Honors and Awards
- 2024: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2024: CSC Academic All-District
- 2024: Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
- 2023: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2023: CSCÂ Academic All-District
- 2022: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2022: Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (2/21)
- 2021: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Arizona 2024 (Senior)
Finished his Wildcat career with a successful senior campaign and moved into a tied for second place on Arizona's all-time pitching appearances leaderboard with 94...Pac-12 Conference regular season and tournament team champion...Made 20 relief appearances and posted a 2-0 record with a 4.29 ERA and 27 strikeouts across 21.0 innings of work...Picked up the second CSC Academic All-District selection...Limited opposing hitters to a .241 batting average and did not allow a home run all season...One of just two Wildcats with 10+ appearances and zero home runs allowed (also: RHP Tony Pluta)...Issued just five walks during the year...Held opponents without an earned run in 14-of-20 appearances and did not allow a base runner on seven occasions...Struck out multiple batters six times, including a pair of four-strikeout performances against USC on March 8 (2.0,3,2,2,1,4) and Washington on May 22 (2.0,2,1,1,0,4)...Stepped up his game in Pac-12 Conference play, making 10 appearances and posting a 1-0 record with a 3.60 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 10.0 innings...Limited Pac-12 hitters to a paltry .216 batting average with just two extra-base hits (both doubles)...One of five Arizona relievers with five-plus appearances and a sub-4.00 ERA during Pac-12 Conference play.
POSTSEASON: Made two relief appearances, one against Washington at the Pac-12 Tournament (2.0,2,1,1,0,4) and one against Grand Canyon at the Tucson NCAA Regional (0.0,0,2,2,2,0).
Arizona 2023 (Junior)
Led all Arizona relievers with a 3.33 ERA (10ERx27.0IP) across a team-high 32 appearances on the mound...Posted a 2-0 record and limited opposing hitters to a .250 batting average...Earned CSC Academic All-District honors for excellence on the field and in the classroom...Opened the year with nine straight scoreless outings, spanning 9.0 innings of work; struck out 10 and allowed just four hits (all singles) over that stretch...Held opponents without an earned run in 26-of-32 outings and never allowed more than two earned runs in a single appearance...Struck out multiple batters six times, including a season-high three-strikeout performance on March 7 at Grand Canyon (1.0,0,0,0,0,3) while earning the win...Made 15 appearances in Pac-12 play and posted an 8.44 ERA (10ERx10.2IP) while striking out 10.Â
POSTSEASON: Made three postseason appearances on the mound and did not surrender an earned run over 2.1 innings...Allowed two unearned runs over 1.1 innings against Oregon State at the Pac-12 Tournament (1.1,1,2,0,2,0)...Pitched in both of Arizona's games at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional: June 2 against TCU (0.1,0,0,0,0,0) and June 3 against Santa Clara (0.2,0,0,0,0,0).
Arizona 2022 (Sophomore)
Made 10 appearances (nine starts) in third season with the Wildcats...Limited during the season due to injury...Worked a 2-1 record with a 4.26 ERA (18ERx38.0IP)...Struck out 28 and limited opposing hitters to a .253 batting average...Issued just 11 walks across 38 innings of work...Struck out a career-high six batters in first start of the year Feb. 20 versus Texas Tech (5.0,3,0,0,1,6); named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for his performance...Season-high six innings of work on March 13 at California (6.0,6,3,3,2,1)...Never walked more than two batters in any outing...Logged four outings (three starts) during Pac-12 play, going 1-1 with a 5.29 ERA (10ERx17.0IP)...Held opposing hitters in the Pac-12 to a .254 batting average while striking out nine.
POSTSEASON: Started two games and posted a 4.05 ERA (3ERx6.2IP) without factoring into either decision...Started Arizona's first-ever Pac-12 Tournament game against Oregon (2.2,2,2,2,0,1)...Started elimination game victory over Miami at the NCAA Coral Gables Regional (4.0,1,1,1,2,3); allowed home run on first pitch and did not surrender another hit for the next four innings...During Miami game, was pitching in a postseason contest at the same time that younger sister, Devyn, was pitching for Arizona Softball at the Women's College World Series.
Arizona 2021 (Freshman)
Second on the team with 28 appearances (two starts) in second collegiate campaign...Did not log a decision and posted a 4.50 ERA (17ERx34.0IP)...Struck out 36 batters in 34 innings for a 9.53 K/9...Limited opposing hitters to a paltry .205 batting average...In two starts (April 6 vs. ASU, June 13 vs. Ole Miss) logged a 4.50 ERA (2ERx4.0IP)...Dominant in 19 outings from April 2 through the end of the season, posting a 1.99 ERA (5ERx22.2IP) and a 9.13 K/9...Held opponents scoreless in 14-of-28 appearances on the year...Fanned a season-high four batters on April 20 versus New Mexico State (3.0,3,1,0,0,4)...Strong Pac-12 showing, working a 3.45 ERA (6ERx15.2IP) across 14 conference appearances...In league play limited opposing hitters to a miniscule .175 batting average, the second-best mark on the team.
POSTSEASON: Led the Wildcats pitchers with six postseason outings (one start)...Logged a 2.84 ERA (2ERx6.1IP) and limited opposing hitters to a .136 batting average...Notched two outings without allowing an earned run in the Tucson NCAA Regional; game on versus Grand Canyon (1.0,0,0,0,0,1), game three versus UC Santa Barbara (1.0,0,1,0,0,1)...Pitched in games one and three of the Tucson NCAA Super Regional versus Ole Miss; game one (1.0,0,0,0,0,1), game three (2.0,1,1,1,0,2)...Appeared in both of Arizona's games at the College World Series; game one versus Vanderbilt (0.2,1,0,0,0,0), game two versus Stanford (0.2,1,1,1,0,0).
Arizona 2020 (Freshman)*
Kicked off collegiate career with four appearances (three starts), going 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA (3ERx11.0IP) and 12 strikeouts...Made collegiate debut, a start, on Feb. 17 vs. Minnesota (4.1,4,3,2,1,2)...Notched a career-high five strikeouts on Feb. 26 vs. Central Michigan (4.1,2,2,1,1,5)...Limited opposing hitters to a .189 batting average.
High School
Attended Maranatha High School in Sierra Madre, Calif….Lettered four years in baseball under head coach Matt Shopper, also played football…As a junior set the state record for most consecutive scoreless innings pitched at 59.1 – previous record was 59.0 IP, set in 1970…First team All-Conference his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons…First team All-City, All-District, and All-Region as a junior and senior…Tabbed as a first team All-American by Perfect Game, USA Today, and MaxPreps as a senior…Across four varsity seasons on the mound, went 26-7 with a 0.47 ERA and 301 strikeouts…Also saw extended time at the plate, hitting a career .370 with 55 runs scored and 59 RBI.
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Personal
Dawson Jonathan Smith Netz…Son of Dan and Lisa Netz…One brother, Daniel, and one sister, Devyn…
Sister is a freshman with Arizona Softball…Majoring in Real Estate Development.
*2020 season cut short (15 games) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
