Henderson State University Athletics

Doug Smith was the 1989 AIC Baseball Player of the Year and a NAIA All-American. He led the AIC in hitting having a .450 average (58-for-129). During that season, Smith totaled 43 runs scored and stole 44 of 49 bases. The second baseman also had a great glove, comitting just eight errors in 37 games played. At one time during the season, Smith had a 14-game hitting streak.

Also spending time in the outfield, Smith earned First-Team All-AIC honors in 1988 after posting a .431 batting average. He stole 34-of-41 bases including six in a single game against Arkansas Tech. Smith failed to get a hit in just six of 36 games played that season. Smith holds the Henderson career record for batting average with a .432 mark having gone 105-for-243.