University of West Georgia Men's Baseball

Smith is in charge of the pitching staff for UWG, and since his arrival as pitching coach, the Wolves team Earned Run Average has dropped significantly each year. Coach Smith took over a pitching staff with a 9.59 ERA. In 2015 the Wolves pitching staff posted a team ERA of 3.10, ranked 9 in NCAA Division II team ERA. Smith has been influential in the development of UWG Career strikeout leader Jamie Sexton and Tyler Gunnin, who holds the UWG single season saves record. During his time overseeing the pitching staff UWG has placed five pitchers on the All-Gulf South Conference Team while Jamie Sexton (2013), Matthew Norton (2015, 2016) made the All-Region teams. Sexton was named All-American in 2013.    Coach Smith came to West Georgia following five years on the staff of former Gulf South Conference rival, the University of Montevallo. While at Montevallo the Smith help lead the Falcons to two South Central Regional tournaments. In 2006 UM captured the South Central Region and finish third in the NCAA Division II World Series.   Prior to his time at Montevallo, Smith had a successful six year run as head coach at Volunteer (Tenn.) State Community College. In 2000 his team won 48 games and was ranked as high as #1 in the Nation in NJCAA. Smith has one former player in Major League Baseball in pitcher Steve Delabar who is currently playing with the Toronto Blue Jays. Delabar made the American League All-Star team in 2013 as a member of the Blue Jays.   Coach Smith also was the head coach at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee for three years. He led the NAIA program to two Tennessee Valley Athletic Conference Tournament Championships and Regional berths.   Smith played collegiately at the University of Louisville and graduated from Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee with a B.S. in Physical Education.   Coach Smith and his wife Nancy have three daughters Abbie, Sarah Katherine and Lydia and they live in Carrollton, GA.