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#23 RONNIE SMITH RHP • Fr. • 6-7 • 188 • R/R West Middleton, Ind. • Western HS High School/Prep - 2013 All-State honoree - Three-time All-Conference selection - Posted a 10-4 record and 1.83 ERA during his junior season at Western HS - Pitched a total of 93 innings, totaling 89 strikeouts, along with posting two complete game shutouts and two games where he surrendered just one hit - Helped Western HS to the 2012 Class 3A state championship, firing five innings, yielding one run on three hits in the state championship contest - Standout high school football and basketball player, as well - Two-time All-State honoree in football - Four-time All-Mid Indiana Conference selection on the gridiron - Smith holds the Panthers’ school record for touchdown receptions with 29 - On the court, Smith was a three-time All-Conference selection and helped Western HS to two regional championships - Member of the National Honor Society Personal Ronald Sebastion Smith III ... born Jan. 27, 1995 in Kokomo, Ind. ... parents are R-Jay Smith and Tricia Mackey ... has one sister, Robyn ... major is exercise science.
#26 MATTHEW FURUTO INF • R-Fr. • 5-11 • 185 • R/R Birmingham, Ala. • Briarwood Christian HS 2013 (Redshirt Season) - Did not see any time during his redshirt season - Earned the Conference USA Academic Medal and Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll accolades - Played in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League as a member of the Lima Locos High School/Prep - Played for head coach Steve Renfroe at Briarwood Christian HS - ASWA All-State Baseball Class 5A Honorable Mention as a senior - Recipient of the U.S. Marine Distinguished Athlete Award - Named to Birmingham News All-Shelby County Baseball Team as a senior - Stole nine bases with a .416 batting average his senior season - 2011 Birmingham News Shelby County Player of the year in football - AL.com Scholar-Athlete of the Week in June 2012 - Member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta - Received President’s Education Award in 2012 Personal Matthew Kirk Furuto ... born Feb. 25, 1993 ... son of Don and Bonnie Furuto ... has two brothers ... majoring in business.
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