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Smith, Cooney Earn ABCA All-Region Honors
06/09/26 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon infielders Drew Smith and Ryan Cooney were named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region – West Team today with Smith claiming first-team honors at third base and Cooney getting second-team recognition at second base.
In his fourth season at Oregon, Smith put together a strong season, slashing .338/.421/.618 with 16 home runs, 64 RBI, 49 runs scored, and five stolen bases with nine doubles and two triples. The all-region honors for Smith come on the heals of him earning first-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition as well as being named to the all-tournament teams at both the Big Ten Tournament and the Eugene Regional. In eight postseason games this season, Smith slashed .423/.500/.808 with a 1.308 OPS. He went 11-for-26 with five extra-base hits (2 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B), 11 RBI and seven runs scored while also reaching base on six free passes (5 BB, 1 HBP). Smith finished his senior season in the top 10 on Oregon's single-season lists in four categories, ranking third in RBI, tied for fourth in multiple-RBI games (17), seventh in home runs and tied for ninth in multiple-hit games (23).
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Excelling in big moments, Smith was named to the all-tournament team in Oregon's last three postseason appearances. He earned a spot on the Santa Barbara all-tournament team in 2024 at second base, before being named to the 2025 Eugene Regional all-tournament team as an outfielder and to the 2026 Eugene Regional all-tournament team as the third baseman. As a true freshman, he earned ABCA/Rawlings second-team All-West Region honors after reaching base in all 26 games with a plate appearance and setting Oregon's modern-era program record with a 20-game hitting streak.
In his third season at Oregon, Cooney slashed .331/.420/.524 with a .944 OPS. The Ducks' second baseman led Oregon in hits (82), runs scored (52), doubles (22), extra-base hits (31 – 8 HR, 1 3B) while finishing second in batting average, on-base percentage and stolen bases (13). Cooney's all-region selection comes after he was named second-team All-Big Ten Conference after the regular season. He also earned a spot on the Eugene Regional All-Tournament Team. The Portland native ended his junior campaign in the top 10 in four different single-season categories in Oregon's program history, finishing tied for second all-time in doubles, fourth in hits (82), sixth in at-bats (248) and tied for ninth in multiple-hit games (17).
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In his fourth season at Oregon, Smith put together a strong season, slashing .338/.421/.618 with 16 home runs, 64 RBI, 49 runs scored, and five stolen bases with nine doubles and two triples. The all-region honors for Smith come on the heals of him earning first-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition as well as being named to the all-tournament teams at both the Big Ten Tournament and the Eugene Regional. In eight postseason games this season, Smith slashed .423/.500/.808 with a 1.308 OPS. He went 11-for-26 with five extra-base hits (2 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B), 11 RBI and seven runs scored while also reaching base on six free passes (5 BB, 1 HBP). Smith finished his senior season in the top 10 on Oregon's single-season lists in four categories, ranking third in RBI, tied for fourth in multiple-RBI games (17), seventh in home runs and tied for ninth in multiple-hit games (23).
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Excelling in big moments, Smith was named to the all-tournament team in Oregon's last three postseason appearances. He earned a spot on the Santa Barbara all-tournament team in 2024 at second base, before being named to the 2025 Eugene Regional all-tournament team as an outfielder and to the 2026 Eugene Regional all-tournament team as the third baseman. As a true freshman, he earned ABCA/Rawlings second-team All-West Region honors after reaching base in all 26 games with a plate appearance and setting Oregon's modern-era program record with a 20-game hitting streak.
In his third season at Oregon, Cooney slashed .331/.420/.524 with a .944 OPS. The Ducks' second baseman led Oregon in hits (82), runs scored (52), doubles (22), extra-base hits (31 – 8 HR, 1 3B) while finishing second in batting average, on-base percentage and stolen bases (13). Cooney's all-region selection comes after he was named second-team All-Big Ten Conference after the regular season. He also earned a spot on the Eugene Regional All-Tournament Team. The Portland native ended his junior campaign in the top 10 in four different single-season categories in Oregon's program history, finishing tied for second all-time in doubles, fourth in hits (82), sixth in at-bats (248) and tied for ninth in multiple-hit games (17).
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