Tracy Smith (born February 14, 1966) is an American

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coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. He played

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at Miami (OH) from 1985 to 1988 for head coach Jon Pavlisko, before pursuing a professional career from 1988 to 1990. He then served as the head coach of the Miami RedHawks (1997–2005), the

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(2006–2014) and the

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(2015–2021). Smith was the head coach of

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from 2006 to 2014, during which time the Hoosiers appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, advancing to the College World Series once. As the head coach of Miami (OH) from 1997–

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, Smith led the RedHawks to two NCAA Tournaments.

Playing career

Smith played for

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. Smith then played four seasons (1985–1988) of college baseball at Miami (OH). In the 1988 MLB Draft, he was selected in the 39th round by the

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. Smith played three seasons of minor league baseball in the Cubs system, advancing to Class A-Advanced before retiring following the 1990 season.

Coaching career

Early career

Early in his career, Smith was a junior college head coach and Division I assistant. He spent two seasons (1991–1992) as the head coach of Miami–Middletown. He then served as hitting instructor at Miami from 1993 to 1994, where he had earned a

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in 1992. He moved to Indiana following the 1994 season and served as pitching coach from 1995 to 1996.

Miami

For the 1997 season, Smith returned to Miami to be the Redhawks' head coach. He held the position from 1997 to 2005. During Smith's tenure, Miami appeared in nine MAC Tournaments and two NCAA Tournaments (

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and

). In 2000, Miami went 1–2 as the #4 seed in the Tempe Regional, winning an elimination game against Creighton. In 2005, they again went 1–2 as the #3 seed in the Austin Regional, defeating

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, 35–8, in an elimination game. Miami's 35 runs set a then-NCAA record for runs in an NCAA tournament game.

Indiana

After making a second NCAA Tournament in 2005, Smith was hired to replace Bob Morgan as head coach of Indiana. In his third season (

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), Indiana made its first Big Ten Tournament appearance since

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. In

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, Indiana won the Big Ten Tournament and appeared in the NCAA Louisville Regional, where it went 0–2.

2013 season

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, the Hoosiers won the Big Ten regular season and

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titles. For the first time, Indiana was selected to host an NCAA Regional. It won the regional, then won the Tallahassee Super Regional to advance to the program's first

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. Smith was named the NCBWA National Coach of the Year.

Arizona State

On June 24, 2014, Smith was named head coach of

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. After leading the Sun Devils to a 201–155 mark over seven years, Smith was fired after the 2021 season and replaced by

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Michigan

On July 3, 2022, Smith was named head coach of

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Head coaching record

Below is a table of Smith's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

References

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