2022: Made five appearances out of the bullpen ... allowed four runs on five hits and five walks in three innings of work ... entered in relief and struck out the lone batter faced to get Duke out of the jam at Baylor (2/25) ... matched his career long of 1.2 innings of work, allowing one hit and one walk and recording two strikeouts at Pittsburgh (5/7).
2021: Appeared in three games out of the bullpen ... made his collegiate debut against East Carolina (3/9), pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts ... Allowed two runs while fanning three in 1.2 innings of work against Georgia Tech (3/26).
2020: Did not see action in the 2020 season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
Prior to Duke: The eight-ranked right-handed pitcher in the state of Pennsylvania and the No. 21 overall prospect in the state according to Perfect Game USA … a four-year letterwinner at Germantown Academy in Colmar, Pa … earned numerous accolades across his prep career, including being named to the 2018 All-Philly Team and the 2018 All-Inter-AC League First Team … earned the Germantown Academy Robin Roberts MVP Award in 2018 following a season where tossed multiple complete games and shutouts … was regarded as a top 500 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game, and earned Underclass All-American Honorable Mention honors in both 2017 and 2018 … a two-sport athlete who also competed in basketball, lettering three years of his high school career as a point guard … was selected as the All-Tournament MVP at the J. Church Classic … an active member of the community who served as the volunteer assistant coach for a youth basketball program, along with being a camp counselor.
Personal: Born Colten Thomas Smith on August 15, 2000 … son of Tom Smith and Teddy Shaughnessy Smith … has one sister, Clarissa … grandfather, Daniel Shaughnessy, played collegiate baseball at Lehigh University as a left-handed pitcher.