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Jersey Number 9
Brady Smith
- Position:
- INF/C
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Niceville, Fla.
- High School:
- TNXL Academy
2020 (Junior):
2019 (Sophomore):
2018 (Freshman):
HIGH SCHOOL:
PERSONAL:
Full Name: Brady Smith
Birthdate: Nov. 18, 1998
Parents: David and Diane Smith
Siblings: Sister, Brooke
High School Coach: Brian Martinez, TNXL Academy
Hobbies: Golf and fishing
Best Advice Received: Fake it ‘til you make it.
Other: Favorite MLB player is Buster Posey; favorite non-baseball athlete is Steph Curry…Favorite TV channel is MLB Network and favorite movie is Benchwarmers…Favorite actor is Matt Damon; favorite music artist is Kodak Black…Would like to become a coach or sports agent following his baseball career.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, at LSU, Apr 18, 2019
Doubles: 2, Kentucky, Apr 26, 2019
Triples: 1, vs Texas Tech, Jun 21, 2018 ; Florida State, Mar 12, 2019
Home runs: 2, Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
Total bases: 8, at LSU, April 18, 2019; Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
RBI: 5, Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
Runs scored: 3, at LSU, April 18, 2019
Walks: 3, Kentucky, April 28, 2019
Hit by pitch: 1, 8 times
Struck out: 3, Tennessee, May 11, 2019; Florida A&M, March 4, 2020
Sac flies: 1, 8 times
Sac bunts: 1, vs Florida State, March 26, 2019 ; Alabama, March 30, 2019
At bats: 5, vs Texas A&M, May 21, 2019; Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
Stolen bases: 1, 9 times
Caught stealing: 1, 4 times
Putouts: 12, Long Beach State, Feb 15, 2019
Assists: 2, 19 times
- Played in 15 games, making six starts (three at first base, two at second base, one at third base)
- Hit two home runs and posted seven RBIs
- Went 2-for-5 with two home runs and a career-high five RBIs against Marshall (Feb 16)
2019 (Sophomore):
- Played in 56 games and started 53 times at catcher, finishing with a .270 average, five home runs and 20 RBI
- Finished second on the team with a .392 on-base percentage
- In SEC play, batted .291 in 28 starts with four homers and 13 RBI
- Posted nine games with multiple hits and had three games with multiple RBI on the season
- Set career-highs with four hits and four RBI at LSU on April 18
- Over his last 22 games, he batted .338 with two homers and 10 RBI
2018 (Freshman):
- Played in 53 games, most among UF’s freshmen, with 40 starts (23 at first base, nine at third base, seven at catcher and one at DH)
- Batted .264 with 18 runs scored, four doubles, a triple, two home runs and 15 RBI
- Had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games; season long hit streak of five games
- Hit .278 in SEC play over 25 games (19 starts)
- Went 3-for-9 at the College World Series with a triple and two RBI
- Had three-hit games against FGCU (April 3) and at Kentucky (April 19)
- Hit his first career home run on February 28 against North Florida
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Ranked No. 135 overall in the class of 2017 by Perfect Game and the No. 9 catcher in the country, ranked 33rd overall in Florida
- 2017 Perfect Game/Rawlings Third Team Preseason All-American
- 2016 Perfect Game 2nd Team Preseason Underclass All-American
- Helped lead TNXL Academy to a 30-2 record in 2017
- Hit .431 as a senior at TNXL with a .875 slugging percentage; had 14 doubles and seven home runs
- Played at Niceville HS prior to transferring to TNXL Academy for his senior season
- As a junior, hit .324 over 22 games at Niceville with nine runs scored and 11 RBIs; had three doubles
- Hit .349 as a sophomore in 22 games with 14 runs scored and 14 RBIs; had six doubles and a home run
- Also played basketball at Niceville
PERSONAL:
Full Name: Brady Smith
Birthdate: Nov. 18, 1998
Parents: David and Diane Smith
Siblings: Sister, Brooke
High School Coach: Brian Martinez, TNXL Academy
Hobbies: Golf and fishing
Best Advice Received: Fake it ‘til you make it.
Other: Favorite MLB player is Buster Posey; favorite non-baseball athlete is Steph Curry…Favorite TV channel is MLB Network and favorite movie is Benchwarmers…Favorite actor is Matt Damon; favorite music artist is Kodak Black…Would like to become a coach or sports agent following his baseball career.
| Year | Avg | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB | ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 2018 | .264 | 53 | 40 | 125 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 45 | .360 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 3 | .322 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 27 | 3 | .987 |
| 2019 | .270 | 56 | 53 | 152 | 35 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 65 | .428 | 27 | 5 | 46 | 2 | .392 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 345 | 39 | 7 | .982 |
| 2020 | .167 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | .367 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .235 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| TOTAL | .257 | 124 | 99 | 307 | 58 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 121 | .394 | 40 | 8 | 95 | 5 | .350 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 572 | 74 | 10 | .985 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, at LSU, Apr 18, 2019
Doubles: 2, Kentucky, Apr 26, 2019
Triples: 1, vs Texas Tech, Jun 21, 2018 ; Florida State, Mar 12, 2019
Home runs: 2, Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
Total bases: 8, at LSU, April 18, 2019; Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
RBI: 5, Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
Runs scored: 3, at LSU, April 18, 2019
Walks: 3, Kentucky, April 28, 2019
Hit by pitch: 1, 8 times
Struck out: 3, Tennessee, May 11, 2019; Florida A&M, March 4, 2020
Sac flies: 1, 8 times
Sac bunts: 1, vs Florida State, March 26, 2019 ; Alabama, March 30, 2019
At bats: 5, vs Texas A&M, May 21, 2019; Marshall, Feb 16, 2020
Stolen bases: 1, 9 times
Caught stealing: 1, 4 times
Putouts: 12, Long Beach State, Feb 15, 2019
Assists: 2, 19 times
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