Kermit Smith

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Kermit Smith
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Appalachian State
Conference Sun Belt
Record196–249–1
Biographical details
Born Arcadia, Florida
Playing career
1997–2000 Pfeiffer
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001 Belmont Abbey (asst.)
2002–2009Belmont Abbey
2010–2016 Lander
2017–present Appalachian State
Head coaching record
Overall675–611–2
TournamentsSun Belt: 6–6
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2x Conference Carolinas Regular Season (2002,09)
  • Conference Carolinas Conference Tournament (2009)
  • Peach Belt Regular Season (2014)
  • Peach Belt Conference Tournament (2014)
Awards

Kermit Smith is an American college baseball coach and former player. Smith is the head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team.

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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. [1]

In 2009, Smith was named the head coach at Lander University. [2] Smith lead the 2014 Bearcats squad to a school 52–9 season, winning the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors. [3]

On July 14, 2016, Smith was named the head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball program. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Belmont Abbey Crusaders (Conference Carolinas)(2002–2009)
2002Belmont Abbey 35–2017–8T-1st
2003Belmont Abbey 18–28–18–13–18th
2004Belmont Abbey 12–425–199th
2005Belmont Abbey 28–309–157th
2006Belmont Abbey 24–3413–11T-4th
2007Belmont Abbey 31–2316–72nd
2008Belmont Abbey 41–2216–83rd
2009Belmont Abbey 46–2614–51stCollege World Series
Belmont Abbey Crusaders:235–225–198–86–1
Lander Bearcats (Peach Belt Conference)(2010–2016)
2010Lander 24–266–185th
2011Lander 29–2411–124th
2012Lander 38–2018–124th
2013Lander 35–1619–115th
2014Lander 52–924–61stCollege World Series
2015Lander 22–2610–2011th
2016Lander 44–1622–82ndCollege World Series
Lander Bearcats:244–137110–87
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Sun Belt Conference)(2017–present)
2017 Appalachian State 19–368–226th (East)
2018 Appalachian State 18–369–216th (East)
2019 Appalachian State 22–3113–165th (East)
2020 Appalachian State 11–60–0(East)Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Appalachian State 21–3111–104th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2022 Appalachian State 19–3210–209th
2023 Appalachian State 30–2516–132nd (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2024 Appalachian State 33–21-116–13-13rd (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2025 Appalachian State 23–3113–17T–9th Sun Belt Tournament
Appalachian State:196–249–196–132–1
Total:675–611–2

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. "2009 Baseball". www.conferencecarolinas.com. Conference Carolinas. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. "Lander names Kermit Smith head baseball coach". www.landerbearcats.com. Lander University. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. "Peach Belt Announces Baseball All-Conference Team". www.peachbelt.com. Peach Belt Conference. May 9, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. "Kermit Smith Named Mountaineer Head Baseball Coach". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. July 14, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.