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Daniel Smith Named Primo's Student-Athlete of the Month for February

Daniel Smith Named Primo's Student-Athlete of the Month for February

Culver-Stockton College senior Daniel Smith has been named the Primo's Pizza and Subs Student Athlete of the Month for February.

Smith, a 6-foot-2 right-handed pitcher from Victoria, Ill. (ROWVA HS) is a four-year letterwinner on the baseball team. He has appeared in seven games this season, making five starts, and has registered a 2.33 earned run average in 38 2/3 innings pitched. Smith, who is 4-3 this season, has three complete games and has recorded 30 strikeouts.

In his career, Smith has pitched a school-record 271 1/3 innings to date, garnering a 19-17 overall record. The 19 victories is tied for third on the Wildcats' all-time list. He also has 194 career strikeouts, which tied for second on the all-time list. Smith needs eight strikeouts to become the school's all-time leader.

Off the court, Smith is pursuing a degree in accounting and finance. He has been named to the honors list in all seven completed semesters, appearing on the President's List six times and the Dean's List one time.

Smith is the sixth Primo's Student-Athlete of the Month for the 2017-18 school year. Junior women's volleyball player Anna Stock was honored in September, senior football player Matt Kelly was honored in October, junior bowler Joey Krzywonos was honored in November, junior women's basketball player Lacey Clark was honored in December and senior men's volleyball player James Heisse was lauded in January.