Megan Smith (softball)

Megan Smith Lyon

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	North Carolina
Conference	ACC
Record	30–20 (.600)
Biographical details
Born	Walkertown, North Carolina
Alma mater	North Carolina
Playing career
1996–1999	North Carolina
Position(s)	Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2002	Young Harris
2003	Charlotte (asst.)
2004	North Carolina (asst.)
2005–2006	Western Carolina
2007–2009	LSU (asst.)
2010–2018	Kansas
2019–2023	Marshall
2024–Present	North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	622–362 (.632)
Tournaments	NCAA: 3–4 (.429)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon Regular Season Champions (2006)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (2006)

Megan Smith Lyon is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at North Carolina. ^[1]

Coaching career

Western Carolina

On July 27, 2004, Megan Smith was hired as the first coach of the Western Carolina softball program, which would begin play in 2006. ^[2] On October 2, 2006, Megan Smith resigned as head coach of Western Carolina after the inaugural season for the Catamounts. ^[3]

Kansas

On June 24, 2009, Smith was announced as the new head coach of the Kansas softball program. ^[4] On July 25, 2019, Smith announced that she was leaving the program to be the head coach at Marshall. ^[5]

Marshall

On July 25, 2018, Smith was announced as the new head coach of the Marshall softball program. ^{[6] [7]}

Head coaching record

Sources: ^{[8] [9]}

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Young Harris Mountain Lions (Peach Belt Conference)(2001–2002)
2001	Young Harris	34–25			NJCAA Regional Runner-up
2002	Young Harris	45–16			NJCAA Regional Runner-up
Young Harris:		79–41 (.658)
Western Carolina (Southern Conference)(2006)
2006	Western Carolina	41–20	16–4	1st
Western Carolina:		41–20 (.672)	16–4 (.800)
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference)(2010–2018)
2010	Kansas	21–35	2–16	10th
2011	Kansas	31–22	2–16	10th
2012	Kansas	31–20	6–17	8th
2013	Kansas	34–16	9–8	4th
2014	Kansas	34–23	7–11	5th	NCAA Regional
2015	Kansas	40–15	8–10	5th	NCAA Regional
2016	Kansas	31–20	8–9	4th
2017	Kansas	24–28	3–14	7th
2018	Kansas	27–25	2–16	7th
Kansas:		273–204 (.572)	47–117 (.287)
Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA)(2019–Present)
2019	Marshall	42–22	17–7	2nd (East)	NISC Regional Finals
2020	Marshall	18–7			Season canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021	Marshall	20–13	8–8	4th (East)
2022	Marshall	35–18	15–9	2nd (East)
Marshall Thundering Herd (Sun Belt Conference)(2023)
2023	Marshall	45–10	17–5	3rd, (1st East)
Marshall:		160–70 (.696)	70–32 (.686)
North Carolina Tar Heels (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2024–present)
2024	North Carolina	30–20	10–14	7th
North Carolina:		30–20 (.600)	10–14 (.417)
Total:		622–362 (.632)
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

References

1. "Megan Smith". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
2. "MEGAN SMITH NAMED HEAD COACH AT WCU". GoHeels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
3. "Softball coach Megan Smith resigns from WCU". WesternCarolinian.com. College Media Network. October 2, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
4. "LSU Assistant Megan Smith Named Head Softball Coach at Kansas". KUAthletics.com. Kansas Athletics, Inc. June 24, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
5. "Kansas softball coach Megan Smith leaving Kansas for Marshall". Kansan.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
6. "Smith Named Marshall Softball Head Coach". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
7. "UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Softball coach leaves KU for new job at Marshall". KansasCity.com. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
8. "Big 12 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Big12Sport.com. Big 12 Conference. p. 183. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
9. "Western Carolina Softball All-time Game results". CatamountsSports.com. Western Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.