High School: A two-time all-area, all-conference and academic all-conference selection ... Earned All-DuPage Valley Conference honors after batting .410 with 50 hits, 30 RBI, 25 runs and 12 doubles during his senior season ... First team all-area by Press Publications and earned all-conference and academic all-conference selections after hitting .360 with 40 hits, 26 runs, 23 RBI, 12 doubles and four home runs as a junior ... Academic all-conference honoree after hitting .288 with 25 runs scored, 21 RBI, six doubles and one home run in 31 varsity games during his sophomore season ... Played in six varsity games and hit .250 as a freshman ... High school battery mate of fellow Huskie newcomer Zach Oates.

Personal: Liberal arts and sciences major ... Born Sept. 26, 1988 ... Parents are Christopher and Ruth Smith ... Father, Christopher, was a three-sport all-conference performer and scholar-athlete of the year at Elmhurst College ... Played for former Major Leaguer John Cangelosi at the Cangelosi Baseball Academy ... Hobbies include cards, video games, music and billiards.