Kermit Smith

For the unrelated American murderer executed in North Carolina, see Kermit Smith Jr.
Kermit Smith
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAppalachian State
ConferenceSun Belt
Record174–218-1
Biographical details
BornArcadia, Florida
Playing career
1997–2000Pfeiffer
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001Belmont Abbey (asst.)
2002–2009Belmont Abbey
2010–2016Lander
2017–presentAppalachian State
Head coaching record
Overall653–580–2
TournamentsSun Belt: 6–5
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

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

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
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Belmont Abbey Crusaders (Conference Carolinas) (2002–2009)
2002 Belmont Abbey 35–20 17–8 T-1st
2003 Belmont Abbey 18–28–1 8–13–1 8th
2004 Belmont Abbey 12–42 5–19 9th
2005 Belmont Abbey 28–30 9–15 7th
2006 Belmont Abbey 24–34 13–11 T-4th
2007 Belmont Abbey 31–23 16–7 2nd
2008 Belmont Abbey 41–22 16–8 3rd
2009 Belmont Abbey 46–26 14–5 1st College World Series
Belmont Abbey Crusaders: 235–225–1 98–86–1
Lander Bearcats (Peach Belt Conference) (2010–2016)
2010 Lander 24–26 6–18 5th
2011 Lander 29–24 11–12 4th
2012 Lander 38–20 18–12 4th
2013 Lander 35–16 19–11 5th
2014 Lander 52–9 24–6 1st College World Series
2015 Lander 22–26 10–20 11th
2016 Lander 44–16 22–8 2nd College World Series
Lander Bearcats: 244–137 110–87
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Sun Belt Conference) (2017–present)
2017 Appalachian State 19–36 8–22 6th (East)
2018 Appalachian State 18–36 9–21 6th (East)
2019 Appalachian State 22–31 13–16 5th (East)
2020 Appalachian State 11–6 0–0 (East) Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Appalachian State 21–31 11–10 4th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2022 Appalachian State 19–32 10–20 9th
2023 Appalachian State 30–25 16–13 2nd (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2024 Appalachian State 33–21-1 16–13-1 3rd (East) Sun Belt Tournament
Appalachian State: 174–218-1 83–115-1
Total: 653–580–2

      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.