University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Derek Smith
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Waxhaw, NC
2016:  Played in 38 games with 36 total starts...recorded 25 hits in his 140 at-bats...drove in 14 RBIs and scored 16 runs as well...finished the season with a .250 batting average...knocked in his lone home run of the year vs. Presbyterian (4/02).
2015: Started 40 games with 42 total appearances…tallied one extra-base hit (double at Furman, 3/11) and drove in 13 RBIs…scored 17 runs and drew 17 walks….recorded 35 putouts and had 78 assists as an infielder…had three two-RBI games (at Furman 3/11, vs Appalachian State 3/17, vs Longwood 4/24).
2014: Starter at shortstop for most of the season…played in 39 games and started 36 times…hit .203 with 11 RBIs and 15 runs scored…went 3-for-4 with RBI vs. Tennessee Tech (3-11)…had two hits and two runs scored in home win over ESTU (3-12)…drove in two runs with key two-run single vs. Coastal Carolina (4-5)…drove in winning run against the Chanticleers (4-6) in 2-1 win…went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and RBI vs. USC Upstate (4-21)…had two hits in back-to-back games at Winthrop (3-29 & 3-30).
Before UNC Asheville: Helped lead Marvin Ridge to 26-4 record senior year as he hit .308 with 28 RBIs…helped lead school to four straight conference titles…named All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior…was Defensive Player of the Year as a senior…served as captain…hit .316 with two home runs and 30 RBIs as a junior.
