Shaun Smith (baseball)

Shaun Smith
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Country Australia
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Shaun Smith was the manager of the Ra'anana Express in the Israel Baseball League.[1]

Smith is Australian.[1] He coaches in Sydney Major League, the highest level of play in Australia, and has coached the Auburn Orioles and New South Wales.[2] Express player Dane Wigg also played for Smith in Australia.[3] He was the pitching coach of the 1998, 2005, and 2007 Australian national teams, assistant coach of the 1998 and 1999 teams, and head coach of the 2000 team[4] and in 2010, after leading his NSW U/18 team to the 2010 AAA National championship, he was added to the coaching staff for the AAA Australian team.[5][6]

Smith has spent significant time on player development.[7] He has coached men's, boys, and women's teams.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Baseball / Professional league starts play today". Haaretz. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Baseball / Israeli league throws out inaugural ball in NY". Haaretz. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Shlomo Sprung (24 June 2007). "A guide to the teams battling for supremacy in the IBL". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "The History of School Baseball in Australia" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Glenn Williams (22 March 2010). "Shaun Smith appointed Assistant Coach with Australian Team". Torontotigers.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Cassandra Sedgman (19 March 2010). "ABF announces staffing appointments for 2010 National AAA Team". Baseball.com.au. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  7. 1 2 "IBL Team Manager Bios". israelbaseballleague.com. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Country Baseball NSW; QLD Friendship Series". Countrynsw.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

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