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Santa Clara University

2025 Baseball Roster

17 Conner Smith

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Rocklin, Calif.
  • High School Alpha Charter
  • Previous College Sierra College
  • Position C

Biography

WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Bronze" Honors (2024-25)

AT SANTA CLARA: Played one season (2025) with the Broncos after transferring from Sierra College ... Earned "Bronze" honors on the 2024-25 West Coast Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Appeared in 22 games with nine starts, serving mainly as a backup catcher and pinch-hitter ... Batted .152 with a home run, two doubles, five RBIs, three runs scored and six walks in his only season ... Threw out five would-be base stealers, cutting down 56% of base runners.

AS A JUNIOR (2025): Placed on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with "Bronze" honors ... Appeared in 22 games with nine starts (eight at catcher, one at designated hitter) ... Made his Santa Clara career debut on Opening Night versus CSUN (Feb. 14) as a pinch-hitter ... Recorded his first hit as a Bronco versus California (March 3) -- a double -- and added two walks to reach base three times ... Hit his first Santa Clara home run at Pepperdine (April 5), a pinch-hit solo blast ... Had hits in three consecutive games from March 3-8, all versus Power-4 opponents (California, Texas) ... Tallied his first Broncos RBI with a pinch-hit RBI single at No. 12 Texas (March 7) ... Finished the year batting .152 with a home run, two doubles, five RBIs, three runs scored and six walks ... Threw out five would-be base stealers and only had one error in 49 chances for a .980 fielding percentage.

AT SIERRA COLLEGE: Played his first two collegiate seasons (2023 and 2024) at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif., appearing in 56 games and batting .220 with four home runs, five doubles, 25 RBIs, 23 walks and 19 runs scored in two years ... Was named the Sierra College Male Athlete of the Year ... Batted .261 in limited time (17 games) as a freshman in 2023 with a home run, two RBIs and six walks ... Moved into the starting catcher role for the Wolverines as a sophomore in 2024, playing in 39 games and hitting three home runs with 23 RBIs ... Had a career-high five RBIs on Feb. 10, 2024, versus the College of San Mateo ... Posted seven multi-hit games as a sophomore (2024) ... Helped lead Sierra College to the first round of the CCCAA Northern California postseason in 2024.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Alpha Charter School in Elverta, Calif., batting .360 and slugging .640 as a senior with seven doubles, seven RBIs and seven runs scored ... Earned the State Senate Award.

GET TO KNOW CONNER: Enjoys playing in charity golf tournaments ... Father, Ben, played baseball for Point Loma Nazarene in 1995.

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