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17 Jensen Sminchak

17 Jensen Sminchak

  • Position:
    Outfield
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Andrews Osborne Academy
  • Hometown:
    Euclid, OH

Summary

Biography

At UR 2025: Junior made 32 starts and 34 total appearances for the 'Jackets, making all 32 starts in center field...Batted .230 (17-for-74) with a double, triple, 12 runs scored and six RBI...Walked four times, drew a hit-by-pitch and struck out 11 times...Stole eight bases in 10 attempts...Hit one sacrifice fly and laid down one sacrifice hit...Compiled a .275 on-base percentage and a .270 slugging...Had three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI performances...Walked twice and scored a run at No. 8 Texas Lutheran on March 10...Stole two bases, drove in and scored a run against Oswego St. on March 27...Tallied another two stolen bases in game two against Skidmore on April 19...Went 4-for-4 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBI in game two against Hamilton on April 30...Wrapped up the regular season with a double, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI at Union on May 3...Recognized for academic efforts on the Liberty League All-Academic Team...Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

At UR 2024: Made 31 starts and 37 total appearances as a sophomore for UR, starting 31 games in centerfield...Batted .293 (24-for-82) with five doubles, 12 runs scored and 15 RBI...Drew five walks, compiling a .330 on-base percentage and a .354 slugging percentage...Stole eight bases in nine attempts...Hit one sacrifice fly and laid down two sac bunts...Made just one error in center, posting a .978 fielding percentage...Got hot at the plate down the stretch and hit .423/.464/.500 against conference foes, scoring seven runs and driving in eight in Liberty League matchups...Recorded six multi-hit and two multi-RBI games...Batted 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and two RBI vs. Wisconsin Lutheran on March 10...Had a career-high three hits and four RBI in game one vs. Union on May 4, going 3-for-3 with a double, run scored and four RBI...Went 2-for-3 with another double, two runs scored and an RBI in the second contest against the Garnet Chargers...Doubled and scored a run in Rochester's Liberty League Tournament opener vs. Ithaca on May 9...Earned both Medford Regional All-Tournament honors and Liberty League Performer of the Week accolades after going 4-for-10 at the Medford Regional with a pair of RBI, including the go-ahead RBI vs. Tufts on May 17...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Liberty League All-Academic honoree.

At UR 2023: First-year appeared in 44 games, making nine starts for Rochester, quickly becoming one of the fastest baserunners in the Liberty League...Batted .360 (9-for-25) with two doubles, a triple 21 runs scored and 11 RBI...Also drew three walks and struck out just three times...Stole 24 bases out of 27 attempts...Ranked second on the team and in the Liberty League with 24 stolen bases, the sixth-most stolen bases in a single-season in program history...Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run scored and three RBI at Medaille on April 8....Knocked in a pair at SUNY Brockport on April 12 as well as at Clarkson on April 21 and in UR's regular-season finale vs. Skidmore on May 7...Stole a base in six consecutive games from April 25 - May 7.

HS: Varsity letterwinner in softball, basketball and tennis for the Phoenix of Andrews Osborne Academy...Named 2-time team captain in softball and basketball, also leading tennis team as a senior...3-time softball MVP and 1-time tennis MVP...Earned conference MVP honors in softball for back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020...Ohio Varsity All-Star as a senior when she also was 2nd Team All-County...Hit .641 as a senior with 30 RBI and 20 stolen bases...George Eastman Young Leaders Award...Upper School Science Award...Silver Test Tube Award...Female Sportsmanship Award...Salutatorian Award...Played club softball with Ohio Energy, Ohio Valley Extreme 17U and Ohio Varsity Vipers 18U.
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