At Utah Valley ... Junior (2009): Was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2009 MLB draft ... was named to the Division I All-Independent First Team ... went 8-4 with a 4.73 ERA ... made 17 appearances, 15 of which were starts ... led Wolverines in wins, ERA, innings pitched (91.1), k's (91) and batting average against (.261) ... had two double-digit strikeout games ... first came at Nevada on March 28 when he struck out 11 and allowed two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings ... struck out 10 in final start of season at Hawai'i, allowed just one run on five hits in 8.1 innings ... pitched seven-inning complete game in win over Air Force on April 3 ... allowed one run on seven hits in 7.0 innings in win at Northern Colorado on May 2.
Before Utah Valley ... Played for two years at Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho ... current UVU coach Dave Carter was his pitching coach at CSI ... finished 6-5 with a 2.23 ERA as a sophomore ... led conference with 100 strikeouts in 84.2 innings ... allowed just 55 hits and did not give up a home run ... made 15 appearances overall and in 12 starts threw nine complete games ... limited hitters to a .181 batting average ... went 2-1 with a 2.65 ERA as a freshman in 34 innings with one shutout and two saves ... helped team to second place finish in conference in 2007 ... prepped at Pleasant Grove High School ... helped Vikings to third place finish at state during junior season ... named to Utah County All-Star Team ... started State All-Star game for 5A team.
Personal ... Son of Dennis and Susan Smith ... graduated from Pleasant Grove in 2006 ... majoring in Business Marketing at Utah Valley ... enjoys hunting, fishing and reading ... also recruited by BYU, Nevada and New Mexico.
