Tom Smith (UNC Asheville baseball coach)

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Tom Smith
Playing career
1973–1974
Western Carolina
Coaching career (
UNC Asheville
(Asst.)
2010–2014UNC Asheville
Head coaching record
Overall86–177
TournamentsBig South: 0–2

Tom Smith is an American

UNC Asheville Bulldogs baseball team. He retired from that position following the 2014 season after holding it for five years.[1]

Smith played at

Major League Baseball Draft. Roberson established itself as one of the top programs in the state during his 28 years as head coach, and Smith collected a record of 478–185. He retired after the 2006 season in order to watch his son, Kenny, play his final collegiate season at Western Carolina, after transferring from UNC Wilmington.[3][4] A year later, Smith became an assistant at UNC Asheville, and two years after that he was elevated to head coach.[5] Kenny is now an assistant at High Point.[1][6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference
) (2010–2014)
2010 UNC Asheville 17–35 10–17 T-7th (10)
2011 UNC Asheville 15–37 7–20 10th (10)
2012 UNC Asheville 25–30 12–12 T-4th (11)
Big South Tournament[a]
2013 UNC Asheville 16–35 4–18 6th (South) (6)
2014 UNC Asheville 13–40 4–22 6th (South) (6)
UNC Asheville: 86–177 37–89
Total: 86–177

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. ^ The top eight finishers of the Big South's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.

References

  1. ^ a b "Tom Smith". UNCA Bulldogs. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ 2012 Baseball Media Guide. Western Carolina Catamounts. p. 81. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. Henderson, NC. Archived from the original
    on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. ^ "Kenny Smith". Western Carolina Catamounts. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "Smith Promoted at UNC Asheville". College Baseball Daily. July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Kenny Smith joins HPU baseball coaching staff". High Point Panthers. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

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