UIndy Athletics

2018
Started 10 games, appearing in 17 contests ... hit .267 with 12 knocks, including one double and one triple ... drove in six runs ... named Academic All-GLVC.

2017
Appeared in 27 games, making 20 starts behind the plate…batted .279 with one home run and 12 RBI…recorded his first career hit in his first career start, belting an RBI double against Ohio Dominican (3/22)…drove in a season-high five runs against Tiffin (3/29), hitting his first career home run…recorded back-to-back multi-hit games against McKendree (4/9) and Findlay (4/11)…had a five-game hitting streak from 4/23-5/7…gunned down nine runners from behind the plate.

Before UIndy: Three-year letter winner at nearby Center Grove HS where he split time between catcher and third base.
 
Personal: Born William Alden Smithey on Dec. 13, 1997…son of TJ and Stephanie Smithey…has one sister, Ellen…grandmother Roberta is a UIndy alum and grandfather Ralph is a former baseball player at the University of Oklahoma…member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society…Mathematics major.