Rob Smith (baseball)

Rob Smith in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Ohio Bobcats baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Rob Smith
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamOhio
ConferenceMid-American
Record159–230
Playing career
1991–1992Vincennes
1993–1994Indiana–Southeast
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999Purdue (Asst.)
2001–2006Purdue (Asst.)
2007–2012Creighton (Asst.)
2013–presentOhio
Head coaching record
Overall159–230
TournamentsNCAA: 0–4

Smith played at Vincennes for two seasons, then completed his eligibility at Indiana–Southeast before completing his degree at Indiana University Bloomington in 1998. He then spent a year as an assistant coach at Purdue in 1999, and returned to the Boilermakers from 2001 through 2006. Smith was hired as Associate Head Coach at Creighton. He was hired as head coach at Ohio in June 2012.[2][4][6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Ohio 14–399–186th (East)
2014 Ohio 11–407–206th (East)
2015 Ohio 36–2117–102nd (East)NCAA Regionals
2016 Ohio 23–298–163rd (East)
2017 Ohio 31–2813–112nd (East)NCAA Regionals
2018 Ohio 21–329–188th
2019 Ohio 20–3412–146th
2020 Ohio 3–70–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Ohio: 159–23075–107
Total:159–230

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Rob Smith Named Baseball Head Coach". Ohio Bobcats. June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. "Rob Smith Bio". Ohio Bobcats. November 9, 2013.
  3. Bryan Vance (April 6, 2013). "Breaking Traditions, Meet the Man Behind Ohio's Plan to Change a Losing Culture". HustleBelt. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. "Rob Smith Named Head Baseball Coach at Ohio". Creighton Bluejays. June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  5. "Rob Smith Profile". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  6. Aaron Fitt (June 11, 2012). "Ohio Hires Creighton's Rob Smith As Head Coach". Baseball America. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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