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2017 Baseball Roster

Gene Smith

6 Alex Beals

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Riverdale, Iowa
  • High School Bettendorf

Biography

2017 (Senior): Appeared in 38 games, including 26 starts for the Vikings … accounted for four doubles and drove in eight runs with a .163 batting average … drew 12 walks … was a perfect 5-for-5 stealing bases … had a .972 fielding percentage with 100 putouts and 39 assists   

2016 (Junior): Started and played in 52 of the team's 54 games … Posted a batting average of .365 … Earned 70 hits, 17 doubles, two triples and seven home runs … Drove in 40 runs while scoring 53 runs … Had a slugging percentage of .583 and had an on base percentage of .436 … Drew 17 walks and was hit by eight pitches … Struck out 34 times … Had one sac fly and five sac bunts … Stole 10 of 11 bases … Had 130 putouts and 11 assists wit ha fielding percentage of .966 … Drove in a season-high five runs against U-Mary (4/6) and scored a season-high four runs against Wayne State (4/22)

2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 36 games, started in 20 … batted .325 at the plate … recorded 27 hits … scored 17 runs … belted five doubles … crushed four home runs … drove in 17 runs … tallied 44 total bases … posted a .530 slugging percentage … .398 on-base percentage … stole seven bases … had 93 putouts in the field ... recorded a .980 fielding percentage … picked up six assists … notched six multi-hit games … put up four multi-RBI games … had a season-best 12-game hitting streak, fourth highest on the team … drove in a season-high three RBI in a game twice on the year … jacked first collegiate home run in a win against Concordia-St. Paul on March 14 … scored a season-high two runs against Northern State on March 21 … had a season-best 11 putouts in the field twice during the season.

2014 (Freshman): Appeared 18 games, started one game … batted .188 at the plate in 2014 … scored four runs … had three hits … belted one double.

High School: 2013 graduate of Bettendorf High School … two-year letterwinner and starter … team captain as a senior … two-time all-conference honoree … named all-district and all-metro senior season … invited to play in Iowa Coaches Association All-Star Series in Des Moines … selected to Iowa team for the Iowa vs. Illinois Senior All-Star games … batted .417 with eight doubles, three home runs and 23 RBI senior season.

Personal: Born June 20, 1995 ... son of Kris Beals and Andrea Schelin ... business major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2014Freshman

    Infield/Pitcher
    6'3" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2015Sophomore

    Infield
    6'3" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2016Junior

    Infield
    6'3" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2017Senior

    Infield
    6'3" 180 lbs
    6