Mark Smartt
Mark Smartt is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Troy Trojans baseball team. He has held that position since the 2016 season. He played at DeKalb Central Junior College and Troy State, where he earned All-Conference honors and helped the team to two NCAA Division II College World Series championships. He served as a graduate assistant for the Troy State Trojans before becoming an assistant at the University of West Alabama. He was promoted to the head coach of West Alabama in 1994. He served as an assistant coach at Troy State[1] for thirteen years before ascending to the top job.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Troy |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 141–106 |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1985 | DeKalb Central J. C. |
| 1986–1987 | Troy |
| Position(s) | OF |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | Troy (GA) |
| 1990–1994 | West Alabama (asst.) |
| 1995–2000 | West Alabama |
| 2003–2015 | Troy (asst.) |
| 2016–present | Troy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 303–269 |
| Tournaments | Sun Belt: 5–6 NCAA: 0–0 |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alabama Tigers (Gulf South Conference) (1995–2000) | |||||||||
| 1995 | West Alabama | 28–26 | 13–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 1996 | West Alabama | 22–32 | 8–13 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 1997 | West Alabama | 29–24 | 8–12 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 1998 | West Alabama | 28–27 | 8–12 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 1999 | West Alabama | 30–25 | 7–13 | 7th (East) | |||||
| 2000 | West Alabama | 27–29 | 7–14 | 7th (East) | |||||
| West Alabama: | 164–163 | 51–71 | |||||||
| Troy Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Troy | 32–26 | 17–13 | T-3rd | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Troy | 31–25 | 16–14 | 4th (East) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Troy | 38–18 | 19–11 | 2nd (East) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Troy | 31–29 | 16–14 | T-3rd (East) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Troy | 9–8 | 0–0 | (East) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| Troy: | 141–106 | 65–52 | |||||||
| Total: | 303–269 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Smartt happy to be back in Troy". www.troymessenger.com. Troy Messenger. July 14, 2002. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- Ken Rogers (August 13, 2014). "Pierce will retire, Smartt will lead Trojans after 2015 baseball season". www.dothaneagle.com. Dothan Eagle. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
External links
- Mark Smartt, Head Baseball Coach - Troy University