EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon outfielder Tanner Smith is part of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) preseason All-America teams announced on Tuesday. Smith claimed third-team honors.
Smith, a junior from Newport Beach, Calif. who earned third-team Collegiate Baseball All-America honors in 2021, finished last season batting .324 with five home runs and 36 RBI while batting leadoff for the Ducks. He had a Pac-12 best 24 doubles, which set a new Oregon single-season record for two-baggers, while reaching base at a .417 clip and slugging .533. The Ducks' left fielder ranked third among all Pac-12 players with 33 extra-base hits.