05-10-2012, 11:08 PM
http://saxo.highschoolsports.net/article...le&avis=B2
Cameron Smith tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last October and missed all but one game of his senior season in basketball. He wasnât ready to play baseball until the teamâs fifth game this spring. In helping Whitefield Academy to a 15-11 record, the 5-foot-8, 205-pound Smith has batted .290 with 20 hits in 69 at bats. Heâs 5-1 as a pitcher with 56 strikeouts in 402/3 innings. He has allowed 33 hits, 16 runs (13 earned) and has walked 13 for a 2.24 ERA. He holds the school record for most career wins (16) and most strikeouts in a season (88 in 62 innings last year when he was 8-3 and had a 1.91 ERA).
The Courier-Journal: What happened when you injured your knee?
Smith: It was at our first day of basketball practice. I jumped for a layup and my knee twisted on me. A week later, my knee popped out. That was my right push-off knee. I was thinking I had 5½ months of rehab, but Dr. Stacie Grossfeld had me back in four months. When Iâm in a game it doesnât bother me, but I have to wear a knee brace.
C-J: Did you get in any basketball games as a senior?
Smith: One. I played Senior Night against Portland Christian, but it was limited. As soon as I got the ball the coach wanted me to shoot. He said he didnât put me in there not to shoot. I went 2 for 15 on three-pointers.
C-J: Youâre ambidextrous, arenât you?
Smith: My mom said I used to throw left-handed, but when I went to my dadâs house I had a glove for a right-hander there so I learned to throw right-handed. I throw and hit right-handed now, but sometimes I eat left-handed.
C-J: How big was your 4-3 win at Kentucky Country Day on Tuesday?
Smith: Pretty big because they are our biggest rival. They pitched Will Smith, and heâs their best player. I got one hit, a single, in four at-bats. (KCD beat Smithâs school 3-0 in the All âAâ Seventh Region final earlier in the season).
C-J: What have been your biggest thrills in baseball?
Smith: I pitched a five-inning no-hitter against Fern Creek, and we went to the All âAâ state tournament in Lexington my sophomore year. We lost to Lexington Christian 9-4 in the semifinals. I got a save in our first-round game against Ballard Memorial.
Cameron Smith tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last October and missed all but one game of his senior season in basketball. He wasnât ready to play baseball until the teamâs fifth game this spring. In helping Whitefield Academy to a 15-11 record, the 5-foot-8, 205-pound Smith has batted .290 with 20 hits in 69 at bats. Heâs 5-1 as a pitcher with 56 strikeouts in 402/3 innings. He has allowed 33 hits, 16 runs (13 earned) and has walked 13 for a 2.24 ERA. He holds the school record for most career wins (16) and most strikeouts in a season (88 in 62 innings last year when he was 8-3 and had a 1.91 ERA).
The Courier-Journal: What happened when you injured your knee?
Smith: It was at our first day of basketball practice. I jumped for a layup and my knee twisted on me. A week later, my knee popped out. That was my right push-off knee. I was thinking I had 5½ months of rehab, but Dr. Stacie Grossfeld had me back in four months. When Iâm in a game it doesnât bother me, but I have to wear a knee brace.
C-J: Did you get in any basketball games as a senior?
Smith: One. I played Senior Night against Portland Christian, but it was limited. As soon as I got the ball the coach wanted me to shoot. He said he didnât put me in there not to shoot. I went 2 for 15 on three-pointers.
C-J: Youâre ambidextrous, arenât you?
Smith: My mom said I used to throw left-handed, but when I went to my dadâs house I had a glove for a right-hander there so I learned to throw right-handed. I throw and hit right-handed now, but sometimes I eat left-handed.
C-J: How big was your 4-3 win at Kentucky Country Day on Tuesday?
Smith: Pretty big because they are our biggest rival. They pitched Will Smith, and heâs their best player. I got one hit, a single, in four at-bats. (KCD beat Smithâs school 3-0 in the All âAâ Seventh Region final earlier in the season).
C-J: What have been your biggest thrills in baseball?
Smith: I pitched a five-inning no-hitter against Fern Creek, and we went to the All âAâ state tournament in Lexington my sophomore year. We lost to Lexington Christian 9-4 in the semifinals. I got a save in our first-round game against Ballard Memorial.