Mark Smartt
{{short description|American baseball coach}}
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| player_years1 = 1984–1985
| player_team1 = DeKalb Central J. C.
| player_years2 = 1986–1987
| player_team2 = Troy
| player_positions = OF
| coach_years1 = 1988–1989
| coach_team1 = Troy (GA)
| coach_years2 = 1990–1994
| coach_team2 = West Alabama (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1995–2000
| coach_team3 = West Alabama
| coach_years4 = 2003–2015
| coach_team4 = Troy (asst.)
| coach_years5 = 2016–2021
| coach_team5 = Troy
| overall_record = 330–295
| tournament_record = Sun Belt: 5–8
NCAA: 0–0
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Mark Smartt is an American baseball coach. He played at DeKalb Central Junior College and Troy State, where he earned All-Conference honors and helped the team to two NCAA Division II College World Series championships. He served as a graduate assistant for the Troy State Trojans before becoming an assistant at the University of West Alabama. He was promoted to the head coach of West Alabama in 1994. He served as an assistant coach at Troy State{{cite web |url=https://www.troymessenger.com/2002/07/14/smartt-happy-to-be-back-in-troy/ |title=Smartt happy to be back in Troy |date=July 14, 2002 |publisher=Troy Messenger |work=www.troymessenger.com |accessdate=January 7, 2019}} for thirteen years before ascending to the top job.{{cite web |url=https://www.dothaneagle.com/sports/troy/pierce-will-retire-smartt-will-lead-trojans-after-baseball-season/article_e44bf364-235a-11e4-b839-0017a43b2370.html |title=Pierce will retire, Smartt will lead Trojans after 2015 baseball season |author=Ken Rogers |date=August 13, 2014 |publisher=Dothan Eagle |work=www.dothaneagle.com |accessdate=January 27, 2019}} On June 28, 2021, Smartt and Troy mutually agreed to part ways.{{cite web |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2021/06/mark-smartt-out-as-troy-baseball-coach-after-6-seasons-1173-total-games-in-troy-uniform.html |title=Mark Smartt out as Troy baseball coach after 6 seasons, 1,173 total games in Troy uniform |date=June 28, 2021 |publisher=Advance Local Media LLC. |work=www.al.com |access-date=July 16, 2021}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = West Alabama Tigers
| conference= Gulf South Conference
| startyear = 1995
| endyear = 2000
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1995
| name = West Alabama
| overall = 28–26
| conference = 13–7
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(West)}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1996
| name = West Alabama
| overall = 22–32
| conference = 8–13
| confstanding = 6th {{small|(East)}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1997
| name = West Alabama
| overall = 29–24
| conference = 8–12
| confstanding = 5th {{small|(East)}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1998
| name = West Alabama
| overall = 28–27
| conference = 8–12
| confstanding = 6th {{small|(East)}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = West Alabama
| overall = 30–25
| conference = 7–13
| confstanding = 7th {{small|(East)}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = West Alabama
| overall = 27–29
| conference = 7–14
| confstanding = 7th {{small|(East)}}
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{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = West Alabama
| overall = 164–163
| confrecord = 51–71
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Troy Trojans
| conference= Sun Belt Conference
| startyear = 2016
| endyear = 2021
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Troy
| overall = 32–26
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
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| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Troy
| overall = 31–25
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 4th {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
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| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Troy
| overall = 38–18
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Troy
| overall = 31–29
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = T-3rd {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Troy
| overall = 9–8
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Troy
| overall = 27–26
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 3rd {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
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{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Troy
| overall = 168–132
| confrecord = 78–63
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{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 330–295
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References
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External links
- [https://troytrojans.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mark-smartt/1236 Mark Smartt, Head Baseball Coach] - Troy University
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