2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brantley Smith
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Indian Trail, N.C.
- High School:
- Grace Academy
2014 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 26 games with 15 starts, seeing action behind the plate, at first base and as a DH … Belted a career-high three home runs on the season and drive in a career-high six runners … Batted .149 with seven hits and seven runs scored … Was hit by pitches five times and drew two walks … Had a .259 on base percentage …Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI vs. Penn State (2/16)… Went 2-for-5, with a two-run bomb at Kennesaw State (2/22)… Went 1-for-3 with a two-run long ball vs. Winthrop (3/15)… Had an RBI single vs. VMI (3/29).
2013 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 19 games, making 10 starts behind the plate … Also saw time at first base… Batted .206 with seven hits in 34 at bats … Scored three runs, had two doubles and was efficient with four RBI in limited plate appearances … Drew seven walks and was hit by pitches three times, forging a strong .386 on base percentage… Stole one base in his lone attempt … Fielded .990 on the season, with only one error in 97 chances … Had an RBI single vs. Morehead State (2/21) … Had a two-run double in a pinch hit appearance at North Carolina A&T (2/27) …Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk in a start at UNC Wilmington (3/3) … Went 1-for-3 in a start vs. Western Carolina (3/27) … Had an RBI double at High Point (5/12).
2012 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 19 games and made seven starts … Batted .241 with seven hits, four runs scored, two doubles and three RBI … Posted a strong .378 on base percentage … Hit by five pitches … Went 1-for-2 with an RBI vs. Radford in the Big South Conference Tournament (5/24) … Had one hit in five of his first seven games on the season … Went 1-for-1 in the season opener vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (2/17).
High School: Played at Grace Academy under Coach Billy Hudson ... A two-time team MVP ... Belted 33 home runs in his final two high school seasons ... Batted .485 with 14 home runs in 13 games as a senior ... Added eight triples ... Hit 17 home runs in 19 games as a junior ... Posted a strong .995 fielding percentage ... Also played American Legion baseball under former Gardner-Webb outfielder Daniel Cooke.
