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February 8, 2010

Baseball News - Flames sweep series with St. Francis... Tusculum splits DH with Stillman today/story later... C-N splits DH with Augusta St... USC Aiken tops LMU 14-5, story later... HS coaches - need Team Previews - I have Knox Halls and Huntingdon to post tonight and that's it!!

TCCAA - MARIANNA, Fla. - The seventh-ranked Walters State Senators bounced back from two season-opening by jumping on 16th-ranked Middle Georgia early on and hanging on to defeat the Warriors 12-10 on the final day of the Fibercare JUCO National Classic at Chipola Junior College in Marianna, Fla. With the win, the Senators improve to 1-2 for the year and grab an early win over fellow NJCAA East-Central District member and a 2009 JUCO World Series participant. The loss dropped Middle Georgia to 1-2 for the season. Walters State got a big game from sophomore Dylan Pratt, who belted a grand slam and added an RBI double to drive in five runs in the win. Shaun Ball added two hits with a double and a pair of RBIs, and Logan Bowers tacked on two hits as well in the win. Sam Munson belted his second homer of the season, and freshman Adam Guinn bashed the first round tripper of his Walters State career. Freshman Chris Constantino (1-0) got his first career win on the mound after allowing six earned runs on nine hits with nine strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work. Kyle Deese (S, 1) got his fist save of the year after giving up a pair of hits in the seventh inning but not allowing a run while fanning a pair of Middle Georgia batters. Josh Purvis and T.J. Rich each had three hits for the Warriors in the contest, and Reggies Williams and Javy Sujo each homered in the defeat. Jacob Stinson took the loss on the mound after allowing eight runs - five earned - on seven hits in four innings of action. Columbia St splits with Wallace St, losing 3-2 and winning 2-1...

February 7, 2010

Baseball News - El Nino winters produce a lot of rain... the rain wiped out most of the opening weekend action, but some games were played... Lee pounds St. Francis... LMU sweeps USC Aiken in opening DH... Lambuth split with LSU-Alexandria, losing the opener 2-1 and taking the nightcap 4-2... Bryan sweeps Truett-McConnell ... Tusculum rallies to win 15-13... Rogers' slam gives C-N a split with Augusta State... North Greeneville sweeps King in opener... Gray and Armstrong get pre-season honors(VU)... Cody Hawn tabbed pre-season All-American(UT)... Brentz picks up 3rd pre-season honor(MT)...

TCCAA - MARIANNA, Fla. - The seventh-ranked Walters State Senators opened the 2010 baseball season Saturday afternoon with a pair of loss in the Fibercare JUCO National Classic played at Chipola Junior College in Marianna, Fla. In the opener, the Senators fell 4-2 to third-ranked Chipola before dropping a 9-7 decision to Wallace-Dothan (Ala.) in the nightcap. Against Chipola, Shaun Ball led the Walters State offense with two hits, including a solo home run. Wes Walker added an RBI double, while Garrett Koster and Adam Guinn each added a hit in the loss. Chipola got two hits from Andy Fermin, who smacked a two-run homer in the fifth inning to give the Indians (3-3) the lead for good. Chipola's C.J. Riefenhauser outdueled Walters State's Will Scott (0-1) on the mound by allowing two earned runs on four hits in five innings of work. Scott allowed four earned runs on as many hits in 4.1 innings while fanning five batters and issuing one walk. Johnny Christy recorded the save for the Indians after working two scoreless innings. Kyle Deese had a successful debut in relief for the Senators by retiring all five batters he faced, including four strikeouts. In the nightcap, Walters State fell behind 7-1 before rallying to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth, but the second homer of the game by Josh Podoris gave the Governors (1-0) the 9-7 victory in their season opener. Podoris knocked in four runs, and William Beckwith drove in three runs after recording two hits with a homer in the win. Dylan Pratt led the Senators (0-2) at the plate with two hits, including his first homer of the season in the sixth inning to tie the game at 7. Guinn and Sam Munson each drove in a run in the contest. Tyler Claburn grabbed the win for Wallace-Dothan on the mound despite allowing four earned runs on two hits in 2.1 innings of relief. Cullen Park (0-1) was tagged with the defeat for the Senators after giving up four earned runs on three hits in 2.2 innings of work... Fire Ants sweep Cleveland State in DH opener...

February 3, 2010

Baseball News - Believe it or not, It's here... that's right Martin Methodist kicked off the season last weekend and most NAIA and D3 schools will begin play this week... Check out each league's schedules: TranSouth Schedule... SSAC Schedule... SCAC Schedule... Great South Schedule... AAC Schedule... Gulf South Weekly Schedule and Results... SAC Schedule...

February 2, 2010

This Day in Baseball History: 1999 - Padres' outfielder Greg Vaughn becomes the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in a season and then be traded. The slugger is dealt to the Reds along with Mark Sweeney for Reggie Sanders, Damian Jackson and Josh Harris.

Baseball News - Mason County HS in Kentucky is looking for two teams to fill a tournament on April 16/17... if interested contact Mike Murphy at 606-564-7159 or 606-407-5641... Walters State ranked #7 in NJCAA Pre-Season Poll... Walters State ranked 10th in PG JuCo Top 50... Cleveland State is at #42 in the PG JuCo Top 50 poll... Max Homick is an ambidextrous gem...

February 1, 2010

This Day in Baseball History: 1976 - Mike Marshall is arrested by the East Lansing police for taking batting practice on the campus of Michigan State University. MSU officials had asked the Dodger reliever not to hit baseballs near the tennis courts fearing for the students' safety.

Baseball News - 8 New HS Previews: Christ Presbyterian... McMinn County... Friendship Christian... Scotts Hill... Harding Academy... Rossview... Lookout Valley... Murfreesboro Oakland... Three CN Eagles named pre-season All-SAC... Cumberland will have dinner/auction on Feb. 11... LMU to host area FREE youth coaches clinic... Blue Raider ranked 38 in USA Today/ESPN Pre-Season Poll... Tusculum picked to win SAC... Martin Methodist lost 3 games by 1 run over the weekend 2-1, 3-2 and 6-5 to UAM and Faulkner before run ruling Faulkner 10-0 in the finale... MMC is not scheduled to play again until Feb. 17...

January 25, 2010

Baseball News - Overton star spreads skills around... HS previews added - Ridgeway... Oliver Springs... Karns... Page... Riverdale... McGavock... Jackson Christian... Hardin County... Hendersonville... Knoxville West... TCCAA Pre Season Poll... Walters State nabs 12 first place votes and is ranked pre-season No. 1 by TCCAA coaches...

TUCSON, Az. -- The Walters State baseball team is accustomed to being ranked in the top 10 in the nation, and they will begin the 2010 season in a familiar spot. The Senators were recently ranked ninth nationally by Collegiate Baseball News, the publication announced. The Senators ended the 2009 season with a 46-11 record and a ranking of fifth in the country after claiming the regular season Tennessee Community College Athletic Association championship. Three future Walters State opponents are ranked in the top 10, led by Chipola (Fla.) at No. 2 in the poll. Middle Georgia opens ranked fifth, while Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.) opens at No. 8 in the land. Defending national champion Howard (Tex.) opens as the top ranked team in the nation, followed by Chipola, San Jacinto (Tex.) Southern Nevada and Middle Georgia. The Senators will open the season Tuesday, Feb. 2, when they travel to Athens to take on Tennessee Wesleyan in a doubleheader before heading to Florida to take part in the Fibercare JUCO National Classic at Chipola.

January 21, 2010

Baseball News - Chattanooga, Volunteer, Jackson, Southwest, Dyersburg They are all in!! Pre-Season TCCAA Poll will be out on Monday January 25... Hetland goes to his bullpen...

January 18, 2010

Baseball News - Congratulations to all the award winners!! Another great clinic weekend!! The TBCA wants to thank Premiere Athletics (formerly Varsity Gold), Southern Athletic Fields, Wilson, Pro Line, Mizuno, and Miller Net for their continued sponsorship... and we encourage each coach to use these sponsors as much as possible for you baseball needs... Important Info: the Showcase Classic will be at MTSU on the weekend of June 18/19... Tryout dates are May 29-31 (Locations and times will be announced on or before May 1)... Coaches should get the Junior Sunbelt nominations to Preston Ozment (pozment@dyercs.net) ASAP!! The Sunbelt tourney wil be June 9-16... this year there will be an exhibition game at Vanderbilt on June 9 before the team leaves for Oklahoma (more info on this later)... TBCA All Region State Nominations - As always send in your nominations after your season is complete - Info on nominations at top of this page... wonder what Butch Chaffin is thinking about??? Probably thinking about getting his 2010 Team Preview in...

January 14-15, 2010 C'ya at the clinic boys!!

Baseball News - HS teams added - Goodpasture... Bearden... Summertown... Ping! Baseball Division 1 Pre-Season All American Team... The National High School Championship Tournament will be held June 17-21, 2010 in Louisville, KY. There is a 4 game guarantee and you can play up to 7 games. Entry fee is $425 plus game baseballs and registration deadline is June 4, 2010. Format: Pool play for first 3 games (Thurs.-Sat.), then single elimination tournament (Sun.-Mon.) with pool champions and wildcard teams playing for the championship. (Semi-finals and finals will be on Monday). Teams not making the tournament will play in a consolation game for their fourth game of the tournament (Sunday). We will take up to 64 teams, but usually have between 40-50 each year. Make checks to National H.S. Tournament and mail to:
National H.S. Tournament P.O. Box 581202 Louisville, KY 40299 Contact John Morris at 502-494-0287 or john.morris@jefferson.kyschools.us or Bill Miller at 502-386-9673...

January 12, 2010

Baseball News - HS teams added - Spring Hill... Milan... Trousdale County... Polk County... Mt. Juliet... Farragut... Cumberland Co....

January 11, 2010 TBCA Clinic is January 15-17, 2010 at Marriott in Franklin, TN

Baseball News - Roane State, Walters State, and Columbia State check in... HS teams - Clarksville NE... Baseball America Organizational Top 10 Prospects list is mostly completed, among those from TN on the lists are: Braves - #4 Mike Minor, #10 Adam Milligan... Cubs - #9 Ryan Flaherty (VU)... Reds - #10 Zack Cozart... Rockies - #8 Rex Brothers... Brewers - #6 Kentrail Davis (UT)... Padres #5 Logan Forsythe... Pirates #1 Pedro Alvarez (VU)... Orioles - #10 Caleb Joseph... Blue Jays - # J.P. Arencibia (UT)... 7 more clubs to go...

January 8, 2010

Baseball News - the first JUCO preview is in - Cleveland State... add Motlow State to the list... Adamsville HS checks in as well... Coach Peterson gets ABCA Award... Former LMU All-American, Scott Shields, named SI's MLB Reliever of the Decade... Hoilman and Reeder named to Louisville Slugger PreSeason All American squad... 10 most surprising upsets in College Baseball over the last decade...

January 7, 2010 TBCA Clinic is January 15-17, 2010 at Marriott in Franklin, TN

Baseball News - TBCA Clinic Schedule... Clarksville HS is hosting a steak dinner in January... former Christian Bros HS star, Logan Forsythe, will join the 40 man roster for the San Diego Padres next spring and join in the MLB Spring Training with the club... Previews have started to roll in - first up in 2010 is the Gallatin Green Wave... Gordonsville... Tullahoma... Ravenwood... Corn named Columbia State baseball coach...

January 2, 2010 TBCA Clinic is January 15-17, 2010 at Marriott in Franklin, TN

Baseball News - TBCA Clinic Schedule... Coaches - you can start sending in your team previews for the upcoming season - the link is just above this...

December 15, 2009

Baseball News - Showcase dates for next summer are June 18-19 at MTSU... TBCA Junior Sunbelt team will compete in Oklahoma June 9-16...

December 7, 2009

Baseball News - Alexander to sign with Tech... Gibb's Ace, Willis picks ETSU... from Baseball America : "The kids pitch too much," an American League crosschecker said. "Especially down in Florida or Southern California, where they're starting to throw at the end of January in preparation for their spring season. So, they throw all spring, they pitch in every showcase known to man through the summer. Then, they come into the fall, where we have three more showcases in the fall with Team USA, Jupiter and Diamond Club. So then they're done with their fall season at the end of October or early November. When do they rest their arms? That's a major concern. It's a real reason that a lot of times we show up in the spring and guys are throwing 87, when in the past we've seen them at 91. Years ago, guys would play football or play basketball or guys would take four months off to rest or run or lift weights or whatever it is. That's not the case in a lot of instances now and it's a little concerning."

November 2, 2009 TBCA Clinic is January 15-17, 2010 at Marriott in Franklin, TN

Baseball News - Trojan's Stephens commits to Tech...

FARRAGUT - Before you can "FlashForward" to the future, you have to "Throwback" to the past. Such will be the case when the Admirals' baseball team takes on Oak Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 29, 2010, with Bearden and Karns playing at 5 p.m. In the hit ABC series "FlashForward," seen at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, the premise is the world's population falls unconscious for two minutes and 17 seconds, with many having dreams that look ahead to next April 29. "The teams wear old-style uniforms, there is no admission charge and food is sold at greatly-reduced prices," said first-year Farragut coach Matt Buckner. "Proceeds will go to the National Parkinson Foundation. We have two former players in the Admiral family who have been diagnosed with the disease at a young age." Brothers Pat and Pete Dorwin were speedy, All-Knoxville Interscholastic League outfielders on successful Farragut teams. Pat Dorwin, now 45 years old, was the Admirals' leading hitter on Farragut's initial state-championship team in 1982. He was diagnosed with Early-onset Parkinson's disease in 2003. His team was also the first of 19 district champions to go along with 14 regional titles and six title teams - 1982, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Pete Dorwin, 40, was the centerfielder on the 1988 state runner-up squad and was diagnosed in October 2009. Farragut finished as state runner-ups in 1999, 2000 and 2001. "It was pretty shocking when Pete was diagnosed as well," said Pat Dorwin, the Admirals' leftfielder and leadoff hitter. "He's affected on the right side of his body and my problems are on the left side, affecting my neck, hand and foot. We've gone from All-KIL to permanent DL. For more information, contact Pat Dorwin at patrugb@att.net or Matt Buckner at Farragut...

October 14, 2009

Baseball News - Long time between updates - I have been absolutely slammed... More gold for Delmonico, Pfeifer as Team USA 18U wins... 2010 TBCA Clinic Registration... Clinic Schedule... TBCA Clinic Vendor Form...

September 28, 2009

Baseball News - Team USA 18u wins again... Philip Pfeiffer throttled Argentina with 11ks in 6 innings of 2 hit, no walk ball... Nicky Delmonico had 2 singles, a double, 2 runs and 2 rbi. Team USA is 2-0 in Pan Am Championships...

Event 1 - BallparkPreps Fall Scout Tournament October 23-25 in Knoxville, TN. The tournament is open to all high school teams. Professional scouts will be attendance evaluating talent. The cost is $500/team. Minimum games guaranteed is 4. Maximum teams allowed is 8. For more information, please contact Joshua Hicks. Email: joshua@jammsystems.com. Phone: (423)745-3372

Event 2 - The 2009 Professional Baseball Instructional Showcase will be held December 27-28 at Bradley Central HS in Cleveland, TN. Players will receive professional instruction, as well as the opportunity to showcase their abilities to collegiate coaches, professional scouts and coaches. The instruction will be provided by scouts and coaches representing five MLB teams and a few select colleges. The cost is $100. To request the pre-registration form or inquire with questions, please email us at pbi.showcase@gmail.com.

September 26, 2009

Baseball News - Team USA wins as TN boys play well...

September 18, 2009

Baseball News - Brentwood's Robbie Ray and Farragut's Dynamic duo of Nicky Delmonico and Phillip Pfeifer have been named to the USA 18U National Team!! Congrats to each player and family on this opportunity... Link to stories later as available

September 15, 2009

Baseball News - The San Diego Padres are hosting a Scout Team Tryout at Farragut High School on October 10, 2009, at 12 noon. Pre-registration is required along with a $20 registration fee. The registration fee will be submitted upon arrival for check-in, which begins at 11am on October 10. If interested, please email us at pads.tryout@gmail.com and request a registration form... 10th Annual Scenic City Classic is looking for 2 teams to complete its tournament. Dates are March 18th - 20th. If interested please contact Chris Richardson at (423) 432-0717 or crichard@mccallie.org... the 2010 TBCA Clinic will feature Tim Corbin/Vandy, John Cohen/Miss St, Tony Skole/ETSU, Matt Bragga/TN Tech and Gary Henderson/UK... New Clinic registration forms, vendor forms, etc for 2009/10 season will be available on October 1...