Head Coach Taylor Smartt

The Troy, Alabama native enters her first year as UAB’s Head Softball Coach. She was previously at Florida Atlantic University as the associate head coach and assistant coach while she was in Boca Raton. During her time at FAU she helped the Owls to a 76-36 record and an NCAA regional appearance in 2024. Smartt was in charge of the defense, boasting a .974 fielding percentage in 2023.

Prior to FAU, Smartt spent eight seasons as a member of the staff at her alma mater Troy University.

While Smartt was at Troy, she spent one year as the team's co-interim head coach in 2022. She spent seven years as an assistant coach with the Trojans before starting her coaching career in 2015 as a volunteer assistant coach. Smartt has led both FAU and Troy to NCAA regional appearances, when she helped Troy appear in the 2021 Tuscaloosa Regional. During that historic 2021 season, Smartt helped guide the Trojans to a 37-17 record while ranking 4th in the nation in doubles (98).

Smartt was a four year student athlete at Troy before beginning her coaching career. She started 191 games over that four year span, and was named to the NFCA All-Region team her freshmen season when she hit .277 with eight doubles, a triple, a home run and 17 RBIs.

The Troy, Alabama native, graduated with a degree in sport and fitness management in 2014.