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Jersey Number 26
Jace Smith
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
- HS:
- Mountain Ridge
- Major:
- B.S. in Sports and Entertainment Management
Bio
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Grand Canyon |
2025 | Junior
- Made 15 appearances, all in relief, totaling 18 2/3 innings.
- Returned to the mound for the first time in 657 days in a Feb. 17 win over No. 23 Nebraska, tossing a scoreless frame.
- Pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up his first career win on May 9 at Stanford.
- Ended season with scoreless outings in four of his final five appearances including games against Arizona, Stanford and Tarleton State.
- Struck out a career-high four batters against Sacramento State on May 2.
- Did not appear due to injury.
- Made career debut on April 4 with a two-strikeout scoreless inning of work at UNLV.
- Made six appearances in the season — all in relief — against the likes of Texas Tech, Oregon State and Arizona. Had scoreless relief outings against Texas Tech and Oregon State.
Summer Leagues |
- 2025: Greeneville Flyboys | Appalachian League | Greeneville, Tenn. (stats)
Mountain Ridge HS |
Glendale, Ariz. |
- Threw a complete game in his first varsity start, citing it as his top high school sports memory.
- Played club baseball for the Arkansas Sticks who went 25-0 during Summer 2022.
- High school teammates with fellow Lope Zach Yorke in 2022.
Personal |
- Parents are Troy and Melanie Smith.
- Father, Troy, played baseball at Glendale CC from 1996 to 1998.
- Mother, Melanie, played softball at Glendale CC from 1996 to 2000.
- Off the field, enjoys camping and riding dirt bikes.
- Favorite TV show is Criminal Minds.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up are Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
