Hunter Smith

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Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 196
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Brandon, Miss.
Prev School:
Northwest Rankin HS
NIL:
L/L

2018 - Junior
A versatile left-handed pitcher, making 23 appearances with four starts … Recorded a team-leading 3.08 ERA over 64 1/3 innings pitched, the second-most on the team … Posted a 3-2 record and a team-high two saves … Struck out 63 batters to only 15 walks … Opponents batted .250 against him … Did not allow a run over first four relief outings of the season … Pitched six shutout innings of relief, striking out six batters and picking up the win vs. Middle Tennessee (3/2) … Logged three scoreless innings to pick up the save against Little Rock (3/9) … Recorded second save of the season with three dominant innings against Mississippi State (4/18) … In first start of the season, pitched five scoreless innings with six strikeouts at USF (4/29) … Pitched a career-high 8 1/3 innings, striking out seven batters in a win over No. 19 UConn (5/6).

2017 - Sophomore
Made 18 appearances in relief for Memphis … Picked up 20 strikeouts in 26.1 innings of pitching … Struck out a season-high four hitters in games against Georgia Southern (3/3) and against USF (4/23) … Helped preserve the lead by striking out two batters and retiring the third hitter via a fly out in the eighth inning against Tulane (5/18) … Tossed three hitless innings in the road win against Ole Miss (2/28).

2016 - Freshman
Pitched 10 times with two starts as a true freshman in 2016 … Finished with a 2-1 record and a 4.79 ERA in 20.2 innings pitched ... Made his first career relief appearance in a scoreless inning at Georgia Southern (3/4) ... Pitched 1.1 innings of relief against Middle Tennessee (3/9), allowing no runs and striking out one batter ... Pitched 3.2 innings of relief against Missouri State (3/12) striking out a career high three batters ... Earned his first win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/15) allowing no runs on two hits in three innings of relief ... Pitched a scoreless two innings of relief against East Carolina (4/16), striking out two batters ... Pitched two innings in his first career start, striking out one batter against Arkansas State (5/10) ... Finished the season with a 5.2 inning start and win against UT Martin (5/17), allowing three runs on eight hits.

Prep
Completed an outstanding career with an 8-0 record and an 0.96 ERA as a senior for Northwest Rankin High School in 2015 … Struck out 97 batters with just 12 walks in 65 1/3 innings … Also recorded a save with two relief appearances … Earned second team All-State honors by USA Today High School Sports … Named to the D.M. Howie High School North All-Star Team … Posted a 6-1 record with a 1.60 ERA in 2014, striking out 53 hitters in 48 innings of work to earn second team all-state honors … Career totals of a 22-1 record and a 1.27 ERA with 209 strikeouts in 159.1 innings.

Personal
Son of Bill and Margaret Smith.