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Palomar Comets Baseball
2009
PATRICK SMITH
NO. 14
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RHP,
Fr, 6-0, 170;
BATS:
Right; THROWS:
Right
HOMETOWN:
Nuevo, CA
HIGH
SCHOOL:
Paloma Valley (Menifee, CA), Class of 2008
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 29, 1990 in Riverside,
CA. ... Son of Toby and Julie Smith. ... Has one
brother, Jeramy (13), and one sister, Rylee (3).
ACADEMICS: Carried a 2.8 grade-point average
at Paloma Valley High School. ... Undecided major at
Palomar.
2009
SEASON: Among the bright prospects for an
outstanding freshman pitching corps on a
sophomore-dominated staff. ... Had a 1.04 earned run
average during the regular season. ... Overall, he compiled a
2.00 ERA
appearing in nine games out of the bullpen . . ... Finished with
an ERA of 0.00 for 4 1/3 innings in five Pacific Coast Conference
appearances. ... Opposing batters managed a .206 batting average against him. ... Pitched 1 2/3
innings, striking out the final batter of the game, as
the Comets handed an 8-1 Mt. San Jacinto team a 12-5
loss on Feb. 19 on the road. ... Pitched 2/3 of a
scoreless relief inning as he and four other pitches
combined to throw a five-hitter in a 14-1 victory on the
road against San Diego City College on March 12. ...
Threw an inning of shutout relief, striking out two, at
San Diego Mesa on March 17. ... Pitched 1 1/3 innings of
one-hit, shutout relief as the Comets, ranked No. 3 in
Southern California, topped No. 4 Grossmont 5-4 in
10 innings on March 26 to take over undisputed
first place in the conference race. ... Pitched a
scoreless inning in relief vs. Mt. San Jacinto on April
7. ... Pitched an inning of scoreless relief in a 7-2
win over San Diego City College on April 16. ... Threw
one-third of an inning of scoreless relief at Grossmont
on April 30.
HIGH
SCHOOL BASEBALL: All-CIF-Southern Section, all-league and a
member of the Riverside County All-Star team playing
three varsity seasons under coach Chuck Kemp at Paloma
Valley. ... Helped pitch the Wildcats to back-to-back
Sunbelt League championships as a junior and senior, the
latter season as they went 23-4. ... Went 8-3 as a
senior and led the Sunbelt League with a 1.60 ERA. ...
Struck out 44 batters in 48 innings. ... Pitched a
five-hit shutout on April 28, 2008, to give the Wildcats
a victory over second-place Elsinore which virtually
wrapped up a second straight league championship.
(Updated as of June 7, 2009)
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