Northern Illinois University Athletics

2025:
- Academic All-MAC
- CSC Academic All-District
- Played in 42 games, making 40 starts at first base and designated hitter
- Hit a grand slam to highlight a 5-RBI game in NIU’s 16-4 win at SEMO on Feb. 21
- Went 2-for-4 with three RBI in NIU’s 13-4 win at SIUE on March 2
- Also had three RBI in the Huskies’ 14-8 win at Kent State on March 9
- Hit a three-run home run in NIU’s win at Eastern Illinois on March 25
- Also had three RBI in 17-10 win at Butler on March 28
- Tied the NIU single game record for walks with four and scored four runs in NIU’s 17-7 win over Ohio on April 6
- Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Huskies’ 27-11 win at Northwestern on April 15

2023:
- Played in 44 games, making 38 starts at first base and designated hitter
- Had a hit in each of the first five games of the season
- Went 3-for-5 at the plate in the final game of the series at Oral Roberts on Feb. 19
- Drove in five runs and was 3-for-4 in an 18-10 win at WKU on March 5; was a home run shy of the cycle
- Had a pair of RBI in games at Kent State (March 12) and Purdue (March 15)
- Hit his first home run of the season on March 31 at Xavier
- Recorded eight hits in a four-game stretch from April 14-19; Went 3-for-4 against Illinois State on April 19
- Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored at Eastern Michigan on May 19

Prior to NIU: Twice named to All-Academic Team of the Skyway Conference while at Oakton Community College…Named to the Region 4 First Team in 2022 after hitting .348 with four home runs and 55 RBI…Led Oakton to the NJCAA Division III World Series after winning district and regional titles…Oakton also won a region title and the Skyway Conference championship in 2021…Played his prep baseball at Loyola Academy.
 
Personal: Son of Maribeth and Fred Smart…Business Administration major…His two brothers played college baseball at Siena and UIC.

Career Highs:
At-Bats: 5, 6 times (M.R. at Bowling Green, 5/14/23)
Runs: 2, 5 times (M.R. at Eastern Michigan, 5/19/23)
Hits: 3, 3 times (M.R. vs. Illinois State, 4/19/23)
RBI: 5 at WKU (3/5/23)
Home Runs: 1, twice (M.R. vs. Northwestern, 4/18/23)
Walks: 3 vs. Ohio (3/26/23)
Stolen Bases: 1 at Oral Roberts (2/18/23)