2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Blake Smith
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Payne, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Shelton State [AL] CC
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017: Tossed two innings of relief before missing the rest of the season due to an injury.
2016: Made 20 appearances as a junior, all in relief โข Owned a 2-2 record with five saves and a 2.93 ERA โข Struck out 31 batters over 27.2 innings pitched and held batters to a .168 average โข Made his Maroon and White debut on Feb. 21 against South Dakota State, tossing a pair of one-hit, shutout innings to pick up his first victory as a Bulldog โข Pitched 1.1 perfect innings to close out the game against UMass Lowell on Feb. 26 to pick up his first collegiate save, striking out four batters โข Earned the win with 3.0 innings pitched at Southern Cal on March 5 โข Struck out all three batters he faced in a March 8 matchup against South Alabama โข Struck out two batters on March 18 at Vanderbilt in an inning of work โข Pitched a career-high 3.2 innings of relief with four strikeouts to earn the save at Alabama on April 28 ยท In 1.2 innings against Troy on May 11, struck out two batters and allowed just one hit en route to picking up a save โข Pitched the final out with a strikeout in a Southeastern Conference Tournament showdown with Alabama, earning a save โข Earned his fifth save of the year on June 4 against Cal State Fullerton in the Starkville Regional, striking out three in 2.2 innings โข Tied his career high for strikeouts with four against Arizona in the Starkville Super Regional on June 11.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Led SSCC to conference championships in both seasons on campus โข Recorded a 0.45 ERA as a sophomore, the lowest single-season ERA in school history โข Struck out 34 batters in 40.0 innings in 2015 โข Made his college debut in 2014 with 31 strikeouts and a 1.69 ERA in 32.0 innings โข Played summer ball in 2015 with former MSU teammate Cody Brown for the Bethesda Big Train in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League โข Helped lead the Big Train to the CRCBL League Championship Series, where he tossed a scoreless inning in relief โข Finished the summer with a 1.19 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 17.2 innings, making 17 relief appearances โข Held opposing hitters to a .207 average.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-County shortstop as a senior after hitting .346 with a .443 on-base percentage, tallying 28 hits, 24 runs, 24 RBIs and 22 stolen bases โข Also struck out 56 batters in 39.0 innings his final prep campaign โข Recorded a 1.38 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 55.2 innings en route to all-state honors as a junior in 2012 โข All-county pitcher as a sophomore with a 2.48 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 42.1 innings โข All-area third baseman as a freshman โข Team captain on the football team.
PERSONAL: Born Harrison Blake Smith on March 9, 1995 in Huntsville, Alabama โข Son of Tina and Mike Smith โข Has one brother, Alan โข A double major in administration and marketing โข Chose MSU over Troy, Samford and UAB โข Special talent is wiggling his ears โข Refuses to put his car in drive if it is 13 minutes past the hour โข Ties his right shoe before his left โข Favorite MLB team is the San Francisco Giants โข Favorite MLB player is Jose Altuve.
