We are honored to have Frank Smith as Eastlake HS’ Head Coach, who will bring new insight to Eastlake and the baseball community! Coach Smith is entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Wolves
Frank Smith’s experience includes playing at the collegiate level, coaching at the high school and youth levels, as well as an accomplished personal fitness and team sports trainer, and owner of FM Sports, LLC in Redmond, WA.
His athletic attributes include former all around football player and infielder at Oak Harbor HS, earning first team All-Wesco 2x in baseball and first team All-Wesco in football as a senior.
Following High School, Coach Smith attended Washington State University where he continued his passion for baseball, graduating with a degree in physical education and history.
Coach Smith is also Head Coach of the FM Sports 16U team and General Manager of FM Sports Baseball Club which has 7 teams (13U, 14U, 15U, 15U green, 16U and 18U).
His coaching experience includes 16 years with FM Sports Baseball Club 2004-present), 5 years at Inglemoor HS, including 2 KingCo titles and the school’s first ever #1 state ranking “2009” (2007-2012).
Steve Simpson joins the Varsity coaching staff this year. Steve spend 10+ years coaching select baseball for the Eastlake Tigers, and ran the Eastlake High School winter workouts during those years. Steve has coached kids from 10 years up to 18, only taking a few years off to watch his son play college baseball.
Before coaching, Steve played for 2 years at Lassen Community College in Susanville, CA, and then transferred to the University of Southern Alabama, where his team made it all the way to a final game against Wichita State, just one game short of Omaha. Welcome to the staff, Steve!