2024 Baseball Roster

Chad Mitchell
Chad Mitchell
Bret Strelow

14 Cy Smith

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lenoir, N.C.
  • High School West Caldwell

Biography

2022 Chancellor's List

2024:
Made four relief appearances...Returned to the mound on Feb. 23 against Sienna in Hickory, striking out two in a scoreless inning after missing the 2023 season due to Tommy John Surgery...Made appearances against Texas State and Troy in Sun Belt play.

2023: Sat out the season due to injury

2022: Made nine appearances, all in relief, striking out 10 batters in 8.2 innings. Five of his appearances were scoreless outings. Best outing came May 6 at Georgia State when he struck out two in a scoreless frame. Walked only one batter over his first eight outings of the year.

2021: Pitched in 14 games, totaling 12.0 innings … Had a key strikeout to end the top of the eighth inning in the series-opening win against South Alabama … Before that appearance, had three straight scoreless outings against South Carolina (two Ks in one inning), Little Rock (2.0 innings) and ETSU (one inning) … In the third game of 2021, took the mound for App State’s first save opportunity of the season … Finished season with an 0-1 record.

2020 (no eligibility used due to COVID-19): Made seven relief appearances … Posted a 2.19 ERA (second best on the team) with 14 strikeouts in 12.1 innings pitched … Delivered two hitless innings and allowed no runs with four strikeouts in his App State debut at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 16 … Recorded three strikeouts in 2.1 innings in App State’s 11-9 win at No. 24 Wake Forest … Punched out four batters in 2.1 scoreless innings to match his career high in strikeouts at UNCG on Feb. 29 … Allowed no earned runs in five of seven appearances, including three outings without allowing a hit … Opposing batters only hit .222 against him (third-lowest average on the team) … Gave up just three extra-base hits in 12.1 innings on the mound … Season was cut short due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

High School: Delivered a 1.46 ERA on the mound as a senior with 41 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched … Batted .344 with five home runs, three doubles and 12 RBIs for West Caldwell as a junior … Registered a 1.31 ERA and struck out 42 batters in 26.2 innings during his junior season … Played high school baseball for head coach Jason Bumgarner … Named to the all-tournament team at five prestigious baseball tournaments: the 2018 WWBA 16U National Championship, the 2018 WWBA 17U National Championship, the 2017 WWBA 16U National Championship, the 2017 WWBA 17U National Championship and the 2015 13U Perfect Game World Series … Tabbed as high honorable mention to the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American team in 2019 … Noted as high honorable mention to the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American team in 2018 … Played travel baseball for the Carolina Rockies.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'0" 203 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 205 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2022Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 200 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 209 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 220 lbs
    14