BIO:

After starring in Church and Industrial play early in his career, Loyd Grey Smith caught his second wind when he began playing in Senior softball tournaments in the late ‘80’s.  After his Masters 12 team earned a runner-up finish in the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) 55-Over National Tournament in 1988, they took care of unfinished business the following year, capturing the title.  Smith went on to notch a second ASA 55-Over title a year later with Cane Run Stables, then netted a fourth crown with Tri-State Masters in the 60-Over division in 1994.  Smith’s teams also won senior national championships in NSA in 1990 and ’91 with Cane Run (50-over), and in 1996 captured a Senior World Series title.  In all, Smith participated in seventeen senior national or world championships.  He has been named to eight All-American or All-World teams and compiled a 78-22 pitching record in senior play.  During his overall career, his pitching record is approximately 1000-500.  He has been named to over thirty all-tournament teams, and won over forty home run titles.  A feared power hitter, Smith clubbed over 1,000 home runs while compiling an estimated .685 lifetime batting average.  He was inducted into the Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 1997.  Smith also enjoyed a successful career in the Industrial program, winning both the ASA Metro Industrial and Open championships in 1960 with National Lead of Ohio.  His Bright Christian Church team enjoyed a 34-game winning streak in 1960, and won ASA Metro Church titles in 1986 and ’88.