Queens College Men's Baseball

Reardon completed his third season as head coach of the baseball team in 2016, and his tenth overall as a collegiate coach after enjoying a lengthy period at Caldwell University. At Queens, Reardon has compiled a 45-68 overall record after the Knights finished the 2016 season 22-26 and 9-15 in conference play, continuing a steady climb up the conference and region ladder. The Knights' 22 victories in 2016 were the most by a QC squad since the 1998 campaign.  The season was a marked improvement for the Knights, who scored more runs, stole more bases, collected more extra bases hits and registered higher team batting, on-base and slugging percentage.  The pitching staff struck out more batters and pitched to a lower earned run average than last season.  Four players tallied over forty hits and drove in over 20 runs.  A Queens College graduate, Reardon returned to his alma mater in August 2013 following previous stints at the aforementioned Caldwell University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and St. Johns University. While playing for the Knights baseball team and head coach Ed Tatarian during the 1997 and 1998 seasons, Reardon was tremendously successful, pitching for the top-ranked team in the region in 1998 and leading the team to a 29-9 overall record in addition to being selected to the All-Conference team that same year.   At the conclusion of his playing career, Reardon moved to the coaching ranks, accepting a volunteer position on head coach Ed Blankmeyers staff at St. Johns. With the Red Storm, Reardon assisted in all areas for a team that finished the 2000 season 31-22 and 13-13 in Big East play. Reardons time at St. Johns propelled him to the head coaching position at Division II Caldwell University in New Jersey. During his eight seasons in charge, the Cougars won 176 games, were two-time champions of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference in 2004 and 2008, and made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Reardon also coached 37 All-Conference selections at Caldwell and spearheaded the Cougars to finish first in the conference in batting average and team earned run average in 2007 and 2008. After Caldwell, Reardon returned to the Division I level spending two seasons at NJIT before coaching at Boonton High School in New Jersey. He also spent a year as manager of the Jersey Pilots in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. Outside of the dugout, Reardon directed the prestigious New Jersey Super 17 program in Flemington, which develops some of the top players in the state and surrounding area. Reardon graduated from Queens College in 1998 with a degree in History. He is married to his wife, Stephanie, and is the father to his nine-year-old daughter, Madison Faith.

Smith was reuniting with the Knights head coach after the two coached on the same Team NY Cardinals squad in 2005-06 and worked in the Rising Stars Winter Clinics. Elsewhere, Smith has served as the Hitting Instructor at the Bayside Batting and Pitching Academy since 2009, helping develop several young players to play baseball at the high school and collegiate levels. Smith has spent time as a head coach as well, enjoying stints with the Bayside Bulldogs and the Queens Knights Travel Team. He was named the Bayside Little League Coach of the Year in 2003 and has won 11 championships including a New York City championship during this period. As a player, Smith was a member of the Bishop Loughlin baseball team in Brooklyn, New York, where he was named a team captain and received Most Valuable Player Honors. Following his graduation, he moved on to John Jay College, where he played for the Bloodhounds. Smith resides in New York with his wife, Kathy, and his two sons, Brian and Kevin.