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2014 Baseball

31 John Macon Smith

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Greensboro, N.C.
  • High School Western Guilford
  • Position OF
  • Major Accounting

Biography

2014


 


2013

  • First Team All-State (College Division) according to the N.C. Collegiate Sports Information Association
  • Second Team D3baseball.com All-South region
  • earned Capital One Academic All-District 5 baseball honors
  • finished the season batting .392 in 36 starts for the Quakers, which stands fifth in the ODAC, with a team-high 148 at-bats
  • performance garnered him First Team All-ODAC honors
  • was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • stood ninth in the conference in RBI (33), fifth in stolen bases (13), and fifth in hits (58) through games of May 1
  • his four home runs ranked second on the team and his slugging percentage (.554) was third
  • closed out the year by hitting safely in the final eight games, including going seven-for-nine with a double and three RBI in the season's final twinbill against Randolph-Macon College

2012

  • Second Team All-ODAC
  • earned Rawlings All-South Region honors from the American Baseball Coaches' Association
  • D3baseball.com All-South Region
  • played and started all games at first base
  • had a .400 hitting average with 45 runs scored and 51 runs batted in (RBI)
  • had 62 hits, 14 doubles, four triples, and 13 home runs, which led the team in every category
  • his 13 homers ranked third in NCAA Division III in 2012
  • his 51 RBIs stand second in Guilford history and 21st in the nation
  • his .794 slugging percentage led the conference ranked eighth in Division III and third in school history
  • had 14 games with at least two RBI or more and 18 multiple-hit contests
  • named ODAC’s Baseball Hitter of the Week Feb. 20 after helping Guilford to a pair of wins with six hits, including three homers
  • had two homers and four RBI against Maryville College Feb. 18
  • also had five RBI a week later against Southern Virginia University
  • Apr. 15 against Eastern Mennonite University, he was 3-for-6 with a double, triple, homer and six RBI
  • only made three errors in 390 chances in his first year at first base
  • he had a .992 fielding percentage, which ranks 12th in school history
  • set the school record with 373 putouts
  • enjoyed a 12-game hitting streak

2011

  • played in 40 games at Western Carolina University with 25 starts, including 20 in left field
  • hit .208 with two homers, two doubles and 13 RBI
  • had five steals in seven attempts
  • enjoyed five two-hit games and had a five-game hitting streak later in the year
  • had a career-high four RBI vs. Morehead State

Personal

  • five-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
  • dean's-list student
  • named to 2013-14 Academic All-ODAC team
  • transferred to Guilford in January 2012 from Western Carolina University
  • earned All-Star honors as a member of the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League champion Kernersville Bulldogs in 2012
  • lettered four years under coach Chris Causey at Western Guilford High School
  • earned all-state recognition three times
  • named Triad 3-A Conference player of the year three years in a row
  • earned all area recognition and area of the year player
  • hit at least .320 in four high school seasons, including .561 as a senior
  • graduated with a school-record 28 home runs
  • helped the Hornets to three conference titles
  • played eight years  for the North Carolina Baseball Academy Golden Spikes
  • helped the Golden Spikes to a state championship and finished ninth in the nation
  • son of Gary and Sallie Smith
  • nephew of Guilford professor Garland Granger
  • cousin of Western Carolina pitcher Jordan Smith
  • business law minor
  • received departmental honors in accounting (2014)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2013Junior

    OF
    6'2" 200 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2014Senior

    OF
    6'2" 205 lbs
    31