2006 (As a Junior): Saw action in 50 games with 49 starts as a junior ... Started 36 games at third base, eight as the designated hitter and five in the outfield ... Hit .286 on the year (54-of-189) and ranked second on the team with 15 stolen bases ... Scored 33 runs and tied for fifth on the team with 29 RBI ... Had 14 multi-hit games on the year, including a career-best 4-for-5 day at Murray State (March 4) ... Drove in two-or-more runs on eight occasions, highlighted by a season-high three RBI against Oklahoma State (March 7) ? a game in which he went 2-for-3 with a homer ... Totaled four doubles and three home runs on his way to a .354 slugging percentage ... Drew 12 walks and was hit by seven pitches en route to a .351 on-base percentage ... Stole a season-high two bases against Texas-Pan American on March 17 ... Enjoyed a 14-game hit streak from March 18-April 15, the longest by a Trojan during the 2006 season.

Junior College: Played one season at both Triton and Lincoln Trail Community College ... Batted .411 with three triples at Triton in 2004 ... Followed that up by posting a .370 batting average in his lone season at Lincoln Trail (2005).

High School: Was a three-time All-Big 8 Conference selection at Mt. Vernon (Ind.) Senior High School ... Helped Mt. Vernon to conference titles in 2002 and 2003.

Personal: Son of Greg and Susan Smiley ... Born October 30, 1984 in Evansville, Ind. ... Has two sisters, Jamie Osborne and Jessica Smiley ... Majoring in advertising and public relations.