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Cal Poly Baseball Player Profile

SmithK701Kyle Smith

Smith has been the Saturday starter since the second week of the season, compiling a 3-5 record and 3.51 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .249 against the left-hander and he has struck out 38 batters over 48 innings.

High School – Smith posted an outstanding senior season under head coach Ollie Turner at Torrance High School in 2014, compiling a 13-1 record and 0.47 ERA en route to CIF-Southern Section Division IV most valuable player accolades … made 15 appearances on the mound and notched 10 complete games, striking out 115 batters and walking just 16 in 89 2/3 innings … struck out 12 in CIF-Southern Section Division IV championship playoff game against Pioneer League rival South Torrance, earning 11-0 victory with two-hit shutout … also struck out 11 in two other games and 10 in another … earned a pair of one-hitters and a pair of two-hitters … threw 24 shutout innings in the playoffs and recorded four wins — three as a starter and one in relief … also played in first base and in the outfield, hitting .345 with three doubles, 13 RBI and six steals … earned first-team All-Pioneer League (co-MVP) and All-CIF-Southern Section Division IV honors and second-team Cal-Hi Sports all-state accolades … Torrance was 27-8 in 2014, shared first place with South Torrance in the Pioneer League and claimed the CIF-SS Division IV title … as a junior in 2013, Smith posted a 4-2 record and 3.87 ERA in 11 appearances on the mound … struck out 30 batters in 34 1/3 innings and earned the team’s Cy Young Award … Torrance was 15-13 in 2013, finishing in a tie for first place in the Pioneer League with a 7-3 record and qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section Division IV playoffs, winning a wild-card game before falling in the first round … also played football as a quarterback in his freshman year … played summer ball for the North County Indians, posting a 1-0 record and 0.00 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings … chose Cal Poly over UC Irvine because of its “great coaches and team.”

Personal – Son of Jon and Tina Smith … one brother, Konnor, and one sister, Kaitlyn … sister Kaitlyn and cousins Kyle Smith and Ryan Smith played sports in college … born November 11, 1995, in Torrance, Calif. … majors in kinesiology.