Taylor Smith

COLLEGE STATION, TX - January 12, 2022 - catcher Taylor Smith #14 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the Texas A&M Aggies 2022 Baseball Photo Day in The Studio in Kyle Field College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre

COLLEGE STATION, TX - January 12, 2022 - Catcher Taylor Smith #14 of the Texas A&M Aggies during Texas A&M Aggies Baseball photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre

Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Georgetown, Texas
High School:
Gateway Prep

2019 Freshman All-America (D1Baseball, Perfect Game/Rawlings, NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball)
2019 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
2019 ABCA All-Midwest Region First Team
2019 All-Southland Conference Second Team
2018 Freshman All-America (Perfect Game, NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball)

CAREER: Has appeared in 113 Division I games, including 97 starts... batting .292 (88-for-301) with 79 runs, 22 doubles, one triple, 23 home runs and 82 RBI... owns a career slugging percentage of .443 and a .352 on-base percentage.

2022 (JUNIOR): Played 28 games for the Aggies, including 17 starts… batted .179 (12-for-67) on the year with 12 runs, seven RBI, five doubles, two stolen bases and has been walked 10 times… hit .666 (2-for-3) with an RBI, four runs and a double at Rice (3/22)... went 2-for-2 against Washington State (3/4) along with a run and a RBI... went 2-for-3 against Fordham (2/19) collecting a run, a walk, and a double.

2021 (COVID SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 30 games for the Maroon & White, including 24 starts... batted .231 (18-for-78) with 13 walks, 20 runs, five doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 18 RBI... ranked third on the team in home runs... batted 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, one home run and two RBI in series finale at Auburn (5/16)... blasted a go-ahead two-run big fly in the third inning of the series opener at Auburn (5/14)... recorded one double, two runs, two RBI, and one walk in series-opener win over No. 11 Ole Miss (5/7)... batted 2-for-3 with two runs, a solo bomb in the ninth, one RBI and one walk at Globe Life Field against UT Arlington (5/4)... went yard and logged one run, one walk, and two RBI in the midweek win over Texas Southern (4/20)... had himself a day in game one of the doubleheader sweep Samford (3/13), going 4-for-5 with two home runs, one double, four runs and four RBI... hit a solo home run, while tallying two runs, two RBI and one walk in blowout win over Prairie View A&M (3/10)… recorded his first Aggie hit, a double, in midweek win over A&M-Corpus Christi (3/9)... played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League... appeared in 25 games, batting .187 with 15 runs, four doubles, five home runs and nine RBI.

2020 (SOPHOMORE - GRAYSON COLLEGE): Played one season for head coach Dusty Hart at Grayson College in Denison, Texas... batted .351 with five home runs and 28 RBI before the season being cut short because of COVID... played summer ball for the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League in 2020... appeared in 27 games, hit .270 with a .480 on-base percentage, 30 walks, 10 runs, five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 18 RBI… helped the Bombers win their third straight Texas Collegiate League title.

2019 (FRESHMAN – UIW): Named a Freshman All-American by the D1Baseball, Perfect Game/Rawlings, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Collegiate Baseball... also named American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Midwest Region First Team, Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and All-Southland Conference Second Team... played 59 games for the Cardinals, including 58 starts... batted .322 with 49 runs, 13 doubles, 16 home runs, 57 RBI and two stolen bases... registered a .447 on-base percentage, .615 slugging percentage and 1.062 OPS... smacked doubles in four of his first five games... led the Southland Conference in home runs... hit 5-for-5 with a double and two home runs in series opener against Central Arkansas (5/3)... clubbed five home runs in a four-game span (3/8-12), including logging two dingers and seven RBI against Massachusetts (3/12)... hit 4-for-4 with two RBI in series finale against UT Arlington (3/3)... batted 4-for-6 with two home runs and five RBI against Notre Dame (2/23)... logged first career hit, run and RBI in series opener against Hofstra (2/15)... played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League... appeared in 20 games, batting .167 with 12 runs, one double, five home runs and nine RBI.

AT GATEWAY PREP: Three-year letter winner for Ryan Kjos at Gateway College Preparatory School in Georgetown, Texas... belted 11 home runs and helped his team to the state tournament semifinals as a senior... selected Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A First Team as a relief pitcher and Honorable Mention as a catcher as a senior in 2018... also named District 25-3A MVP and All-Central Texas First Team as a senior... as a junior, helped his team to the state tournament semifinals as a junior in 2017... named All-District 25-3A First Team in 2017... played summer ball for Coach Zac Senf of Evo Shield Canes Southwest.

PERSONAL: Taylor Michael Smith was born February 2, 2000 in Austin, Texas... older sister, Callie played soccer for Angelo State... majoring in university studies with an emphasis in leadership studies, and plans to be a role model to kids and impact their lives positively... enjoys working out, hunting, fishing, and attending church.