Sam Smith
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lake Charles, La. High School: Barbe Height / Weight: 6-4 / 225 Position: RHP Experience: HS B/T: S/R

2012: Made 13 appearances on the season, including nine starts ... Posted a 2-3 record with a 5.80 ERA as he allowed 28 runs - 23 earned - on 50 hits through 35.2 innings of work ... Struck out 27 batters and walked only eight ... Combined for one shutout, a 12-0 win over Jackson State (3/27) ... Made his first appearance in relief at TCU (2/17) in the season opener, working 1.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout ... Made his first start against Arkansas State (2/21) and picked up the win as the designated pitcher of record, allowing one run on three hits with a walk and a strikeout in 4.0 innings of work ... Picked up his second win against Central Arkansas (4/10), working 5.0 innings and allowing one run on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts ... Worked a season-long 6.0 innings in a start at No. 22 Louisville (3/13), allowing four runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts ... Struck out a season-high six batters against UT-Martin (3/6) ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years under Glenn Cechinni at Barbe High School ... Posted a 23-4 record for his career ... Selected to play in the Louisiana All-Star game in 2011 ... Posted a 5-1 record with one save as a senior ... Tallied a 1.88 ERA with 45 strikeouts and 12 walks in 37.0 innings of work across 10 appearances ... Named an All-District selection in 2010 and 2009 ... Also named an All-Southwest Louisiana selection in 2010 ... Helped lead Barbe to a state championship in 2008 ... Also lettered one year in football ... Graduated cum laude at Barbe High School ...

MISCELLANEOUS: Son of Leslie and Sandra Smith ... Born October 10, 1992 ... Has two sisters, Molly and Megan ... Mother, Sandra, ran track and competed with the skiing team at Texas State University ... Played summer ball with the Southeast Texas Sun Devils.