Baseball Coaching Staff
Head Coach Marty Smith
Career Highlights
Career Record
Year |
Record |
Mid-Florida Conference |
Postseason |
| 2009 |
36-18 |
16-9, runner-up |
FCCAA State Tournament appearance |
| 2008 |
28-24 |
10-14 |
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| 2007 |
35-22 |
14-10, champion |
FCCAA State Tournament appearance |
| 2006 |
27-19 |
14-10 |
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| 2005 |
25-22 |
14-10 |
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| 2004 |
27-18-1 |
19-5, champion |
FCCAA State Runner-Up |
| 2003 |
29-23-1 |
11-16 |
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| 2002 |
17-35 |
10-18 |
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| 2001 |
31-20 |
17-11, champion |
FCCAA State Tournament appearance |
| 2000 |
29-24 |
12-16 |
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A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Coach Smith played high school baseball at state powerhouse Terry Parker High School for Coach Howard May. He went on to Central Florida Community College where he played for the Patriots long time mentor Dr. Roger "Marty" Martinsen in 1984 and 1985 earning all Mid-Florida Conference Honors in 1985. He finished his college career at St. Thomas University in Miami in 1986 and 1987 playing for Paul Mainieri, who is now the Head Baseball Coach at Louisiana State University. Coach Smith has been a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association for 19 years.
Smith, 43, began his coaching career in 1988 at Miami-Dade Community College-North Campus under the tutelage of NJCAA Hall of Fame Coach Demie Mainieri, and making a trip to the 1988 Florida State Tournament with a team that included Major League All-star Mike Piazza. After a two-year stint at MDCC-North, he returned home to Jacksonville as an assistant coach at Florida Community College at Jacksonville. During this time, the Stars won the 1990 State Junior College baseball tournament under NJCAA Hall of Fame Coach Howard Roey. Coach Smith says, "I've been very fortunate to have played for and coached under some of the best coaches in the game."
Smith came to CFCC in August of 1991 as an assistant coach under Dr. Roger Martinsen, and was a part of the Patriots 1991 Mid-Florida Conference Championship. He was named Head Coach of the Patriots in 1994 after the retirement of Dr. Martinsen. Since then, the Patriots have won the Mid-Florida Conference in 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, and 2007 including the 1997 and 1998 Region VIII-State and Gulf District Baseball championship. The Patriots were state runners-up in 2004 and 2007. They also participated in the 1997 and 1998 JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. Coach Smith has been named Mid-Florida Conference Coach of the Year in 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2007. In 1997 he received Junior College Coach of the Year honors from The Florida Diamond Club, 1997 and 1998 FCCAA State Coach of the Year, 1997 and 1998 Louisville Slugger NJCAA Region VIII Coach of the Year, 1997 and 1998 Diamond ABCA Regional Coach of the Year, and the 1997 and 1998 Gulf District NJCAA Division I Baseball Coach of the Year. In July of 2004 Smith traveled to Beijing, China as he was named the head coach of the NJCAA National All-Star team in which the NJCAA All-Stars won four out of five games during the NJCAA-China Friendship Series. Coach Smith recently won his 400th game of his career in the semi final win over St. Pete College in the 2007 FCCAA state baseball tournament. Marty and his wife, Cathy, reside in Ocala and have been married for 17 years. They have a son, Ryan, 15, and a daughter, Raegan, 10.
Smith’s Former Players that are now in the coaching ranks:
College Coaches
Brian Blumsack – Head Coach - Framingham State College
Lance Renton – Asst. Coach - Christian Brothers University
Garrett Robinson - Asst. Coach - Central Florida CC
Stas Swerdzewski – Asst. Coach – Winthrop University
Steve Wagner – Asst. Coach - Warner Southern College
High School Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches
Damon Bogart – The Villages School
Jason Dunn – Brooksville High School
Brian Fitzgerald – Toombs County HS
Scott Holmes – Trinity Catholic HS
Jaky Kohr – Gulf Breeze HS
Shawn Mapes – Wakulla HS
David Lightbody – Malden Catholic HS
Bobby Stack – Crystal River HS
Trey Mock – Wolfson HS
AlexMcCall - Dwyer HS, Palm Beach, FL
Chase Miller - Lake Worth HS, Lake Worth, FL
Marc Lassiat - Mandarin HS, Jacksonville, FL
Fred Matricardi - Orange Park HS, Orange Park, FL
Dale Hall - North Marion HS, Ocala, FL
Assistant Coach Daniel Hersey
A native of Key West, Florida, Coach Hersey played high school baseball at Key West High School. In 1998, Key West High won a state championship and Hersey played alongside current St. Louis Cardinals SS Khalil Greene. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, FL (2000-2003) and played for Head Coach Bob Rikeman. He finished his playing career at the State University of West Georgia in 2004. He earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Saint Leo University.
Hersey, 26, began his coaching career in 2005 as a pitching coach at Saint Leo University. He spent the summer of 2005 in Zephyrhills, FL as Assistant Coach for the Zephyrhills Snappers of the Florida Collegiate Summer League and helped lead them to the 2005 League Championship. In 2006, he was promoted to Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Saint Leo University. In the summer of 2006, he was Pitching Coach for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League and helped lead them to the 2nd Half Championship. In the summer of 2008, he was Head Coach for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League.
Along with coaching the Patriots, Hersey works private lessons and baseball clinics. He feels working alongside Coach Smith; he will gain valuable knowledge that will allow him to one day to achieve his goal of becoming a Head Coach.
Volunteer Assistant Coach Butch Elkins
