Senior baseball player Justin Smith is UWG’s athlete of the week. Smith transferred from Young Harris College and began playing for West Georgia in the 2009 season as a shortstop, quickly becoming essential to UWG’s baseball team.

TWG: What year are you and when do you plan on graduating?

Smith: I am a senior and plan on graduating in the spring of 2011.

TWG: What is your major?

Smith: My major is Biology.

TWG: What has been your greatest accomplishment thus far?

Smith: My greatest accomplishment thus far would be hitting the game winning homerun versus Valdosta this year.

TWG: How do you think your team has done this season?

Smith: I think our team has a lot of talent, but they’ve played very poorly this season, not up to our capabilities.

TWG: Who do you look up to as your role model and why?

Smith: I look up to my parents as my role models for always being there for me and doing anything possible to help me with baseball and life in general.

TWG: Where are you originally from and why did you chose UWG?

Smith: I am originally from Dawsonville, Ga. and I went to North Forsyth High School. I chose UWG because of its great environment and quality baseball team.

TWG: What are your plans for after college? Still want to play baseball?

Smith: My plans after college are to play baseball as long as possible and then work somewhere in the environment or marine biology field.

TWG: What changes do you think that you could make in your career?

Smith: A change I would have made in my career on the baseball field would be to develop into a switch-hitter at a younger age. A change in my school career would be to learn more Spanish.
 

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