Smith is in his second year of independent baseball after spending 2021 with the Houston Apollos — a team originally a part of the Pecos League that played in the American Association as a travel team in 2021. Last year, Smith went 3-9 with a 7.52 ERA, and he was one of the first players to sign a deal with the Saltdogs for the upcoming season. Smith pitched collegiately at Georgia Southwestern State and Lake-Sumter State College.