Julie M. Smith (born May 10, 1968) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and coach. 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. 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, and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she won a gold medal with Team USA.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Statistics Texas A&M Aggies & Fresno State Bulldogs
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
+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
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