Smith started the softball program at Western Carolina and posted a 41-20 record in WCU's inaugural season, earning 2006 Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors, while leading the Catamounts to the league's regular season title. That season, five student-athletes garnered first-team all-league acclaim, with another on the second team and two more were tabbed on the NFCA Southeast All-Region second team. She also coached the conference's 2006 Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year. WCU broke the league's single-season home run record (81) that year, part of an explosive offensive season for the program (third in the nation in home runs per game, 14th in slugging percentage, 19th in scoring).
SMITH'SÂ YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD AT WESTERN CAROLINA
2006Â - 41-20 (Inaugural Season)
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