Julie Smith (softball)

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Julie Smith
Biographical details
BornMay 10, 1968 (1968-05-10) (age 57)
Glendora, California, U.S.
Playing career
1987 Texas A&M
1990–1991 Fresno State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2018 University of La Verne
Head coaching record
Overall287–185 (.608)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team competition

Julie M. Smith (born May 10, 1968) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and coach. [1] [2] [3] Smith played college softball for Texas A&M and Fresno State. She represented Team USA at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal. [4] Smith most recently served as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at the University of La Verne.

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Playing career

Smith was born in Glendora, California, [5] and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she won a gold medal with Team USA. [6]

Smith played college softball at Texas A&M where she won a national championship at the 1987 Women's College World Series and Fresno State in the Big West Conference from 1990 to 1991. [7] Along with a title, Smith was also named to All-Tournament team at the Women's College World Series in all three of her appearances. [8] [9]

Coaching career

Smith served as the general manager for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in 2005. On August 3, 2007, Smith was named the head softball coach at the University of La Verne. [10] On November 29, 2018, Smith stepped down as head coach after 11 years. During her career she compiled a record of 287–185 and led her teams to three SCIAC regular season championships, three SCIAC postseason tournament titles, and made the NCAA Playoffs four times. [11]

Statistics

Texas A&M Aggies & Fresno State Bulldogs

[12] [13] [14]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1987622224680.3602023799.446%631217
1990772635593.35328157113.429%1741617
1991682354785.36127157105.447%1191213
TOTALS207720148258.3587541321317.440%34164047

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Team USA Olympic Games
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB
199692125.23810005.238%110

References

  1. "1987 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. "1991 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. "Julie Smith". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  7. "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  8. "Texas A&M WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  9. "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  10. "1996 OLYMPIAN JULIE SMITH HIRED AS HEAD LEOPARD SOFTBALL COACH". thesciac.org. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. "Smith steps down as softball coach". leopardathletics.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. "Final 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  13. "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  14. "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  15. "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.