Justin Smoak

Justin Smoak Career Stats 2008 – – 2008 MLB Draft Selection (1st round/Texas Rangers) … 2008 Semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award; presented by USA Baseball … 2008 Semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy; one of 16 players in the nation … Earned All-America honors at first base from the ABCA, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, and the NCBWA … Earned first team All-SEC honors at first base … One of only seven players in SEC history to record 60 or more career home runs … Tallied two home runs and three RBI in 7-5 win over James Madison in NCAA Regional (6/1) … Hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs in 11-3 win vs. Florida at SEC Tournament (5/22) … Reached base in all five plate appearances including three hits and three runs scored in 10-8 win over Tennessee (5/17) … 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and three runs scored in 9-6 win vs. Florida (5/4) … 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in 6-5 win vs. Florida (5/3) … Reached base seven times in one game; went 4-for-4 with three walks, a homer, two RBI and two runs in 11-10 loss at LSU (4/26) … Tied SC single-game school record for second time with three homers, also had eight RBI in 10-1 win over Wofford (4/23) … 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in 4-1 win over Ole Miss (4/20) … 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a run scored and a RBI in 6-2 win over Ole Miss (4/18)… Tied two South Carolina single-game school records with three homers and nine RBI in 14-4 win over USC Upstate (4/15) … 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in 7-6 win at Auburn (4/13) … Set South Carolina career record for home runs (49) and went 2-for-5 with two RBI in 7-6 win at Auburn (4/11) … Tied South Carolina career record for home runs with solo homer in 7-1 win over Clemson (4/9) … Two-run home run in 9-6 win over Western Carolina (4/8) … 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in 9-2 win over Davidson (4/2) … 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in 10-3 win over Mississippi State (3/23) … Game-winning home run in 4-1 win over Mississippi State (3/22) … Two hits including a two-run homer in 10-4 loss at Vanderbilt (3/16) … Went 3-for-5 with two runs and a RBI in 16-7 win at Vanderbilt (3/15) … 1-for-3 with a RBI double, two walks and two runs scored in 11-5 win vs. Yale (3/12) … Tallied three hits including a double and a home run in 5-1 win at Clemson (3/2) … Hit two-run homer, scored two runs and walked three times in 7-6 win over East Carolina (2/24) … 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs and three RBI in 22-5 win over East Carolina (2/23/first game). 2007 – A third team All-America selection by Baseball America and a second team All-SEC honoree … Semi-finalist for the Golden Spikes Award presented by USA Baseball … Started all 66 games at first base in first season and batted .315 (82-for-260) with 22 HR and 72 RBI along with 16 doubles and 64 runs scored … 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in 8-6 win over North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/9) … 2007 NCAA Columbia (S.C.) Regional MVP and All-Tournament team member … Went 3-for-4 with a homer and two runs in 12-8 win over Charlotte in NCAA Regional (6/3) … Multi-homer game with three RBI in 9-1 win over Wofford in NCAA Regional (6/1) … Homered and scored two runs in 12-3 win over The Citadel (5/9) … Hit a three-run homer in 8-1 win over Kentucky (5/4) … 2-for-4 with a home run, double and four RBI in 11-9 win at Ole Miss (4/22) … Hit a solo home run in 4-2 win over Clemson (4/18) … 4-for-5 with a homer, double and four RBI in 8-3 win at Mississippi State (3/25) … 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 20-3 win at Mississippi State (3/23) … 3-for-5 with a grand slam homer in 13-5 win over Appalachian State (3/13) … 7-for-11 series vs. Brown with a pair of homers and 11 RBI (3/9-11) … Hit a three-run homer in 11-2 win over Brown (3/10) … Career-high four hits and tied career-high with five RBI and a homer in 13-1 win over Brown (3/9) … Two-run homer and three hits in 12-0 victory at Clemson (3/3) … Hit a solo home run in 5-1 win over Eastern Michigan (2/24) … Played in the summer with the USA Baseball National Team and in the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil … Helped lead Team USA to silver medal at Pan Am Games. 2006 – Started all 66 games at first base in first season, batted .303 with 17 homers and 63 RBI as well as 18 doubles …Earned freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball, also was named to the SEC All-Freshman team … Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in 8-2 win over Virginia at NCAA Regional, also 2-for-3 with two RBI in 4-2 win over Evansville (6/3) … Hit his first career grand slam in 8-7 loss to Vanderbilt (5/18) … 14 of his 17 homers came against SEC teams … Tied USC single-game record with three doubles in 15-12 win over Furman (5/16) … SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance against Mississippi State (4/28-30); went 6-for-11 in the series including a multi-homer game in Friday’s 11-5 win … 2-for-4 with a solo homer in 6-3 win over Ole Miss (4/15) … Collected two hits, a homer and two RBI in 18-4 win at LSU (4/1) … 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in 12-2 win over LSU (3/31) … Went 3-for-3 with two doubles, one homer, four runs scored and five RBI in 12-4 win over Duquesne (2/26) … Set freshman school records for home runs and RBI … Impressive defense with a .995 fielding percentage at first base … Played this past summer and earned All-Star honors and league MVP honors with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League … Rated the No. 1 best prospect out of the Cape Cod League by Baseball America.

HIGH SCHOOL — Played four seasons at Stratford HS under coach John Chaleus … Named by ABCA, Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball as 2005 HS All-American … One of 36 high school players in the nation to play in 2005 HS All-American Baseball Game … 2004 and 2005 South Carolina AAAA Player of the Year … Named Co- Mr. Baseball for 2005 in South Carolina along with teammate Reese Havens … 2004 and 2005 South Carolina AAAA All-State team … Member of 2005 South Carolina AAAA State Champions at Stratford HS … Batted .558 his senior year with 18 HR and 49 RBI … Selected in the 16th round of 2005 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics.

PERSONAL – Born Justin Kyle Smoak 12/5/86 … Parents are Keith and Debbie Smoak … Older brother David played baseball at Presbyterian College … Chose Carolina because ‘it felt like the place to be and I respect Coach Tanner’ … Hobbies are hunting, fishing and playing golf … Favorite food is steak … Favorite actor is Tom Cruise … Favorite actress Angelina Jolie.