Smith played at Western Carolina, where he earned a pair of varsity letters.[2] After completing his degree at Western in 1978, he became head coach at T. C. Roberson High School, where he led the Rams to three state championships, fourteen conference titles, and saw 20 players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft. Roberson established itself as one of the top programs in the state during his 28 years as head coach, and Smith collected a record of 478–185. He retired after the 2006 season in order to watch his son, Kenny, play his final collegiate season at Western Carolina, after transferring from UNC Wilmington.[3][4] A year later, Smith became an assistant at UNC Asheville, and two years after that he was elevated to head coach.[5] Kenny is now an assistant at High Point.[1][6]
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
^The top eight finishers of the Big South's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Tom Smith". UNCA Bulldogs. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^2012 Baseball Media Guide. Western Carolina Catamounts. p. 81. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^Jeremy Trantham (November 29, 2006). . Times-News. Henderson, NC. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
^"Kenny Smith". Western Carolina Catamounts. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^"Smith Promoted at UNC Asheville". College Baseball Daily. July 7, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^"Kenny Smith joins HPU baseball coaching staff". High Point Panthers. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
External linksedit
Tom Smith Retires as UNC Asheville Head Baseball Coach, May 19, 2014
January 01, 1970
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