Troy University Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Chase Smartt
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Troy, Ala.
- High School:
- Charles Henderson HS
2018 (Junior)
Started in all but 10 games at catcher; missed those due to a lower-body injury … Allowed just one passed ball and committed just three errors on his way to a .993 fielding percentage … Threw out 40.4% of potential base-stealers -- caught 19 stealing and allowed 28 stolen bases … Hit lone homer of the season against Mississippi State at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium … Finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored in game two at Arkansas State … Was 3-for-5 with a season-high three RBI in the series-clinching win at Louisiana in March … Again tied his season-high of three hits in the wins against Alabama A&M and No. 22 Auburn
2017 (Sophomore)
One of three Trojans to start all 56 games of the season; started every game at catcher … Led the league with only one passed ball; ranked third with 452 putouts and fourth with 16 runners caught stealing … Had the most chances of any player on the team (497), yet still had the third-best fielding percentage with a .990 (only five errors all season) … Had three-hit performances in three consecutive games (Alabama State, ULM x2) with a home run, double, four RBIs and four runs scored over the stretch … Drove in a career-high three runs in the series opener at New Orleans … Had a career-long 10-game reached base streak and a seven-game hitting streak … Overall, batted .254 at the plate with four homers, 10 doubles and 24 RBIs … Homered in the top of the 10th inning of the series opener at South Alabama to lead Troy to a 4-3 victory
2016 (Freshman)
Played in 57 games and started 54; 40 as the catcher, 13 at third base and one at shortstop … Picked up six doubles, one triple, one home run and drew a team-high 27 walks … Only struck out 19 times, which is one strikeout every 10.1 at-bats … Recorded 12 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … Led the team with 18 two-out RBIs … Had three hits and three RBIs in the opening series against Northern Kentucky … Went 7-for-11 with two RBIs and one run scored against Southeastern Louisiana … Had one double, scored one run and drove in a season-high three runs in the opening game against Little Rock … Went 5-for-11 in the Arkansas State series, with five RBIs and three runs scored … Picked up his lone home run in a 3-for-4 day with a double, two runs scored and two runs driven in against Texas State … Was the only Trojan to have at least 270 putouts and 75 assists defensively
High School
Played five years at Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Ala. … 35th round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in the 2015 MLB Draft … Ranks eighth all-time in AHSAA history with a .487 career batting average (290-of-607), second with 290 career hits, third with 74 career doubles and ninth with 196 career RBIs … Ranked as the number 31 catcher in the nation and the number six player in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game coming out of high school … As a senior, hit .523 with seven home runs, 50 RBIs, 54 runs scored while striking out just four times … Named 5A Alabama Hitter and Player of the Year, Dothan Eagle Player of the Year, Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year and all state following his senior year … Also named to the Max Preps National Player of the Year Watch List and the Bryant Jordan Regional Scholarship winner … As a junior, hit .414 with 18 doubles, four home runs and 54 RBIs … Named Alabama 4A Hitter of the Year, Dothan Eagle Super 12, North/South AHSAA All-Star Game MVP and all-state following his junior season … Also selected to play in the East Coast Professional Showcase … Named Dothan Eagle Super 12, 4A Alabama State Finals MVP– went 5-for-7 with a double and a grand slam in the championship game – and all-state following his sophomore season … Named Perfect Game Preseason All-American his junior and senior years … Led Charles Henderson to the Alabama 4A State Championship his sophomore and junior years … Finished his high school career with a .487 batting average to go along with 74 doubles, 13 triples, 16 home runs, 194 runs, 196 RBIs, 42 stolen bases … Holds school record for hits, runs, doubles, RBIs and games played … First three-time all-state player in any sport at Charles Henderson
Personal
Full name is Chase Allan Smartt … Born Dec. 27, 1995 … Son Mark and Debbie Smartt … Father is the head coach of the Troy baseball program and won two national championships on the 1986 and 1987 Troy baseball teams … Has one sister, Taylor, who played softball at Troy and is currently an assistant softball coach at Troy … Majoring in hospitality, sport and tourism management
