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2026 Baseball Roster

Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith

Nico Fernandez #5 C

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cypress, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Bridgeland HS

Summary

Biography

Awards: 2026 All-LSC Second Team...2026 LSC All-Defensive Team...2026 LSC All-Academic Team...2024 All-ASC Third Team...2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25 Academic All-ASC...2024, 2025 & 2026 CSC Academic All-District...2023-24 ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team...2024-25 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee...2025 Fall LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...LSC Hitter of the Week on 3/16/26...NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week on 3/18/26

2026: Games played/started: 49/48...starting catcher and designated hitter...earned All-LSC Second Team, LSC All-Defensive Team and LSC All-Academic Team honors...LSC Hitter of the Week on Mar. 16 and NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week on Mar. 18...hit .360 (64-for-178) with 50 runs, 13 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 54 RBI, 39 walks and five stolen bases...had a .584 slugging percentage and .485 on-base...had a .996 fielding percentage and threw out 13 runners, tying for third in the LSC...had 16 multiple-hit games...drew four walks at Sul Ross State on Apr. 18...went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, two doubles and a stolen base...went 3-for-4 with three RBI, three runs scored and a triple against UT Permian Basin on Mar. 21...4-for-5 with four runs scored, four RBI, double, home run and walk at Angelo State on Mar. 14...drove in four runs with a home run at Lubbock Christian on Feb. 28...Fall LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District

2025: Games played/started: 32/29...hit .316 (36-for-114) with 23 runs, nine doubles, one triple, two home runs, 34 RBI, 13 walks and one stolen base...recorded a .465 slugging and .391 on-base percentage...had 10 multiple-hit performances, including a 4-for-5 game with a double and four RBI against Hamline on Mar. 22...recorded a home run and a double and drove in four at Hardin-Simmons on Apr. 18...inducted in Chi Sigma Alpha and named CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-ASC

2024: Games played/started: 32/31...All-ASC Third Team selection at catcher...hit .321 (36-for-112) with 24 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples, one home runs, 17 RBI and 23 walks...recorded 12 multiple-hit performances...went 3-for-5 with two runs, three RBI and a home run at Sul Ross on Mar. 22...had two doubles, single, walk, three runs and two RBI at Howard Payne on Apr. 6...named CSC Academic All-District, Academic All-ASC and selected to the ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team

2023: Games played/started: 12/8...hit .333 with nine hits, seven runs, one double, one home run, seven RBI and eight walks...threw out 3-of-11 base stealers and was perfect defensively in 58 chances...went 3-for-4 with a RBI and run scored against Southwestern (Texas) on Apr. 25...hit two-run homer at LeTourneau on Apr. 28...named Academic All-ASC

High School: First Team All-District designated hitter for Bridgeland High School...Second Team Academic All-State

Major: Mechanical Engineering

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2023Freshman

    Catcher/Outfielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'10" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Junior

    Catcher
    5'10" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2026Senior

    Catcher
    5'10" 180 lbs
    5