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2023 Baseball Roster

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Jeff Montgomery/Harding Universi

7 Cody Smith

7 Cody Smith

  • Position:
    Outfielder
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Fayetteville, Ark.
  • Prev School:
    Fayetteville HS

Summary

Biography

Career
A .331 hitter (160 for 484) with 105 runs, 37 doubles, 10 triples, 10 home runs, 83 RBIs and 26 stolen bases in 145 games with 128 starts ... has 20 games with three or more hits and five games with three or more RBIs

Awards
2021 All-GAC (honorable mention)
2022 All-GAC (second team)
2021 GAC All-Defensive Team
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America (second team)
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2019 GAC Elite Scholar Athlete
2021 GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2020 Academic All-GAC
2021 Academic All-GAC
2022 Academic All-GAC
2023 Academic All-GAC

Harding Rankings
Most triples: t-3rd (10)

GAC Rankings
7th in GAC, 99th in NCAA II - 2, Sacrifice Flies, 2020
10th in GAC, 83rd in NCAA II - 7, Doubles, 2020
10th in GAC - 1, Triples, 2020
24th in GAC - 27, Hits, 2020
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1st in GAC, 7th in NCAA II - 6, Triples, 2021
14th in GAC - 12, Doubles, 2021
23rd in GAC - 53, Hits, 2021
25th in GAC - 89, Total Bases, 2021
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3rd in GAC - 3, Triples, 2022
8th in GAC - 16, Doubles, 2022
9th in GAC - 0.33, Doubles per Game, 2022
9th in GAC - 12, Hit by Pitch, 2022
9th in GAC - 4, Sacrifice Flies, 2022
10th in GAC - 0.25, Hit by Pitch per Game, 2022

2022
Hit .333 (64 for 192) with 47 runs, 16 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 24 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 48 games, all starts ... started 48 games in CF ... hit .464 vs. left-handed pitchers, .344 with runners on ... had 17 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... had a season-best 10-game hitting streak and 26-game on-base streak ... 3 for 3 with four runs, two RBIs and a triple at East Central (2/19) ... 3 for 5 with two runs, an RBI and a home run at Henderson St. (3/13) ... 3 for 5 with three runs, two RBIs and a home run vs. Ozarks (AR) (3/23) ... 3 for 5 with three runs, three RBIs, a triple and two home runs at Southwestern Okla. (4/22).


2021
Hit .351 (53 for 151) with 28 runs, 12 doubles, six triples (led the GAC and ranked seven in Division II), four home runs, 36 RBIs and six stolen bases in 41 games, all starts ... his six triples tied for fourth in an HU single season ... started all 41 games in CF ... hit .366 against right-handed pitchers, .387 with runners on and .381 with runners in scoring position ... had 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games ... had a season-best six-game hitting streak and eight-game on-base streak ... 3-for-6 with two runs, two RBI and a home run vs. Williams Baptist (3/16) ... 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs, two doubles and a triple vs. Southern Nazarene (3/26) ... 3-for-5 with two runs, four RBIs, a double and a triple at Northwestern Okla. (4/18).

2020
Hit .310 (27 for 87) with 14 runs, seven doubles, one triple, one home run, 15 RBIs and five stolen bases in 24 games, all starts ... started all 24 games in CF ... hit .343 vs. right-handed pitchers, .304 with runners on and .333 with two outs ... had seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... had a season-best six-game hitting streak ... 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBIs and two doubles vs. Christian Brothers (2/19) ... 4-for-6 with a run, three RBIs, a double and a home run at East Central (2/29) ... 3 for-4 with two RBIs vs. Williams Baptist (3/3) ... 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI at Union (3/10).

2019
Hit .296 (16 for 54) with 16 runs, two doubles, eight RBI and four stolen bases in 32 games with 15 starts ... started 10 games in CF, three at 2B and two at DH ... had four multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... had a season-best five-game hitting streak and on-base streak.

Previous School
A 2017 graduate of Fayetteville (Arkansas) High School

Personal
Born: Nov. 20, 1998
Major: Management and Business Ethics
Parents: Steve and Amy Smith

Career Highs
Hits: 4  [t-11th], at East Central, Feb 29, 2020
Doubles: 2  [t-7th], 4 times
Triples: 1  [t-5th], 8 times
Home runs: 2  [t-2nd], at Southwestern Okla., Apr 22, 2022
Total bases: 11  [t-5th], at Southwestern Okla., Apr 22, 2022
RBI: 4, at Northwestern Okla., Apr 18, 2021
Runs scored: 4  [t-10th], at East Central, Feb 19, 2022
Walks: 2, 5 times
Hit by pitch: 2  [t-4th], at Ark. Monticello, Apr 01, 2022 ; Williams Baptist, Feb 15, 2022 ; at East Central, Feb 19, 2022
Sac flies: 1  [t-13th], 10 times
Sac bunts: 1, Northwestern Okla., Apr 15, 2022 ; vs Christian Brothers, Mar 26, 2019
At bats: 7  [t-5th], at Ark. Monticello, Apr 02, 2022
Stolen bases: 2  [t-12th], Ozarks (AR), Apr 06, 2021 ; at Christian Brothers, Feb 08, 2022 ; East Central, May 07, 2021
Field chances: 8, at Northwestern Okla., Apr 18, 2021
Putouts: 8, at Northwestern Okla., Apr 18, 2021
Assists: 4, Williams Baptist, Feb 18, 2019
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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Infielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Infielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Utility
    5'9" 170 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Junior

    Outfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2022Senior

    Outfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2023Fifth Year

    Outfielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    7