Thoughts On The Upcoming Season: "We will have a strong team all around. The hitting will be powerful and the defensive end will be sensational."
Coaches' Breakdown: Ryan Smith is another player in our program who has made huge strides in his development. His mental maturity has been a pleasant suprise. Ryan seems to want to be a good player and seems to have a desire to learn from his coaches. His throwing motion is becoming shorter and his throwing accuracy is becoming better. His base ball IQ has improved tremendously as well since his 2010 freshman campaign. As an offensive player, Smith is starting to stay through the baseball and get his hands extended away from his body. He has added some weight, which I think has added some power potential to his offensive game. We are starting to feel more and more comfortable with Ryan behind the dish, if he continues his overall development.