Megan Rhodes Smith
Current position
TitlePitching Coach
TeamTennessee
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1985-10-08) October 8, 1985
Nashville, Tennessee
Alma materTennessee
Playing career
2005–2008Tennessee
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009Charleston Southern (Asst.)
2010–2012Middle Tennessee (Asst.)
2013Western Kentucky (Asst.)
2014–2017Lipscomb (Asst.)
2018–2019Lipscomb (AHC)
2020Belmont
2021–PresentTennessee (Pitching)
Head coaching record
Overall5-14 (.263)

Megan Rhodes Smith (born October 8, 1985) is the current head coach of Belmont softball team.[1]

Coaching career

Western Kentucky

On August 17, 2012, Rhodes Smith was hired as an assistant coach for the Western Kentucky softball program.[2][3]

Lipscomb

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

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

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

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference) (2020)
2020 Belmont 5–140–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Belmont: 5-14 (.263)– (–)
Total:5-14 (.263)

      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. ↑ "Megan Rhodes Smith". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Megan Rhodes Smith Joins WKU Softball Coaching Staff". WKUSports.com. Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "MEGAN SMITH". WKUSports.com. Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Megan Rhodes Smith". LipscombSports.com. Lipscomb University. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Welcome Megan Rhodes Smith". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Belmont hires another coach from Lipscomb". NashvillePost.com. Nashville Post. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "2019-20 Belmont Softball Schedule". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Megan Rhodes Smith Named Tennessee Pitching Coach". JustinsWorldSB.com. Justin's World of Softball. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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