Julie Smith (softball)

Julie Smith
Biographical details
BornMay 10, 1968 (1968-05-10) (age 56)
Glendora, California, U.S.
Playing career
1987Texas A&M
1990–1991Fresno State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2018University of La Verne
Head coaching record
Overall287–185 (.608)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition

Julie M. Smith (born May 10, 1968) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and coach.[1][2][3] Smith played college softball for Texas A&M and Fresno State. She represented Team USA at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.[4] Smith most recently served as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at the University of La Verne.

Playing career

Smith was born in Glendora, California,[5] and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she won a gold medal with Team USA.[6]

Smith played college softball at Texas A&M where she won a national championship at the 1987 Women's College World Series and Fresno State in the Big West Conference from 1990 to 1991.[7] Along with a title, Smith was also named to All-Tournament team at the Women's College World Series in all three of her appearances.[8][9]

Coaching career

Smith served as the general manager for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in 2005. On August 3, 2007, Smith was named the head softball coach at the University of La Verne.[10] On November 29, 2018, Smith stepped down as head coach after 11 years. During her career she compiled a record of 287–185 and led her teams to three SCIAC regular season championships, three SCIAC postseason tournament titles, and made the NCAA Playoffs four times.[11]

Statistics

Texas A&M Aggies & Fresno State Bulldogs

[12][13][14]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1987 62 222 46 80 .360 20 2 3 7 99 .446% 6 3 12 17
1990 77 263 55 93 .353 28 1 5 7 113 .429% 17 4 16 17
1991 68 235 47 85 .361 27 1 5 7 105 .447% 11 9 12 13
TOTALS 207 720 148 258 .358 75 4 13 21 317 .440% 34 16 40 47

[15]

Team USA Olympic Games
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB
1996 9 21 2 5 .238 1 0 0 0 5 .238% 1 1 0

References

  1. ^ "1987 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "1991 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Julie Smith". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  7. ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Texas A&M WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "1996 OLYMPIAN JULIE SMITH HIRED AS HEAD LEOPARD SOFTBALL COACH". thesciac.org. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Smith steps down as softball coach". leopardathletics.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Final 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  14. ^ "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.



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