Kevin Smith

Position:
LHP
Height:
6-5
Weight:
233
Class:
Junior
B/T:
R/L
Hometown:
Dunwoody, Ga.
High School:
Dunwoody

UGA Career (2016-18):
A 7th Round pick of the New York Mets in the 2018 MLB Draft
*Posted an 18-7 record, 2 Saves and a 4.17 ERA in 55 appearances including 26 starts during his three-year career
*Tallied 186 strikeouts and 77 walks in 170.1 innings pitched for the Bulldogs

2018 (Junior):
*Signed as a 7th Round pick of the New York Mets in the 2018 MLB Draft
*Appeared in 22 games with seven starts for a total of 63.1 innings as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Led team with an 8-1 record, 3.69 ERA and 79 strikeouts with only 25 walks
*Began and ended season in the rotation and spent middle portion of the year as bullpen ace
*Limited opponents to a .233 batting average
*Superb in 4-1 road win over top-ranked Florida on his birthday (7 IP, 3H, 1R, 6K)
*Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors after beating No. 6 Arkansas 3-2 with career-high 11 strikeouts in seven innings at Foley Field
*Notched win in relief over No. 8 Clemson at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C., going 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts
*Struck out nine in 4.1 innings of relief in blanking Ga. Tech 4-0 at Foley Field
*Made three relief appearances for a total of 2.1 scoreless innings in a three-game sweep of South Carolina
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

2017 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 20 games with 12 starts for a total of 61 innings as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 5-5 record, 4.87 ERA and two saves with 31 walks and 67 strikeouts
*Closed out the season by going 3-0, 1.89 ERA in final three starts against ranked opponents, featuring No. 4 Kentucky, No. 6 Miss. State and No. 30 South Carolina to help squad clinch spot in the SEC Tournament
*Earned 4-3 win at Ga. Southern (with career-high eight strikeouts in 5.1 innings on Feb. 24
*Sharp relief outing on April 11, two scoreless innings in team’s 5-1 win over Ga. Tech
*Earned first career save with one inning pitched and two strikeouts in a 1-0 shutout of Vanderbilt on Apr. 21
*Notched road win over Ga. Tech to clinch season series on Apr. 25, going four innings and allowed just one run on five hits
*Went 1-0, 3.38 ERA, 1 SV in two appearances including a start to help win series at No. 4 Kentucky in May
*Beat No. 4 Miss. State 4-1 on his birthday, May 13, going seven scoreless innings on three hits with six strikeouts
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

2016 (Freshman):
Made 13 appearances including seven starts as team went 27-30 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 5-1 record and 3.91 ERA in 46 innings with 21 walks and 40 strikeouts
*Earned wins over Georgia Southern, Charlotte, Kennesaw State, Western Carolina and Missouri
*Tallied a 14.1 scoreless innings streak over his final six relief outings of the season that ended at the SEC Tournament on May 24 versus No. 10 Ole Miss
*Notched win in relief at Missouri on May 14, going 3 scoreless with five strikeouts
*Missed most of April due to tendonitis and returned to action in Ole Miss series, going one inning with two strikeouts in first career relief appearance on May 8th
*Tossed 3 scoreless innings of relief to pick up win over Western Carolina on May 11th as part of a six-man combined two-hit shutout
*Pitched four scoreless innings in relief outing versus #22 Ga. Tech at Turner Field in Atlanta in front of a crowd of 19,286
*Won road start over Kennesaw 4-2 on March 15 with six innings pitched and allowed one unearned run with five strikeouts
*Tossed a career-high 7.2 innings in a 6-3 road win over Charlotte on March 9th
*Successful debut in clinching Ga. Southern series with a 4-1 win on Feb. 21, tossing seven innings of two-hit ball with seven strikeouts to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors

High School:
Graduate of Dunwoody where he played for Chan English
*Led the team in batting average (.357), home runs (1), pitching record (6-1), ERA (1.6), strikeouts (74) and innings pitched (48) as a senior
*Received Team MVP, DeKalb County Pitcher of the Year, and 1st-Team All-DeKalb County honors as a senior in addition to being named to the DeKalb All-Star Team
*Struck out 15 batters in seven innings, allowed no runs on three hits and one walk against Southwest DeKalb
*2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All American; 2015 PG Southeast Region Honorable Mention
*Posted a 5-3 record and 1.67 ERA in helping the Wildcats to a region championship his junior year
*He was named 1st-Team All-County and a DeKalb County All Star while earning Pitcher of the Year honors
*Summer ball includes being selected to Team Georgia and being named Pitcher of the Year for 643 DP Academy

Personal
*Born May 13, 1997
*Son of Erin and Dwight Smith
*Major: Management