17 Days until First Pitch - #17 Matt Smith

It's 17 days until the 2014 season's first pitch and the first three game home series against the Ohio Bobcats.

#17 Matt Smith

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Fredericktown, Ohio
High School: Fredericktown HS
Height / Weight: 5-10 / 200
Position: OF/LHP
B/T: L/L



Prior to Western Carolina: Was a four-year varsity letter winner who earned All-Ohio Division III accolades all four seasons including first-team plaudits each of his final three seasons ... Named the News Journal Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Batted .555 for his high school career with 24 home runs ... Set high school program record for games played and career batting average ... Ranked inside the top five in Ohio state history in batting average and was eighth in career hits ... Also played football as a prep, earning All-Ohio.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Allen Smith ... Is the son of Tim and Melissa Smith ... Has a younger brother, Noah.

Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations