Oregon's preseason all-American is playing at an all-America level the last three weeks, and Tanner Smith's timing couldn't be better.
The UO baseball team opens a three-game series against USC in PK Park on Friday at 4 p.m., and Smith will look to extend an 11-game hitting streak. A junior from Newport Beach, Calif., Smith is setting the tone in the leadoff spot for the Ducks, who have won seven of their last eight despite a recent spate of injuries.
Smith is 20-of-47 during his hitting streak, a .426 average. Half of his hits have gone for extra bases during the streak, in which Smith is slugging .