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Virginia Commonwealth University

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2026 Baseball Roster

17 Rex Smith

  • Position Infielder
  • Height / Weight 6-1 / 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sarasota, Fla.
  • High School (Prev. School) Sarasota (Santa Fe)
  • B/T L/R

Biography

2025/SOPHOMORE (Santa Fe)
  • Played in 36 games, making 30 starts
  • Posted a .438 on-base percentage, a top-four mark on the team, and his 24 walks were third among Saints
  • Recorded 25 hits, drove in 15 runs and scored 12 runs
  • 2024-25 FCSAA Academic All-State
  • 2024 Fall All-Saints Academic Team
2024/FRESHMAN (State College of Florida)
  • Played in seven games as a true freshman
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Three-year letterwinner at Sarasota High School
  • Earned Top 10 Athlete in Sarasota County recognition in 2022 by the Sarasota Herald Tribune
  • Named to Sarasota Herald Tribune All-Area Team 2023
  • Led Sarasota in hitting his senior year with a .419 AVG, and a .563 OBP
  • Had an all time .423 high school average
PERSONAL
  • Born April 3, 2004, in Sarasota, Fla.
  • Son of Richie and Janie Smith
  • Father, Richie, played baseball at Ohio University and in the Montreal Expos and Chicago White Sox organizations
  • Uncle, Russell Smith, played collegiate baseball at Auburn
  • Go-to walk-up song is Keep Me in the Moment by Jeremy Camp
  • Favorite baseball memory was hitting a home run in his first swing of summer ball in front of over 2,500 fans in 2025
  • Likes going to the beach or hanging out with friends on off-days
  • All-time favorite athlete is Tim Tebow
  • Fun Fact: he loves Jesus
  • Enjoys waking up early to get things done in the morning
  • Plans to major in psychology

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