TYLER SMITH | SHENANDOAH | 3RD BASE
Smith, a junior from Crofton, Md., drove in nine runs and posted a .462/.500/1.154 slash line to help nationally sixth-ranked Shenandoah to three of their four wins in a 4-0 week. Smith, who missed a midweek game against Washington and Lee due to injury, opened his week with a 2-for-3 showing with a solo homer and a walk in a 10-0 triumph over York College (Pa.) in a non-conference tilt. On Friday and Saturday, Smith combined to go 4-for-10 with 8 RBI and two runs scored in a road sweep (12-11, 11-1) of Guilford. He singled and drove in a run in game two, but it was game one where he put together a career day in helping the Hornets erase a nine-run deficit. Smith went 3-for-5 and drove in seven runs powered by a pair of three-run homers. He left the yard for the first time in the eighth inning to pull SU to within five at 11-6. He then blasted his second three-run blast to push the Hornets to a 12-11 in the top of the ninth for the go-ahead and would-be game-winning runs. For the season, Smith is hitting .343 with a 1.153 OPS powered by five doubles and 11 homers. He has driven in 47 runs with the latter two figures ranking first and second in the ODAC, respectively.