2024 Baseball Roster
Smith, Tanner
Jersey Number 8
Tanner Smith
- Position:
- Catcher/Infield
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Basha
Bio
2024
• Played in 33 games, making 32 starts. Batted .221 with four doubles, a triple and five home runs. Scored 23 times, drove in 19 runs and drew 22 walks. Posted a .423 slugging percentage.
• Homered in the series finale at Washington State (5/5).
• Went 2-for-5 and drove in two runs on a double against Portland (4/23).
• Walked four times and scored two runs with an RBI against Nevada (4/17).
• Tripled for the first time in his career in the win over CSUN (3/7).
• Hit a two-run home run and finished 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks in the finale versus NDSU (3/3).
• Hit a two-run home run in the win over Oklahoma State (2/25).
• Equaled a career-high with three hits, including a double, in the win over CSUB (2/18).
• Hit a three-run home run in the season opener vs. New Mexico (2/16).
2023
• Played in 43 games, making 39 starts, and batted .236 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 27 RBI.
• Recorded seven multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI efforts.
• Batted .224 in 20 Pac-12 games - 18 starts - with three doubles and 10 RBI.
• Doubled in two runs in the series finale versus Western Carolina (5/20).
• Doubled twice, walked three times and scored three runs versus Western Carolina (5/19).
• Scored a career-high three hits and finished 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in the finale at UCLA (5/14).
• Drove in two and posted a 3-for-5 night in the opener against Utah (5/5).
• Drove home the game-tying runs on a single in the ninth against Arizona (4/30).
• Drove home the game-winning run on a single in the 13th against USC (4/15).
• Doubled, drove in a run and scored two against Nevada (3/15).
• Hit his third home run of the season and went 2-for-3 with two runs at Cal Poly (3/3).
• Homered and went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a walk versus Coppin State (2/26).
• Hit a grand slam in the eighth inning in the win over New Mexico (2/19).
2022
• Played in 31 games, starting 24. Batted .232 with eight doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI.
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against UCLA (5/28).
• Drove home the game-winning run on a sac fly in the seventh at Oregon (5/3).
• Hit the game-winning solo home run in the 11th inning in the opener at Nevada, finishing 2-for-4 with two runs scored (3/29).
• Hit a ninth-inning grand slam and finished 2-for-5 in the series finale at California (3/27).
• Doubled home a run and finished 2-for-3 in the opener versus Grand Canyon (3/15).
• Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the second game versus UC Irvine (3/5).
• Hit his first career home run and finished 3-for-5 with two runs versus Xavier (2/24).
Basha High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Jim Schilling.
• Batted .496 as a junior, collecting four home runs, two doubles and 14 RBI.
• Earned all-conference and all-region honors as a sophomore.
• Batted .289 as a sophomore, totaling four home runs, six doubles, 27 RBI and five stolen bases.
Personal
• Born September 26, 2002 in Bemidji, Minn.
• Son of Kristi and Nate Smith.
• Has one brother, Grant.
• Majoring in management and would like to go into coaching after his playing career.
• Volunteers as a coach for his high school feeder team.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the atmosphere and culture made me feel right at home the moment I got there.”
Smith’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, 4 times
Doubles: 2, UC Irvine, Mar 05, 2022 ; Western Carolina, May 19, 2023
Triples: 1, CSUN, Mar 07, 2024
Home runs: 1, 11 times
Total bases: 7, vs Xavier, Feb 24, 2022
RBI: 4, vs New Mexico, Feb 19, 2023 ; at California, Mar 27, 2022
Runs scored: 3, at UCLA, May 14, 2023 ; Western Carolina, May 19, 2023
Walks: 4, at Nevada, Apr 17, 2024
Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
Struck out: 3, 5 times
Sac flies: 1, 4 times
Sac bunts: 1, 11 times
At bats: 5, 14 times
Stolen bases: 1, at Nevada, Apr 17, 2024
Field chances: 21, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Putouts: 21, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Assists: 3, Grand Canyon, Mar 15, 2022
Runners CS: 2, North Dakota State, Mar 01, 2024 ; CSUN, Mar 08, 2024
• Played in 33 games, making 32 starts. Batted .221 with four doubles, a triple and five home runs. Scored 23 times, drove in 19 runs and drew 22 walks. Posted a .423 slugging percentage.
• Homered in the series finale at Washington State (5/5).
• Went 2-for-5 and drove in two runs on a double against Portland (4/23).
• Walked four times and scored two runs with an RBI against Nevada (4/17).
• Tripled for the first time in his career in the win over CSUN (3/7).
• Hit a two-run home run and finished 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks in the finale versus NDSU (3/3).
• Hit a two-run home run in the win over Oklahoma State (2/25).
• Equaled a career-high with three hits, including a double, in the win over CSUB (2/18).
• Hit a three-run home run in the season opener vs. New Mexico (2/16).
2023
• Played in 43 games, making 39 starts, and batted .236 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 27 RBI.
• Recorded seven multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI efforts.
• Batted .224 in 20 Pac-12 games - 18 starts - with three doubles and 10 RBI.
• Doubled in two runs in the series finale versus Western Carolina (5/20).
• Doubled twice, walked three times and scored three runs versus Western Carolina (5/19).
• Scored a career-high three hits and finished 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in the finale at UCLA (5/14).
• Drove in two and posted a 3-for-5 night in the opener against Utah (5/5).
• Drove home the game-tying runs on a single in the ninth against Arizona (4/30).
• Drove home the game-winning run on a single in the 13th against USC (4/15).
• Doubled, drove in a run and scored two against Nevada (3/15).
• Hit his third home run of the season and went 2-for-3 with two runs at Cal Poly (3/3).
• Homered and went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a walk versus Coppin State (2/26).
• Hit a grand slam in the eighth inning in the win over New Mexico (2/19).
2022
• Played in 31 games, starting 24. Batted .232 with eight doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI.
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against UCLA (5/28).
• Drove home the game-winning run on a sac fly in the seventh at Oregon (5/3).
• Hit the game-winning solo home run in the 11th inning in the opener at Nevada, finishing 2-for-4 with two runs scored (3/29).
• Hit a ninth-inning grand slam and finished 2-for-5 in the series finale at California (3/27).
• Doubled home a run and finished 2-for-3 in the opener versus Grand Canyon (3/15).
• Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the second game versus UC Irvine (3/5).
• Hit his first career home run and finished 3-for-5 with two runs versus Xavier (2/24).
Basha High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Jim Schilling.
• Batted .496 as a junior, collecting four home runs, two doubles and 14 RBI.
• Earned all-conference and all-region honors as a sophomore.
• Batted .289 as a sophomore, totaling four home runs, six doubles, 27 RBI and five stolen bases.
Personal
• Born September 26, 2002 in Bemidji, Minn.
• Son of Kristi and Nate Smith.
• Has one brother, Grant.
• Majoring in management and would like to go into coaching after his playing career.
• Volunteers as a coach for his high school feeder team.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the atmosphere and culture made me feel right at home the moment I got there.”
Smith’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, 4 times
Doubles: 2, UC Irvine, Mar 05, 2022 ; Western Carolina, May 19, 2023
Triples: 1, CSUN, Mar 07, 2024
Home runs: 1, 11 times
Total bases: 7, vs Xavier, Feb 24, 2022
RBI: 4, vs New Mexico, Feb 19, 2023 ; at California, Mar 27, 2022
Runs scored: 3, at UCLA, May 14, 2023 ; Western Carolina, May 19, 2023
Walks: 4, at Nevada, Apr 17, 2024
Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
Struck out: 3, 5 times
Sac flies: 1, 4 times
Sac bunts: 1, 11 times
At bats: 5, 14 times
Stolen bases: 1, at Nevada, Apr 17, 2024
Field chances: 21, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Putouts: 21, Stanford, Apr 01, 2022
Assists: 3, Grand Canyon, Mar 15, 2022
Runners CS: 2, North Dakota State, Mar 01, 2024 ; CSUN, Mar 08, 2024
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