Andrew Smith

Height:
6-4
Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Mitchell, Ky.
High School:
Beechwood

2007: Appeared in eight games out of the bullpen and made four starts ... Allowed only one home run in 32.1 innings pitched ... Earned a complete game victory vs. Purdue (5/18) ... Worked four innings out of the bullpen in consecutive appearances vs. Iowa (4/28) and Northern Illinois (5/1).

2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in 22 games, including five starts ... Picked up wins against Virginia Commonwealth (2/18), Louisville (2/24) and Purdue (5/21) ... Pitched five innings of scoreless relief at South Florida (2/11).

2005: Academic All-Big Ten ... Started 13-of-14 games pitched ... Led the team with a 5.03 ERA and a 3-5 record ... Threw a career-high 73.1 innings ... Also set a career high with 37 strikeouts ... Pitched three innings of one-hit relief in 1-0 loss to Ohio State (5/15) ... Recorded two complete games vs. Vermont (3-1 loss) and at Purdue (4-3 loss) ... Struck out a season-high five on three separate occasions.

2004: Pitched in six games, steadily rising as NU's best option out of the bullpen before mono sidelined him for 24 games ... Had a 4.86 ERA (six appearances, 11.1 innings) before illness, 2.98 (nine appearances, 12.1 innings) ... Totaled 15 appearances, throwing 23.2 innings ... Earned first collegiate victory over Troy State (3/6), pitching 2.1 innings of no-hit, no-run baseball ... Tallied second victory vs. UW-Milwaukee (4/27), giving up no runs in 3.0 innings ... Earned first collegiate save, pitching one and two-third innings of scoreless no-hit baseball vs. Illinois (5/8).

High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner in baseball and golf ... Cincinnati Enquirer First-team All-Region ... Kentucky Post All-Conference ... Kentucky Post All-Region pitcher ... Named Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC) All-Star ... Went 9-2 with a 0.45 ERA as a senior, striking out 82 in 68 innings pitched ... Hit .385 with 28 RBI ... Competed in 2002 & 2003 NKAC All-Star games ... Team went 33-2 winning district championship ... Played for the Kentucky Kings AAU team ... Class valedictorian and senior class treasurer ... National Honor Society and Latin Club member.

Personal: Born Andrew Alexander Smith on May 11, 1985 ... Son of Dwayne and Nancy Smith ... Political science major.

Smith's Career Stats

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA2004....  3.80   2-0    15   0   0   0/0     1   23.2   23   14   10    6    9   2   1   2   107   .247   1   7   0   12005....  5.03   3-5    14  13   2   0/0     0   73.1   91   58   41   28   37  15   1   8   335   .310   3   9   2   22006....  7.15   3-5    22   5   0   0/1     1   50.1   75   46   40   19   22  14   3   4   254   .349   7  10   5   42007....  7.24   1-3    12   4   1   0/0     0   32.1   43   27   26   19   14  14   1   1   156   .341   5   5   3   3TOTAL...  5.86   9-13   63  22   3   0/1     2  179.2  232  145  117   72   82  45   6  15   852   .319  16  31  10  10