Baseball: North Feature Athlete - Seneca Valley's Matt Smith
Name: Matt Smith
School: Seneca Valley
Class: 12
Sport: Baseball
Position: Pitcher
Background info: A Georgetown recruit, Smith was one of the top pitchers in the WPIAL again this season after a stellar postseason run last summer that led to Seneca Valley winning the WPIAL Class AAAA championship. A right-hander, Smith can throw fastballs, curveballs and changeups for strikes.
Coach Eric Semega says: "He can change speeds and hit spots. If you just throw fastball-curveball down the middle, it's going to get hit at this level... He understands you have to throw the ball inside, outside and be changing speeds and keeping the ball off the middle of the plate."
School: Seneca Valley
Class: 12
Sport: Baseball
Position: Pitcher
Background info: A Georgetown recruit, Smith was one of the top pitchers in the WPIAL again this season after a stellar postseason run last summer that led to Seneca Valley winning the WPIAL Class AAAA championship. A right-hander, Smith can throw fastballs, curveballs and changeups for strikes.
Coach Eric Semega says: "He can change speeds and hit spots. If you just throw fastball-curveball down the middle, it's going to get hit at this level... He understands you have to throw the ball inside, outside and be changing speeds and keeping the ball off the middle of the plate."
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