Josh Smutzer

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Height:
6-4
Weight:
197
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
High School:
Rincon HS

2018: Made 17 appearances, all coming out of the pen… allowed just two hits over a string of five appearances from 4/27-5/19… struck out two with no walks or hits against VCU (4/27)… finished with 20.2 innings of relief…

2017: Made 17 appearances, including 14 starts…allowed just four hits across seven frames against Hartford (3/04) and allowed just four across eight against Saint Louis (5/06)… struck out a career-high six vs. Siena (3/11)… did not allow a walk in 5.1 innings vs. Lehigh (2/25)… spent majority of season ranked in top 10 in A-10 for wins, finished season with a 5-3 record, 4.97 ERA in 76 innings pitched… tallied 35 Ks….

2016: Appeared in 20 games, making three starts … posted a record of 4-1 … recorded one save … pitched 35.0 innings, allowing 23 earned runs off 48 hits with 20 strikeouts for a 5.91 ERA … was named to the 2016 All-Atlantic 10 Championship Team … allowed two earned runs off seven hits with three strikeouts in a season-high 7.0 innings for the win over Saint Joseph’s in the Atlantic 10 semi-finals (5/27) … recorded his first save of the season in 2.1 scoreless innings against VCU in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/26) … recorded a season-high four strikeouts against Georgetown (2/28).

2015: Appeared in 19 games, making one start on the mound … posted an overall record of 3-2 … recorded 13 earned runs for a 3.94 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched … threw a season-high two strikeouts on four occasions … picked up his first-career win against Georgetown (3/1) … pitched a season-high four innings in the win against Akron (3/15) … threw complete shutout innings against Georgetown (3/1), Elon (3/4), Dayton (4/17), George Mason (5/3) and VCU (5/20).

Prep/Personal: Played four years of varsity under coach Ernie Palomarez … notched 63 strikeouts in 51 innings pitched during senior season … invited to 2014 All-Academic Game and AZBCA All-Star Game … named 2013 Second Team All-Star Southern AZ D1 and 2014 First Team All-Conference … was the valedictorian of his graduating class … was a volunteer at the Pima County Attorney’s office … brother, Zach, pitched for Pima JC, Ariz.