Missouri State

2025 (Redshirt Freshman)
Threw eight innings over 10 appearances, all in relief...Season-long outing of 1.2 hitless innings came against Oral Roberts (March 11), including a season-high three strikeouts...Pitched a scoreless inning at 18th-ranked Mississippi State (Feb. 23)...Also struck out multiple batters against Valparaiso (April 13) and UCF (May 6)...Yielded 15 runs on 13 hits for on the year with a 16.88 ERA.

Background
Redshirted as a true freshman at Ole Miss in 2024 after setting multiple school records as a four-year letterman at Father McGivney Catholic in Edwardsville, Ill....On the mound, posted a 15-3 career record and 2.38 ERA with 174 strikeouts in 120.2 innings...Earned first-team all-state honors and was the metro player of the year as a senior, going 6-1 with a 1.94 ERA while hitting .439...Graduated with school career records including batting average (.441), home runs (14), on-base percentage (.545), slugging (.725), OPS (1.270), doubles (41) and RBI (139)...Set single-season records by hitting .477 and driving in 51 runs with a .580 OBP for a state runner-up club in his 2021 sophomore season.

Personal
Gabe Smith is the son of Craig and Brandy Smith...Born April 28, 2005 in St. Louis, Mo....General business major.