Mike Smith (softball)
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Union University |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | The Master's University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2002 | Biola |
| 2003 | UC Riverside |
| 2004–2011 | California Baptist |
| 2012–2014 | McNeese State |
| 2015–2019 | Ole Miss |
| 2022–2025 | California Baptist |
| 2025– | Union University (Assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1012–411 (.711) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Records | |
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Mike Smith is an American softball coach who is the assistant coach at Union University. [1]
He was the head coach at California Baptist before resigning in April of 2025, after a month hiatus from the program. In five years as head coach at Ole Miss, Smith led the team to four NCAA tournament appearances, including two super regional appearances.
Smith was a Western Baseball League Pitcher of the Year with the Mission Viejo (Calif.) team in both 1997 and 1998, and in 2000 was the MVP of the WBL championship series with the St. George team.[2]
Coaching career
Ole Miss
On May 29, 2014, Mike Smith was announced as head coach at Ole Miss.[3]
On December 8, 2019, Smith resigned as head coach of the Ole Miss softball program after being suspended for not meeting university expectations.[4][5]
Union University
Smith was announced as the assistant coach at Union University on August 11, 2025.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biola Eagles (Western League) (1999–2002) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Biola | 22–23 | 5th | ||||||
| 2000 | Biola | 38–19 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2001 | Biola | 50–13 | 1st | ||||||
| 2002 | Biola | 46–17 | 2nd | NAIA 10th place | |||||
| Biola: | 156–72 (.684) | ||||||||
| UC Riverside Highlanders (Big West Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | UC Riverside | 13–45 | 7th | ||||||
| UC Riverside: | 13–45 (.224) | ||||||||
| California Baptist Lancers (Pacific West Conference) (2004–2011) | |||||||||
| 2004 | California Baptist | 45–15 | 1st | NAIA 6th place | |||||
| 2005 | California Baptist | 55–7 | 1st | NAIA 2nd place | |||||
| 2006 | California Baptist | 57–7 | 1st | NAIA 2nd place | |||||
| 2007 | California Baptist | 59–5 | 20–1 | 1st | NAIA 3rd place | ||||
| 2008 | California Baptist | 60–8 | 23–1 | 1st | NAIA 4th place | ||||
| 2009 | California Baptist | 61–5 | 20–2 | 1st | NAIA Champions | ||||
| 2010 | California Baptist | 64–4 | 26–1 | 1st | NAIA 3rd place | ||||
| 2011 | California Baptist | 66–5 | 18–2 | 1st | NAIA 2nd place | ||||
| California Baptist: | 467–56 (.893) | 107–7 (.939) | |||||||
| McNeese State Cowgirls (Southland Conference) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012 | McNeese State | 34–21 | 12–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 2013 | McNeese State | 38–15 | 19–5 | 1st | |||||
| 2014 | McNeese State | 40–17 | 20–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| McNeese State: | 112–53 (.679) | 51–19 (.729) | |||||||
| Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (2015–2019) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Ole Miss | 30–25 | 6–18 | 12th | |||||
| 2016 | Ole Miss | 41–22 | 11–13 | 10th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Ole Miss | 43–20 | 10–14 | 9th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 32–25 | 7–17 | 12th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Ole Miss | 41–20 | 13–10 | 5th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| Ole Miss: | 187–112 (.625) | 47–72 (.395) | |||||||
| California Baptist Lancers (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | California Baptist | 30–26 | 12–12 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023 | California Baptist | 28–29 | 10–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2024 | California Baptist | 30-23 | 17-7 | 2nd | |||||
| California Baptist: | 576–149 (.794) | 44–37 (.543) | |||||||
| Total: | 1023–416 (.711) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ https://uuathletics.com/news/2025/8/11/softball-mike-smith-named-new-softball-assistant-coach-at-union-university.aspx
- ^ "Mike Smith Bio – Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site – Softball". Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Mike Smith Tabbed as New Softball Head Coach". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Ole Miss Announces Coaching Change for Softball Program". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Mike Smith Steps Down As Ole Miss Softball Coach". ESPN1420.com. Sports Radio ESPN 1420. December 9, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.