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ST. JOE'S SOFTBALL
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COACH PROFILE

Golf Coach Jamie Smyth



JAMIE SMYTH
Head Coach
12th Season
Saint Joseph's '92
Office: 207.893.7663
Email: jsmyth@sjcme.edu

Jamie Smyth is entering his 12th season as the head softball coach at Saint Joseph’s College and has compiled a 226-202 (.528) overall record. Smyth has guided the Monks to seven 20-win seasons including a 26-win season in 2008 when the Lady Monks earned the program's first-ever ECAC Tournament berth. Smyth led the Royal Blue to a 19-7 conference tilt in the team's first season as a member of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in 2008, which placed the squad third overall in the regular season standings. Saint Joseph’s has participated in postseason play in seven of his 11 years at the helm.

In 1999, the Lady Monks finished with a 30-12 record and a 9-1 record in the Maine Athletic Conference. Saint Joe’s won the MAC tournament championship, the Northeast Regional Championship, and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament held in West Palm Beach, Florida. For his efforts, Smyth was named MAC Coach of the year in 1999, as well as being selected Coach of the Year by the Maine Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association. Smyth also won the Maine Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards in 2000 and 2002 as well.

Prior to taking over as head coach in 1998, Smyth served as an assistant coach at Saint Joe’s in 1994-1995 for softball “fixture” Dick Bailey. Smyth also assisted his brother Curt in 1997, helping the Monks to a 30-7 record that year. He has also done stints as an assistant coach at Westbrook College and Windham High School.

As a college baseball player, Smyth played on four consecutive New England Championship baseball teams at Saint Joseph’s College. In addition, he was a member of the first and only Saint Joseph’s golf team to ever qualify for the NAIA National Golf Championship in 1991.

Smyth earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Saint Joe’s in 1992 and, during his senior year, spent his fall semester performing an internship at the White House in Washington D.C.

In addition to his coaching duties, Smyth is currently a full-time employee of the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier and has served as the head golf coach at Saint Joseph’s for two seasons.

A native of Gorham, Maine, Smyth, his wife, Susan, daughter Hannah, and son Ryan, reside in Windham.

Molly Leopin
Assistant Coach (7th year)

Molly Leopin Coach Molly returns for her 7th season as an assistant coach for the Lady Monks softball team.

Molly was a four year starter for the University of Maine at Farmington, switching between shortstop and third base. Competing in the Maine Athletic Conference against the Monks during those years has given her a strong understanding of the competitive tradition hare at Saint Joseph’s College.

Named an All-Conference player several times and a member of the MAC championship team at Maine-Farmington in 1998, Molly finished out her career at UMF as a team captain with a career batting average of .436 and a career fielding percentage of .913.

Molly also works full-time as an assistant manager at Staples in South Portland, Maine, and has served as a clinician for area camps and clinics. She resides in Westbrook.

Ashley Woodcock (4th year)
Assistant Coach

Ashley Woodcock Ashley Woodcock, who worked with the Lady Monks as a volunteer in her first season, is back for her 4th year as an assistant coach, working heavily with the outfielders and slap hitters.

Ashley grew up in Jay, Maine, graduating from Jay High School in 2001, where she had played field hockey, basketball, and softball. She went on to attend the University of Southern Maine, earning a B.A. in Therapeutic Recreation in 2005 while competing on the field hockey and softball teams there. In each of the three years she played softball for USM (2003-05), the team won at least 20 games.

Ashley coached Gorham Girls Little League Softball during 2004 and 2005. During her first season with the team, they went undefeated and won their championship.
Ashley is also employed full-time as a dental assistant. She resides in Westbrook.