Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Taps says: "Smitty was a swiss army knife for us in 2021 and had a better season than his numbers indicate. Nevertheless, we look forward to seeing a big jump in effectiveness this upcoming spring. We expect Alex to, once again, pitch some critically important innings for us out of the bullpen in 2022."

2022: Appeared in 14 games with 1 start … Recorded a 1-2 record with a 6.85 E.R.A. to go along with 18 strikeouts over 22.1 innings … Limited hitters to a .270 batting average … Tied for 2^nd on the team in saves (1) … Strong outing in relief (3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 K, 0 BB) vs. Drew (2/26) … 1.0 innings (2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. Montclair State (3/4) … Earned a save (3.1 IP, H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB) in the 1^st game of a doubleheader vs. Montclair State (3/5) … 1.1 scoreless innings (2 H, K, 0 BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/23) … Fired a perfect scoreless inning and collected a strikeout in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs. King’s (4/2) … Scoreless inning (0 H, 0 K, 0 BB) in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/23) … Two scoreless innings (H, K, 0 BB) in the 1^st game of a doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/30).

2021: Appeared in 15 games, starting 2 and posted a 4-1 record with a 8.29 ERA over 33 2/3 innings ... Limited hitters to a .286 batting average ... Tied for team lead in appearances ... Tied for second in wins ... Pitched in both ends of the doubleheader (3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB) in a MAC Freedom sweep vs. King’s (3/7) … Earned the win (2 1/3 IP, H, R, 2 BB, K) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/13) … Solid in relief (3 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 4 K, BB) in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Wilkes (3/29) … Started and picked up the win in the second game of a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (4/17) … Picked up the win (2 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 2 K, 0 BB) in the second game of a MAC Freedom Quarterfinal doubleheader sweep vs. FDU-Florham (5/1) … Was excellent in relief (4 IP, H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB) in the second game of a MAC Freedom Semifinal doubleheader vs. NR/RV DeSales (5/9).

2020: Posted a 1-0 record with a 1.88 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 14 1/3 innings … held hitters to a .180 batting average against … Led team in appearances (7), saves (2) … second amongst relievers in WHIP (1.13) … second on the team in wins … Earned the save (3 IP, H, 0 R, 4 K, 3 BB) in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/16) … Picked up the save (1 IP, 2 H, R, ER, K, 0 BB) vs. Drew (2/19) … Credited with the win (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 K, BB) vs. NJCU (2/21) … 2 innings (2 H, R, ER, 3 K, BB) vs. William Paterson (2/22) … 2 1/3 innings (3 H, 2 R, ER, 2 K, 2 BB) vs. No. 14/22 UMass-Boston (2/29) … Had a perfect inning with a strikeout vs. New Paltz (3/8) … 3 scoreless innings (H, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. Old Westbury NR/RV (3/11).

2019: Named First Team Empire 8 All-Conference … Appeared in 18 games, all out of the bullpen, posting an 2-1 record with a 3.51 ERA over 33 1/3 innings of work … Led the team in appearances (18) and saves (2) … Second in earned run average (3.51) … Tossed 1/3 scoreless innings (0 K, BB) vs. No. 22/24 Salisbury (2/17) … Hurled a scoreless inning (H, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. No. 16/11 Cortland (3/10) … Pitched 3 1/3 innings of excellent relief (3 H, 0 R, K, 2 BB) vs. RV/No. 5 Misericordia (3/13) … Had a scoreless inning (H, 0 K, BB) vs. No. 2/4 Christopher Newport (3/19) … Pitched a scoreless frame (2 H, 0 K, 0 BB) in a conference game vs. Elmira (3/24) … 3 innings (3 H, R, ER, 0 K, 0 BB) in the first game of a conference doubleheader vs. NR/RV Ithaca (3/27) … Picked up the win (3 IP, H, R, ER, 3 K, 3 BB) in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. NR/RV Ithaca (3/27) … Tossed 2 1/3 innings of relief (2 H, R, 0 ER, 4 K, 3 BB) in the first game of a conference doubleheader vs. RV/RV St. John Fisher (3/31) … Did not give up an earned run (1 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 2 K, BB) vs. New Paltz (4/3) … Picked up the save (3 IP, 4 H, R, ER, 5 K, BB, HBP) in a conference game vs. Utica (4/6) … Earned the win (2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K, BB) in the first game of a conference doubleheader vs. Canton (4/13) … Recorded a save (3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K, BB) vs. Keystone (4/17) … Pitched 1 innings (H, 0 R, K, BB) in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Catholic (4/19) … 2 2/3 innings of relief (3 H, 0 R, 2 K, BB) in a conference game vs. Houghton (5/6).

2018: Posted a 3-1 record with a 14.14 ERA with five strikeouts over 7 innings of work ... Picked up his first collegiate victory by striking out the side in order in a conference game vs. Houghton (4/6) … Earned the win, recording the only batter he faced on the first pitch in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. Houghton (4/7) … Hurled a scoreless inning (H, K, 0 BB) in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/28) … Credited with the win after an inning’s work vs. Scranton (5/1).

High School: National Honor Society and High Honor Roll … Played for Coach Todd Schmitt at Wall High School … Pitched to at 2.33 ERA his senior year and also batted .333 from his infield position … Won the Adam Alvino Scholar Athlete Award for Wall High … Played summer ball for coach Ted Lenneper of the Wall Knights … Also competed in cross country … Attended the All-Star Baseball Academy Academic Showcase Camp.
 
Personal: Son of Nancy and Wallace Smith … Has an older brother named Stephen and a younger sister named Elise … Dad ran track for Lafayette … Majoring in biomedical engineering … Picked Stevens for its great engineering program and its location near NYC … Favorite MLB team and player are the New York Mets and Michael Conforto … Favorite book is The Great Gatsby … Top movie is Wolf of Wall Street … Hobbies include going to the beach, going on runs, and skiing.
 
Summer Internships: Has held an internship in Civil Engineering with Dynamic Engineering in Lake Como, NJ.

Summer Collegiate Baseball: Signed on with the Freehold Clippers of the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) in summer 2021 ... Named an All-Star in the ABCCL during summer 2020 representing NJ Elite ... Competed for the Ocean Ospreys of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) in summer 2019 ... Played in summer 2018 for the Freehold Clippers of the ABCCL.
 

PITCHING
Year	APP-GS	ERA	W-L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2018	8-0	14.14	3-1	0	7.0	9	11	11	6	5
2019	18-0	3.61	2-1	2	33.1	41	19	13	18	24
2020	7-0	1.88	1-0	2	14.1	9	4	3	7	17
2021	15-2	8.29	4-1	0	33.2	38	36	31	14	27
2022
Totals	48-2	5.91	10-3	4	88.1	97	70	58	45	73