Mary & Al Schwarz Hall of Fame
Pitcher Joe Smith, named the WSU Male Athlete of the Year in 2006, boasts the best Raider career earned run average at 1.53 and season ERA at 0.98. He was the Horizon League Pitcher of the Year in 2006, as well as first team All-League and All-Region in 2006 and team MVP in 2005 and 2006. Smith notched 13 saves in his final season at WSU and 22 overall.
The Cincinnati, OH native was drafted in 2006 by the New York Mets, and has spent time with the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays. He was most recently traded back to the Indians organization. He boasts a career ERA of 2.95, and has never finished a season with an ERA higher than 3.82 over his 10 full seasons in the majors.
The Raiders retired his number (21).
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