Smith named National Coach of the Year

IU Coach Tracy Smith was named National Coach of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association Saturday morning in Omaha, Neb.

Smith led the Hoosiers to their first College World Series appearance this season. The team has also recorded a record number of wins against D-I opponents this season and won the outright Big Ten regular season title for the first time in 81 years.

The Hoosiers followed that with a Big Ten Tournament Championship, the first time the team had ever won both in the same season.

IU achieved a national ranking as well this year.

The team hosted its first regional in school history and made just its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

IU has won five consecutive games in the NCAA Tournament. Before that, the Hoosiers had only recorded one win in the tournament in school history.

— Robby Howard