| Joe
Smith •
RHP • 6'2 • 205 • Wright State University
 2005:
Tied for 49th in the national rankings in saves with eighth…tied
for the Horizon League lead with eight saves…led the team
in appearances (29), saves (8) and ERA (1.10)…made 29 appearances
out of the bull-pen…stuck out three in a scoreless inning
of work against Evansville in the Ace’s Diamond Classic…picked
up two saves at Duke, striking out three batters in 2.1 innings…struck
out two batters in two innings of work in the second game of a double-header
against Akron… struck out three batters in an inning of work
at Arizona State…struck out five batters in two appearances
against UW-Milwaukee… threw a season high three innings against
Cleveland State in the Horizon League Tournament, striking out three
and allowing no runs, picking up his only win of the season…
recorded at least one strikeout in 26 of 29 outings…allowed
18 hits in 32.2 innings of work…also had saves against UIC,
Cleveland State, picked up two saves in series with Akron and Ball
State.
2004: Made 20 appearances out of the bullpen…tied
for seventh in the conference with 20 appearances…led the
team with a 2.75 ERA…recorded first career save against Cleveland
State, pitching one with one strikeout…threw four shut-out
innings against Miami, fanning four...collected his first collegian
win at Toledo striking out one in two innings of work…threw
three scoreless innings and struck out six in collected his second
win of the season…threw scoreless innings against Oakland,
Cleveland State, Ohio State, Dayton, and Butler…fanned five
in four innings of work against UW-Milwaukee…was a late season
addition to the North Adams Steeplecats of the New England College
Baseball League…made three appearances, pitching 6.1 innings
striking out three batters.
High School: Lettered three years for the
Barons…sat out senior season due to arm surgery…All-Fort
Ancient Valley Conference honoree as a junior as well as all-city
and all-district…also lettered three years in basketball,
where he averaged 20.3 points and 6.7 rebounds.
Personal: Born Joseph Michael Smith on March
22, 1984…son of Mike and Lee Smith.
|
