Kermit Smith
{{Short description|American college baseball coach}}
{{for|the unrelated American murderer executed in North Carolina|Kermit Smith Jr.}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Kermit Smith
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Appalachian State
| current_conference = Sun Belt
| current_record = 174–218-1
| contract =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Arcadia, Florida
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1997–2000
| player_team1 = Pfeiffer
| player_positions =
| 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
| championships =
- 2x Conference Carolinas Regular Season (2002,09)
- Conference Carolinas Conference Tournament (2009)
- Peach Belt Regular Season (2014)
- Peach Belt Conference Tournament (2014)
| awards =
- Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year (2009)
- Peach Belt Coach of the Year (2014)
| coaching_records =
}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/archives/2008-2009/BB/index |title=2009 Baseball |publisher=Conference Carolinas |work=www.conferencecarolinas.com |accessdate=January 25, 2019}}
In 2009, Smith was named the head coach at Lander University.{{cite web |url=http://landerbearcats.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/a1706.html |title=Lander names Kermit Smith head baseball coach |publisher=Lander University |work=www.landerbearcats.com |accessdate=January 25, 2019}} Smith lead the 2014 Bearcats squad to a school 52–9 season, winning the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors.{{cite web |url=http://peachbelt.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/20140509bballconference |title=Peach Belt Announces Baseball All-Conference Team |date=May 9, 2014 |publisher=Peach Belt Conference |work=www.peachbelt.com |accessdate=January 25, 2019}}
On July 14, 2016, Smith was named the head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball program.{{cite web |url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2016/7/14/BB_0714160821.aspx |title=Kermit Smith Named Mountaineer Head Baseball Coach |date=July 14, 2016 |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |work=www.sunbeltsports.org |accessdate=January 25, 2019}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB yearly record start
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Belmont Abbey Crusaders
| conference= Conference Carolinas
| startyear = 2002
| endyear = 2009
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2002
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 35–20
| conference = 17–8
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2003
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 18–28–1
| conference = 8–13–1
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2004
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 12–42
| conference = 5–19
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 28–30
| conference = 9–15
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 24–34
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 31–23
| conference = 16–7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 41–22
| conference = 16–8
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2009
| name = Belmont Abbey
| overall = 46–26
| conference = 14–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Belmont Abbey Crusaders
| overall = 235–225–1
| confrecord = 98–86–1
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Lander Bearcats
| conference= Peach Belt Conference
| startyear = 2010
| endyear = 2016
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Lander
| overall = 24–26
| conference = 6–18
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = Lander
| overall = 29–24
| conference = 11–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Lander
| overall = 38–20
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Lander
| overall = 35–16
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2014
| name = Lander
| overall = 52–9
| conference = 24–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Lander
| overall = 22–26
| conference = 10–20
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Lander
| overall = 44–16
| conference = 22–8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Lander Bearcats
| overall = 244–137
| confrecord = 110–87
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| conference= Sun Belt Conference
| startyear = 2017
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 19–36
| conference = 8–22
| confstanding = 6th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 18–36
| conference = 9–21
| confstanding = 6th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name =Appalachian State
| overall = 22–31
| conference = 13–16
| confstanding = 5th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 11–6
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 21–31
| conference = 11–10
| confstanding = 4th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 19–32
| conference = 10–20
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 30–25
| conference = 16–13
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 33–21-1
| conference = 16–13-1
| confstanding = 3rd {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Appalachian State
| overall = 174–218-1
| confrecord = 83–115-1
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 653–580–2
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://appstatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=463 Appalachian State Mountaineers bio]
{{Sun Belt Conference baseball coach navbox}}
{{Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball coach navbox}}
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