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37 Smith Pinson

  • Ht./Wt. 6-8 / 225
  • Position RHP
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Leesburg, Ga.
  • High School Lee County HS

Biography

As a Senior (2025)
» Conference USA All-Tournament Team

Led the Owl staff in wins (8), innings pitched (64.0), strikeouts (71) and ERA (3.80) ... led Conference USA in walks allowed per nine innings (2.25) ... limited free passes with just 16 walks surrendered ... started the season with a victory over Big10 opponents Rutgers going 2.1 innings with a pair of punchouts ... caught his stride later in the season beginning with a flawless 2.2 innings in the win over Jax State (April 5) ... tossed three scoreless inning over West Georgia (May 6) in the 17-1 blowout ... threw five scoreless frames versus MTSU on senior day (May 17) along with six strikeouts ... became the first Owl since Tony Dibrell in 2017 to toss a nine-inning complete-game shutout as he did some versus FIU to keep KSU's season alive in the Conference USA Championship (May 23) ... tied a single game career high in strikeouts twice with nine facing Sam Houston and FIU (April 13 & May 23)

As a Junior (2024)
» ASUN Pitcher of the Week (April 15)

Made 16 appearances on the mound with 11 starts this season and one save ... he struck out four allowing just two earned runs in 6.0 innings at UAB (Feb. 18) ... struck out eight in 7.2 innings vs. Longwood (March 3) allowinng just two earned runs ... earned his first win of 2024 on March 28 vs. Austin Peay, allowing just two earned runs in his outing ... allowed just two hits in 4.0 innings at Stetson on April 7 ... went 8.0 innings allowing just three hits, zero earned runs and striking out nine on 88 pitches on April 14 vs. UCA ... Pinson earned his first ASUN Pitcher of the Week honor on April 15 for his performance against the Bears ... struck out seven allowing just five hits at JU (May 11) ... threw 6.1 scoreless innings with six strikeouts allowing just four hits in his final start of the regular season, picking up the win vs. Lipscomb (May 16) ... he pitched the final 1.1 innings vs. No. 4 FGCU at the ASUN tournament on May 22 allowing just one hit and zero earned runs for his first save of the season ... threw six innings allowing just four earned runs for his fourth win of the season vs. UCA in the ASUN semifinal (May 25).

As a Sophomore (2023)
» Started the year with 17.0 scoreless innings

Appeared in 18 games with one start on the mound ... led the Owls in ERA (2.27) and saves (4) ... posted a 3-2 record ... struck out 35 batters in 35.2 innings ... made his first appearance on Opening Weekend versus New Orleans (Feb. 17-19) and earned the win ... entered out of the bullpen and tossed 3.1 innings without allowing any runs ... threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against LIU (Feb. 26) in the series finale ... tossed two scoreless innings at No. 16 Georgia Tech (Mar. 1) ... entered in relief against Boston College (Mar. 3-5) ... threw three scoreless innings with three punch outs ... earned his first save of the season against Michigan (Mar. 10) during the inaugural Mike Sansing Classic ... tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts ... came in with the bases loaded and two outs of a one-run ballgame at Georgia Southern (Mar. 14) ... pitched the final 1.1 innings with two strikeouts to earn his second save of the season ... threw 2.1 scoreless innings in the ASUN opener at Stetson (Mar. 17) ... tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief to pickup the save in the series finale with Austin Peay (Apr. 7) ... collected the final out in the win versus Georgia Southern (Apr. 19) ... tossed two innings and earned the win on Friday night at Queens (Apr. 21) ... went 1.2 innings out of the bullpen at Georgia (May 2) with three strikeouts ... tossed 2.1 innings of relief in the series finale at Lipscomb (May 7) with three punch outs ... got his first start of the year against Georgia Tech (May 10) ... tossed two scoreless innings with two punch outs ... threw the final 4.2 innings of game two against FGCU (May 19) to earn the win ... allowed zero runs with four strikeouts.

As a Freshman (2022)
» ASUN Conference All-Freshmen Team

Made 24 appearances on the mound with three starts ... led the team in wins with six ... tallied 65.0 innings and posted a team-high 80 strikeouts ... finished with a 6-6 record ... made his collegiate debut on Opening Weekend against Morehead State (Feb. 19) and picked up his first career save ... tossed 3.0 innings out of the bullpen ... struck out five and allowed only one hit ... made his first start on the mound against Georgia State (Feb. 23) ... picked up the win after he tossed six innings and struck out eight ... allowed four hits and three runs ... started against Wofford (Mar. 9) and threw three innings of one hit baseball ... made a relief appearance at UNC-Wilmington (Mar. 13) ... tossed 2.2 innings and struck out three while allowing zero runs ... pitched in relief on Friday night at Jacksonville (Mar. 18) ... went three strong innings without allowing a hit ... started against No. 12 Georgia Tech (Mar. 22) and tossed three innings while striking out six ... allowed zero runs and two hits ... came in out of the bullpen on Friday night against North Florida (Mar. 25) ... struck out three over two innings of work ... threw a season-long 6.2 innings at Florida Gulf Coast (Apr. 3) ... struck out nine batters and allowed only two runs ... came in during relief on Saturday at Stetson (Apr. 9) ... retired all 13 batters faced and earned his third win on the season ... struck out six to help the Owls sweep the Hatters ... threw two innings in relief during the series finale with Liberty (Apr. 15) ... struck out three and allowed two hits ... threw 2.2 innings with seven strikeouts and zero earned runs in relief at Georgia State (Apr. 19) ... made two appearances in the series win versus Jacksonville (Apr. 22& 24) ...on Friday, tossed a scoreless inning with one strikeout ... in the series finale on Sunday, threw four innings and surrendered two runs on four hits while striking out three ... earned the win on Saturday at UNF (Apr. 30) ... tossed three innings in relief with four strikeouts ... allowed two hits and zero runs ... earned his third save of the year in game one versus FGCU (May 7) ... tossed three scoreless innings and allowed zero runs on two hits with a strikeout ... threw five innings out of the bullpen versus Stetson (May 14) and struck out a season-high 10 batters ... threw 2.1 innings in relief at Liberty (May 19) to earn the Friday night win ... allowed zero hits, zero runs and struck out one batter ... made two appearances in the ASUN Tournament ... tossed 2.1 innings versus Lipscomb (May 24) and secured the final three outs in the championship game versus Liberty (May 28).

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Freshman

    P
    6'8" 220 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2023Sophomore

    RHP
    6'8" 225 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2024Junior

    RHP
    6'8" 225 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2025Senior

    RHP
    6'8" 225 lbs
    37