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Cowboy Baseball’s Smith Picks Up Pair Of Awards
May 19, 2025 | Cowboy Baseball
IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma State's Braylen Smith was tabbed the Big 12 Player of the Week and the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for his performance against Arizona State on the final week of the regular season.
Smith carried OSU to a series sweep of the Sun Devils as he hit .667 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs. He went 8-for-12 at the plate and also led the Cowboys with six runs, 17 total bases, two walks, a 1.417 slugging percentage and four stolen bases (4-for-4 on attempts).
A junior from Omaha, Neb., Smith hit safely in all three games and tied a career high with four hits in the second game. During one stretch over games two and three, he reached base safely in nine consecutive plate appearances, including collecting hits in seven of those at-bats with three singles, two doubles and two homers.
In the series opener, Smith delivered a three-RBI double in the second inning to push OSU's lead to 5-1 in a game it went on to win by a 6-2 count.
The series-clinching second game saw Smith go 4-for-4 with a home run and two stolen bases; the four hits tied a career high.
Smith capped his stellar series with a 3-for-4 performance in the finale that included a double, homer and two stolen bases, including a straight steal of home that put the Cowboys up 3-1 in the fifth inning. Then, with OSU trailing 4-3 in the seventh, Smith delivered a go-ahead, two-run homer as the Pokes went on to win, 7-4.
The impressive weekend saw Smith raise his season batting average to a team-high .313, and he finished with a .343 average in conference-only games, which also led the team.
Smith's honors marked the seventh and eighth weekly awards for OSU this season. Harrison Bodendorf tied a Big 12 record with four Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors and also garnered a Newcomer of the Week nod, and Sean Youngerman also picked up Newcomer of the Week accolades.
Smith carried OSU to a series sweep of the Sun Devils as he hit .667 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs. He went 8-for-12 at the plate and also led the Cowboys with six runs, 17 total bases, two walks, a 1.417 slugging percentage and four stolen bases (4-for-4 on attempts).
A junior from Omaha, Neb., Smith hit safely in all three games and tied a career high with four hits in the second game. During one stretch over games two and three, he reached base safely in nine consecutive plate appearances, including collecting hits in seven of those at-bats with three singles, two doubles and two homers.
In the series opener, Smith delivered a three-RBI double in the second inning to push OSU's lead to 5-1 in a game it went on to win by a 6-2 count.
The series-clinching second game saw Smith go 4-for-4 with a home run and two stolen bases; the four hits tied a career high.
Smith capped his stellar series with a 3-for-4 performance in the finale that included a double, homer and two stolen bases, including a straight steal of home that put the Cowboys up 3-1 in the fifth inning. Then, with OSU trailing 4-3 in the seventh, Smith delivered a go-ahead, two-run homer as the Pokes went on to win, 7-4.
The impressive weekend saw Smith raise his season batting average to a team-high .313, and he finished with a .343 average in conference-only games, which also led the team.
Smith's honors marked the seventh and eighth weekly awards for OSU this season. Harrison Bodendorf tied a Big 12 record with four Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors and also garnered a Newcomer of the Week nod, and Sean Youngerman also picked up Newcomer of the Week accolades.
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