Steve Smith (minors08)

Stephen Carr Smith

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
• School Mississippi College, Baylor University

• Born February 2, 1961

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Steve Smith was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round of the 1983 amateur draft and played for the Great Falls Giants that year, going 8-3 with 107 strikeouts. After missing most of 1984 with an elbow injury, he won 8 games for the Fresno Giants in 1985. He finished his pro career in 1986 with the Phoenix Firebirds.

After retiring, Smith was a graduate assistant at Texas A&M University (1988-1989) while working on his master's degree, then was an assistant coach at Mississippi State University for five years (1990-1994). Smith was the head coach at Baylor University from 1995-2015. He led Baylor to five conference titles, 13 regional appearances, four Super Regionals and the 2005 College World Series.

Smith became an assistant coach at Santa Clara University in 2017, then moved to Auburn University in 2018-2019. He returned to the head coaching ranks with Tennessee Technological University in 2020, remaining there for two years before being hired by the Detroit Tigers as a minor league pitching coordinator.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1995	Baylor University	25-28	7-17
1996	Baylor University	32-27	11-13	SWC
1997	Baylor University	32-23	18-12	Big 12
1998	Baylor University	41-20-1	18-10	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
1999	Baylor University	50-15	20-7	Big 12 / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2000	Baylor University	45-17	23-7	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2001	Baylor University	37-24	17-10	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2002	Baylor University	36-26	13-13	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2003	Baylor University	45-23	15-12	Big 12 / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2004	Baylor University	29-31	13-12	Big 12
2005	Baylor University	46-24	19-8	Big 12 / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2006	Baylor University	37-26	13-14	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2007	Baylor University	35-27	12-15	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2008	Baylor University	32-26	11-16	Big 12
2009	Baylor University	30-26	10-16	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2010	Baylor University	36-24	12-13	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2011	Baylor University	31-28	13-14	Big 12 / CWS Regionals
2012	Baylor University	49-17	20-4	Big 12 / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2013	Baylor University	27-28	12-11	Big 12
2014	Baylor University	26-31	8-15	Big 12
2015	Baylor University	23-32	9-15	Big 12
2020	Tennessee Technological University	3-12	0-3
2021	Tennessee Technological University	22-25	15-15