Eddie Smith (baseball coach)

Eddie Smith
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Washington
Conference	Big Ten
Record	0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born	February 8, 1984 (age 40)
Playing career
2003–2004	Centralia CC
2005–2006	Notre Dame
Position(s)	Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2011	Virginia (assistant)
2012	Santa Clara (assistant)
2013	Notre Dame (assistant)
2014–2017	Lower Columbia CC
2018–2019	Tulane (assistant/RC)
2020–2021	LSU (hitting)
2022–2024	Utah Valley
2025–present	Washington
Head coaching record
Overall	82–90 (.477) (college); 146–49 (.749) (junior college);
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3x West Region regular season (2015-17); 2x NWAC conference tournament (2015,17);

Eddie Smith (born February 8, 1984) is an American baseball coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Washington, a role he has held since 2024.^[1] He was previously the head coach at Utah Valley University.^[2] Prior to Utah Valley, he was the hitting coach at Louisiana State University, where he earned the reputation of being one of the top hitting coaches in college baseball.^[3]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Utah Valley Wolverines (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–2024)
2022	Utah Valley	19–37	10–20	6th (West)
2023	Utah Valley	34–24	16–12	3rd	WAC Championship Finalists
2024	Utah Valley	29–29	18–12	3rd
Utah Valley:		82–90 (.477)	44–44 (.500)
Total:		82–90 (.477)
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

Junior college

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Lower Columbia Red Devils (Northwest Athletic Conference) (2014–2017)
2014	Lower Columbia	30–15	17–8
2015	Lower Columbia	41–10	24–1	West Region Champion	NWAC Champion
2016	Lower Columbia	35–14	21–4	West Region Champion
2017	Lower Columbia	40–10	21–4	West Region Champion	NWAC Champion
Lower Columbia:		146–49 (.749)	83–17 (.830)
Total:		146–49 (.749)
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

^ "Washington Names Eddie Smith Head Baseball Coach" (Press release). Washington Huskies. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "Eddie Smith named Utah Valley baseball head coach". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "LSU hitting coach 'Joe Brady of college baseball' Eddie Smith named 5th coach at Utah Valley". KSL-TV. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

[1] "Washington Names Eddie Smith Head Baseball Coach" (Press release). Washington Huskies. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[Utah_Valley_hiring-2] "Eddie Smith named Utah Valley baseball head coach". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[3] "LSU hitting coach 'Joe Brady of college baseball' Eddie Smith named 5th coach at Utah Valley". KSL-TV. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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