Mike Smith (softball)
{{short description|American softball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mike Smith
| image = Mike Smith official photo.jpg
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = California Baptist
| current_conference = WAC
| current_record =
| contract =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = San Diego, California
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = The Master's University
| coach_years1 = 1999–2002
| coach_team1 = Biola
| coach_years2 = 2003
| coach_team2 = UC Riverside
| coach_years3 = 2004–2011
| coach_team3 = California Baptist
| coach_years4 = 2012–2014
| coach_team4 = McNeese State
| coach_years5 = 2015–2019
| coach_team5 = Ole Miss
| coach_years6 = 2022–present
| coach_team6 = California Baptist
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|1012|411|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
- NAIA National (2009)
- 8× Pacific West (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- 2× Southland (2013, 2014)
- SEC Tournament (2017)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
- CBU All-Time Winningest Coach
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/mike_smith_902712.html|title=Mike Smith Bio – Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site – Softball|access-date=June 5, 2018}}
Coaching career
=Ole Miss=
On May 29, 2014, Mike Smith was announced as head coach at Ole Miss.{{cite web |title=Mike Smith Tabbed as New Softball Head Coach |url=https://olemisssports.com/news/2014/5/29/Mike_Smith_Tabbed_as_New_Softball_Head_Coach.aspx |website=OleMissSports.com |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=6 February 2020}}
On December 8, 2019, Smith resigned as head coach of the Ole Miss softball program after being suspended for not meeting university expectations.{{cite web |title=Ole Miss Announces Coaching Change for Softball Program |url=https://olemisssports.com/news/2019/12/8/ole-miss-announces-coaching-change-for-softball-program.aspx |website=OleMissSports.com |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=6 February 2020}}{{cite web |title=Mike Smith Steps Down As Ole Miss Softball Coach |url=https://espn1420.com/mike-smith-steps-down-as-ole-miss-softball-coach/ |website=ESPN1420.com |date=December 9, 2019 |publisher=Sports Radio ESPN 1420 |access-date=6 February 2020}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type=coach | conf= | postseason= | poll=no }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Biola Eagles
| startyear = 1999
| conference = Western League
| endyear = 2002
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = Biola
| overall = 22–23
| conference =
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = Biola
| overall = 38–19
| conference =
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2001
| name = Biola
| overall = 50–13
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002
| name = Biola
| overall = 46–17
| conference =
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NAIA 10th place
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Biola
| overall = 156–72 ({{Winning percentage|156|72}})
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = UC Riverside Highlanders
| startyear = 2003
| conference = Big West Conference
| endyear = single
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003
| name = UC Riverside
| overall = 13–45
| conference =
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = UC Riverside
| overall = 13–45 ({{Winning percentage|13|45}})
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = California Baptist Lancers
| startyear = 2004
| conference = Pacific West Conference
| endyear = 2011
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2004
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 45–15
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA 6th place
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2005
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 55–7
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA 2nd place
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2006
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 57–7
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA 2nd place
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship = conference
| season = 2007
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 59–5
| conference = 20–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA 3rd place
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship = conference
| season = 2008
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 60–8
| conference = 23–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA 4th place
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship = national
| season = 2009
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 61–5
| conference = 20–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Champions
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship = conference
| season = 2010
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 64–4
| conference = 26–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA 3rd place
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship = conference
| season = 2011
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 66–5
| conference = 18–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA 2nd place
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 467–56 ({{Winning percentage|467|56}})
| confrecord = 107–7 ({{Winning percentage|107|7}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = McNeese State Cowgirls
| startyear = 2012
| conference = Southland Conference
| endyear = 2014
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = McNeese State
| overall = 34–21
| conference = 12–8
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2013
| name = McNeese State
| overall = 38–15
| conference = 19–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2014
| name = McNeese State
| overall = 40–17
| conference = 20–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = McNeese State
| overall = 112–53 ({{Winning percentage|112|53}})
| confrecord = 51–19 ({{Winning percentage|51|19}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Ole Miss Rebels
| startyear = 2015
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| endyear = 2019
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 30–25
| conference = 6–18
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 41–22
| conference = 11–13
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2017
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 43–20
| conference = 10–14
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 32–25
| conference = 7–17
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = 41–20
| conference = 13–10
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ole Miss
| overall = {{Winning percentage|187|112|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|47|72|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = California Baptist Lancers
| startyear = 2022
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
| season = 2022
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 30–26
| conference = 12–12
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
| season = 2023
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 28–29
| conference = 10–14
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
| season = 2024
| name = California Baptist
| overall = 30-23
| conference = 17-7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = California Baptist
| overall = {{Winning percentage|576|149|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|44|37|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|1023|416|record=y}}
}}
References
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{{Ole Miss Rebels softball coach navbox}}
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