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Jersey Number 2
Drew Smith
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 190
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Elkhorn, Neb.
- HS:
- Elkhorn
- Prev School:
- Northeast CC
- Major:
- Business Adminstration
Bio
Grand Canyon
2020 | Junior
- Ranked second on the team and fourth in the WAC in batting average. Also ranked second on the team in on-base percentage while tying for the team lead with 14 RBIs.
- Burst onto scene with seven hits and 11 RBIs over the three-game opening set against No. 16 Oklahoma State, including a six-RBI performance on opening night.
- Finished shortened season with seven multi-hit games.
Previous School
Northeast Community College - Norfolk, Neb.
- Named the 2019 Spalding National Junior College Athletic Association DII Player of the Year after hitting .465 with a .538 on-base percentage and an .897 slugging percentage. He had 18 home runs and 69 RBIs while striking out just 12 times.
- As a sophomore, also was a First Team All-American, Iowa Community College Athletic Conference DII Player of the Year, ICCAC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Region XI, and earned All-Tournament team honors at the NJCAA DII World Series.
- In 2019, ranked highly on national leaderboards in batting average (fifth, .465), hits (third, 86), home runs (t-fourth, 18), RBIs (t-fourth, 69) and slugging percentage (fourth, .897).
- Combined with a .383 average as a freshman, Smith hit .427 during his two-year Hawks career with 29 home runs compared to 26 strikeouts.
- A member of the school's first-ever baseball team in 2018 and led the Hawks to a 37-19 mark with a trip to the NJCAA DII World Series in their second season in 2019.
- Played under Marcus Clapp, a nine-year assistant at Scottsdale Community College.
Creighton University - Omaha, Neb.
- Redshirted the 2017 season with the Bluejays program.
Summer League
- 2019 - High Point-Thomasville HiToms (Coastal Plain)
High School
Elkhorn High School - Elkhorn, Neb.
- Improved batting average every year, culminating with a .479 clip as a senior in 2016. Hit .455 over final three high school seasons.
- Had 64 RBIs, 31 doubles, five triples and nine home runs over 78 games in his final three seasons.
- Also pitched, going 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA as a senior with a 34-to-9 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
- Coach Steve Frey: "We brought him up to the varsity team two weeks into his freshman season. He's been one of our best players ever since."
- Played football where he averaged 8.3 yards per carry with four touchdowns over 36 carries as a junior in 2014.
Personal
- Parents are Jon and Julie Smith.
- Favorite professional team is the Detroit Tigers.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
