Alex Smith

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Position:
OF/LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 209
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lakeland, Tenn.
Prev School:
Evangelical Christian School
NIL:
L/L

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

2018 - Junior
Made 21 relief appearances in 2018, finished third on the team in total appearances … Logged 21 2/3 innings pitched and recorded a 6.23 ERA … Struck out 21 batters, totaling almost one strikeout per inning pitched … Picked up first career save with 1 2/3 scoreless innings at Arkansas State (4/11) … Entered the game in the eighth inning at Arkansas State with one out and two runners on base.

2017 - Sophomore
Pitched eight innings for the Tigers … Struck out a season high four batters in 1.2 scoreless innings against Murray State (5/16) … Fanned three hitters in a single inning of relief against Alcorn State (4/5) … Held batters to a .233 batting average.

2016 - Freshman
Made nine relief appearances as a true freshman in 2016, also recorded one at-bat during the season ... Finished the season with a 6.14 ERA in 7 1/3 innings pitched … Made his career pitching debut in a scoreless inning against Missouri State (3/12), striking out two batters ... Pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Eastern Illinois (3/20), striking out one batter ... Pitched a scoreless 0.1 inning of relief against Ole Miss (4/19) ... Threw a scoreless inning against Belmont (4/25), striking out one batter … Finished the season strong with two scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits and striking out two batters against Cincinnati (5/21).

Prep
Played one season at Evangelical Christian School after transferring from Fayette Academy (Somerville, Tenn.) … Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association first team All-State outfielder for ECS … Batted .339 during the regular season with a .409 on-base percentage and .496 slugging ... Named All-Region and All-State as well … Also played quarterback on the football team at both Fayette Academy and ECS.

Personal
Son of Miles Smith and Barbara Wilson … Grandfather Dean Smith played baseball at Memphis from 1956-58.