Indiana University Athletics
Mike Smith Added to College Baseball Hall of Fame
6/18/2026 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Mike Smith, one of the greatest players to ever wear an Indiana uniform, had his named etched into baseball history on Thursday (June 18) afternoon. The former shortstop was elected to the Collegiate Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2026, the first IU player to be added to the illustrious group of players and coaches.
An Ohio native, Smith was one of the most electric players in the entire country during the early 1990's. He was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 1992, the first of four IU athletes to ever be honored with the award. During his outstanding senior season, he won the nation's triple crown with a .490 batting average, 27 home runs and 95 RBIs. All three of those marks are still single-season records in the team's record books.
Over 30 years after leaving Bloomington, Smith is still top-10 in program history in hits (270), games played (219), home runs (47), triples (16), RBIs (185) and runs scored (202). He was named the 1992 National Player of the Year (NCBWA, Sporting News) and was a fifth round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in that summer's MLB Draft.
Smith, and the rest of the 2026 cohort, will be honored February 10-11, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas at the College Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
An Ohio native, Smith was one of the most electric players in the entire country during the early 1990's. He was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 1992, the first of four IU athletes to ever be honored with the award. During his outstanding senior season, he won the nation's triple crown with a .490 batting average, 27 home runs and 95 RBIs. All three of those marks are still single-season records in the team's record books.
Over 30 years after leaving Bloomington, Smith is still top-10 in program history in hits (270), games played (219), home runs (47), triples (16), RBIs (185) and runs scored (202). He was named the 1992 National Player of the Year (NCBWA, Sporting News) and was a fifth round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in that summer's MLB Draft.
Smith, and the rest of the 2026 cohort, will be honored February 10-11, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas at the College Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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