| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 10, 1968 (1968-05-10) (age 57) Glendora, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Fresno State | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | University of La Verne | ||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||
| Overall | 287–185 (.608) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Julie M. Smith (born May 10, 1968) is an American, former collegiateAll-American, gold-medal winningOlympiansoftball player and coach.[1][2][3] Smith playedcollege softball forTexas A&M andFresno State. She representedTeam USA at the1996 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.[4] Smith most recently served as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at theUniversity of La Verne.
Smith was born inGlendora, California,[5] and competed at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta where she won a gold medal withTeam USA.[6]
Smith played college softball atTexas A&M where she won a national championship at the1987 Women's College World Series andFresno State in theBig West Conference from 1990 to 1991.[7] Along with a title, Smith was also named to All-Tournament team at theWomen's College World Series in all three of her appearances.[8][9]
Smith served as the general manager for theNew York/New Jersey Juggernaut in2005. On August 3, 2007, Smith was named the head softball coach at theUniversity 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 theNCAA Playoffs four times.[11]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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