Kermit Smith Explained

Kermit Smith
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Appalachian State
Current Conference:Sun Belt
Current Record:174–218-1
Birth Place:Arcadia, Florida
Player Years1:1997–2000
Player Team1:Pfeiffer
Coach Years1:2001
Coach Team1:Belmont Abbey (asst.)
Coach Years2:2002–2009
Coach Team2:Belmont Abbey
Coach Years3:2010–2016
Coach Team3:Lander
Coach Years4:2017–present
Coach Team4:Appalachian State
Overall Record:653–580–2
Tournament Record:Sun Belt: 6–5
NCAA: 0–0
Awards:

Kermit Smith is an American college baseball coach and former player. Smith is the head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team.

Playing career

Smith attended Pfeiffer University, where he was a member of the Falcons baseball team.

Coaching career

After a year as an assistant at Belmont Abbey College, Smith was named the head coach of the Crusaders at the age of 23. In 2009, Belmont Abbey advanced to the Division II College World Series where they finished 4th. Smith was named the Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year.[1]

In 2009, Smith was named the head coach at Lander University.[2] Smith lead the 2014 Bearcats squad to a school 52–9 season, winning the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors.[3]

On July 14, 2016, Smith was named the head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball program.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 Baseball . Conference Carolinas . www.conferencecarolinas.com . January 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: Lander names Kermit Smith head baseball coach . Lander University . www.landerbearcats.com . January 25, 2019.
  3. Web site: Peach Belt Announces Baseball All-Conference Team . May 9, 2014 . Peach Belt Conference . www.peachbelt.com . January 25, 2019.
  4. Web site: Kermit Smith Named Mountaineer Head Baseball Coach . July 14, 2016 . Sun Belt Conference . www.sunbeltsports.org . January 25, 2019.