Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley University ...

JUNIOR (2023) - made 17 appearances with one start … finished 5-2 on the year with a 4.38 ERA … recorded 24 strikeouts in 24.2 innings pitched … pitched a season-high 4.0 innings with six strikeouts against NM State (05/14/23) … tied for 12^th all-time in career appearances with 55.

SOPHOMORE (2022): Made 14 appearances with 11 starts… went 1-4 overall in 2022… threw a season-high 6.1 innings at CSU Bakersfield (3/25/22)… made three long relief appearances (3/18/22 against Grand Canyon, 3/25/22 against CSU Bakersfield and 4/11/22 vs. Sacramento State)… led UVU with 47 strikeouts on the year with 14 strikeouts looking.

FRESHMAN/COVID YEAR ~ (2021): Made 19 appearances which included one start on the mound on the season ... went 1-3 with a 10.22 ERA in 24.2 innings of work ... also recorded two saves ... tied for the team-lead from the bullpen with 27 strikeouts while only issuing 18 walks ... ranked second on the team in appearances and third from the pen in innings pitched ... tallied five scoreless outings on the season ... recorded saves at Saint Mary's on Feb. 20 and at UTRGV on April 10 ... tied a season-long with 3.0 innings of work while surrendering just one hit and one runs while striking out four en route to picking up his first collegiate save at Saint Mary's ... also went 3.0 innings at Northern Colorado on March 27 and he struck out a career-best and impressive tally of eight hitters in just three innings of work ... tossed a scoreless and hitless inning of relief against Washington State on April 7 ... recorded two assists defensively ... earned Academic All-WAC honors. 

FRESHMAN ~ (2020): Made five appearances and one start on the mound before having the season cut short due to COVID-19 ... posted an 0-2 record with a 13.50 ERA and seven strikeouts over 4.2 innings ... limited opponents to a .294 batting average ... made his first collegiate start at neighboring rival BYU on March 3 ... went a season-long 2.1 innings in a relief appearance with a season-best three strikeouts in what turned out to be the season finale on March 11 against Air Force ... had a scoreless outing in the season opener at Abilene Christian on Feb. 14 ... registered a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Lehi High School in nearby Lehi, Utah ... earned first team All-State honors by both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune ... also earned first team All-Valley accolades ... compiled a 7-1 record with a 1.45 ERA and 55 strikeouts during his senior year ... also batted .367 with three homers during his senior season. 

Personal ...
Graduated from Lehi HS in 2017 ... birthday is Nov. 29 ... born in Provo, Utah ... served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain from 2017-19 ... his father, Craig Smith, previously played baseball at UVU, while his uncle, Jordan Heaps, played basketball for the Wolverines ... has three siblings; Blake, Carter and Chloe ... son of Craig and Jessica Smith.