2017: Burst onto the scene with a solid true freshman season, slashing .285/.328/.397 over 49 games (45 starts) ... Had nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, and 24 RBIs over 179 at-bats ... Was named the department-wide Male Freshman of the Year by the Daily Nexus, UCSB's student paper ... On the team, tied for second in doubles and was third in runs (32), T-fourth in RBIs, and fifth in batting average ... Had 12 two-out RBIs, third-most on the team ... Ranked second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and fourth with five multi-RBI games ...  ... Spent the summer with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska League, where he batted .207 with 14 RBIs in 30 games.

Personal: Armani Christopher Smith was born on Jul. 19, 1998 to parents Amber Garcia and Chris Smith in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Has a younger brother, Amare, and a younger sister, Cymani ... Goes by the nickname "Mani" ... Lists getting selected in the 2016 MLB draft (by Cleveland, 35th round) as his most memorable pre-UCSB sporting moment