Shay Smiddy

ACC Atlantic Division Champions after the Cardinals game with Florida State at Jim Patterson Stadium on May 18.

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-5
Weight:
212
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Defiance, Ohio
High School:
Defiance

CAREER HONORS
• 2019 MLB Draft, 36th Round (1,088th overall), Tampa Bay Rays

2019: Made 19 appearances, all in relief, going 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 23.1 innings. Pitched a scoreless inning against Illinois State in the NCAA Regional on June 1. Tossed four innings, allowing just one run at Virginia on May 11. Pitched a scoreless inning against No. 2 Vanderbilt on May 7. Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Alabama A&M on April 26. Tossed a scoreless inning at NC State on April 14. Picked up three strikeouts in a scoreless inning against Northern Kentucky on April 9. Struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings for the win at Duke on March 17. Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings against Ole Miss on March 13. Struck out five over 2.1 innings against Xavier on Feb. 26. Made his season debut Feb. 19 against Eastern Kentucky, recording the final two outs of the game.

2018: Finished with 5-1 record, 2.96 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 45.2 innings pitched and 23 appearances, including four starts... Had two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning to earn third save on May 11 at Pittsburgh... Worked 3.0 innings of shutout relief for the victory against Wright State on May 8... Registered second save after retiring all five batters faced, including four by strikeout, on April 24 against WKU... Earned first career save with two strikeouts in perfect ninth inning against Virginia on April 20... Twirled 2.1 innings of no-hit, scoreless relief against No. 6 Kentucky on April 17... Had three strikeouts in 2.0 shutout innings of relief at Virginia Tech on April 13... Moved to 2-0 on the season after registering career best seven strikeouts and allowing just one earned run in 5.0 innings in first start of the season on March 10 against No. 13 UNC... Had five strikeouts in 3.1 innings of shutout relief against Western Carolina on March 3... Earned first win of the season and second career victory with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against Youngstown State on Feb. 25... Had three strikeouts in 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against EKU on Feb. 20... Opened season with a perfect inning out of the bullpen against The Citadel on Feb. 17.

2017: Finished first collegiate season with a 1-0 record, 3.48 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 20.2 innings, including 15 total appearances and two starts... Registered two strikeouts in 2.1 innings of shutout relief at Indiana on May 16... Earned first collegiate win working career-long 5.0+ innings in victorious start at Eastern Kentucky on April 25... Worked a scoreless inning of relief at No. 10 Kentucky on April 18... Had career-best three strikeouts in two shutout innings of relief against Fort Wayne on March 8... Worked second straight shutout relief appearance with two strikeouts against Eastern Michigan on March 3... Had two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning in Feb. 25 win over Omaha... Made collegiate debut with a relief outing against Ball State on Feb. 19 in Clearwater, Florida.

High School: Played three seasons of prep baseball at Defiance High School under coach John Held... Ranked No. 8 in Ohio in class of 2016 by Perfect Game and No. 9 in the state by Prep Baseball Report… Received All-State honors in both basketball and baseball... Finished his career as Defiance’s leader in single season victories (13)... Helped lead Defiance to three Ohio State Baseball Championships... Finished the 2016 season with a 13-0 record, 0.57 ERA, three saves and 96 strikeouts... Was 11-1 with an ERA under 1.00 and 81 strikeouts as a junior... Also lettered three years in basketball.

Personal: Born Shay Easton Smiddy on Dec. 19, 1997 in Defiance, Ohio... Has one younger sister – Carlee... Majoring in marketing... Signed with UofL after also strongly considering Ohio State, Cincinnati, Ball State and Kent State... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad, who helped him every step of the way... Hobbies include fishing and watching sports... Favorite movie is Inception... Favorite TV show is Breaking Bad... Favorite athlete is LeBron James... Favorite cereal is Reese’s Puffs... Favorite candy bar is Kit Kat... Favorite food is steak... Favorite teams are the Cleveland Indians and Cavaliers and the Pittsburgh Steelers... Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse.