Houston Christian University Athletics

2025 (Senior): Made 18 appearances, including 13 starts which was third most on the club … finished 4-6 overall with a 5.97 ERA in 60.1 innings pitched, which was also third most on the team … fourth on the squad with 53 strikeouts and walked just 19 on the season … picked up his first HCU win against Central Michigan, going six innings and allowing one hit and one walk with four K’s (2/15) … went 5.2 to pick up the victory in the finale of the UTRGV regular season series allowing HCU to take the weekend two games to one (3/23) … went six innings, scattered six hits and allowed one run with a season-best seven strikeouts in a win over Nicholls (4/5) … went six innings in HCU’s second shutout effort of the season, a 2-0 win over TAMUCC allowing just five hits and fanning five (5/4) … shut the door on UTRGV in the second game of the Edinburg Bracket of the Southland Conference Tournament, going 2.1 innings in relief while striking out two to help hold off the Vaqueros and send Huskies to championship game with a 9-6 win … named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll …

PRIOR TO HCU: Anderson University (2024) Went 6-5 for the Trojans, with a 3.64 ERA … made 13 appearances, all starts and led the team in victories, complete games, innings pitched and was second in strikeouts … had 11 quality starts and went six innings or more seven times … won back-to-back starts at Coker and versus Emory & Henry combining for 12.1 innings while allowing just one run and fanning 13, including career-high seven strikeouts against E&H …  Cleveland State Community College (2022/2023) As a sophomore, posted a 3-2 record while starting nine of his 13 appearances … struck out 26 in 34.1 innings … during freshman campaign went 5-2 overall and made nine starts in 20 appearances on the bump, fanning 46 in 40.1 innings on the season … was two-time NJCAA All-Academic while with the Cougars … played with fellow HCU newcomer Ben Norton as a sophomore …

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman at Walker Valley High School playing for Wes Anderson … All-District and Best of Preps team as a senior after posting seven wins and a 0.43 ERA while striking out 97 in 56.1 innings … AP Scholar and Honors Society member …

PERSONAL: Full name is Benjamin Davis Smith … born August 18, 2003 … son of David and Susan Smith … brothers Jake and Luke … sister Alex … brother Jake played baseball at Roane State, Cleveland State CC and at Johnson University in Tennessee … played with his brother for one season at CSCC … majoring in Marketing …