Eddie Smith (born February 8, 1984) is an American baseball coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Washington, a role he has held since 2024.[1] He was previously the head coach at Utah Valley University.[2] Prior to Utah Valley, he was the hitting coach at Louisiana State University, where he earned the reputation of being one of the top hitting coaches in college baseball.[3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Washington |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 8, 1984 |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2004 | Centralia CC |
| 2005–2006 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2011 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 2012 | Santa Clara (assistant) |
| 2013 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 2014–2017 | Lower Columbia CC |
| 2018–2019 | Tulane (assistant/RC) |
| 2020–2021 | LSU (hitting) |
| 2022–2024 | Utah Valley |
| 2025–present | Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
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| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Head coaching record
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edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Utah Valley Wolverines (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Utah Valley | 19–37 | 10–20 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2023 | Utah Valley | 34–24 | 16–12 | 3rd | WAC Championship Finalists | ||||
| 2024 | Utah Valley | 29–29 | 18–12 | 3rd | |||||
| Utah Valley: | 82–90 (.477) | 44–44 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 82–90 (.477) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Junior college
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Lower Columbia Red Devils (Northwest Athletic Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Lower Columbia | 30–15 | 17–8 | ||||||
| 2015 | Lower Columbia | 41–10 | 24–1 | West Region Champion | NWAC Champion | ||||
| 2016 | Lower Columbia | 35–14 | 21–4 | West Region Champion | |||||
| 2017 | Lower Columbia | 40–10 | 21–4 | West Region Champion | NWAC Champion | ||||
| Lower Columbia: | 146–49 (.749) | 83–17 (.830) | |||||||
| Total: | 146–49 (.749) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Washington Names Eddie Smith Head Baseball Coach" (Press release). Washington Huskies. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Eddie Smith named Utah Valley baseball head coach". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "LSU hitting coach 'Joe Brady of college baseball' Eddie Smith named 5th coach at Utah Valley". KSL-TV. Retrieved 6 June 2021.