Brad Smith Biography

2015 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched in eight games overall and in five Horizon League contests out of the bullpen... Posted a 9.22 ERA in 13.2 innings for the year... Had a 9.35 ERA in 8.2 innings versus conference opponents... Set new career highs for a season in innings and strikeouts... Matched his career high when he pitched in three scoreless innings at Milwaukee (4/17)... Also had a scoreless outing when he pitched 1.2 innings and struck out two batters at Pittsburgh (4/8)... Struck out a career-high four batters in two innings at Jacksonville State (2/14)... Pitched an inning in the Senior Day victory over Oakland (5/3).

2014 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched in eight games out of the bullpen... Did not factor in a decision and posted a 10.22 ERA... Had scoreless outings against Eastern Michigan (March 9) and Valparaiso (May 17)... Struck out three batters over two innings against EMU... Struck out two in his scoreless inning against Valpo... Pitched a season-long three innings at Milwaukee on April 25... Pitched more than an inning in four of his eight appearances.

2013 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched in six games out of the bullpen… Did not have a decision, and had a 17.18 ERA in 7.1 innings… Pitched two innings twice… Did not allow a run, surrendered one hit and struck out a batter in two scoreless frames at Charlotte (3/3)… Allowed one run in two innings against Wright State in his final outing of the year (5/3)… Seven of the 14 runs scored against him came at Pittsburgh on March 10… Four others came against the Panthers at home (4/9)… Allowed three runs six innings in the other four games in which he pitched.

2012 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Made three appearances out of the bullpen... Finished with a 4.50 ERA in two innings... Pitched a perfect inning against Fairfield (2/26)... Allowed a hit and a walk in 2/3 of an inning at VMI (3/10)... Allowed a run on two walks in 1/3 of an inning against Ohio (4/17).

High School: Earned two letters for Canfield High... Was 7-0 on the mound his senior year... Was an All-American Conference pick and was Canfield's MVP... Finished 6-1 with 40 strikeouts in 40 innings and a 2.10 ERA as a junior... Led the Cardinals to league titles as a junior and senior... Graduated with honors.

Personal: Parents are Gregory and Melissa Smith... Has three brothers (Roman, Skyler and Reagan)... His aunt and uncle both attended YSU... His grandfather is a member of the YSU Athletics Hall of Fame... Major is finance.

Career Single-Game Highs:
Innings pitched: 3.0, at Milwaukee, Apr 17, 2015 ; at Milwaukee, Apr 25, 2014
Strikeouts: 4, at Jacksonville State, Feb 14, 2015
Putouts: 1, at Milwaukee, Apr 17, 2015 ; at Jacksonville State, Feb 14, 2015 ; at Pittsburgh, Mar 10, 2013
Assists: 1, at Wright State, May 02, 2014