Former Demons closer Brandon Smith enters his second season as a graduate manager with Northwestern State baseball.
Smith needed just two seasons to etch his name in the NSU record books, tying the school single-season saves record with 10 in his senior season of 2015. Smith is tied with current Minnesota Twins farmhand Mason Melotakis for third place in school history in career saves.
In his two seasons, Smith appeared in 43 games, making two starts. He threw 84 2-3 innings and posted a 1.91 career ERA. Smith finished his career with a 6-4 record and anchored a stellar NSU bullpen as a senior.Â
Smith graduated with a degree in biology from NSU in May 2015 and is pursuing a master’s degree in health promotion.
At Meridian (Miss.) Community College, Smith struck out 110 batters in 110 innings in two seasons while helping his team reach the conference tournament.
At Petal (MIss.) High School, Smith won 30 games in four seasons and helped lead the Panthers to back-to-back Mississippi Class 6A state titles in his junior and senior seasons.
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