Lower Columbia College Red Devils

Kelly Smith coached the Red Devil baseball team for 18 seasons leading the team to five NWAC Championships and seven runner-up finishes.  He etched himself on the short list of the most successful coaches in the history of the NWAC conference.

Smith’s LCC teams played in the NWAC Championship game an incredible 12 times in his 18 seasons.

He came on the scene at LCC in 1995 and made an immediate impact as his first three teams came away with a championship. 

Coach Smith also was the first head coach to implement a no-excuse study table program that has been part of the entire LCC athletic program ever since.

Smith turned Story Field into a northwest baseball showcase field and it was his hard work that led to the LCC field as the permanent home to the NWAC Championships.