Northwestern State Demon Baseball 2020
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Smith
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Outfielder 5-11 • 180 • Sr.-3L • L/L Franklinton, La. • Covington HS 2020 Preseason Second-Team All-Southland Conference Outfielder 2019 Third-Team All-Southland Conference Outfielder Southland Conference Hitter of the Week, April 29, 2019 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Week, April 29, 2019 Entering 2020: • Needs three home runs, 22 RBIs, 22 walks, 67 total bases and 144 at-bats to enter Northwestern State’s career top 10 in those categories. 2019 Season: • Appeared in 52 games, starting 49 while moving between center and right field. • notched 14 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests. • had three straight two-hit games from May 12-16 against Incarnate Word and Sam Houston State. • blasted his 10th home run of the season in a 9-4 win against Sam Houston State that clinched NSU’s Southland Conference Tournament berth. • collected an outfield assist in all three games of a series against Grambling from May 3-5 and finished with four on the season, giving him 22 for his career. • named Southland Conference and LSWA Hitter of the Week after going 8-for-17 with a double, three home runs and nine RBIs from April 23-28. • tied Mike Jaworski’s school record with three home runs, driving in seven runs to lift the Demons to a 10-7 win at No. 6 Arkansas on April 24. • built a season-long six-game hitting streak from April 20-28, going 9-for-21 in that span. • hit .600 (6-for-10) with a home run and two runs scored April 12-14 at Southeastern Louisiana. • highlighted a five-game hitting streak with a 2-for-4, four-RBI performance against Mississippi Valley State on April 2 that included his third home run of the season. • went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs in a 24-11 win at Abilene Christian on March 9. • lifted the Demons’ to their first win of the season with a tie-breaking, 11th-inning solo home run at Houston on Feb. 17. 2018 Season: • Appeared in 58 games, starting 56 in right field. • strong, accurate arm allowed him to tally 12 outfield assists. • led Northwestern State with four triples. • ranked third on the team with six home runs, including a three-run shot against San Diego State in a 9-0 win June 2 at the Corvallis Regional. • had 11 multi-hit games (nine two-hit games, two three-hit games). • ranked fourth on the team with eight multi-RBI games. • went 3-for-4 and knocked in four runs against the San Diego State, his second-highest single-game total of the season. • delivered a walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning of a 4-3 win against Houston Baptist on April 27, part of a three-RBI game. • tied a season high, scoring three runs in a 34-0 win against Mississippi Valley State on April 25. • went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs in a 5-2 series-clinching win against Southeastern Louisiana on April 15. • homered and drove in a career-high five runs in a 16-2 rout of Stephen F. Austin on April 8. • went 5-for-8 with a home run and two RBIs as the Demons split a two-game series at Nebraska from March 17-18. nsudemons.com // @NSUDemonsBsB
• went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and added two outfield assists in a 6-4, 10-inning win at Louisiana Tech on Feb. 28. • also had two-assist games at Nebraska (March 18) and against Stephen F. Austin (April 6). 2017 Season: • Appeared in 44 games, starting 37 games in all three outfield positions. • led Demons outfielders with six assists, including two in the final three games of the season. • homered and drove in two runs in NSU’s 5-4 win against ULM on April 5. • went 4-for-8 with a double, a home run and four RBIs in two games against ULM. • enjoyed a big series against Nicholls, going 5-for-8 with his first collegiate home run and three RBIs from March 10-12. • had a key two-run single that capped NSU’s series-clinching 6-2 win against Cincinnati on Feb. 19. High School: • Four-year letterman for coach Jeff Dragg. • named to the 18U WWBA All-Tournament Team while playing for the Louisiana Knights organization. • as a senior, batted .350 with four doubles, one home run and 12 RBIs. • batted .304 with seven doubles, 2 home runs and 26 RBIs as a junior. • hit .341 with four doubles and a career-best three home runs and 26 RBIs as a sophomore for the district co-champions. • as a freshman, batted .337 with five doubles, one home run and 23 RBIs as Covington shared the district title and reached the regional round of the state playoffs. Personal: • Born June 25, 1997. • son of Becky and Ben Smith. • one brother, Zachary. • majoring in business administration. • post-graduate plans include finding a good job and live a comfortable life. • life’s ambition is to make it to Major League Baseball and be successful. YR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B 2017 .200 44-37 135 16 27 4 1 2018 .235 58-56 200 32 47 8 4 2019 .269 52-49 175 31 47 6 2 TOT .237 154-142 510 79 121 18 7
HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO E FLD% 2 13 39 .289 13 2 51 2 .280 0 3 3-4 87 4 .959 6 42 81 .405 29 15 61 6 .370 2 0 5-9 120 3 .978 10 36 87 .497 26 6 34 0 .376 3 1 1-2 97 3 .971 18 91 207 .406 68 23 146 8 .350 5 4 9-15 304 10 .970
Game Highs: At-Bats: 7, 2x (last vs. Stephen F. Austin G2, April 8, 2018) Hits: 3, 5x (last at Arkansas, April 24, 2019) Runs Scored: 3, 3x (last at Arkansas, April 24, 2019) RBI: 7, at Arkansas, April 24, 2019 Stolen Bases: 2, at Louisiana Tech, Feb. 28, 2018 Walks: 3, at Incarnate Word, G2, May 5, 2018 Home Runs: 3, at Arkansas, April 24, 2019
Daunte
STUART
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Infielder 5-11 • 180 • Fr.-HS • R/R The Woodlands, Texas • The Woodlands HS High School: • Two-year letterman for Ronald Eastman’s Highlanders. • batted .325 as a senior, helping lead The Woodlands to the regional semifinals. • named an honorable mention Perfect Game Preseason All-American and to the Preseason All-Houston Area Team prior to his senior year. • helped push the Highlanders to the state tournament as a junior. • earned an academic letter and graduated with a 3.55 grade point average. Personal: • Born June 6, 2001. • son of Deseree and Carlton Stuart. • has one brother, Taveras. • his cousin, Jazz Chisholm is the No. 4 prospect in the Miami Marlins organization. Also, cousin Samson Colebrooke, is an All-American sprinter at Purdue while another cousin, Ray Minus Jr., was a professional boxer who won a number of titles. • majoring in electronics engineering technology • plans to play professional baseball and become a professional Engineer. • life’s ambition is “to become an MLB player, an entrepreneur, give back to the community and have a great family.”
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SLC Championships: 1991 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 1998 • 2001 • 2002 • 2005
