Rob Smith (baseball)

Rob Smith
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Ohio
Conference Mid-American Conference
Playing career
1991–1992
1993–1994
Vincennes
Indiana–Southeast
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999
2001–2006
2007–2012
2013–Present
Purdue (Asst.)
Purdue (Asst.)
Creighton (Asst.)
Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall 25–79

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)
Total: 25-79

      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. "Rob Smith Named Baseball Head Coach". Ohio Bobcats. June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Rob Smith Bio". Ohio Bobcats. November 9, 2013.
  3. Bryan Vance (April 6, 2013). "Breaking Traditions, Meet the Man Behind Ohio's Plan to Change a Losing Culture". HustleBelt. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Rob Smith Named Head Baseball Coach at Ohio". Creighton Bluejays. June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  5. "Rob Smith Profile". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Aaron Fitt (June 11, 2012). "Ohio Hires Creighton's Rob Smith As Head Coach". Baseball America. Retrieved November 9, 2013.