Tom Smith (UNC Asheville baseball coach)
Appearance
Playing career | |
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1973–1974 | Western Carolina |
Coaching career ( UNC Asheville (Asst.) | |
2010–2014 | UNC Asheville |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 86–177 |
Tournaments | Big 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
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference ) (2010–2014)
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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]
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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
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- ^ The top eight finishers of the Big South's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
References
- ^ a b "Tom Smith". UNCA Bulldogs. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ 2012 Baseball Media Guide. Western Carolina Catamounts. p. 81. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- Henderson, NC. Archived from the originalon February 2, 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Kenny Smith". Western Carolina Catamounts. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Smith Promoted at UNC Asheville". College Baseball Daily. July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Kenny Smith joins HPU baseball coaching staff". High Point Panthers. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
External links
- Tom Smith Retires as UNC Asheville Head Baseball Coach, May 19, 2014