Cliff the coach

Former Barnstormer Cliff Smith will begin his first season as Elizabethtown’s head baseball coach when the Blue Jays take on Shenandoah Saturday. The ex-relief pitcher was hired by E-town in December.

Smith, 27, was an All-Star during his three-month stay with the Barnstormers in 2005. The righthander posted a 3-3 record and 1.43 ERA in 33 games. He was picked up by the Pirates in July and finished the season in Single-A. Smith retired at the end of the summer.

The five-year pro talks about his transition into coaching here.