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