Will Smith

Louisville v Estrellas Orientales | Dominican Republic

Height:
6-0
Weight:
178
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Kentucky Country Day

Career Honors:
• 2016 MLB Draft - 1st Round (32nd overall) - Los Angeles Dodgers
• 2016 NCAA Louisville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2016 All-ACC Third Team
• 2016 Team Captain

2016: Earned All-ACC honors and was selected in the first round of the MLB Draft while hitting .382 with seven home runs and 43 RBI in 46 starts and 55 total appearances during junior season. Hit safely in all three NCAA Regional games. Had three hits and scored once in title game win over Wright State on June 5. Was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in June 4 win over Ohio State. Had two home runs and five RBI in May 25 win over Wake Forest at ACC Championship. Finished 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in May 21 win at Wake Forest. Was 2-of-4 with one RBI in May 17 victory over Indiana. Had key three-run double in Louisville’s series-clinching win at No. 17 North Carolina on May 8. Finished 2-of-4 with a home run and scored twice in May 3 win over Cincinnati. Finished 2-of-3 with one RBI and scored twice in April 24 win at Boston College. Was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and scored once in April 17 win against No. 16 Clemson to complete series sweep. Delivered a pair of two-hit performances with two doubles and scored four runs in two starts against Virginia Tech on April 3-4. Had career-best four hits, drove in three runs and scored twice in March 29 win at WKU. Scored three times and finished 2-for-3 with a double in March 27 series-clinching win over No. 9 Virginia. Was 3-for-3 and was hit by a pitch on March 18 at No. 5 Miami. Finished 2-of-3 with one RBI and two walks in March 11 win over Notre Dame. Was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, two run scored and a stolen base in March 6 win over Princeton. Had first two-homer performance connecting for a pair of two-run home runs and had a career-high six RBI while going 3-for-4 at the plate in Feb. 23 win over EKU.

2015: Hit .242 with two home runs, 15 RBI and eight doubles in 47 starts and 57 appearances as primary catcher during sophomore season. Was 2-of-5 with a home run in NCAA Super Regional finale against Cal State Fullerton. Delivered game-winning solo home run in the eighth inning of Cardinals’ 6-5, series-clinching victory over Florida State on May 10. Doubled and scored once in May 6 win at Kentucky. Was 2-for-5 with one RBI in May 4 series-clinching win at Clemson. Finished 3-for-4 with two doubles in April 21 win at Cincinnati. Doubled and drove in a run in series-opening win over Wake Forest on April 17. Was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once in series-opening win at No. 9 Virginia on April 4. Had a single, walked twice and scored twice in March 31 win over Miami (Ohio). Singled and drove in two runs in series-opening win over No. 28 Georgia Tech on March 27. Came off the bench to finish with a pair of hits and drove in an insurance run in Cardinals’ 18-inning win at No. 22 Notre Dame on March 21. Was 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in March 10 victory over Ole Miss. Doubled, tripled and scored twice in series-opening win against No. 10 Miami on March 7. Finished 2-of-4 with two runs in win over Eastern Kentucky on March 3. Was 2-for-5 and scored twice in Feb. 24 victory over Butler. Matched career-high for hits going 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored against No. 17 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 15 at Opening Weekend Challenge in Clearwater, Fla.

2014: Made 21 starts and played in 39 games in first collegiate season hitting .221 with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored. Singled, drove in a run and scored once in April 8 win at Purdue. Came off the bench to go 2-for-2 with a double, two RBI and a run scored while sparking the Cardinals' 8-7 comeback win in 12 innings against Memphis on April 6. Had RBI single and scored once at Indiana on March 19. Singled, scored and drove in a run March 11 win over Western Illinois. Went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in March 8 win over Miami. Was 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and scored twice in Cardinals' series-opening victory over Western Michigan on Feb. 21. Made two starts as designated hitter in first collegiate weekend in games against The Citadel and Delaware at Homewood Suites Tournament.

High School: 2013 Region Player of the Year. Two-time All-State in final two seasons at Kentucky Country Day. Ranked as No. 5 player in the state by Prep Baseball Report. Multiple letterwinner in both baseball and golf at KCD. Hit .528 with 11 home runs, 36 RBI, 18 doubles, six triples and 24 stolen bases as a senior. Also went 7-1 with a 0.87 ERA and 100 strikeouts on the mound.

Personal: Born William Dills Smith on March 28, 1995, in Louisville, Ky. Son of Mark and Julie Smith. Has one younger sister, Sara. Majoring in finance. After college, he wants to play baseball professionally. Biggest thrill in sports is having a walk-off hit. Hobbies and outside interests include golfing and being outdoors. Favorite movie is Remember the Titans. Favorite athlete is David Ortiz. Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes. Favorite candy bar is Twix. Favorite food is rib eye steak. Favorite team is the Boston Red Sox. If he could eat dinner with three people he would choose Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.