2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Colt Smith
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Myrtle, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Northwest CC
Named to Dean’s List for the 2017 Fall semester.
2017 (Jr.): Named first-team All-Conference USA (pitcher)…Appeared in 23 games, moving into starting rotation in final month of season…Made six starts, going 4-2…Finished 6-2 with 3.36 ERA…Went career-long seven innings in first career start versus Florida Atlantic (5/5), allowed only two hits, no runs while walking two, striking out three and earned the C-USA Pitcher of the Week award (5/8) for that outing…An audition of sorts the previous weekend, when he 6 2/3 innings in relief, allowing three runs on eight hits, walking four, striking out four at Middle Tennessee (4/28)…Went seven innings in a win at UTSA (5/18); allowed three runs on seven hits, walking one, striking out three…Registered first career win vs. FIU (4/8) with three innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts…Picked up second win with 4 2/3 innings of relief at Rice (4/16), allowing a run on six hits, while walking two and striking out two…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2017 Spring semester and 2016 Fall semester.
Junior College: Played for Coach Mark Carson…Two-time, second-team All-MACJC selection…2016 (So.): Appeared in 14 games, including 13 starts with one complete game…Went 4-2 with 3.61 ERA…Struck out 40, walked 22 in 71 2/3 innings…Three-time, MACJC pitcher of week…2015 (Fr.): Appeared in 14 games, including 12 starts with two complete games…Went 6-2 with a 2.88 ERA…Struck out 49, walked 26 in 65 1/3 innings.
Prep: Played at three high schools, including New Albany (Coach John Walker), Lewisburg (Coach Rusty Cagle), Myrtle (Coach Robert Gordon)…Four-time baseball letterman…As a senior at Myrtle, named Class 1A-2A co-player of year; named first-team All-State; first-team All-Area; first-team All-District...Perfect Game 2014 South Region honorable mention…Went 7-3 with a 1.32 ERA, striking out 85…Hit .476 with 10 doubles, one triple, two home runs…Played in Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star Baseball game…As a junior at Lewisburg, was named Class 4A pitcher of year…Helped team to District crown and Class 4A state championship…First-team All-District; second-team All-DeSoto County…As sophomore at New Albany, named Super 20 first-team All-District.
Personal: Son of Teresa and David Smith…Two brothers, Corey, Christopher…Corey Smith was two-time MACJC All-State selection at Northeast Mississippi Community College…Majoring in coaching/sports administration with minor in sociology.
