• 2022 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year •
• 2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference •
• 2022 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American •
2021 (Junior): Second-team Southeast all-region selection ... 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player ... 2021 NCAA Gainesville Regional all-tournament team ... Went 7-1 with a 2.18 ERA and two saves in 19 appearances, seven of which were starts ... Combined for three shutouts while striking out 79 batters and issuing 21 walks in 82 2/3 innings pitched ... Limited opponents to a .220 batting average ... Finished 3-1 with a 2.41 ERA and two saves in eight SBC appearances with three starts ... Combined for one shutout and struck out 37 batters against eight walks in 37 1/3 innings ... Recorded seven quality starts on the season, including five straight from April 23-May 20 ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters without issuing a walk in a career-best 7 2/3 innings against Georgia State (April 23) ... Made two starts in the SBC Championship, tossing six innings against Coastal Carolina (May 26) before tying his career high with 7 2/3 innings against Georgia Southern (May 30) in the SBC Championship final ... Tossed six innings and allowed one run on five hits, and struck out five without issuing a walk in a start against Florida (June 5) in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
2020 (Junior COVID Year): Went 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in four appearances, all of which were starts ... Recorded 16 strikeouts and issued eight walks in 15 innings pitched ... Made his first career start against Campbell (Feb. 15) ... Struck out a career-high eight batters in five innings pitched against Indiana (Feb. 22) ... Tied his career high in innings pitched (5.0) against Gonzaga (Feb. 29).
Junior College: Finished 9-3 with one save and three complete games in 16 appearances with 15 starts as a sophomore in 2019 ... Recorded 97 strikeouts against 34 walks in 88 1/3 innings pitched en route to first-team all-MACJC honors ... Also helped the Wildcats capture the 2019 Region 23 championship and 2019 Division II Junior College World Series ... Went 6-2 with a 3.23 ERA in 13 appearances as a freshman … Recorded 50 strikeouts against 31 walks in 55 2/3 innings pitched to earn MACJC second-team all-State honors … In seven conference appearances, finished 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA while striking out 34 batters in 33 innings … Also named to the 2017-18 MACJC all-academic team for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.25
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three years in football at Northeast Jones High School in Laurel, Mississippi … Went 6-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched as a senior, while also batting .374 with one home run and 18 RBIs to earn Class 4A First-Team All-State honors by the Mississippi Association of Coaches … Finished 7-4 with a 0.80 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings pitched as a junior while also hitting .318 with one home run and 18 RBIs as a junior … Went 5-3 with a 2.10 ERA and 73 strikeouts as a sophomore, and batted .324 with 17 RBIs, Went 2-3 with a 3.15 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings pitched as a freshman, and also batted .426 with one home run and 21 RBIs
Personal: Full name is Kenneth Miles Smith ... Born Feb. 24, 1999, in Laurel, Mississippi ... The first of two children to Ken and Michelle Smith ... Has one younger brother, Mason ... Lists fishing among his hobbies ... ... Majoring in sport management.
