Junior (2014):

Bloomsmith appeared in six games out of the bullpen for Emory during his junior season.  He recorded back-to-back scoreless outings against DePauw University on March 22^nd and at LaGrange College on April 23^rd, pitching an inning in each game.

Sophomore (2013):

Bloomsmith emerged as the Eagles’ closer during the 2013 season, earning all-University Athletic Association (UAA) Second Team honors for his work during the year.  He finished his sophomore campaign with a 1.30 ERA (the third-lowest in a single season by an Eagle with at least 20 innings pitched) and a 2-2 record, while notching six saves, tied for the sixth-most in a single season in the program’s history and the 50^th-best mark in Division III in 2013.  In addition, his 21 appearances were tied for the eight-most ever by an Eagle, while his 17 games finished were the fifth-most in school history.  In his final 14 appearances of the season, Bloomsmith converted five saves and notched an ERA of 0.52.  He earned his first career victory during the Eagles’ season-opening 8-3 win at Rhodes, allowing just one run over two and a third innings of relief.  He also picked up a victory with 2.2 innings of hitless relief work during the Eagles’ extra-inning win over Oglethorpe on April 16^th, surrendering just one walk and striking out two.  Bloomsmith earned his first career save on March 3^rd against Huntingdon, an NCAA Tournament team.  On April 20^th against Methodist, another team that qualified for the NCAA Championships, he recorded a career-best three strikeouts and earned a save with a perfect inning of work.

Freshman (2012):

Bloomsmith appeared in five games out of the bullpen for Emory during his freshman year, recording a 1.93 earned run average.  He pitched 9.1 innings during the season, allowing just two runs on nine hits, while walking seven and striking out four batters.  Bloomsmith held opponents to a .250 batting average during the campaign.  The righty recorded scoreless appearances against Berry College on March 6th, Oglethorpe University on April 19th, and Division II North Georgia College and State University on May 2nd.  In addition, in his only appearance of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Tournament, he held Washington University (Mo.) to just one run on two hits over four innings of relief work.

Career Statistics:

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Honors:

Prior to Emory:

Played for Starr's Mill High School for four seasons... Was his team's 2011 Defensive MVP... Struck out 85 batters in 65 innings his senior year with a 2.72 ERA and four complete games... Coached by Brent Moseley... Also swam for a year in high school.

Personal:

Born July 25, 1993... Won his high school's 2011 Academic Award.

Why he chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because of the combination of a great school and a great environment."