2019: Started 39 games … Posted two homers, 21 RBI and scored 24 times … Posted two hits, including a homer, in the series-opening win over Lincoln Memorial … Homered, driving in two, in the victory over the Railsplitters … Tallied two hits and scored twice in the series finale win over LMU … Went four-for-six with one RBI and a run scored at Erskine … Had two hits and scored a run in the series-opening win over Shepherd … Posted three hits, two RBI and scored a run in the win over the Rams … Posted three hits in the series finale victory over Shepherd … Had a hit in the series-opening game against No. 5 Florida Southern … Singled in a run and scored in the win over No. 5 Florida Southern … Tallied two hits in the series finale against the Mocs … Singled in the series-opening victory at Francis Marion … Pounded out two hits and had one RBI in the series opener at Columbus State … Singled in the win over CSU … Had a base knock in the series finale at Columbus State … Registered two hits in the series finale against UNC Pembroke … Singled in two runs and scored in the series-opening win over UNC Pembroke … Tallied two hits, including a double, while driving in two and scoring once in the 11-3 win over Augusta … Posted two hits, including a double, while driving in one in the series finale against Augusta … Singled in a run in the win over No. 7 Newberry … Singled and scored in the win over No. 3 Newberry … Scored a run against Catawba … Had a base hit, plating one, while also scoring in the win over Paine … Had a base hit against the Saints … Posted two hits and drove in a run in the series-finale victory over Flagler … Singled in a run in the series-opening win over Young Harris … Recorded a base hit against the Mountain Lions … Went two-for-four with a pair of RBI in the series-finale victory over Young Harris … Scored a run in the PBC Tournament win over Columbus State … Had two hits, drove in two and scored twice in the win over Flagler in the PBC Tournament … Singled and scored twice in the win over Francis Marion in the PBC Tournament.
2018: Started all 54 games … Posted a .296 batting average … Second on the team with 14 doubles … Drove in 32 runs and scored 36 times … Posted two hits and scored a run in the series-opening win over Lincoln Memorial … Pounded out two hits, including a double, in the middle game of the series against LMU … Registered two hits, including a homer, while driving in three in the series finale victory over Lincoln Memorial … Singled, drove in three and scored twice in the series-opening win over Shepherd … Notched two hits and drove in two in the victory over the Rams … Registered three hits, drove in one and scored twice in the series finale against Shepherd … Smacked two hits, including a homer, drove in two and scored twice in the win at Wingate … Posted two hits and scored four runs against the Trojans … Doubled and scored in the win over the Patriots … Singled in a run and scored in the series finale win over FMU … Garnered a pair of hits, driving in two, and scoring once in the win over Emmanuel … Singled in the series-opening game against Georgia College … Tallied two hits against the Bobcats … Singled, doubled, drove in two and scored once in the win over Chowan … Notched two hits, walked three times, drove in one and scored twice in the win over the Hawks … Singled in a run in the win over North Georgia … Singled and scored against the Nighthawks … Registered two hits and scored once in the series-finale win over North Georgia … Singled in the series opener at Georgia Southwestern … Had a hit and scored once in the win against the Hurricanes … Singled in a run and scored in the series finale win at Georgia Southwestern … Belted two hits, drove in one and scored once in the series-opening victory over No. 9 Columbus State … Had two hits against No. 2 North Greenville … Singled in a run in the second game of the series at UNC Pembroke … Smashed a homer while driving in two in the win at UNC Pembroke … Singled at Newberry … Drove in one and scored once in the series-opening win at Augusta … Pounded out two hits, drove in two and scored twice in the victory over the Jaguars … Had a hit and scored a run in the series finale win at Augusta … Scored a run against Wingate … Singled in the series opener at Young Harris … Homered and singled in the victory at Young Harris … Garnered three hits in the series finale win over the Mountain Lions … Doubled in a run in the series-opening victory over Lander … Posted two hits and drove in a run in the victory over the Bearcats … Had a pair of singles in the series finale win over Lander … Singled in the series-opening victory over Flagler … Posted three hits and scored once in the win over Catawba … Singled and scored in the win over Emmanuel … Registered two doubles and scored twice in the PBC Tournament win over Columbus State … Doubled in the PBC Tournament victory over Flagler … Posted two hits and drove in one in the PBC Championship against Georgia College.
2017: Played in 40 games, earning 11 starts … Drove in three runs and scored six times … Came in as a defensive replacement in the first two victories over Lincoln Memorial … Came in as a defensive replacement in the series finale victory over LMU … Saw playing time in the series-opening victory over Shepherd … Scored a run in the series finale victory over Shepherd … Crossed home plate in the win over Paine … Singled in a run in the series finale win at Armstrong State … Had a hit and scored in the win over Saint Rose … Singled in a run against the Cougars … Posted two hits in the victory at Lander … Had a base hit and scored in the win over Emmanuel … Singled in the win over the Saints … Scored a run in the series finale against Flagler … Singled in the series-opening victory at Montevallo.
2016: Saw time in 45 games, earning five starts … Pounded out 12 hits, including a double and a triple … Sported a .985 fielding percentage … Recorded a single and scored a run in the win over Emmanuel … Saw time in the series-opening win over Armstrong State … Singled in the victory over the Pirates … Scored a run in the series finale win against Armstrong State … Saw time in the series finale victory over Lander … Had a hit against the Bobcats … Went three-for-five with three RBI in the win over Emmanuel … Tripled, singled and scored twice in the win over Albany State … Scored a run in the win at Newberry … Went two-for-two and scored a run in the victory over Southern Wesleyan … Doubled and drove in two in the win over the Warriors … Scored a run in the NCAA victory over Columbus State.
High School: Attended South Aiken H.S. ... Earned all-region honors as a senior.
Personal: Joey Smithers was born July 23, 1997 in Augusta, Ga. ... Son of Steve and Stephanie Smithers ... Has a sister, Sarah ... Majoring in sociology.
