Megan Rhodes Smith
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Pitching Coach |
| Team | Tennessee |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 8, 1985 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2008 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009 | Charleston Southern (Asst.) |
| 2010–2012 | Middle Tennessee (Asst.) |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky (Asst.) |
| 2014–2017 | Lipscomb (Asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Lipscomb (AHC) |
| 2020 | Belmont |
| 2021–Present | Tennessee (Pitching) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5-14 (.263) |
Megan Rhodes Smith (born October 8, 1985) is the current head coach of Belmont softball team.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Western Kentucky
[edit]On August 17, 2012, Rhodes Smith was hired as an assistant coach for the Western Kentucky softball program.[2][3]
Lipscomb
[edit]Prior to the 2014 season, Rhodes Smith was hired as an assistant coach working primarily with the pitchers, before being promoted to associate head coach in 2018.[4]
Belmont
[edit]On July 12, 2019, Rhodes Smith was announced as the new head coach of the Belmont softball program.[5][6] Rhodes Smith went 5–14 in her lone season at the helm of the Bruins, one which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Tennessee
[edit]In July 2020, after just one season as head coach at Belmont, Rhodes Smith returned to her alma mater to become the pitching coach. [8]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference) (2020) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Belmont | 5–14 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Belmont: | 5-14 (.263) | – (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 5-14 (.263) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Megan Rhodes Smith". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Megan Rhodes Smith Joins WKU Softball Coaching Staff". WKUSports.com. Western Kentucky University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "MEGAN SMITH". WKUSports.com. Western Kentucky University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Megan Rhodes Smith". LipscombSports.com. Lipscomb University. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "Welcome Megan Rhodes Smith". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Belmont hires another coach from Lipscomb". NashvillePost.com. Nashville Post. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Belmont Softball Schedule". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "Megan Rhodes Smith Named Tennessee Pitching Coach". JustinsWorldSB.com. Justin's World of Softball. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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