Megan Rhodes Smith

Megan Rhodes Smith

Current position
Title	Pitching Coach
Team	Tennessee
Conference	SEC
Biographical details
Born	(1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 39) Nashville, Tennessee
Alma mater	Tennessee
Playing career
2005–2008	Tennessee
Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009	Charleston Southern (Asst.)
2010–2012	Middle Tennessee (Asst.)
2013	Western Kentucky (Asst.)
2014–2017	Lipscomb (Asst.)
2018–2019	Lipscomb (AHC)
2020	Belmont
2021–Present	Tennessee (Pitching)
Head coaching record
Overall	5-14 (.263)

Megan Rhodes Smith (born October 8, 1985) is the current head coach of Belmont softball team.[1]

Coaching career

Western Kentucky

On August 17, 2012, Rhodes Smith was hired as an assistant coach for the Western Kentucky softball program.[2][3]

Lipscomb

Prior to the 2014 season, Rhodes Smith was hired as an assistant coach working primarily with the pitchers, before being promoted to associate head coach in 2018.[4]

Belmont

On July 12, 2019, Rhodes Smith was announced as the new head coach of the Belmont softball program.[5][6] Rhodes Smith went 5–14 in her lone season at the helm of the Bruins, one which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Tennessee

In July 2020, after just one season as head coach at Belmont, Rhodes Smith returned to her alma mater to become the pitching coach. [8]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference) (2020)
2020	Belmont	5–14	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
Belmont:		5-14 (.263)	– (–)
Total:		5-14 (.263)
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 Rhodes Smith". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
2. "Megan Rhodes Smith Joins WKU Softball Coaching Staff". WKUSports.com. Western Kentucky University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
3. "MEGAN SMITH". WKUSports.com. Western Kentucky University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
4. "Megan Rhodes Smith". LipscombSports.com. Lipscomb University. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
5. "Welcome Megan Rhodes Smith". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
6. "Belmont hires another coach from Lipscomb". NashvillePost.com. Nashville Post. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
7. "2019-20 Belmont Softball Schedule". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
8. "Megan Rhodes Smith Named Tennessee Pitching Coach". JustinsWorldSB.com. Justin's World of Softball. Retrieved July 21, 2020.