Eddie Smith (baseball coach)
Eddie Smith (born February 8, 1984) is an American baseball coach who is currently the head coach at Utah Valley University, a role he has held since 2021.[1] He was previously the hitting coach at Louisiana State University, where he earned the reputation of being one of the top hitting coaches in college baseball.[2]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Utah Valley |
Conference | WAC |
Record | 53–61 (.465) |
Biographical details | |
Born | February 8, 1984 |
Playing career | |
2003–2004 | Centralia CC |
2005–2006 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | Infielder |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2007–2011 | Virginia (assistant) |
2012 | Santa Clara (assistant) |
2013 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
2014–2017 | Lower Columbia CC |
2018–2019 | Tulane (assistant/RC) |
2020–2021 | LSU (hitting) |
2022–present | Utah Valley |
Head coaching record | |
Overall |
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Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Utah Valley Wolverines (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022 | Utah Valley | 19–37 | 10–20 | 6th (West) | |||||
2023 | Utah Valley | 34–24 | 16–12 | 5th | |||||
Utah Valley: | 53–61 (.465) | 26–32 (.448) | |||||||
Total: | 53–61 (.465) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Junior college
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Lower Columbia Red Devils (Northwest Athletic Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
2014 | Lower Columbia | 30–15 | 17–8 | ||||||
2015 | Lower Columbia | 41–10 | 24–1 | West Region Champions | NWAC Champions | ||||
2016 | Lower Columbia | 35–14 | 21–4 | West Region Champions | |||||
2017 | Lower Columbia | 40–10 | 21–4 | West Region Champions | NWAC Champion | ||||
Lower Columbia: | 146–49 (.749) | 83–17 (.830) | |||||||
Total: | 146–49 (.749) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Eddie Smith named Utah Valley baseball head coach". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "LSU hitting coach 'Joe Brady of college baseball' Eddie Smith named 5th coach at Utah Valley". KSL-TV. Retrieved 6 June 2021.