Ben Smith - Assistant Coach - 4th Season
Assistant Coach
Ben Smith enters his fourth season as the assistant coach of the Carey baseball team.
Smith first arrived at William Carey in 2004 as a member of the Crusader baseball team. In four years as a player he was a member of 2 NAIA Regional teams and a member of the 2005 GCAC championship team. After his playing career, Smith became the assistant baseball coach and helped lead the Crusaders to a GCAC Championship and runner-up in the NAIA Regionals in 2009. In 2010, Smith helped lead the Crusaders to a runner-up finish in the SSAC Tournament and to a berth in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament.
Smith, who is also the head coach for the men's and women's cross country teams, received a Bachelor of Arts in History from William Carey in 2008. He is married to the former Amy Perry of Florence, MS and they have one daughter, Mackenzie.