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Cayce Smith

Crystal Ayn Hagberg

2022 GSC SPRING ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

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Helped the Statesmen to a 32-17 record, winning the 2022 GSC Regular season title with a 20-7 record and a NCAA Division II South Region berth
Made 15 appearances with 13 starts on the mound
Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts against two walks his debut against Rogers State (2.6)
Recorded four plus strikeouts in 9-of-13 starts
Had eight strikeouts against Lee University (3.13) and registered seven against Christian Brothers (4.30)
Logged 63.0 innings of work with 61 strikeouts against 24 walks
Opponents hit .285 against
Tossed a season-high 6.0 innings three times (Rogers State, UAH and Christian Brothers)

PRIOR TO DELTA STATE

Played two years for Mark Carson at Northwest Community College in Senatobia, Miss.
2021: Tossed 52.1 innings, posting a 5-3 record and a 4.46 ERA
Recorded 52 strikeouts against 21 walks and allowing 32 runs, 26 earned
2020: Played in all 15 contests for Northwest in a COVID-19 shortened season
Hit .341 with three doubles, a home run and 11 RBIs and was 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts
Posted a .929 fielding percentage with 12 putouts on 14 total chances
Spent time on the mound in relief, striking out six batters in 4.1 innings of work and four appearances...posted a 2.08 ERA
2019: Played in 44 games during the 2019 season, starting in all but one
One of the top hitters on the team with a .281 batting average, four doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 46 RBI and a .562 slugging percentage
Best hitting performance came in a win against Southwest Mississippi on March 30, where he went 3-for-5 with two triples and two RBIs
Reached base 86 times, the highest among returning players and stole four bases on four attempts
Fielded .963 with 72 putouts on 82 chances
Developed a role as a relief pitcher, making seven relief appearances while striking out 11 batters on nine walks with a 3.38 ERA
Faced 26 batters, holding the opposition to a .192 batting average
Collected his only pitching win in a 9-7 victory against Copiah-Lincoln on March 23

HIGH SCHOOL

Listed as an outfielder and pitcher for head coach Derek Thompson at Mooreville HIgh School in Mooreville, Miss.
2018 Region 1-3A Player of the Year
Hit .420 with seven doubles, seven homers and 20 RBI as a senior
Went 5-2 with a 1.73 ERA on the mound, striking out 58 against 16 walks
Broke the school record with an 18-strikeout game against Caledonia
2018 DM Howie Mississippi High School All-Star and one of The Clarion-Ledger's Top 20 underclassmen
As a junior, guided the Troopers to a 28-9 record and Class 3A state championship
Had a team-best .421 batting average, nine doubles, two triples, four home runs and 37 RBIs
Led the team with a .614 slugging percentage and .489 on-base percentage
Hit nearly .400 for his high school career and was 11-7 combined with a 2.44 ERA and 145 strikeouts on the mound
MACCC Second-Team All State (Freshman) and First-Team All-State (Sophomore)
Named the MHSAA 3A Player of the Year as a Junior
Helped MHS to a 3A state title in 2017

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