3 Ben Smith
3 - Ben Smith
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Bats/Throws: L/L
Year: Sr./So.
Hometown: Bourne, Mass.
High School: Bourne
Position: Pitcher
Major: Business Administration
app 10
gs 7
w 1
l 5
sv 0
ip 44.0
era 3.07
whip 1.55
k 48

As a Junior:
Appeared in nine games for Worcester State on the hill, making eight starts...had a record of 3-1 on the season...recorded 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a .90 earned run average, where he led the NCAA as the Statistical Champion

As a Sophomore:
Appeared in eight games for Worcester State on the hill, making three starts...had a record of 1-1 on the season...recorded 9.78 strikeouts per nine innings and a 3.26 earned run average...posted his first collegiate win by throwing 6.1 shutout innings with five strikeouts against Framingham State on May 8

As a Freshman:
Appeared in both games for the Lancers before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...allowed no earned runs in two innings pitched

Personal:
Ben was born in Providence, R.I...is majoring in business administration at Worcester State...the son of Ursula and Paul Smith...has two older brothers, Alex and Jacob...favorite spot on campus is the Lyons Diamond...chose Worcester State for its academics and athletics

Before Worcester State:
Ben is a 2019 graduate of Bourne High School in Bourne, Mass...played three years of varsity baseball and soccer and one year of varsity basketball and indoor track & field for the Canalmen...a two-time conference all-star...named his baseball team's Most Valuable Player as a senior

Recent Games
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 3-0
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 5-1
May 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-3
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 9-7
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 13-7
May 11 vs. #5 Mass Maritime L, 5-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 10 6
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 10 6
Games started 7 5
Wins 1 1
Losses 5 4
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 1 1
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 44.0 32.2
Hits 49 35
Runs 23 18
Earned Runs 15 12
Walks 19 17
Strikeouts 48 31
Strikeouts per Game 9.82 8.54
Doubles Allowed 10 7
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 1.55 1.59
Home Runs Allows 2 2
At Bats Against 173 126
Batting Average Against .283 .278
Earned Run Average 3.07 3.31
Wild pitches 5 -
Hit Batters 10 8
Balks 2 2
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 4 3
Total Chances 16 12
Put Outs 4 4
Assists 10 7
Errors 2 1
Fielding Percentage .875 .917
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 9 6
Runners Caught Stealing 3 2
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .250 .250
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 10 vs. Suffolk W, 11-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Scranton W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Scranton L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. McDaniel L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Plattsburgh   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 5-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 22 at WPI L, 12-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Clark University L, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 27 at Curry L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Eastern Nazarene   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Salem St. W, 6-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 2 Salem St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Salem St. W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 MCLA L, 5-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Clark University W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Nichols L, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Westfield St. L, 12-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Fitchburg St. L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Anna Maria W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Framingham St. L, 3-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. #5 Mass Maritime L, 5-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 10 vs. Suffolk W, 11-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 11 vs. Scranton W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Scranton L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. McDaniel L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Plattsburgh   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 5-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 22 at WPI L, 12-11 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Clark University L, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 27 at Curry L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Eastern Nazarene   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Salem St. W, 6-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 2 Salem St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Salem St. W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 MCLA L, 5-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Clark University W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Nichols L, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Westfield St. L, 12-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Fitchburg St. L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Anna Maria W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Framingham St. L, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. #5 Mass Maritime L, 5-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 10 vs. Suffolk W, 11-3 1 0 0 0 4.2 7 2 2 3.86 1.50 0 10 -
Mar 11 vs. Scranton W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Scranton L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. McDaniel L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Plattsburgh   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 5-4 0 0 1 0 4.0 5 3 1 2.25 1.50 1 1 -
Mar 22 at WPI L, 12-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Clark University L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0.00 1.50 1 4 -
Mar 27 at Curry L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Eastern Nazarene   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Salem St. W, 6-3 1 1 0 0 7.0 5 2 2 2.57 1.29 4 4 -
Apr 2 Salem St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Salem St. W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 MCLA L, 5-4 1 0 1 0 6.1 10 5 5 7.11 1.74 1 7 1
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Clark University W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Nichols L, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Westfield St. L, 12-3 1 0 1 0 2.1 9 7 2 7.71 5.57 4 4 1
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Fitchburg St. L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Anna Maria W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0.00 1.00 3 7 -
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 1 0 1 0 8.0 6 2 1 1.13 1.00 2 8 -
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-3 0 0 1 0 2.0 1 2 2 9.00 2.00 3 1 -
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. #5 Mass Maritime L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0.2 - - - 0.00 - - 2 -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 10 vs. Suffolk W, 11-3 2 0 1 1 .500 - 1 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Scranton W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Scranton L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. McDaniel L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Plattsburgh   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New England Col. L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Eastern Conn. St. L, 5-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 22 at WPI L, 12-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Clark University L, 4-3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Mar 27 at Curry L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Eastern Nazarene   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Salem St. W, 6-3 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Apr 2 Salem St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Salem St. W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 MCLA L, 5-4 3 0 3 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at MCLA W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Clark University W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Nichols L, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Westfield St. L, 12-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Westfield St. W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Fitchburg St. L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Anna Maria W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Framingham St. L, 3-2 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Framingham St. W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 3 2 1 0 1.000 - 3 1 .250 - -
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Bridgewater St. L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-3 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Mass. Maritime W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. #5 Mass Maritime L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2019-20 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2020-21 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
2022-23 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2024-25 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2019-20 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2024-25 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 47 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2019-20 2 0 0 1 0 - 2.0 5 3 - 1 - .00 - 0.00 3.00
2020-21 8 3 1 1 0 - 19.1 18 10 7 5 21 9.78 - 3.26 1.19
2021-22 9 8 3 1 0 1 50.0 38 11 5 13 50 9.00 0 0.90 1.02
2022-23 10 7 1 5 0 1 44.0 49 23 15 19 48 9.82 2 3.07 1.55
2023-24 10 9 4 4 0 5 59.0 48 24 18 16 76 11.59 1 2.75 1.08
2024-25 8 6 3 2 0 2 27.2 38 19 17 14 31 10.08 1 5.53 1.88
Total 47 33 12 14 0 9 202.0 196 90 62 68 226 10.07 4 2.76 1.31
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2019-20 2 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
2020-21 8 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 1 3 .750 - -
2021-22 9 20 7 12 1 .950 1 9 3 .250 0 0
2022-23 10 16 4 10 2 .875 - 9 3 .250 - -
2023-24 10 12 1 11 0 1.000 - 10 2 .167 - -
2024-25 8 4 1 3 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Total 47 56 14 39 3 .946 1 32 11 .256 0 0
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
March 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
March 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 10 7 1 5 0 1 44.0 49 23 15 19 48 9.82 2 3.07 1.55
Conference 6 5 1 4 0 1 32.2 35 18 12 17 31 8.54 2 3.31 1.59
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 3 3 0 2 0 - 15.2 23 12 7 8 18 10.34 2 4.02 1.98
Away 4 3 1 2 0 1 19.0 14 6 5 10 17 8.05 - 2.37 1.26
Neutral 3 1 0 1 0 - 9.1 12 5 3 1 13 12.54 - 2.89 1.39
-
Wins 2 2 1 0 0 - 11.2 12 4 4 4 14 10.80 - 3.09 1.37
Losses 8 5 0 5 0 1 32.1 37 19 11 15 34 9.46 2 3.06 1.61
-
March 4 3 1 1 0 - 17.2 19 7 5 6 19 9.68 - 2.55 1.42
April 4 4 0 3 0 1 23.2 29 14 8 10 26 9.89 2 3.04 1.65
May 2 0 0 1 0 - 2.2 1 2 2 3 3 10.13 - 6.75 1.50
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 10 16 4 10 2 .875 - 9 3 .250 - -
Conference 6 12 4 7 1 .917 - 6 2 .250 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 6 1 5 0 1.000 - 3 1 .250 - -
Away 4 7 3 3 1 .857 - 5 1 .167 - -
Neutral 3 3 0 2 1 .667 - 1 1 .500 - -
-
Wins 2 3 0 1 2 .333 - 1 - - - -
Losses 8 13 4 9 0 1.000 - 8 3 .273 - -
-
March 4 5 0 3 2 .600 - 3 1 .250 - -
April 4 9 3 6 0 1.000 - 6 2 .250 - -
May 2 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -