Smith Selected as Ivy Pitcher of the Week

HANOVER, N.H. — For the third time in the past four weeks, a Dartmouth pitcher was chosen by the Ivy League as its Pitcher of the Week. This time, however, that pitcher is senior reliever Ryan Smith, who earned two wins and a save during a weekend in which the Big Green swept doubleheaders from both Cornell and Princeton. Junior Kyle Hendricks had been honored by the league in consecutive weeks on March 22 and March 29.

Smith also was named the Northeast Region Pitcher of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com.

Smith, a right-hander from Greenlawn, N.Y., entered the first game against Cornell on Saturday to start the 10th inning with the score tied at one, and Dartmouth rallied in the bottom half to give him the victory in the 3-2 thriller. The next day, he truly earned the win as he was summoned from the bullpen with runners on the corners with nobody out in the 10th of a tie game. Smith induced a pair of soft grounders and got the third out on strikes to preserve the tie before the Big Green scored in the bottom half for the 4-3 win. In the nightcap, he got the final two outs to nail down his 26th career save, adding to his Ivy League record. In addition, he tossed two innings during the mid-week game at Quinnipiac, allowing only an unearned run while whiffing two.

Three other Big Green players were named to the league's honor roll for their performances during the week. Senior outfielder Sam Bean hit .455 (10-for-22) during the week with two doubles and six runs scored; junior pitcher Cole Sulser hurled the first complete game of his career while striking out a personal-best 13 without walking a batter in a 4-2 win over Cornell; and freshman pitcher Mitch Horacek provided a quality start in the second game against Princeton, surrendering just two runs in six innings with five strikeouts to earn the victory.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Bean

Kyle Hendricks

Mitch Horacek

Ryan Smith

Cole Sulser

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Completed Event: Baseball versus Cornell on April 27, 2025 , Win , 7, to, 4

Completed Event: Baseball at Merrimack College on April 30, 2025 , Loss , 5, to, 6

Cancelled Event: Baseball versus Stonehill

Completed Event: Baseball versus Yale on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 4, to, 18

Completed Event: Baseball versus Yale on May 11, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 19

Completed Event: Baseball versus Yale on May 11, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 10