Post by SCCat66 on May 6, 2014 19:53:48 GMT -5
May 6, 2014
Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina senior right-handed pitcher Jordan Smith and junior men's golfer J.T. Poston were recognized today as the Southern Conference announced its Athletes of the Month from competition in April. Selections are made by the league office from nominations submitted by each institution's media relations staff.
Smith is the second Catamount to earn the monthly pitching award from the conference this season as junior Jeremy Null captured that honor in the first month of the season in February. Smith is the fourth different WCU hurler to earn the honor dating back to 2007. Poston becomes just the third different Catamount men's golfer to earn monthly recognition, joining Matt Cook - who was honored a league-record nine times between 2005 and '07 - and Ricky Stout, an October, 2009 honoree.
Smith went 3-1 with a 1.64 ERA in four April starts to pace the Catamount starters. The senior from Liberty, N.C., went at least seven innings in each appearance, striking out 26 batters against just six walks in 33 innings of work. Smith threw the first of his two complete games of the season in the month, on April 6, allowing just eight hits and one earned run in the Catamounts' 3-1 win over UNCG. He struck out five and walked just one.
He suffered his only loss of the month against Furman on April 13, allowing three earned in seven innings, but bounced back with a then season-high 10 strikeouts in a five-hit complete-game win over The Citadel in which he allowed just two runs. Smith closed his month with eight strong innings in a 7-1 win over Samford, allowing just an unearned run on five hits and a walk, striking out six.
Smith (8-3) continued to leave his mark in the WCU record book in April, becoming the school's all-time leader in career starts - currently with 56 starts - and moving inside the top five in program history in career wins. The four-year starter currently ranks second in career innings pitched (355.0), fourth in career strikeouts (275) and is tied for sixth with 25 wins for the Purple & Gold.
Currently, Smith leads the SoCon in innings pitched (85.1), eighth in strikeouts (66) including 30 strikeouts looking, tops among league pitchers.
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Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina senior right-handed pitcher Jordan Smith and junior men's golfer J.T. Poston were recognized today as the Southern Conference announced its Athletes of the Month from competition in April. Selections are made by the league office from nominations submitted by each institution's media relations staff.
Smith is the second Catamount to earn the monthly pitching award from the conference this season as junior Jeremy Null captured that honor in the first month of the season in February. Smith is the fourth different WCU hurler to earn the honor dating back to 2007. Poston becomes just the third different Catamount men's golfer to earn monthly recognition, joining Matt Cook - who was honored a league-record nine times between 2005 and '07 - and Ricky Stout, an October, 2009 honoree.
Smith went 3-1 with a 1.64 ERA in four April starts to pace the Catamount starters. The senior from Liberty, N.C., went at least seven innings in each appearance, striking out 26 batters against just six walks in 33 innings of work. Smith threw the first of his two complete games of the season in the month, on April 6, allowing just eight hits and one earned run in the Catamounts' 3-1 win over UNCG. He struck out five and walked just one.
He suffered his only loss of the month against Furman on April 13, allowing three earned in seven innings, but bounced back with a then season-high 10 strikeouts in a five-hit complete-game win over The Citadel in which he allowed just two runs. Smith closed his month with eight strong innings in a 7-1 win over Samford, allowing just an unearned run on five hits and a walk, striking out six.
Smith (8-3) continued to leave his mark in the WCU record book in April, becoming the school's all-time leader in career starts - currently with 56 starts - and moving inside the top five in program history in career wins. The four-year starter currently ranks second in career innings pitched (355.0), fourth in career strikeouts (275) and is tied for sixth with 25 wins for the Purple & Gold.
Currently, Smith leads the SoCon in innings pitched (85.1), eighth in strikeouts (66) including 30 strikeouts looking, tops among league pitchers.
www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050614aae.html