Ryan Smith

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Brentwood, Calif.
Prev School:
Delta CC

2017 (SENIOR)

Second-team All-MVC and a member of the MVC All-Defensive Team ... Led team in on-base percentage (.407) ... Ended his SIU career with a 20-game reached base streak ... Hit game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to spark win vs. Illinois State (5/14) ... Team-best 21 multi-hit games ... Had a team-best 13-game hitting streak (4/18 vs. Belmont to 5/12 vs. Illinois State) ... Second in MVC with 20 stolen bases ... Earned the program’s Mundo Spirit Award ... Made SportsCenter’s Top Plays for a diving catch against Illinois (5/2).

2016 (JUNIOR)

Played in 45 games and started 25 ... Led the team with a .416 on-base percentage ... Ranked fourth in the MVC with nine sacrifice bunts ... Reached base in 19-straight games, a team high in 2016 (4/16 at DBU through 5/26 vs. DBU) ... Went 4-for-5 stealing bases ... Hit a walk-off three-run home run in the 10th inning to beat Wichita State ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run vs. Dallas Baptist (4/16 G2) ... SUMMER 2016: West Coast League All-Star ... Led WCL in on-base percentage ... Hit .320.

PRIOR TO SIU

Played two seasons at San Joaquin Delta College … In 2015, hit .301 and stole 19 bases … Was a First-Team All-Conference selection … During his two seasons at Delta College, his team helped a record of 76-18 … As a senior in high school, was chosen as the team MVP and was a First-Team All-League selection.

PERSONAL

Son of Matt and Carolyn Smith … Has two sisters.