Tracy Smith (baseball)
 Smith in 2015 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 60–56 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 14, 1966 Kentland, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Miami (OH) |
| 1988 | Geneva Cubs |
| 1989 | Peoria Chiefs |
| 1990 | Winston-Salem Spirits |
| Position(s) | SS, 3B, P |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Miami-Middletown |
| 1993–1994 | Miami (OH) (asst.) |
| 1995–1996 | Indiana (asst.) |
| 1997–2005 | Miami (OH) |
| 2006–2014 | Indiana |
| 2015–2021 | Arizona State |
| 2023–present | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 865–668–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 12–14 MAC: 24–15 Big Ten: 21–11 |
Tracy Smith (born February 14, 1966) is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Michigan Wolverines. He played college baseball at Miami (OH) from 1985 to 1988 for head coach Jon Pavlisko, before pursuing a professional career from 1988 to 1990. He then served as the head coach of the Miami RedHawks (1997–2005), the Indiana Hoosiers (2006–2014) and the Arizona State Sun Devils (2015–2021).
Smith was the head coach of Indiana from 2006 to 2014, during which time the Hoosiers appeared in three NCAA tournaments, advancing to the College World Series once.[1] As the head coach of Miami (OH) from 1997–2005, Smith led the RedHawks to two NCAA tournaments.[2][3]
Playing career
[edit]Smith played for South Newton High School.
Smith then played four seasons (1985–1988) of college baseball at Miami (OH). In the 1988 MLB Draft, he was selected in the 39th round by the Chicago Cubs. Smith played three seasons of minor league baseball in the Cubs system, advancing to Class A-Advanced before retiring following the 1990 season.[4][5]
Coaching career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Early in his career, Smith was a junior college head coach and Division I assistant. He spent two seasons (1991–1992) as the head coach of Miami–Middletown. He then served as hitting instructor at Miami from 1993 to 1994, where he had earned a master's degree in 1992. He moved to Indiana following the 1994 season and served as pitching coach from 1995 to 1996.[4]
Miami
[edit]For the 1997 season, Smith returned to Miami to be the Redhawks' head coach. He held the position from 1997 to 2005. During Smith's tenure, Miami appeared in nine MAC Tournaments and two NCAA tournaments (2000 and 2005). In 2000, Miami went 1–2 as the #4 seed in the Tempe Regional, winning an elimination game against Creighton. In 2005, they again went 1–2 as the #3 seed in the Austin Regional, defeating Quinnipiac, 35–8, in an elimination game. Miami's 35 runs set a then-NCAA record for runs in an NCAA tournament game.[4][6]
Indiana
[edit]After making a second NCAA tournament in 2005, Smith was hired to replace Bob Morgan as head coach of Indiana.[7] In his third season (2008), Indiana made its first Big Ten tournament appearance since 2003. In 2009, Indiana won the Big Ten tournament and appeared in the NCAA Louisville Regional, where it went 0–2.
2013 season
[edit]In 2013, the Hoosiers won the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles. For the first time, Indiana was selected to host an NCAA Regional.[1][8][9] It won the regional, then won the Tallahassee Super Regional to advance to the program's first College World Series. Smith was named the NCBWA National Coach of the Year.[10]
Arizona State
[edit]On June 24, 2014, Smith was named head coach of Arizona State.[11] After leading the Sun Devils to a 201–155 mark over seven years, Smith was fired after the 2021 season and replaced by Willie Bloomquist.
Michigan
[edit]On July 3, 2022, Smith was named head coach of Michigan.[12]
Head coaching record
[edit]Below is a table of Smith's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[3][8][9][13][14]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami RedHawks (Mid-American Conference) (1997–2005) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Miami (OH) | 27–28 | 17–13 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Miami (OH) | 33–26 | 17–13 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1999 | Miami (OH) | 34–27 | 20–12 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2000 | Miami (OH) | 40–23 | 16–12 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Miami (OH) | 35–25 | 16–12 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2002 | Miami (OH) | 31–28 | 16–12 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2003 | Miami (OH) | 36–24-1 | 19–9 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Miami (OH) | 36–21 | 14–8 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 2005 | Miami (OH) | 45–18 | 17–4 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Miami (OH): | 317–220–1 | 152–95 | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (2006–2014) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Indiana | 22–34 | 11–21 | 10th | |||||
| 2007 | Indiana | 19–35 | 8–23 | 10th | |||||
| 2008 | Indiana | 31–30 | 15–17 | 6th | |||||
| 2009 | Indiana | 32–27 | 16–7 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Indiana | 28–27 | 12–12 | T-5th | |||||
| 2011 | Indiana | 30–25 | 11–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2012 | Indiana | 32–28 | 16–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Indiana | 49–16 | 17–7 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 2014 | Indiana | 44–15 | 21–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Indiana: | 287–237 | 127–111 | |||||||
| Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac-12 Conference) (2015–2021) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Arizona State | 35–23 | 18–12 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Arizona State | 36–23 | 16–14 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Arizona State | 23–32 | 8–22 | T-10th | |||||
| 2018 | Arizona State | 23–32 | 13–17 | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | Arizona State | 38–19 | 16–13 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Arizona State | 13–4 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Arizona State | 33–22 | 16–14 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Arizona State: | 201–155 | 87–92 | |||||||
| Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Michigan | 28–28 | 13–11 | 6th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Michigan | 32–28 | 14–10 | T-4th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| Michigan: | 60–56 | 27–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 865–668–1 | ||||||||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Nesbitt, Stephen J. (May 27, 2013). "Indiana Baseball Snares a No. 1 Seed as NCAA Regional Host". IndyStar.com. Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Sorenson, Eric (February 23, 2010). "Q&A with Indiana's Tracy Smith". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "Mid-American Conference All-Time Baseball Standings" (PDF). MAC-Sports.com. Mid-America Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c "#13 Tracy Smith". IUHoosiers.com. Indiana Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Tracy Smith". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Miami (Ohio) Sets NCAA Baseball Record with 35 Runs". Associated Press. June 5, 2005. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Miami (Ohio) Baseball Coach Tracy Smith Was Hired as the New Indiana Baseball Coach". Chicago Tribune. June 23, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Indiana's Smith is 2013 National Coach of the Year". SportsWriters.net. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. June 15, 2013. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (24 June 2014). "ASU hires Indiana's Tracy Smith as baseball coach". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Svoboda, Kurt (July 3, 2022). "Tracy Smith Announced as Michigan Baseball Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "MAC Coaching History" (PDF). MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.