2025 Baseball Roster

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3 Austin Smith

  • Position Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown El Cajon, CA
  • High School Granite Hills HS
  • Prev School UC San Diego
  • Major Sociology

Biography

Top Torero Moment: Austin Smith

"USD overcomes shocking start to win regular-season conference title"- ABC 10 News

Postgame Media: USD Baseball Senior Day 2025

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • Selected in the 10th round (292nd overall selection) of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Third Team All-American (2024)
  • NCBWA NCAA Division I Third Team All American (2024)
  • Semifinalist, Dick Howser Trophy (2024)
  • Finalist, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award (2024)
  • Semifinalist, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award (2025)
  • D1Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American (2025)
  • ABCA All-West Region First Team (2024)
  • All-WCC First Team (2024 and 2025) 
  • WCC All-Tournament Team (2024)
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2024 and 2025)
  • All-WCC Second Team (2023)
  • All-WCC Preseason Team (2025)
  • San Diego Sports Association Amateur Star of the Year (2024)
  • Finalist, Tony Gwynn Community Service Trophy (2025)
SENIOR (2025)
  • All-WCC First Team
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • John Olerud Two-Player of the Year Award Semifinalist
  • Tony Gwynn Community Service Trophy Finalist
  • Co-WCC Player of the Week (April 7)
  • All-WCC Preseason Team
  • Appeared in 54 games while making 53 starts 
  • Started 27 games in center field, including 21 as the designated hitter, five in left field, and five on the mound
  • Ranked in the top five in numerous offensive categories for the Toreros by recording... 
    • 18 doubles (1st) 
    • .353 batting average (2nd)
    • 77 hits (2nd)
    • 48 RBIs (3rd)
    • Six home runs (T-4th)
    • Six sacrifice flies (1st)
  • Logged a 26-game hitting streak from March 1 to April 13, batting .359 (41-for-114) during that span with 12 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 29 RBIs
  • Recorded 24 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games and one four-hit game
  • Ranked fifth in WCC play with 27 RBIs and a .398 batting average (33-for-83) and was tied for the conference lead with 10 doubles
  • Was one of four Toreros to record at least one four-hit game in 2025
    • Went 4-for-5 against Pacific on May 15 with a double, an RBI, and three runs scored in a 13-1 victory at Fowler Park that clinched the WCC Regular-Season Championship for the Toreros
  • Compiled a 5-5 record with a 5.66 ERA in 17 appearances on the mound, including five starts with a team-high four saves in 49.1 innings pitched 
  • Was tied for first in the WCC in wins and ranked second in the conference in saves
  • Recorded a single-game program record eight at-bats in a 3-for-8 performance in the first game of the WCC Tournament Championship (May 24), when the Toreros won 16-14 in 14 innings
  • In that same game, Smith threw 7.0 innings in relief to earn the victory in what marked his longest outing of the season and the second-longest of his collegiate career
  • His 49.1 innings pitched as well as his 52 strikeouts ranked fourth on the Toreros' pitching staff as he limited opposing batters to a .242 average   
  • Logged a 3-for-6 performance with two home runs and three RBIs in a season-changing 14-inning victory against No. 14 UCLA (April 14)
    • Smith blasted a two-run shot in the first inning and a go-ahead solo homer in the 14th to complete an remarkable comeback that sparked a 10-game win streak
  • Registered a tied-for-team-season-high six RBIs during his team’s 11-1 win at LMU on March 22, highlighted by hitting a grand slam
JUNIOR (2024)
  • ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Third Team All-American
  • NCBWA NCAA Division I Third Team All American
  • ABCA All-West Region First Team
  • All-WCC First Team
  • Finalist, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award
  • Semifinalist, Dick Howser Trophy
  • WCC Baseball All-Tournament Team
  • All-Academic WCC Honorable Mention
  • San Diego Sports Association Amateur Star of the Year
  • Was one of four players to start all 56 games for the Toreros in 2024, including 45 games as the designated hitter, nine games in left field, and one game in right field in addition to nine starts on the mound
  • Batted .314 (64-for-204) with 11 doubles, seven home runs, 39 RBIs, 31 walks, 13 hit-by-pitches, and three stolen bases
    • Slugged .471 and got on base at a .429 clip 
    • His 13 hit by pitches in 2024 ranks 10th-best in program history for a single season, a feat also accomplished by Andy Roberts in 1989, and Jesse Jenner in 2015
  • On the mound, Smith was one of two USD pitchers to reach seven wins, as the San Diego native and Granite Hills high alum went a perfect 7-0 with a 3.49 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP across 17 total appearances and nine starts 
  • He recorded three saves in 56.2 total innings pitched (third most among USD players in 2024) while notching 49 strikeouts 
  • Was one of two Toreros in 2024 to throw eight total innings in a single game without allowing a run (April 21 at Pepperdine)
    •  Smith also earned three hits and two walks from the plate in that same game
  • On February 25, 2024 against Arizona, he recorded a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning, before making his way to the mound from left field to earn a four-out save
  • Batted .364 (4-for-11) at the WCC Tournament with three runs scored, three RBIs, and three walks
  • Started on the mound vs. Gonzaga in the second round of the WCC Tournament on May 23rd
    • Threw 5.2 innings, and allowed five hits, three runs, and one strikeout
  • Batted .300 (3-for-10) at the NCAA Santa Barbara Regional while drawing two walks
  • Started on the mound at the NCAA Santa Barbara Regional vs. Fresno State (June 1)
    •  Threw five innings, allowing five runs on eight hits, with four strikeouts
SOPHOMORE (2023) 
  • All-WCC Second Team
  • Was one of two Toreros to appear in/start all 50 games
  • Made 32 starts at designated hitter, 16 in left field, seven as a pitcher, and two in right field
  • Batted .278 (49-for-176) with 29 runs scored, seven doubles, three home runs, a team-high 43 RBIs, 29 walks, and four stolen bases
  • Had 12 multi-hit games, was tied for first on the team with 12 multi-RBI games, and had the second-longest on base streak on the team (22 games) 
  • Recorded a .971 fielding percentage on 35 attempts
  • Went 4-2 on the mound, posting USD’s fourth-best ERA (3.49)
  • Struck out 47 batters across 38.2 innings, against only 11 walks
  • Went 12-for-43 (.279) in games he both pitched and hit; helped his own cause with 11 RBIs
  • Threw 3.2 shutout innings with six strikeouts alongside a go-ahead grand slam against Pepperdine on April 1
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2021-2022)
  • Attended UC San Diego for his freshman season (2022) as a two-way player
  • Batted .261 (46-for-176) with four home runs, nine doubles, 29 runs scored, 30 RBIs, and 67 total bases across 53 games (51 starts)
  • Recorded 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games, including a team-best five RBI day against Seattle U (Feb. 19), also recorded a seven game hitting streak and led the team with a 32-game streak of reaching base
  • Ranked third on the team with a 3.18 ERA and second with a 1.06 WHIP, holding opponents to a .210 batting average
  • Tallied 20 strikeouts in 17.0 innings pitched with just five walks
  • Recorded a season-high six strikeouts in 3.0 shutout innings, giving up just two hits against USC (Feb. 22) in his first collegiate start.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
  • Attended nearby Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he was named the 2021 Granite Hills Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • Batted .475 as a senior, set a his school's single-season hit record with 58 hits, also had a Granite Hills-record 18 doubles
  • Helped the Eagles to the 2021 CIF and SoCal Regional Championship in 2021 and was named to the Padres High School Baseball All-Star Game at Petco Park
  • Was named to Granite Hills' Honor Roll 
  • Also played football for three seasons, was named team MVP his sophomore year
  • Was named to the BRG All-Star team in the summer of 2020 and played for the San Diego Stars baseball club
PERSONAL
  • Born to Brian and Tammy Smith in San Diego, California
  • Father, Brian, was drafted out of Granite Hills High School by the Seattle Mariners in 1995 and played five seasons of professional baseball, including two in Seattle's minor league system
  • Notes that after extensive training he gained 25 pounds during the 2020 season that was canceled due to COVID-19
  • Enjoys going to the desert and river, golfing, and fishing in his free time 

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Sophomore

    LHP/OF
    5'11" 185 lbs
    24
  • 3

    2024Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    3