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Josh Smith returns for his third season and is a key member of the Yellow Jacket pitching staff.....appeared in 11 games with nine starts on the mound last spring.....tossed all 12 innings and allowed just five hits with seven strikeouts in a 1-0 victory against American Mideast Conference foe Urbana.....50 innings pitched was the second-highest on the staff.....posted 2 victories and 7 losses. 2001 - Experienced a notable rookie season with a 4-5 record coupled with a 3.77 ERA.....honorable mention selection on the NCCAA Midwest Region Team.....ranked second on the staff in starts (10), complete games (4), and innings pitched (57 1/3).....won his first two collegiate decisions at Asbury and Toccoa Falls. High School - Four-year letter winner in both baseball and basketball at Open Door Christian High School.....school's Senior Athlete of the Year.....had a 7-1 record on the mound as a senior with a 0.98 ERA.....two-time all-county performer.....two-time all-district and all-county basketball player, who averaged 21 points per game as a junior and 15 as a senior.....National Honor Society student. Personal - Carries a sport management major at Cedarville University.....born 9/14/81 in Lorain, OH.....son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith.....has one younger sister.
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