The 2020 spring season sees the return of First Base/Hitting coach Alec Smith. Coach Smith brings 15 years of competitive baseball (High School Varsity Head Coach and CRC Assistant in 2019). Coach Smith founded his Non Profit baseball Academy (Best Speed Baseball) located in South Sacramento in 2009 and is a staple in the Travel Ball Community.  Coach Smith was raised in South Sacramento, Ca and attended Florin High School, where he was a 4 year varsity starter. He was a two time all Delta league first team member and was the 1999 Delta League MVP and first Team All Metro Team award winner.  He accepted a scholarship to play Division 1 baseball @ Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA) in 1999, due to circumstances Coach Smith came home to Northern Ca. and played for American River JC. Coach Smith was a two time all Bay Valley Conference First Team award winner and competed in the 2000 State Championships with the Beavers. 

Coach Smith's educational background includes a B.S. Degree in Communications (2010) and then obtained his Masters Degree in Business Communications. (Graduated in August of 2012)  Coach Smith lives in Sacramento, Ca with his two wonderful children Isaiah and TeJean.

"The game of baseball has opened up so many doors in my life. I love sharing the knowledge and know how that was passed down to me and that I continue to learn on daily basis with our young men at CRC. The same knowledge and mentorship Coach Donnie Mico did for me when I was 12 years old is the same energy and passion I strive to have, it is an honor to be apart of Coach Mico's staff." - Alec  Smith