Southern Miss receives junior college baseball commitment

Northwest Mississippi Community College right-handed pitcher Colt Smith has verbally committed to play baseball at Southern Miss, according to NWCC sports information director Kevin Maloney.

Smith, a Myrtle native, was second-team All-MACJC as a freshman last year for the Rangers.

Smith, who stands 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, was 6-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 14 appearances, including 12 starts, last season. He had two complete-game shutouts, struck out 49 and walked 26 in 65.2 innings. Smith was 7-3 with a 1.32 ERA and 85 strikeouts in his senior season at Myrtle High School.

Smith also received recruiting interest from Mississippi State and Southeastern Louisiana.

This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 11:54 AM with the headline "Southern Miss receives junior college baseball commitment ."