Baseball player of the year
Name: Will Smith
School: Palo Verde
Year in school: Senior
Sport: Baseball
From the archives: Smith completed his second consecutive season with at least 14 home runs, 40 RBIs and a batting average over .500, leading the Titans into the Class 4A state semifinals.
Smith, an ASU signee, also has his eyes on next month's First-Year Player Draft, where he is projected to be selected in the first five rounds. — Star staff, 2000
