Mike Smith (softball)

Mike Smith is an American softball coach. He is the head coach at California Baptist. He was previously the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels softball team. He was a Western Baseball League Pitcher of the Year with the Mission Viejo (Calif.) team in both 1997 and 1998, and in 2000 was the MVP of the WBL championship series with the St. George team.[1]

Mike Smith
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCalifornia Baptist
ConferenceWAC
Biographical details
BornSan Diego, California
Alma materThe Master's University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2002Biola
2003UC Riverside
2004–2011California Baptist
2012–2014McNeese State
2015–2019Ole Miss
2022–presentCalifornia Baptist
Head coaching record
Overall993–393 (.716)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA National (2009)
8 Pacific West (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) 2 Southland (2013, 2014)
SEC Tournament (2017)
Records
CBU All-Time Winningest Coach

Coaching career

Ole Miss

On May 29, 2014, Mike Smith was announced as head coach at Ole Miss.[2] On December 8, 2019, Smith resigned as head coach of the Ole Miss softball program after being suspended for not meeting university expectations.[3][4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Biola Eagles (Western League) (1999–2002)
1999 Biola 22–235th
2000 Biola 38–193rd
2001 Biola 50–131st
2002 Biola 46–172ndNAIA 10th place
Biola: 156–72 (.684)
UC Riverside Highlanders (Big West Conference) (2003)
2003 UC Riverside 13–457th
UC Riverside: 13–45 (.224)
California Baptist Lancers (Pacific West Conference) (2004–2011)
2004 California Baptist 45–151stNAIA 6th place
2005 California Baptist 55–71stNAIA 2nd place
2006 California Baptist 57–71stNAIA 2nd place
2007 California Baptist 59–520–11stNAIA 3rd place
2008 California Baptist 60–823–11stNAIA 4th place
2009 California Baptist 61–520–21stNAIA Champions
2010 California Baptist 64–426–11stNAIA 3rd place
2011 California Baptist 66–518–21stNAIA 2nd place
California Baptist: 467–56 (.893)107–7 (.939)
McNeese State Cowgirls (Southland Conference) (2012–2014)
2012 McNeese State 34–2112–83rd
2013 McNeese State 38–1519–51st
2014 McNeese State 40–1720–61stNCAA Regional
McNeese State: 112–53 (.679)51–19 (.729)
Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (2015–2019)
2015 Ole Miss 30–256–1812th
2016 Ole Miss 41–2211–1310thNCAA Regional
2017 Ole Miss 43–2010–149thNCAA Super Regional
2018 Ole Miss 32–257–1712thNCAA Regional
2019 Ole Miss 41–2013–105thNCAA Super Regional
Ole Miss: 146–94 (.608)34–62 (.354)
California Baptist Lancers (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022 California Baptist 30–2612–123rd
2023 California Baptist 28–2910–148th
California Baptist: 546–126 (.813)27–30 (.474)
Total:993–393 (.716)

      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

References
  1. "Mike Smith Bio – Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site – Softball". Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. "Mike Smith Tabbed as New Softball Head Coach". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. "Ole Miss Announces Coaching Change for Softball Program". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. "Mike Smith Steps Down As Ole Miss Softball Coach". ESPN1420.com. Sports Radio ESPN 1420. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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