Accolades:
GNAC All-Academic: 2024, 2025
2025: Played in four games and started one...pitched 4.1 innings...recorded three strikeouts
2024: Played in nine games and started seven...pitched 23.2 innings...had a 0-2 record with a 6.46 ERA...recorded 30 strikeouts and one complete game...pitched 7.0 innings for a complete game allowing zero earned runs and recording five strikeouts in his first appearance of the year vs. Simpson (Mar. 10)...matched his career-high eight strikeouts while allowing two runs in 5.0 innings pitched at Rivier (Apr. 20)...tallied five strikeouts in 2.1 innings pitched at Norwich (Apr. 28)
2023: Played in eight games and started six...pitched 31.2 innings...had a 2-3 record with a 5.97 ERA...recorded 31 strikeouts...pitched 3.2 innings allowing one run and striking out three vs. Dean (Apr. 3)...recorded a career-high eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched while posting the win at Albertus Magnus (Apr. 10)...matched his career-high eight strikeouts in a career-long 7.1 innings pitched at Rivier (Apr. 16)
Why Saint Joseph's? The amazing education, the baseball team, and the cooler weather!
High School: Played baseball, basketball and football at Weatherford Christian School…earned First Team All-State honors in 2019, 2021, and 2022 and chosen as the District Most Valuable Player in 2021 and 2022…named as the 2022 State Tournament MVP and listed on the State All-Tournament Team in 2019, 2021, and 2022…a three-time First Team All-District honoree and two-time First Team All-Parker County selection…2022 Fort Worth Pitcher and Hitter of the Year nominee…helped his team claim District and State Championships in 2019, 2021, and 2022…earned All-District Honorable Mention accolades in basketball and helped his football team finish as the State Runner-up in 2019…played club baseball for the NTXBC Dirtbags for one year and the Dallas Tigers for two years.
Community Service: 60 hours of general volunteer work (serving food at nursing home, walking dogs, working adoption centers, etc.).
Personal: James Ethan Hallmark Smith, son of Elizabeth and Landon Smith…has one brother, Wyatt Smith.
