2015 Season:
• Appeared in 21 games out of the bullpen as NSU's most used reliever.
• tied the school single-season record with 10 saves.
• did not allow an earned run in 17 straight appearances from Feb. 25-May 21, covering 35 innings.
• picked up his 10th save, tying the school record held by Chad Sheppard (2009, 2010) and Daniel Desclouds (2005), by holding Nicholls to one run in 3 1-3 innings, securing a 4-3 Southland Conference Tournament elimination game win May 21.
• grabbed a win in the May 8 series opener at Abilene Christian and a save in the May 10 series finale.
• earned his eighth save of the season with 2 1-3 shutout innings in an 8-4 win at Notre Dame on May 3.
• nailed down a two-inning save in a 6-3 Demon win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 25.
• worked a career-long 5 1-3 innings, earning the win as the Demons rallied past Central Arkansas 8-4 on April 19.
• saved Game 2 of an April 10 doubleheader sweep of New Orleans with a scoreless ninth inning.
• saved the March 27 opener and picked up the March 29 win in relief against McNeese.
• earned his fourth save of the year with a scoreless ninth inning of a 4-1 win against Mississippi Valley State on March 25
• notched two-inning saves against Sam Houston State (March 14, Game 2) and at Lamar (March 7, Game 2).
• struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning to earn his first save of the year, closing out a 4-1 win against Sacred Heart on Feb. 27.
2014 Season:
• Ranked third on the team with 22 appearances (two starts).
• nailed down saves in back-to-back appearances against Central Arkansas (April 25-26).
• twice strung together three straight scoreless outings (April 1-15 and April 25-May 4).
• collected wins vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (April 17), at Incarnate Word (May 4) and vs. New Orleans (May 10).
• struck out six in three dominating innings against ULM on April 15.
Prior to NSU:
• Pitched in 110 innings, struck out 110 batters and posted a 3.93 earned run average.
• helped his team to the conference tournament with a 54-53 record over two seasons.
• named Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Community Colleges.
• graduated with a 3.5 grade point average.
High School:
• Finished with 10-3 record on the mound his senior season, 11-1 junior year, 6-0 sophomore season, and 3-0 in freshman season. Team went 105-32 in his career.
• named to the Hattiesburg All-Area team junior and senior seasons and was second-team all-state junior year.
• four year letterman in baseball for coach Larry Watkins and football.
• three-time state finalist with two championships in baseball, two-time state champion in football.
• member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Farmers of America.
• graduated with a 3.9 grade point average.
• Mississippi Scholar and member of Mu Alpha Theta.
Personal:
• Born Nov. 22, 1992.
• son of Rhonda and David Smith.
• one brother, Drew.
• majoring in biology and wants to attend medical school to become a medical doctor.
| YR |
ERA |
W-L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO/CBO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
2B |
3B |
HR |
WP |
HP |
BK |
| 2014 |
3.50 |
3-3 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
2 |
46.1 |
53 |
23 |
18 |
8 |
43 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
Game Highs:
Innings Pitched: 4.2, 2X (last at Southeastern Louisiana, May 17, 2014)
Strikeouts: 6, vs. ULM (April 15, 2014)
