Northern Illinois University Athletics

2026:
- CSC Academic All-District
- MAC All-Tournament Team
- Second Team All-MAC
- Started all 49 games played
- Led NIU in batting average (.357), doubles (19) and slugging percentage (.583)
- Was 1-for-3 with a three-run triple in NIU debut at North Carolina A&T (2/13)
- Reached base five times in 13-1 win at Ohio (3/7), going 3-for-3 with two walks and two RBI
- Had four hits in the Huskies’ 17-13 10-inning win over Miami (3/20)
- Recorded a hit in 10 straight games from March 29-April 28 with multiple hits in eight of those games
- Went 4-for-5 with two RBI in NIU’s 6-0 win at UMass (4/4)
- Had an 11-game hitting streak from May 9-31, reaching base safely in each of the last 26 games of the season
- Hit .412 in the MAC Tournament with two home runs and nine RBI
- Was 2-for-5 with five RBI, including a grand slam, in NIU’s 10-3 win over Toledo (5/22) to advance the Huskies to the MAC Championship game
- Had a double and a triple in NIU’s 12-10 win over Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional

Prior to NIU: Played at Bradley in 2025… Started all 51 games played for the Braves, hitting .266 with three home runs and 25 RBI… Stole 10 bases in 2025… Played two seasons at Southeastern Community College… 2024 ICCAC Defensive Player of the Year… Earned an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove twice… Helped lead the Blackhawks to the NJCAA D2 World Series in 2024… Was a three-year letterwinner at Dubuque Senior High School, earning All-Conference honors each season… Set the team’s single-season batting average at .528.
 
Personal: Son of Dan and Jennifer Smith… Business Major