Phil Smith

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kent, Ohio
High School:
Roosevelt

2009 Freshman Season

Was Redhirted.

Prior to Kent State

Lettered three years as a catcher for Kent Roosevelt…hit .418 in his career for the Rough Riders…named the Ravenna Record Courier Player of the Year his senior season, hitting for a .426 average and a .662 slugging percentage…named to the All-Portage Trail Conference (Metro Division) his junior and senior seasons…helped Kent Roosevelt improve from a 9-18 record his sophomore season to a 17-8 mark his senior season…coached by Mike Haney Jr. in high school…earned academic All-PTC his junior and senior seasons…also played for the Ohio Yankees club team…besides baseball, lettered all four years in wrestling and two years in football.

Personal

Born June 21, 1990…parents are Phil Smith and Quin Welch…has an older sister, Lindsay Welch…also participated in choir and was a member of the Spanish Club and National Honor Society while in high school…majoring in finance.