{"id":93760,"date":"2026-05-09T03:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/uab-softball-coach-leaves-team-amid-multiple-abuse-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T03:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:43:05","slug":"uab-softball-coach-leaves-team-amid-multiple-abuse-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/uab-softball-coach-leaves-team-amid-multiple-abuse-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"UAB Softball Coach Leaves Team Amid Multiple Abuse Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"


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University of Alabama at Birmingham softball coach Taylor Smartt<\/strong> was not with her team at the end of the regular season and during the American Athletic Conference tournament this week as she faces allegations of mental and verbal abuse, physical abuse, and a possible inappropriate relationship with a player.<\/p>\n

Smartt, 34, was hired as the Blazers\u2019 head coach in August 2024, and the alleged incidents began shortly after, according to a report from Sports Illustrated<\/em>\u2019s Softball on SI<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The outlet obtained an email to UAB administrators from Lindsey Dupree<\/strong>, mother of former player Auburn Dupree<\/strong>, who described her daughter\u2019s \u201cprofoundly distressing experience\u201d that had a \u201clasting impact on her mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout that season, my daughter was repeatedly subjected to what I can only describe as mental and verbal abuse,\u201d Lindsey wrote. \u201cThere were deeply concerning remarks made by Coach Smartt regarding my daughter\u2019s appearance, including racially insensitive comments about her braided hairstyle, which was referred to as \u2018jailhouse braids.\u2019 Such comments are unacceptable in any professional or educational setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Auburn confirmed her mom\u2019s allegations to Softball on SI<\/em>, adding that her mental health \u201ccrumbled\u201d when Smartt told her that teammates voted her \u201cthe moodiest player on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another parent, who chose to remain anonymous, said that Smartt told their daughter to stop spending time with her \u201ccharred\u201d friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is manipulative and makes you second-guess your worth as a player, a friend, and just as a human,\u201d yet another player told the outlet via text.<\/p>\n

According to a complaint obtained by SI<\/em>, Smartt and team director of operations Julie Money<\/strong> were also caught \u201cin a compromising position\u201d with a player when a teammate unexpectedly walked in on them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe coach maintains an inappropriately close relationship with a specific player, including sleeping over at the player\u2019s residence,\u201d the complaint reads.<\/p>\n

Money traveled with the team for its season-ending series against Florida Atlantic University but did not stay at the team hotel. She did not attend the AAC Tournament.<\/p>\n

The physical abuse allegations stem from multiple incidents, including a game against East Carolina University in March, when Smartt allegedly punched a player twice. Players also reported a preseason conditioning drill in which players were required to push an assistant coach\u2019s 4Runner SUV while it was in neutral, then run ahead of it and stop the vehicle using only their own bodyweight.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my teammates almost got, like, actually ran over doing it,\u201d one team member said. \u201cShe tripped and fell, and the car almost went over her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There was also allegedly a workout where players who did not know how to swim were required to tread water for as long as they could.<\/p>\n

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