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Article: Diminutive Smith hits it big with Bruins baseball
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- Daily Breeze
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- April 1, 2005
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SMITH/D4UCLA's Sean Smith isn't exactly the prototypical No. 3
hitter.
The former Culver City High standout is listed at 5-foot-11 and
170 pounds, which even he'll admit is a bit small by baseball
standards.
"I started off in the two-hole, and I was hitting pretty well,"
Smith said. "It doesn't really matter where you hit. But yeah, I'm a
little guy for the three-hole."
Smith didn't get to bat third by default, though. He earned it,
batting .304 with nine runs, six doubles and 10 RBIs for the Bruins.
"He's probably more of a two-hole hitter, a six-hole hitter, but
right now he's hit third in some cases and he's really produced,"
said UCLA coach John Savage. "He's been a good player for us ...