2017 Baseball Roster
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Dave Smith
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Finance
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Cosumnes River College
2017 PERFECT GAME HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN
2017 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2017 (Senior): Named Perfect Game honorable mention All-American and second-team All-Conference ... Was the Big West's ERA leader, posting a 2.07 ERA in 14 starts with a 9-2 record ... Struck out 41 and alked just 11 batters in his 91.1 innings ... Threw a complete-game five-hitter in leading LBSU past San Diego State 6-0 in the NCAA Regionals.
2016 (Junior): Appeared in 12 games, making six starts and six relief appearances ... the primary midweek starter for LBSU, going 3-3 with a 6.86 ERA ... picked up the win in his first start at UCLA (Feb. 23), going 5.1 innings allowing just one run with five strikeouts ... struck out a season-high eight batters against Fresno State (Mar. 7), allowing three runs in six innings for his first of two straight quality starts ... worked six innings, allowing three runs to LMU (Mar. 15) to pick up his second victory ... came out of the bullpen for the first time at Cal State Fullerton (Mar. 25), recording a pair of outs without allowing a baserunner ... worked 1.1 scoreless innings of relief at USC (Apr. 19) ... came out of the bullpen to throw five innings against San Diego State (Apr. 26), allowing two runs on two hits with seven strikeouts to earn his third win ... pitched three scoreless innings against Miami (FL) in the Coral Gables Regional, striking out five batters without allowing a hit.
Prior to LBSU: Helped Cosumnes River College to two playoff trips in two seasons ... named first team All-Big 8 Conference and first team All-NorCal after his sophomore season ... posted an 8-1 record with a 1.66 ERA and an 0.93 WHIP in 2015 ... pitched 86.2 innings that season, striking out 68 batters with just 12 walks ... posted a 4-1 record as a freshman in 2014, with a 2.55 ERA across 60 innings pitched.
High School: Led Elk Grove to a CIF-Sac Joaquin Section Division I championship as a senior in 2013 ... went 11-2 with a 0.99 ERA as a senior, recording 63 strikeouts in 70.2 innings ... named first team All-League and first team All-Metro as a senior ... finished his high school career with an 18-2 record and a 1.22 ERA ... Earned a 4.2 GPA.
Personal: Parents are Hal and Barbara Smith ... enjoys playing video games ... majoring in Finance.
