ST. CLAIR WOMEN'S FASTBALL COACH BILL SMITH RESIGNS
WINDSOR, Ont. - Long-time St. Clair College women's fastball head coach Bill Smith has tendered his resignation for personal reasons effective immediately after 11 years of service to the Saints Athletic program.
WINDSOR, Ont. - Long-time St. Clair College women's fastball
head coach Bill Smith has tendered his resignation
for personal reasons effective immediately after 11 years of
service to the Saints Athletic program.
Smith who led the Saints to eight consecutive provincial medals
has chosen to step back and spend time with his grandchildren after
jump starting the brand new program back in 2002. Since that
time he was able to turn a new sport on the campus into one of the
premier women's fastball programs in the province earning three
provincial titles including back to back OCAA gold medals in 2008
and 2009. The Saints also captured two silver medals and three
bronze medals never missing the post-season under his leadership.
In addition, St. Clair College hosted the OCAA provincial
championship tournament on three occasions as well as the national
championship in 2011.
After finishing fourth in the program's first season Smith's teams
never finished outside of the top three in the regular season
league standings winning nearly 70 per cent of those games with a
record of 85-38. For his outstanding accomplishments Smith was
recognized as the OCAA Coach of the Year on three occasions and
twice was named St. Clair College Inter-Collegiate Coach of the
Year.
"We will be forever grateful for the time and energy that Bill
gave to St. Clair College and his student-athletes," stated St.
Clair College Athletic Coordinator Ted Beale. "In
short order he was able to create a tremendous environment that
athletes were attracted to and then turned that into a tradition of
success. He treated his players with respect and they were able to
reach great heights under his leadership. He will truly be regarded
as one the best St. Clair College coaches of all time."
Find below Smith's total career record at St. Clair along with
highlights.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||
| Season | W | L | % | Result | W | L | % | Result |
| 2002-03 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4th Place | 0 | 2 | .000 | OCAA Championships Qualifier |
| 2003-04 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3rd Place | 1 | 2 | .333 | OCAA Championships Qualifier |
| 2004-05 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3rd Place | 0 | 2 | .000 | OCAA Championships Qualifier |
| 2005-06 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2nd Place | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Gold Medal |
| 2006-07 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2nd Place | 2 | 2 | .500 | Silver Medal |
| 2007-08 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 1st Place | 1 | 2 | .333 | Bronze Medal |
| 2008-09 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2nd Place | 4 | 1 | .800 | Gold Medal |
| 2009-10 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2nd Place | 4 | 1 | .800 | Gold Medal |
| 2010-11 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2nd Place | 2 | 2 | .500 | Silver Medal |
| 2011-12 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2nd Place | 1 | 2 | .333 | Bronze Medal |
| 2012-13 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3rd Place | 1 | 2 | .333 | Bronze Medal |
| 11 Seasons | 85 | 38 | .691 | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8 Straight Medals - 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze | |
The Athletic Department begins its search right away to fill the
post and interested applicants can contact Ted Beale by phone at
(519) 972-2727 Ext. 4214 for information. Resumes can be emailed to
tbeale@stclaircollege.ca and a posting will be run on
the St. Clair Athletics Web site at www.saintsathletics.ca in the coming days.
Source: St. Clair College