Career Highlights
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2019)
Prior to Ohio State
- First team All-Conference, team captain, second team all-district, team MVP and second team PBR All-Ohio as a senior at Pickerington North High School for head coach Tim Thomas
- Player of the year finalist by This Week Sports
- Four-year starter for the Panthers
- Played seven different positions during high school career
- 2017 preseason underclass All-American
- 2017 WWBA 17U national championship all-tournament team selection
- Member of 2016 Team Ohio at PBR Future games
- 2016 WWBA underclass world champion all-tournament team selection
- Voted team pitcher of the year for 2017
- Member of the 2016 state championship team
- Knocked three home runs with 23 runs scored as a senior
- 1.36 ERA on the mound with 46 strikeouts
- Played summer ball for Ohio Elite and Bo Jackson Elite for coach Cory Valentine
- Also lettered two years in football and one year in basketball
Personal
- Son of Tiffany and Kevin Smith
- Has one sister, Mallory
- Undecided major
- Would like to play professional baseball after graduation and pursue a career as an actuary
- Favorite pastime is playing baseball
- Lists greatest sports thrill as winning the 2016 state championship
- Father played baseball at Austin Peay State University
- Cousin, Brady Cook, played baseball at Union University
- Uncle, Randy Smith, was a first round pick in the 1973 MLB Draft by the California Angels
