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Jersey Number 28
Ethan Smith
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Univ. of Tennessee
- High School:
- Mt. Juliet High School
PRIOR TO LIPSCOMB AT TENNESSEE
Senior (2022)
- Pitched one strikeout in one inning of relief in win vs. Alabama A&M (5/3)
- Recorded one strikeout in 0.1 innings of relief in win over Bellarmine (4/19)
- Made Tennessee debut in relief, recording one strikeout in one inning of action against Georgia Southern (2/19)
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE AT VANDERBILT
Junior (2021)
- Made eight appearances as a junior, totaling 12.2 innings of work
- Retired at least two via the punchout in eight of his nine appearances
- Had two strikeouts in one shutout inning of relief vs. Presbyterian in NCAA Regional (6/4)
- Allowed just one hit in 2.2 shutout innings to earn the win at LSU (4/3)
- Recorded season highs in innings pitched (3.0) and strikeouts (4) in a scoreless outing vs. UIC (3/7)
- Had a pair of strikeouts and tossed one scoreless inning of relief in his season debut vs. Wright State (2/22)
Sophomore (2020)
- Season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
- 92nd-best 2020 MLB Draft prospect by Perfect Game
- SEC’s 33rd-best 2020 MLB Draft prospect by D1Baseball
- Appeared in five games and made four starts
- Posted a 3-0 record and 1.42 ERA with 23 strikeouts
- Held opponents to a .182 average
- Struck out seven batters on two occasions
- Did not permit a run in two starts
Freshman (2019)
- Went 4-0 with a 3.27 ERA
- Made 17 relief appearances, spanning 33.0 innings
- Recorded a staff-best .150 opponent average
- Held opponents to .148 average with runners aboard
- Eight strikeouts vs. South Carolina (May 3) matched most for reliever
- Over his final 15 appearances (29.2 innings), went 4-0 with a 2.43 ERA
- Allowed just one homer and seven extra-base hits
- Struck out four-plus batters on eight occasions, totaling 47 on the year
Personal:
- Lettered four years at Mt. Juliet
- Tennessee’s top right-handed pitcher in class of 2018 (Perfect Game)
- Third-best overall player in the class of 2018 (Perfect Game)
- Threw the first perfect game in the history of the Perfect Game Tournament
- 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game First-Team All-American
- Led team to the 2016 and 2018 District 9-AAA title
- Captain of team as a junior and senior
- Human and organizational development major
- Son of David and Lisa Smith
- Bother to Brandon, Austin, Jonathan and Megan
- Brother, Brandon played baseball at Tennessee Tech
- Brother, Austin played baseball at Columbia State
- Brother, Jonathan played baseball at Tufts
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Thursday, April 30
Thursday, April 02
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