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2023 Baseball

11 Declan Smyth

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Position IF
  • Major Secondary Education
  • Hometown Evergreen Park, Ill.

Biography

Career Statistics:

  • Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2022)
  • 2x CCAC All-Academic Team (2021 & 2022)
  • 2x All-CCAC Second Team (2021 & 2022)
  • CCAC Gold Glove Team (Shortstop - 2021)
  • CCAC Player of the Week (4/19/22)

2022

Played in and started 53 of the team's 55 games ... was third on the team in hitting with a .360 batting average (63-for-175) ... tallied 50 RBI's and scored 41 runs ... clubbed 16 doubles, six home runs and two triples for a .577 slugging percentage ... collected 101 total bases ... drew 23 walks and was hit-by-pitch four times for a .431 on-base percentage ... was second on the team with seven sacrifice flies ... was 14-for-18 in stolen base attempts ... recorded a team-best 129 assists, along with 70 putouts and 18 errors for a .917 fielding percentage ... helped turn 24 double plays ... started the season with a 15-game hitting streak in the first 16 games ... homered with an RBI and two runs scored in three at-bats with five assists vs. Iowa Welsyan on Feb. 12 ... was 2-for-3 with two RBI's, two doubles and two runs scored vs. Grace (Ind.) on Feb. 18 ... went 2-for-2 with two RBI's, two runs, a double and a stolen base vs. Aquinas (Mich.) on Feb. 27 ... scored three runs, walked twice and doubled in three at-bats at Roosevelt (Ill.) on March 25 ... was 2-for-3 with three RBI's, a double, a run and a stolen base vs. Iowa Wesleyan on April 1 .... scored three runs, with a double, home run, a base hit and an RBI in five at-bats at Lincoln (Ill.) on April 9 ... in a doubleheader vs. Indiana South Bend on April 14, finished 5-for-7 with six RBI's, five runs scored, four home runs, two walks and a stolen base.

2021

NAIA Rankings

  • Assists - 1st (152)
  • Assists per game - T-14th (2.67)

CCAC Rankings

  • Assists - 1st (152)
  • RBI's - 2nd (54)
  • Assists per game - T-2nd (2.67)
  • RBI's per game - 4th (0.95)
  • Total Bases - 5th (99)
  • At-Bats - 5th (203)
  • Hits - 6th (65)
  • Doubles - T-6th (15)
  • Total Chances - 11th (245)
  • Home Runs - T-14th (5)
  • Runs Scored - T-16th (38)
  • Triples - T-18th (2)
  • Chances per game - 19th (4.3)
  • Doubles per game - 19th (0.26)
  • Total Bases per game - 19th (1.74)
  • Slugging Percentage - 20th (.488)
  • Hits per game - 20th (1.14)
  • Stolen Base Attempts - T-20th (14)

Played in and started all 57 of the team's games ... batted .320 (65-for-203) ... hit 15 doubles, five home runs and two triples for a .488 slugging percentage ... collected 54 RBI's and scored 38 runs ... tallied 99 total bases ... drew 20 walks and was hit-by-pitch five times for a .383 on-base percentage ... hit seven sacrifice flies and had two sacrifice bunts ... was 11-for-14 in stolen base attempts ... led the NAIA with 152 assists, along with 76 putouts and 17 errors for a .931 fielding percentage ... helped turn 25 doubleplays ... was 1-for-2 with three RBI's in game one of a doubleheader vs. Aquinas (Mich.) on Feb. 27 ... went 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI vs. Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.) in game two on March 12 ... was 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI's, a home run and a double vs. CCSJ in game one on March 24 ... recorded a season-high eight assists at Trinity Christian (Ill.) on April 30 ... went 4-for-8 with eight RBI's, four runs, two home runs and a double in a DH vs. Trinity Christian on May 1 ... was 1-for-3 with a home run and a pair of runs vs. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) on May 18 in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament Bellevue (Neb.) Bracket.

2020

CCAC Rankings

• Doubles - T-7th (4)
• Assists - 10th (29)
• RBI - T-12th (11)
• Assists per Game - 13th (1.81)
• Doubles per Game - T-13th (0.25)
• RBI per Game - T-15th (0.69)

Started 16 of 18 games as a junior, all at second base ... hit for a .286 average, with 11 RBI ... hit four doubles on the season, finishing with a slugging percentage of .367 ... went 1-for-2 with two RBI in the second of two games at No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan on Feb. 2 ... drove in two runs during the win over Indiana Wesleyan on Feb. 10 ... had an RBI in four straight games at Keiser (Fla.) and No. 16 Webber International (Fla.), as the Cougars went 3-1 in that span, from Mar. 3-6 ... finished the season on a four-game hitting streak, going a combined 7-for-14 against No. 3 Southwestern (Fla.), Lincoln (Ill.), and Lincoln Christian (Ill.) from Mar. 7-10.

Statistics

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