Rob Smith (baseball)
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Ohio |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1992 | Vincennes |
| 1993–1994 | Indiana–Southeast |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Purdue (Asst.) |
| 2001–2006 | Purdue (Asst.) |
| 2007–2012 | Creighton (Asst.) |
| 2013–Present | Ohio |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75-125 |
Rob Smith in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Ohio Bobcats baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Smith played at Vincennes for two seasons, then completed his eligibility at Indiana–Southeast before completing his degree at Indiana University Bloomington in 1998. He then spent a year as an assistant coach at Purdue in 1999, and returned to the Boilermakers from 2001 through 2006. Smith was hired as Associate Head Coach at Creighton. He was hired as head coach at Ohio in June 2012.[2][4][6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Ohio | 14–39 | 9–18 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2014 | Ohio | 11–40 | 7–20 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2015 | Ohio | 27-17 | 12-9 | 2nd (East) (3) | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2016 | Ohio | 23-29 | 8-16 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| Ohio: | 75-125 | 36-63 | |||||||
| Total: | 75-125 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
References
- ↑ "Rob Smith Named Baseball Head Coach". Ohio Bobcats. June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- 1 2 "Rob Smith Bio". Ohio Bobcats. November 9, 2013.
- ↑ Bryan Vance (April 6, 2013). "Breaking Traditions, Meet the Man Behind Ohio's Plan to Change a Losing Culture". HustleBelt. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- 1 2 "Rob Smith Named Head Baseball Coach at Ohio". Creighton Bluejays. June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Rob Smith Profile". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- 1 2 Aaron Fitt (June 11, 2012). "Ohio Hires Creighton's Rob Smith As Head Coach". Baseball America. Retrieved November 9, 2013.