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Jersey Number 27
Rory Smith
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Martin Luther King HS
Bio
2021
Played in 23 games and made eight starts... Hit .270 and maintained a .372 OBP... Logged 10 hits in 37 at-bats... Doubled twice, scored six times, drove in three RBI and stole two bases... Went 5-10 with two RBI in two games in the final week of the season against UC Riverside.
2020
Played in 12 games and made eight starts in the shortened season... Had three hits, scored three times, drove in four runs and stole a base on the year... Logged two hits and two RBI against Houston Baptist on Feb. 29... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.
2019
Played in 55 games and made 54 starts at catcher as a sophomore... Hit .257 (46-for-179) and scored 30 times... Drove in 16 runs and drew 34 walks... Had 11 multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance against Seattle U on April 7... Named Academic All-WAC.
2018
Appeared in 35 games and made 17 starts as a true freshman... Recorded 16 hits, 11 RBI, nine runs and a home run... Earned Academic All-PacWest honors.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Martin Luther King High in Riverside, where he graduated in 2017... Voted All-Big 8 League First Teamer three times... Named a scholar-athlete all four years and served as Wolves team captain in 2017... Played club baseball with the Saddleback Cowboys.
PERSONAL
Born and raised in Riverside, Calif... Son of Susan and Greg Smith... Has one sibling, Rylee... Plans to pursue a career in business management after graduation... Enjoys fishing.
Played in 23 games and made eight starts... Hit .270 and maintained a .372 OBP... Logged 10 hits in 37 at-bats... Doubled twice, scored six times, drove in three RBI and stole two bases... Went 5-10 with two RBI in two games in the final week of the season against UC Riverside.
WHAT A WAY TO GO OUT ??????
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 29, 2021
Senior Rory Smith ends his collegiate baseball career with an RBI single. He finishes up with a 3-for-6 game overall. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/evx5mYWReu
2020
Played in 12 games and made eight starts in the shortened season... Had three hits, scored three times, drove in four runs and stole a base on the year... Logged two hits and two RBI against Houston Baptist on Feb. 29... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.
?? LOCATION IS EVERYTHING ??
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 29, 2020
Rory Smith delivers the big blow of the inning to give the Lancers a 4??0? lead in the fourth.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/J12bEMkzgs
2019
Played in 55 games and made 54 starts at catcher as a sophomore... Hit .257 (46-for-179) and scored 30 times... Drove in 16 runs and drew 34 walks... Had 11 multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance against Seattle U on April 7... Named Academic All-WAC.
WDN Update | FINAL @CBUbaseball 12 Seattle U 10
— The Western Athletic Conference (@WACsports) April 8, 2019
The Lancers take two of three in the series from the Redhawks as Rory Smith goes 3-5 with 2 RBI including this base knock in the sixth! #WACbsb pic.twitter.com/OkrS4zjzLM
2018
Appeared in 35 games and made 17 starts as a true freshman... Recorded 16 hits, 11 RBI, nine runs and a home run... Earned Academic All-PacWest honors.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Martin Luther King High in Riverside, where he graduated in 2017... Voted All-Big 8 League First Teamer three times... Named a scholar-athlete all four years and served as Wolves team captain in 2017... Played club baseball with the Saddleback Cowboys.
PERSONAL
Born and raised in Riverside, Calif... Son of Susan and Greg Smith... Has one sibling, Rylee... Plans to pursue a career in business management after graduation... Enjoys fishing.
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