North Carolina A&T

Jonathan Smith enters his fifth season with Aggies as a graduate assistant coach and his first under  interim head coach Ben Hall.  Smith is currently pursuing a master's degree in Adult Education at North Carolina A&T, after graduating in 2010 from the university with a bachelor's degree in Sports Science and Fitness Management.   

He will assist with every day duties both on and off the field this season.

A four-year letterwinner for A&T from 2007-2010, Smith spent his time with the Aggies both as a starting pitcher and a reliever.  He made 59 career appearances with eight starts.  He tossed 125.9 career innings and had 82 strikeouts.  His best season came his senior year in 2010 when he posted a 5.90 ERA , making a career-high 24 appearances and allowing 38 earned runs on 74 hits in a career-high 58.0 innings.  He ranked among team leaders in opposing batting average, innings pitched, and strikeouts that season as well.  As a junior in 2009, he struck out a career-high 44 batters in 50.3 innings and had a 1-1 record.