Ben Smith Class: Senior Hometown: Chagrin Falls, Ohio High School: Chagrin Falls Height / Weight: 5-11 / 175 Position: IF B/T: R/R

The Vikings' leader in homeruns last season, Ben Smith will be the Vikings' starting shortstop for the fourth year in a row.

2004 - Junior Season
Team leader with five homeruns...played and started in 51 games...tallied 15 multi-hit games...second on the team with 10 doubles, fourth with 52 hits and 21 RBI and seventh with a .283 average...third with five steals...scored three runs and drove in two on a homer and three singles against George Washington (3/12)...posted a homer and two singles in driving in two and scoring two at Duquesne (5/5)...went 3-for-4 with two doubles in the opener at Indiana (3/5)...doubled and drove in three against Detroit in the Horizon League Championship (5/26)...had an eight-game hitting streak from April 21 to May 2 and a seven-game hitting streak from May 8 to May 19.

2003 - Sophomore Season
Named to All-Horizon League Championship team, totalling 10 hits, six runs and four RBI in five games...started all but one of his 51 games played...batted .255, collecting 41 hits, six doubles, two triples and four home runs...crossed the plate 26 times and drove in 15...6-for-6 in stolen bases...homered and drove in four in helping eliminate Youngstown State (5/24) from the tournament.

2002 - Freshman Season
Was the only player to start all 52 games...tied for the team lead with 26 runs scored...also led the Vikings with eight stolen bases...second on the team with 12 multi-hit contests...had six-game hitting streak from 3/23 to 4/5...went 3-for-5 versus Wright State (5/17)...2-for-4 at Kent State (5/1) with a pair of runs scored...collected two hits and two runs scored against Toledo (4/16)...was 6-for-10 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in the final two games at Radford (3/23-24)...went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI at Charlotte (2/24).

High School
All-state selection in 2001...all-conference pick during junior and senior years...league MVP in 2001...team captain during senior year...named team MVP for the 2001 season...recorded .570 batting average senior year with 29 RBI, nine home runs and .686 on-base percentage...team won the sectional championship each year from 1999-2001...district champs in 2001 and runners-up in 2000...regional runners-up in 2001...earned four letters in baseball and three in soccer at Chagrin Falls...was an all-state goalie senior year in soccer.

Personal
Born March 18, 1983...son of Robert and Pamela Smith...has an older sister, Emily...communications major.