High SchoolIndividual Athletic Achievements/Honors: Most Valuable Player Freshman year…American Legion Most Valuable Player 2011…
High School TeamAthletic Achievements: 2009 State Champions…District 1 Champions 2008, Suburban One Continental conferenceChamps 2007-10
AthleticStatistics/Achievements at St. Peter’s College:Hit .279 Freshman year in 44 at-bats… First careerNCAA hit in first at-bat…
Academic Honors:Dean’s List Fall 2010…
ON THE FIELD
Club/Travel Team: Protocall Starz
Favorite Athlete: Yadier Molina
Favorite Professional Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Season Expectations/Goals: My expectations for this seasonare to hit .310 this season, and to play solid defense behind theplate
Two things you bring to the team: I bring intensity and adefensive presence behind the plate
Who most influenced your athletic career and why: Mygrandfather because without him, I would not be at SaintPeter’s College
Reason you chose your number: It is backwards of my realnumber, 15
Pre-game Rituals: Tap the 400 foot sign and bless myself formy grandfather
Greatest Sports Memory: My first hit in Louisiana againstNicolls State, and winning the PA State Championship
OFF THE FIELD/COURT
Nickname: Jim
Parents: Adam and Mary Smith
Siblings/Ages: Victoria, 12
Major: Communication
Career Ambition: Journalist/ Video Editor
Top 3 Favorite T.V. Shows: Squidbillies, Beavis andButthead, Sportscenter
Hobbies/Interests: Music, Hockey, Drag Racing,Off-Roading
Three items you would bring if stranded on a desert island: Food,Water, and my catcher’s mitt
PEACOCK PRIDE
Reason you chose Saint Peter’s College: It has a greatacademic background, it has a Division I baseball program, and itgave me the best opportunity to play
Best part about being a Peacock: The friends and teammates Ihave. We all bond so well as friends and as teammates, and wereally gel as a community
Favorite thing to do on/around campus: Go hit, work out, andhang out in the new Baseball lounge