; vs Minnesota State, May 14, 2023
Doubles: 2 [t-10th], 4 times
Triples: 1 [t-4th], 5 times
Home runs: 2 [t-1st], Mary, Apr 13, 2024 ; at Tarleton State, Feb 23, 2025
Total bases: 9 [t-15th], at Tarleton State, Feb 23, 2025
RBI: 6 [t-7th], at Arkansas-Monticello, Feb 11, 2023
Runs scored: 3 [t-34th], 4 times
Walks: 3 [t-10th], at Arkansas-Monticello, Feb 13, 2023
Hit by pitch: 2 [t-9th], Mary, Apr 23, 2023
Struck out: 2, at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 15, 2025 ; Omaha, Feb 27, 2025 ; Milwaukee, Mar 07, 2025
Sac flies: 1 [t-18th], 8 times
Sac bunts: 1 [t-40th], Mary, Apr 23, 2023 ; at Tarleton State, Feb 22, 2025 ; vs Milwaukee, Mar 08, 2025
At bats: 6 [t-21st], 5 times
Stolen bases: 1, 7 times
Field chances: 10, at Wayne State (NE), Apr 20, 2024
Putouts: 5, vs Concordia-St. Paul, Apr 7, 2023
Assists: 7 [t-14th], at Wayne State (NE), Apr 20, 2024 ; Sioux Falls, Mar 29, 2024
Runners CS: 1, vs Augustana (SD), Mar 25, 2023 ; Sioux Falls, Mar 30, 2024
JUNIOR – 2025
Committed in May 2024
ST. CLOUD STATE – 2022-24
Spent three years in the St. Cloud State program
Slashed .330/.402/.522 with 33 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs, 108 RBIs, 108 runs, 40 walks and eight stolen bases in 128 career games (117 starts)
Also pitched at St. Cloud and went 2-4 with a 5.00 ERA in 27.0 innings pitched with 15 walks and 27 strikeouts in 20 career appearances (one start)
Led St. Cloud State in batting average (.376), hits (77), RBI (58), doubles (20), triples (three) and total bases (136), while also leading the conference in doubles in 2024
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of baseball at Shoreland Lutheran High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Ranked the No. 16 shortstop in the state of Wisconsin, and the No. 58 overall prospect in the state by Prep Baseball Report in 2021
WBCA D3 Honorable Mention All-State, WBCA First Team All-District, All-Kenosha County and First Team All-Metro Classic Conference as a senior in 2021
Also both District and Metro Classic Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2021
Slashed .500/.639/.769 with five doubles, three triples, one home run, 15 RBIs, 17 walks, 16 stolen bases and did not strike out once in 72 plate appearances as a senior
All-District nominee as a sophomore while adding All-Kenosha County and All-Metro Classic Conference honors
Also played three years of football and four years of basketball
Two-year football captain
First Team All-Metro Classic Conference selection at quarterback and Second Team choice as a punter
Two-time All-Kenosha County pick at quarterback and kicker
Holds Shoreland Lutheran's record for the longest made field goal at 42 yards, career completions and passing yards
Basketball captain as a senior
Scored over 1,000 career points
Second Team All-Kenosha County and Second Team All-Metro Classic Conference honoree as a senior
Honorable Mention All-Metro Classic Conference honors as a junior
PERSONAL
Son of Shad and Kristen Smith
Has three younger brothers, Soren, Slayton and Spencer
His father, Shad, played football at Northern Michigan
Chose Kansas because, “It gives me the opportunity to play at a higher level and because of the awesome coaching staff and winning culture they have implemented into the team.”