Concordia Irvine Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at St. Francis De Sales HS in Columbus, Ohio, graduating in 2016... played varsity baseball for 3 years under head coach Tom Neubert... Named Team Captain his Senior year... Earned 1st Team All-League and 1st Team All-District his Senior year while batting .324... also played varsity football for 3 years as a linebacker... Made Honor Roll all 4 years of high school with a 4.0 cumulative GPA.

OTHER: Born Nicklaus Randel Smith on Nov. 15th, 1997, to parents Randey and Kim Smith in Chillicothe, Ohio... Has one sister Tara (25)... Majoring in Finance.

PERSONAL:
Favorite Movie: Step Brothers, Billy Madison
Favorite Musical Artists: Wiz Khalifa, Drake, Jon Gellion, Kanye West
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Web Site: Netflix
How do you like to spend your time away from the field? With friends or family
Hobbies: Hunting, Working out, Riding ATV's, Going to the beach
Greatest Influence in Life: My Parents and Sister
Greatest Baseball Influence: My Father
Superstitions: Never step on the foul-line, dress the same for every game
Favorite Big League Team: Cincinnati Reds
What big league player do you model your game after? Johnny Bench
Favorite actors and actress: Will Farrell, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Anniston
Would like to see ____ added to the Eagles’ baseball schedule: Ohio State or any team in Ohio
Greatest sports thrill so far: Almost leading my high school team to states my senior year
If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, who would it be: Will Ferrell
Interesting Facts: Grew up in a small Southeastern Ohio town called Jackson, Ohio. Moved to New Albany, Ohio, a suburb in Columbus, my freshman year of high school