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TBCA News/Announcements
Inaugural Middle Tennessee Senior All Star Classic presented by Adidas
will be Saturday June 2nd, 2012 at Cumberland University in Lebanon.
The top 15-18 seniors from 2012 will represent the four classes. 3 coaches per class are wanted.

Two Games: A vs. AA and AAA vs. DII
Home Run Derby to follow
Colleges will be invited.

MVP Award and Package in each game along with Derby Award and Package
Each player and coach will receive a MTSASC Clima-cool shirt by Adidas and Doug Matthews Team Sports

Endorsed by the TBCA. Proceeds will go to the TBCA Scholarship fund.

Nominations sent to:

Davy Cothron
615-633-6029
davycothron@tcschools.org
 
DIAMOND-SIMCOX ACADEMY SHOWCASE is Tuesday, May 29 at AT&T Field in Chattanooga, home of the AA Chattanooga Lookouts. The showcase is for unsigned 2012 Srs and 2013 & 2014 players looking to be seen and evaluated by college coaches and scouts. Only 60 players will be accepted, 30 in Session 1 from 9:00-1:00 and 30 in Session 2 from 1:30-5:30. Cost is $150. Coaches from Middle Tennessee, Memphis, ETSU, Lipscomb, Carson-Newman, Lincoln Memorial, Austin Peay, Chatt St, Walters St, Columbia St and Cleveland St as well as others will be at the showcase. To sign up, go to www.diamondbaseballtn.com to print out an application. For any questions, Coach Simcox can be reached at 865-567-9082.
USA Stadium in Millington, TN is proud to announce the inaugural 2012 State Farm-Shelby County All Star game will be held on Tuesday May 29th at 7:30 pm.
State Farm will be known as our Title Sponsor due to their generous donation.
  • 2012 Graduates from Shelby County High Schools will participate.
  • Players from the Public School ranks vs players from the Private School division. 
  • Pregame Home Run Derby at 5:30.
  • 9 inning game.
  • Admission is $8
  • A donation from the proceeds of our T-shirt sales will be given to the newly started Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (TBCA) Scholarship Fund
Call or email with any questions 
 
Johnny Ray
USA Stadium-Millington, TN
Director of Baseball
901-413-1920
USA Baseball 16/17U Identification Tryout Camp   USA Baseball is traveling around the country this summer trying to identify players to participate in the Team USA National Program - They will host camps at David Lipscomb University on June 18, 25 and July 2 to hold camps - get info from the link posted here - This is a 1 day event - you can sign up for any one of the days listed.
The TBCA will field a team of "all stars" from the TBCA Showcase in June to participate in Border Wars in Atlanta, Ga on June 26/27 - Only players who play in the showcase will be considered - Team Tennessee will play against teams from Georgia and Alabama. Stay tuned for more on this exciting opportunity later this spring!!
TBCA Executive Director, Pat Swallows, has announced that MTSU has agreed to display the TBCA Hall of Fame Plaque at the Blue Raider Baseball Complex... "The TBCA thanks Coach Peterson and MTSU for their help in recognizing the the Hall of Fame members", said Coach Swallows. In other TBCA news, the TBCA is trying to establish a scholarship fund to help high school baseball players attend college. The TBCA has asked member schools to designate a scrimmage game this spring to raise money for the fund. Coaches are encouraged to send gate receipts/donations to the TBCA to start this important program...
Steve Ledford of Munford High School will take Brad Smith's place as coach of the TBCA Showcase Region 7/8 team... His contact info is as follows: ledy11@yahoo.com 901 355-0780. Try outs will be at USA Stadium on May 28 at 10am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS (LOOKING FOR GAMES/TOURNAMENTS OFFERED)
   
   
   

 

RANK SCHOOL           POLL #2  4/30 W L CLASS
1 COLLIERVILLE 29 5 AAA
2 MT. JULIET 28 4 AAA
3 FARRAGUT 28 5 AAA
4 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 22 7 D2AA
5 DOBYNS BENNETT 26 5 AAA
6 MUS 21 7 D2AA
7 ARLINGTON 23 7 AAA
8 TULLAHOMA 22 7 AAA
9 GOODPASTURE 26 2 AA
10 FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN 28 1 A

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

TBCA Showcase Tryout Dates May 26-28, 2012  ($20 Tryout fee)

Head Coaches for Showcase

Region 1/2  HC: Josh Warner  jwarner@k12tn.net
Region 3/4  HC: Brad Frasier  frasier13@gmail.com
Region 5/6 HC: Brian Hetland  brian.hetland@cmcss.net
Region 7/8 HC: Steve Ledford  ledy11@yahoo.com

Showcase Dates: June 15-16 at MTSU

All Region/State Nominations due by June 1, 2012

2012 Polls:  Class A       AA       AAA      D2A       D2AA

Previous Polls:   2004      2005      2006     2007     2008     2009    2010     2011 

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Record Book 2011 Off. Stat Leaders Game Report Form College Baseball Today TN MLB Draft History
Organizations 2011 Pitching Stat Leaders 2012 Team Previews College Baseball Insider MiLB Scores
Coach T   NJCAA      TCCAA College Baseball Daily Pro Sports Daily

 

Use the link below for Super Sophomore nominations and 2 way player nominations as well as for Statistical Leaders

TBCA All-Region/All State Online Nomination Form + Stat Leader       Nomination/Selection Process

HS Coaches - send NOMINATIONS WHEN ELIMINATED FROM TOURNAMENT PLAY

Nominations must be in by June 1, 2012

Baseball News
MAY 18 - D1 Scores and Recaps ... NJCAA East Central District Brackets ... NJCAA Region and District Schedules and Scores ... The Columbia State game will be broadcast on the internet at Tennessee Sports Net ...  TSSAA Brackets: Class A... Class AA... Class AAA... Division IIA ...   Division IIAA ...  NCAA Division II Regional Tournaments ... Tusculum is batting in the bottom of the 7th, down 3-2... game will resume Friday morning at 10am... 
MAY 17 - Goodpasture shuts out Lipscomb to win region title ... Another day at the yard for Grace; 11-0 ... CAK takes region with 11-5 win over Pigeon Forge ...  Bearden drops 5 bombs on Farragut to win title ...  Red Bank Comeback Clips Sequoyah, 8-7, In Region 3-AA Final ...  Coach T Scoreboard ...  Big fourth inning lifts Riverside ... Mustangs use 2 homers to shrug off Clarksburg ...  McNairy takes championship ... Goodpasture shuts out David Lipscomb for Region 5-AA baseball title ... Red Bank rallies to win 5-AA ... Pirates prevail Matt Allen guts out win in 3-A title game ... Rossview has no answer for Smith ... Defense fails Central in 6-AA championship ... Warriors explode in 10th for region title ... Hutchinson, Bales propel Jeff Co. Patriots to 4-0 victory over Science Hill ...
MAY 16 - JeffCo shuts down Science Hill ... Columbia Academy wins 8th straight ... Rings tosses shut out, Mt. Pleasant advances ... Rossview walks off with win over Station Camp ...  Boyd Bucs edge Whitwell ...  Red Bank rally knocks out Polk ...  Former Vandy ace eyes fast return to majors ... CHS BASEBALL: Mustangs seize momentum in 3-AAA semis ... Blue Devils advance to 4-A finals ...
MAY 15 - NAIA Regional - Lee Advances To NAIA College World Series... TWC Advances to NAIA World Series with 14-4 Victory... Regional Tourney Scores - TSSAA/Class A ... TSSAA/Class AA ... TSSAA/Class AAA ... JUCO Playoffs - Region Tournament results ... Official JUCO World Series Bracket ... Walters and Columbia travel to Cochran, GA @ Middle Georgia College for the East Central District Tournament on May 18-21... Middle GA takes on Gordon College tomorrow for the championship of Region 17... the winner of the East Central District advances to the Alpine Bank/JUCO World Series  in Grand Junction, CO... Broyles has Bearden smiling...  Pardue "in the zone" for CAK in 5-0 win over Carter...  King tames Lions; Warriors advance to region finals...  McNairy keeps on winning ... Clarksburg upset leads to first ever substate ... Goodpasture gets wake up call, pounds Hume Fogg ... Overton wins pitchers duel over Brentwood ... Ooltewah falls to Warren Co. in 9 innings ... Pigeon Forge marches on ...  Farragut drops Halls, 5-4 ... Spring Hill advances with 3-1 win ... UC CONNECTIONS: Pryor one step away from Majors... Blue Devils deny Longhorns... Kingsport D-B eliminates Morristown West from region tourney in 13 innings... from Memphis Commercial Appeal: Germantown 3, White Station 2: Germantown High School baseball coach Casey Callaway has known all season that when it came time to play an elimination game, he'd be sending Chad Bradford to the mound. The time came Monday, and Bradford was up to the task. The senior right-hander pitched a complete game, allowing just six hits with seven strikeouts to lead the Red Devils to a 3-2 road victory over White Station in the Region 8-AAA semifinals. Germantown will now play at Collierville on Wednesday for the region title, while the Spartans finished their season at 22-10. "All year long there was never any doubt he would be the guy to throw in this game to keep us going," Callaway said. "He's a senior, and he's been pitching for us since he was a freshman. He was ready for this." Bradford (5-1) was extremely sharp for the first four innings, hurling a shutout and keeping White Station runners mostly out of scoring position. But fatigue set in during the fifth inning, and he had to start relying on intelligence and experience as much as ability. With the Red Devils (27-12) leading 3-0, White Station finally pushed a run across against Bradford in the fifth with an RBI double by Joseph Spicer. Then the Spartans pulled within a single run at 3-2 when Jack Fargotstein scored from third on a ground-ball out by Marcus Moreland. But Bradford buckled down from there, recording the inning's last out with the bases loaded. He allowed just one hit in the sixth inning and retired the Spartans in order in the seventh. "I was feeling a little tired around the fifth inning," Bradford said. "But in that situation, you've just gotta know that you have good stuff. "  White Station pitchers Matt McKinstry and Joseph Spicer were also solid. But Germantown manufactured just enough offense, pushing all three of its runs home on sacrifice flies. Region 7-AAA: Brady Bramlett picked up his eighth win of the year by holding Dyer County to three hits in the Arlington's ' 3-0 win. The Tigers (30-10) will play Hardin County on Wednesday for the region title. Hardin County advanced by winning at Bartlett 6-3.Region 8-AAA: District 15-AAA champion Collierville blanked Central 11-0 behind the pitching of Grant Smith (6-0). The Dragons (36-8) will host Germantown on Wednesday in the region final.Region 7-AA: Covington held off Lexington 7-6 to advance to Wednesday's region championship. The Chargers (30-9) led 7-3 entering the ninth, but Lexington scored three runs before Tommy Beasley shut the Tigers down and picked up the save.Region 8-AA: Fairley scored 15 runs in the second inning to knock off Manassas 17-1. Thurston Rubin (6-0) picked up the win for the 19-1 Bulldogs. Kingsbury edged Carver 7-6 in the other semifinal. The Falcons will play at Fairley for the championship. Region 8-A: Washington fell to Trinity Christian 13-0. The Warriors finish the year 16-6-1.
MAY 13/14 - New HS Polls are out Sunday night!!  Class A... Class AA... Class AAA... Division II polls will come out later in the week... Saturday D1 Scores/Recaps... Sunday D1 Scores/Recaps...  NAIA Regionals - TN Wesleyan advances to the World Series and Lee plays Monday in the championship game (weather permitting)... Pitchers ready for challenge...  Rossview and Northwest look to advance in Region 5AAA play...
NAIA Regionals - Keep up with Lee, TN Wesleyan, Union, and Freed Hardeman at this link!!
MAY 12 - Walters State tops Columbia 9-2 to win the TCCAA/Region VII Championship... both schools advance to play in the East Central District Tournament @ Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia on May 18-20... We will have all links and scores from this event!!  Southwest  TN CC will hold an open tryout at USA Stadium in Millington on Sunday May 20th at 2:00 for any unsigned 2012 graduate or transfer who has been granted their release.  Those interested in the tryouts should bring their own workout gear and are reminded that their high school season should be complete in order to participate... D1 Scores and Recaps...  Greenfield wins fourth-straight 14-A title... Bobcats win first title in 25 years... Panthers win another district crown... Mustangs take 13-A title... Middle TN District Tourney Scores... Red Bank Rallies To Win Third Straight 6-AA Tournament Title... Two in a row for Hardin Valley, 4-1... James Jinnette's no-hitter carries Pigeon Forge... Inman and Skeen resign posts...  Devils top 'Horns to stay alive in 1-AA tournament... Indians beat 'Toppers for 1-AAA title... Hawks repeat as 10-AAA champions... Central swept in tourney title games... Walks cost Wildcats in 5-AA final... CA tops Mt. Pleasant for 11-A title... Tullahoma denies Columbia title... Cavaliers crush Warren County for 6-AAA title... Trojans fall to Chargers, finish second at District 13AA tourney... Choctaws earn District 13AAA title with 3-1 win over Cougars... UHS clinches region berth; NG holds on... Jefferson County rolls to 11-0 victory in tournament title game... Warriors clinch title (with video)... Eagleville wins two, can win championship today...
MAY 11 -TCCAA TOURNAMENT - Walters eliminates Volunteer, advances to the championship game vs Columbia State on Friday at 2pm edt... The Chargers eliminated Dyersburg 9-3... with the win, Walters is automatically advancing to the Central District playoff in Georgia, May 18-20...
MAY 10 - TCCAA TOURNAMENT - Watch it live on UStream... Walters eliminates Motlow, beats Volunteer 9-3 to set up a rematch tomorrow... Columbia eliminates Southwest, beats Dyersburg to force rematch tomorrow... TSSAA ruling shakes up postseason... Wild pitch gives Franklin District 11-AAA title over Brentwood... Buccaneers nip Seahawks... Dakota Hudson commits as junior to Miss State... Bearden's 'big run' starts with big hits, 8-7... Freshman Josh Johnson breaks it open for CAK in title game... Farragut delivers for title; Bearden will regroup, 15-1... Towne, ’Stangs do in Bears... ’Cats earn region berth... Tigers top Raiders for 12-AA crown... Bulldogs shut down, eliminate Wildcats... Choctaws earn District 13AAA title with 3-1 win over Cougars... Dyersburg advances to championship game with wins over Crockett County, Milan... 7-AAA baseball: Stars force second title game... Eagleville wins two, can win championship today... Siegel advances to title game...
MAY 8/9 - TCCAA TOURNAMENT - Motlow eliminates host, Chattanooga... Southwest scores 5 in the bottom of the ninth to eliminate Jackson 5-4... Dyersburg knocks Walters into the losers bracket with 8-2 win... Volunteer edges Columbia 3-2 as Michael Massi hits a 2 run HR ovv of Chris Orphanos in the 8th... NAIA BASEBALL: FHU joins Union in national opening round... Follow Lee, Union, Freed Hardeman and Tennessee Wesleyan in the NAIA Regionals starting May 10... HS Tourney News: Bruins assured of substate with win... Cardinals put bats together in last inning to beat TCA Lions... Kenner hits walk-off to lift South Side past Bolivar... Dresden Lions stay alive in District 13-A tournament by beating Gleason... Once bruised and beaten, Red Bank soars cleanly into regions... Boyd-Buchanan, Parker Prevail In Pitching Duel For 5-A Championship... Bearden fights off elimination... Central scores 7 in fourth, wins 10-5... 'Cats blanked but not out... Casteel playing close to home... Raiders edge Page to reach title game... CA reaches championship round... Errors, lack of offense costly for Wildcats in 7-A opener... Edgington outduels Bilbrey in 6-AAA semis... HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: LA avenges 8-AA loss, bounces Upperman... Choctaws advance to title game... Trojans stay alive with win over Ripley... Guess gets big hit for Elizabethton... High school baseball: ’Toppers undone by D-B; ’Blazers win... Johnson County Longhorns beat Unicoi County... Hayes hit lands Science Hill a big win... Riverdale baseball rolls into title game... Eagleville beats Forrest, advances in 9-A tourney... Lincoln Co. ends Central's postseason... Defense keys Champion win, will play for 9-A championship... Tough loss ends Vikes' season... Late rally keys amazing Cascade win... Twisters stay cool, burn up Bradford...
MAY 7- TCCAA TOURNAMENT - Motlow knocks out Cleveland... SW knocks out Roane... Walters scores 3 in the bottom of the ninth to beat Motlow in Monday's first game...  Dyersburg outscored Chattanooga 9-7... Columbia takes care of Southwest 6-2... Volunteer State wins the finale 6-1... Tournament Central ... click and watch live!!  TCCAA All Conference Teams (as voted on by coaches) Congrats to KJ Roberts/Jackson State for being named TCCAAA Player of the Year... and to England Smith/Walters State for being named TCCAA Pitcher of the Year...
MAY 4/5 - Union Bulldogs repeat title win... Congratulations to Tusculum (SAC), Lee (SSAC), Tennessee Wesleyan (AAC) and Unioin (TSouth) for winning their conference championships!! Great way to REPRESENT!! The TCCAA tourney opens up play on Sunday with two play in games... Motlow takes on Cleveland at noon edt and Southwest tangles with Roane at 3pm... D1 Scores and Recaps...  Memphis Postseason schedules/results... Tomcats rally to beat Crockett Co.... Jackson Area results; Postseason schedule... Ooltewah Owls down Soddy-Daisy Trojans... Game plan working for Fulton baseball... Team of the Week: Tyner baseball is on the rise... Lions edge Wildcats with clutch plays... Tigers, Bulldogs pick up wins... Cavs hope third time is the charm... Hornets sting Trojans in tourney opener... Siegel edges La Vergne baseball in 8... Warriors dig the long ball... Tigers' bats give Lexington win over Chester County in 14-AA tourney... Friday - Jackson Area Results... Lacey, Bison stifle Commandos 3-1... Baker hurls Green Wave to shutout... Reese Phillips' patience pays off... Catholic knocks off William Blount, 9-8... Kingston getting in groove, 8-5... Roundup: Central baseball tops York... Both Eagles and Bears win in round 1... TCCAA/Region VII Baseball Tournament Info - Tournament Bracket ... Tournament Central ... Chattanooga State is doing it right - you can get live video feeds of games -check it out at Tournament Central!!
MAY 2 - 2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament... 2012 AAC Tournament... Anthony keeps Gryphons in check; USJ wins... Bolivar knocks off Liberty to open 14-AA tourney... TRANSOUTH BASEBALL: Union still unbeaten; Freed, Bethel knocked out... Jackson Area Results and Tourney Schedules...  Prep baseball Mid TN district tournaments... District 5-AAA trying novel format... High school baseball playoff preview for Chattanooga area... Relaxed, Ooltewah swings toward postseason... Bearden wins at Catholic, 6-2, to lock up second place in district... Charity begins on road as Halls rolls at Gibbs, 7-2... Rossview clinches 10-AAA title... Indians claim 1st title in eight years... CA tops Wildcats in 11-A opener... Cavs wrap up regular season with win... Bees fall to Central Magnet... A day for Delmer... Trojans blank Pioneers on Senior Night 4-0... Rangers turn back ’Dogs in WVC finale for both ballclubs... HV claims 9-8 affair, third seed in district...
MAY 1 - Flames earn first SSAC Championship ... Tusculum stays #4 in latest poll ...  2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament...  Freed Hardeman eliminated after being #1 seed... Union and Martin Methodist square off in winners bracket tonight...
TCCAA/Region VII Baseball Tournament Info - Tournament Bracket ... Tournament Central ... Chattanooga State is doing it right - you can get live video feeds of games -check it out at Tournament Central!!
2012 Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Showcase Tryouts (Underclass only)  $20.00 Tryout fee (paid at tryout)
 
Region 1 & 2 
Smokies Stadium - Sevierville
May 28th  9:00 est  Pitchers Only
              11:00 est  Position Players
Contact Person:  Coach Josh Warner  jwarner@k12tn.net
 
Region 3 & 4
May 26th 12:00 est  McCallie School
May 27th 1:00 cst    Shelbyville H.S.
Contact Person: Coach Brad Frasier  frasier13@gmail.com
 
Region 5 & 6
May 26th 12:00 cst  Clarksville H.S.
May 27th 1:00 cst  Columbia State C.C.
Contact Person:  Coach Brian Hetland  brian.hetland@cmcss.net
 
Region 7 & 8
May 28th 9:00 USA Stadium Millington
Contact Person:  Coach Steve Ledford  ledy11@yahoo.com
 
 
Select team to be chosen from Showcase Teams at MTSU to go to Georgia to play Georgia and Alabama June 26 & 27. More info on the trip will come later this month...
APR 30 - New HS polls are posted this afternoon... Class A... Class AA... Class AAA... D2A/AA...
APR 29 - TCCAA Week 9 Scoreboard... Dennis gets win No. 700... Jackson splits with Dyersburg... The 10th ranked Walters State Senators entered Saturday’s doubleheader needing a pair of wins and two losses from Columbia State to win the TCCAA regular season title outright. The Senators accomplished their end, sweeping Roane State, but Columbia State split their twinbill leaving Walters State and the Chargers in a tie for the TCCAA crown. Columbia State owns the tiebreaker however, giving them an automatic berth into the NJCAA East Central District tournament in Georgia... Volunteer completes sweep of Motlow... Chattanoog completes sweep of Southwest... Saturday D1 Scores and Recaps...  GSAC Championship Tournament...  2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament... SSAC Tournament Live Stats... Lee Flames Advance To SSAC Tournament Final... Baseball: Overton, Brentwood among district winners... Dandy Dozen rankings for April 28... Collierville looks like AAA favorite as prep baseball nears tourney time... Camden beats South Side behind Kee's three-run home run... McNairy Central gets win to end regular season over Hardin County... Union claims No. 2 seed with sweep... Jackson Area Results... Cavs offense rolls in rout of Gallatin... Stellar pitching by Martin propels Morristown East ‘Canes to 3-2 win over Morristown West Trojans... Eagles snare 3rd in district...  Eagles erupt for 17, rip Lawrence County... South Fulton beaten by own mistakes...
APR 28 - TCCAA Week 9 Scoreboard... Chatt, Columbia, Walters and Jackson take game one of the final regular season series - no word from Vol/Mot as of yet... Friday D1 Scores and Recaps...  Memphis April 26...  Jackson Area Results... Rossview rallies to knock off Clarksville High... East Hamilton baseball waits on its field of dreams... Cavs bounce back, blank Panthers... Tigers finish 3-AA season unbeaten... Silva slugger: Senior pitcher enters game in relief, hits walk-off homer... Crawford will play Division 1 baseball... GSAC Championship Tournament...  2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament... SSAC Tournament Live Stats...
APR 27 - GSAC Championship Tournament...  2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament... SSAC Tournament Live Stats... Chargers Take 13-0 Win Over Lookout Valley; CCS Falls To Notre Dame 11-4... Tullahoma tops Lions, claims title... Cavs drop tough-luck loss to Rhea County... Huskies break Unaka’s conference grasp... Morristown West Trojans overcome slow start for 11-1 victory... Vandy takes down MTSU 8-4... Panthers, Green Wave split 9-AAA series... Green Wave outduel weather, Panthers... Big inning helps HHS topple rivals... Heritage wins District 10-A regular season crown... Sevier County Takes First Game over Eagles... Redskins bounce back... Greenback closes home schedule with blowout... CCHS defeats White County 4-3...
TCCAA Week Nine  4/27-28  Final Week of the Regular Season
Southwest @ Chattanooga
Chris Chrenshaw/Southwest: Chat State is a good team that's is fundamentally sound in every aspect of the game. Coach Dennis does a great job preparing his team for every weekend series. Once again this a team that will pound you into the ground every game If you don't come play.    Rotation: Deaton, tbd, tbd
Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: Coach Sykes has done a marvelous job with the Salukis this year as he came in late and built from scratch. Their guys have played tough all year and have won some big wins on the road so we know we are going to have our hands full with them. As the tournament draws near, our attention becomes trying to find some consistent offense and keeping our pitching and defense on rail. Southwest will give us a great barometer for where we are at the end of the season and what to expect come playoff time.   Rotation: McClure, Massengill, Patterson
Jackson @ Dyersburg
Robert White/Dyersburg: Once again, Steve has another outstanding team. They are solid in every phase and have a lot of offensive weapons. For us to win, we cannot get into a slugfest with the Generals. We must keep them from having big innings. This series is a huge one for both teams. I anticipate this being a battle from the first pitch!!!  Rotation: Boyce, Yanes, Robinson
Steve Cornelison/Jackson: This series is always intense and hard fought. With the league standings so tight I would imagine this weekend will be no different. Coach White and his staff will have their team prepared as they always do. To be successful we will need to continue to produce at the plate and improve on last weekends defense performance.    Rotation: Patrick McGrath, Wes Parsons, Alex Martin
Walters @ Roane
David Lane/Roane: We expect a tough battle with one of the top teams in the league this weekend. We need to execute well to have a chance. Rotation: Carr, Annett, Howard
Dave Shelton/Walters: We feel Roane is a very dangerous team and their place is historically one of the toughest places for us to play in the league. Our biggest concern is how we have been playing of late. We have been in a slump as late and really have to find a way out of it. We have to get back to doing all the little things. We can't make base running mistakes, defensive errors, and walk guys. And we have to take advantage of opportunities we get.  Rotation: Smith, Reed, Peterson
Columbia @ Cleveland
Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: Columbia is having an outstanding year and Coach Corn has had those guys playing at a very high level all season. Hopefully we can get some good outings on the mound and get a little momentum going into the tournament.   Rotation:  Burton, Spurgeon, Davis
Mike Corn/Columbia: I am always amazed on how quickly the season comes and goes. It is hard to believe we are down to last conference weekend. Over the past three years, seems like every game we have had with Cleveland has gone right down to the wire. I expect nothing different this weekend. The Cougars are leading the league in stolen bases on top of really pounding us back in the fall. We will need to force them to play station-to-station baseball if we are to be successful. There is no way to out coach their fine staff so I hope we can find a way to out play them between the lines.   Rotation:
Motlow @ Volunteer
Mike Crossland/Volunteer: Motlow can really swing the bat. We will have our hands full if we dont do the same.  Rotation: Macurdy, /Curtis, Meadows
Dan McShea/Motlow: We go into Gallatin to face a team that has 2 sweeps in a row. Vol has a ton of talent and will prove to be a tough opponent. I know Coach Crossland will have his guys firing on all cylinders when Motlow comes to town. This series has always been exciting and a tough one for us and I expect nothing different this year. They will have a few dozen plus arms as usual and will be tough at the plate from top to bottom. We cannot worry about standings for the tournament or anything other than focusing on winning 1 pitch at a time. We have to focus on what we need to do to be successful. Vol is hot right now. For us to have a chance to win the series, we need to play better and clean baseball.  Rotation: Honea, Mann, Dotson
 
APR 26 - MLB Draft History Part 1: The 60's - Odds are, if you aren't drafted in the top 6 rounds you have a slim chance to ever make it to the big leagues... the numbers will reveal themselves as we advance thru the 90s... SCAC Tournament Central... The TCCAA Pitcher of the Week is Taylor Patterson of Chattanooga State.  Patterson threw 6 perfect innings before giving up 2 hits and a run in 8 innings on the mound as the Tigers beat Columbia State 4-1... Patterson struck out 12 and walked 2 batters, and becomes a two-time selection this season. The TCCAA Player of the Week is Tyler Murphy of Motlow State. Murphy went 8-11, scored 5 runs and drove in 10. Tyler also hit 4 home runs last weekend...  GSAC Championship Tournament - April 27-29... Maryville will take on Friday in first round action...  2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament... SSAC Championship Tournament bracket... SSAC tourney begins today (Thur/4.26)... SSAC Baseball Website...  Riverside Panthers clinch district with blowout win... Cavaliers respond to split series... Jackson Area results... Signal trips Indians for 7-AA top spot... Central tops Red Bank, settles 6-AA standings... Oakland, Riverdale earn baseball wins... Cleveland State has had to forfeit 5 victories due to use of an inelgible player - TCCAA Standings... TCCAA Stats  New poll out on TCCAA home page
APR 25 - Memphis Area Baseball Report... Eagles make plays to top Hawks... Jackson Area results... Mayberry leads JCS to 3-0 win over Crockett County... Romp gets South Pittsburg Pirates seniors to 100th win... Owls' 11-3 'Statement' Prelude To District 5-AAA Tourney Rematch With Trojans... Weekend wrap-up: Local teams fall short at Trojan Classic... Hawks' late runs too much for CHS... Mt. Pleasant claims 11-A title... Wildcats run-rule former 7-A foe... Choctaws power past visiting Jonesboro... Authoritative Cyclones upend Longhorns... Warriors let it drift away after staging comeback... Central Magnet takes two at Livingston Academy...  Warren Co. spoils Eaglettes' senior night... Eagleville star one-hits Vikes... Champs find silver lining in losses...
APR 23 - Tusculum wins SAC Championship ... Sunday D1 Scores and Recaps ... Foster's single helps CU split at TNU... Big innings help CU win finale, 10-6... FHU finishes sweep of Lyon, clinches conference title... Flames finish sweep of Bellhaven...  Maryville wins on senior day... Buffaloes baseball takes series over VI with nine-inning victory... Rhodes completes sweep of Sewanee...  Union completes sweep of IU-SE... 
APR 22 - TCCAA Week 8 Scoreboard ... Motlow takes series with 11-2 win... Jackson completes sweep of Cleveland... Chattanooga salvages series with win in game 3... Volunteer completes sweep of SW... Walters win series, stays in 2nd - 1 game behind Columbia... Sat D1 Scores and Recaps...  SAC Day 3 Results...  Kyle Koeneman, SAC Player of the Year...
APR 21 - TCCAA Week 8 Scoreboard ... Jackson over Cleveland 13-3...  GM#2 was suspended in the bottom of the 3rd with Jackson leading 5-3. Will be continued Saturday at 12noon... Columbia takes two from Chattanooga 14-6 and 5-4... a traditional TCCAA DH takes 2 seven inning games... they played 14 innings but it sure wasn't conventional - Walters and Dyersburg split... D1 Scores and Recaps...  SAC Championship Central... Tusculum wins and plays Saturday at noon in the winners bracket finals... Carson-Newman lost and will play at 3:45 in the loser's bracket semi's...  SAC Day 1 Results...  SAC Day 2 Results... 
Prep results from April 19... Homer powers Arlington past Bartlett... Baseball: Overton, McGavock, Hillwood in tight race...  Bearden second baseman TreyYork signs with ETSU... Morgan Helps Central Quickly Dispose Of Cleveland, 7-2, In Trojan Classic... Eagles score 5 runs late to beat Harpeth... Stone, Columbia blank Wildcats... Rebels rally in seventh to tag Morristown West Trojans with 3-2 setback... Beech's Dunn tosses perfection...
APR 20 - Catching advice from Shelby-Metro's top prep pitchers... Brave new world: Savannah's Milligan works through minor leagues in Braves' system... Local baseball results from Tuesday and Wednesday in Jackson area... Moore's three-RBI single gives Tigers win... South Pittsburg Pirates win big in five... Walker Valley Strikes Early In 4-3 Win Over Soddy Daisy... Vikings shock Rossview for 8-3 baseball victory... Bears win in rout of Eagles... Mustangs hold on to beat Soddy... Cavaliers claim 6-AAA title outright... HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: No letdown for Bees in rout of Dragons... Trojans make quick work of Chargers... Raiders beat Peay, snap three-game skid... Eagles ground Falcons in 9th...  Frost, Vikes chill Hornets... Webb errors costly in defeat by FRA... Eagle sluggers hand Lincoln County 10-6 defeat... Vikes walk to 5-4 victory on Grissom's home run blast... Rockets shrug off late Cascade rally... Rebels like latest twist of storyline... Twisters strike first in Greenfield showdown... Eagles get district win over Washburn... NEXT MONDAY I WILL COME OUT WITH THE FIRST, IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES CONCERNING THE MLB DRAFT... I've had this for a few years and was trying to figure out how to present it... This info encompasses the history of TN in the draft and the overall picture of just how difficult it is for a draftee to make it to the big leagues, even if for just a few games...
TCCAA Week Eight  4/20-21
Chattanooga @ Columbia
Mike Corn/Columbia: Greg does as good a job as anyone around.  He and his fine coaching staff know what they want their kids to do and find a way to get the very best out of each and every player.  You have two ball clubs with similar styles of play. The team that executes the finer points of the game will walk out of Dave Hall Field on top. The CHARGERS certainly have their hands full this weekend.  Rotation:  Gray, Laster, Whitson
Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: We are excited about getting the chance to play Columbia with their being ranked highly and leading the conference.  Coach Corn and his staff do a wonderful job preparing their guys week-in and week-out and we are sure they are going to give us fits at times and work us hard.  We have to be prepared to meet their energy and effort and utilize ours to offset it.  They do a great job of imposing their will on you and making you play their style.  Hopefully, we are up for the challenge!  Rotation: McClure, White, Massengill
Cleveland @ Jackson.   DH Friday at 1pm, Single Saturday at Noon  
Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: Jackson is always a very tough place to play. They are usually good in all 3 phases. Play even better once they get some momentum. Steve's clubs always fight you until the last out.  Rotation: Burton, Spurgeon, Davis
Steve Cornelison/Jackson: This is a big weekend. For us to be successful we will have to improve upon last weekend’s defensive performance and continue to battle at the plate.   Rotation: McGrath, Parsons, Martin
Dyersburg @ Walters  DH Friday at 1pm, Single Saturday at Noon
Robert White/Dyersburg: Walters is once again in the hunt to win a conference title.  Coach Campbell and his staff do a terrific job preparing their players every weekend.  They have a very good pitching staff and their offense can put some runs on the board in a hurry!  We must continue to execute and play extremely hard this weekend.  We cannot afford to give them extra outs and have to pound the strike zone.  We will certainly find out what we are made of heading into Morristown this weekend!     Rotation: Yanes, Moore, Roberts
Dave Shelton/Walters: Dyersburg has a very good young club this year, and they showed what they can do last week versus Motlow. They play with a ton of energy and emotion. They hitters can always hit and their pitchers do a great job as well. We have to keep our focus and be ready to compete for all 3 games. Mental mistakes will kill you against a team like Dyersburg. We know this weekend will be a major challenge.  Rotation: Smith, Peterson, Innes
Roane @ Motlow
David Lane/Roane:
Dan McShea/Motlow: We always have a tough battle with Roane and I expect nothing less this year.  I know Coach Lane will have his guys well prepared for the weekend.  We must execute well and get some key 2 out hits.  Rotation: Honea, Mann, tbd
Volunteer @ Southwest
Mike Crossland/Volunteer
Chris Chrenshaw/Southwest: Vol State is a good team with great pitching and hitters that make you pay for mistakes. They are a well prepared team offensively and defensively. We have to come prepared on the mound and with the bats or Vol could make this a long weekend for us!   Rotation: Deaton, tbd, tbd
 
APR 19 - TCCAA Pitcher of the Week is Zac Curtis of Volunteer State. Peterson threw a complete game, struck out 11 and allowed one unearned run on one hit. Zac becomes the second repeat winner this year... TCCAA Player of the Week is Gadier Charriez of Southwest TN... Gadier went 7-12 with 3 rbi and a stolen base...
Apr 18 - Liberty beats South Side as teams race for No. 2 seed... Eric Freeman guides Farragut past Bearden at Smokies Park... Boyd puts up 7 to win 13-1 over CSAS...  Flames Top Tennessee Wesleyan Again... Phillips Wins Pitching Duel With Paul As Signal Mountain Tops CCS 2-0 ... Tipton Pitches Baylor Past Ooltewah, 3-2... Lee Baseball Chosen As One Of Nine Host Sites For NAIA National Championship Opening Round... Vikings shock Rossview for 8-3 baseball victory... Patterson HR lifts Indians to win... Raiders fall to Tribe on the road... Chargers bounce back, win two... Lions drop pair; Raiders tip Wildcats... Bulldogs take pair from Santa Fe... Phillips, defense lift Wildcats over Blue Devils... Cavs clinch share of 6-AAA... UHS BASEBALL: Dressed for success... Trojans make quick work of Chargers... Cyclones withstand Pats... Happy Valley spilled by JC... Surviving late rally, Rangers deny UH... Toppers solve D-B this time... Grainger rolls past rival Claiborne, 10-1... Jefferson County Pats post three wins... Vikes walk to 5-4 victory on Grissom's home run blast... Rockets shrug off late Cascade rally... Eagles claim 2nd win over Riverdale... Bucs salvage split with Gallatin...
Apr 16 - Trying to put polls together - I need info from the following areas - East TN : All Classes  and West TN - Class A and AA... need it ASAP... Congratulations to Phil Clark for becoming the all-time winningest coach in TN with 898 wins. Clark's Bartlett team defeated Lone Oak (KY) 7-6 on Friday... pictured at left are the Clark family - Ryne, Donna, Coach Clark, Zach, Mr. Steve, Ms. Janie...  Sunday April 15 D1 Scores and Recaps...  SAC CHAMPIONS!!! Tusculum wins fifth SAC baseball title... Railsplitters' Season Ended By No.24 Catawba College... Rorex's walk-off caps sweep of Newberry in home finale... The SAC Baseball Championship will begin on Thursday at noon with Tusculum taking on Newberry, followed by Catawba vs. Carson-Newman at approximately 3:45 and Brevard vs. Wingate at approximately 7:30. All games of the double-elimination tournament will be played at McNair field in Forest City, N.C. Complete information on the event – including a full bracket -- can be found at SAC Championship Central.... NCAA D1 Baseball Statistics...  Friday D1 Roundup: Extra-Inning Thrillers Abound... Saturday Roundup: Kentucky, Oregon Clinch Huge Road Series... Midseason College Trends Report Shows Further Dip In Offense... HS Top 25: April 10....
Apr 15 - TCCAA Week 7 Scoreboard... Walters St coach Ken Campbell won his 600th game at WSCC with a sweep of Cleveland... Dyersburg completes sweep of Motlow... Columbia sweeps DH to win series with SW... Volunteer completes sweep of Roane... Chattanooga and Jackson split, Tigers win series... Saturday D1 Scores... Campbell nets 600th win as WSCC coach... Seniors play big role in Bears win over Panthers... Memphis 4.14... North Side scores in eighth to beat Camden... Crusaders slip past South Gibson... Riverdale baseball defeats Riverside 5-2...
Apr 14 - TCCAA Week 7 Scoreboard... Southwest knocks off #1 Columbia St, 9-4...  Walters tops Cleveland in slugfest, 13-7... Chatta-nooga St scores 2 in the bottom of the tenth to defeat Jackson 4-3... Vol knocks off Roane 6-4... Dyersburg drops Motlow 15-2... Friday the 13th D1 Scores and Recaps...  Eagles fall to Newberry on Sr. Day...  Cumberland pounds Blue Mountain, 18-3... Tornado Explode in Fifth, Defeat NGU for First Time ... Flames win thriller over UAM, 5-4...  Railsplitters Power 20 Hits And Fall In Opener To Catawba College, 16-11... Mid-Continent Comes From Behind to Take Series Opener From Trevecca... Guinn, Goodman shine in Tusculum's 15-2 win over Bears... JCS takes 2-of-3 from USJ in season series... Baseball secondary in Huntingdon win... Yarbro homer sends Lexington past Hardin County, 5-3... Nashville area roundup...  Coffey leads Polk past Chargers, 3-1... A.J. Simcox is relief for Farragut, 12-8... Seymour's Tyler Crawford picks Austin Peay... Bears shut down Pounders... Pitching, hitting give victory to Mustangs... Bulldogs take pair from Santa Fe... Harris, Massie lead Choctaws past Tigers... Trojans fall to Tomcats in extra innings 6-5... Longhorns send ’Dogs to 12-2 loss... Diamond ‘Canes bash Greeneville, 15-2... Cherokees tag Morristown West Trojans with 11-5 home defeat... Roundup: Riverdale baseball sweeps Blackman... Smyrna's Shaw handcuffs Oakland hitters in 5-1 win
Apr 12 - 2nd TCCAA Poll is posted.... HS coaches - send me your W-L records at the end of the week - Sunday - will be putting together a belated first poll for 2012 next week... TCCAA Player of the Week is Columbia State's Derrick Armstrong. Armstrong went 6-12, drove in 7 runs on 2 doubles and a HR, stole 2 bases, walked twice and scored 3 runs... TCCAA Pitcher of the Week is Columbia State's Chris Orphanos. Orphanos, the first repeat winner for 2012, threw a 7 inning complete game, allowing 2 earned runs while striking out 10 batters and walking none and giving up 7 hits...
TCCAA Week Seven  April 13/14
Southwest @ Columbia
Chris Crenshaw/SW: "With Columbia in first place of the league I think our guys should be motivated for 3 intense ball games or it will be a long weekend for us. To be successful we will need to get outstanding pitching this weekend or Columbia will apply pressure in every asset offensively."  Rotation:  Deaton, Shipman, TBD 
Mike Corn/Columbia: "George has already turned the Salukis program in the right direction.  Everyone I talk to speaks so highly of the way Coach Sykes has his team playing. Good energy.  Fundamentally sound. We will need to be more disciplined at the plate and eliminate some of our mental blunders in order to be successful."  Rotation: Logan Gray, Lucas Laster, Don Whitson, Jr.
Jackson @ Chattanooga
Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "We are reeling a bit and now have to deal with Jackson coming in and bringing their solid pitching, hitting and defense. I know Steve always has solid guys in all three departments and they had been playing extremely well until this past weekend ( much like us!! ).  I expect a hard-fought series and someone is going to have to turn things around some to get back on track."     Rotation: Tyler McClure, Dylan Massengill, TBD
Steve Cornelison/Jackson:" Playing at Chattanooga is never easy. The Tigers are always  fundamentally sound & play with a lot of intensity. They are always well prepared & field an athletic team. Both teams are coming off tough weekends so this series is even more important. For us to be successful we will need to show more consistency both on the mound & defensively."  Rotation: Patrick McGrath, Wes Parsons, Alex Martin
Walters @ Cleveland
Aaron Bryant/Cleveland:"Walters once again is one of the toughest teams in the country.  They swing the bats as well as anybody and arms are as good as they can get.  You can’t give Walters anything because they will exploit every mistake you make. Our club is really going to have to play better than we have all year to be successful."  Rotation: Tyler Sexton, Jared Burton, Ross Spurgeon
Dave Shelton/Walters: " Cleveland is a dangerous team, especially at home. They always have quality arms and good hitters throughout their lineup.
They play with a lot of enthusiasm and battle you for all three games of the series. You have to match their energy for all three games in order to compete with them.We have to continue to improve defensively to have a shot at this series. We have been up and down in that category this year. Timely hitting is also key, as we need to get hits when we get guys in scoring position, and take advantage when we get those chances."    Rotation: England Smith, Josh Peterson, Dale Innes
Motlow @ Dyersburg
Dan McShea/Motlow: "Robert always has a very tough team. They play an aggressive style of baseball and are always well prepared.  I know he will have his team firing on all cylinders. We have to get tough and figure out how to compete better on the road.  We have a long drive and tough series ahead of us but we must learn to compete in these situations.  We have not done that very well this year.  This is a huge weekend for both teams because we are separated by one game and both teams are fighting to stay out of a play-in game. We have to figure out a way to play a complete game in all phases.  It is to the point in the season where teams that play well are going to win.  We cannot rely on one aspect to win the game for us.  Instead, we must put all phases together.  If you don't do that against a team like Dyersburg, the ride home will be much longer than the drive there."  Rotation: Jacob Honea, Josh Mann, tbd
Robert White/Dyersburg: " Motlow is very good in all phases of the game.  Dan has his guys playing well and they are right in the middle of this dogfight.  I don't know a whole lot about the Bucks, but I do know they can swing the bats well.  Their pitching staff has the ability to shut any offense down.  We have to play much better defense than we did last weekend.  We cannot continue to outplay teams and have a couple of defensive let downs that cost us a series.  "  Rotation:  Yanes, Robinson, Moore
Volunteer @ Roane
David Lane/Roane: " "  Rotation: Brenton Bates, Casey Howard, Tyler Annett
Mike Crossland/Volunteer: " "  Rotation:
 
Apr 9/10 - Well my spring has been crazy - found out last Friday I have to go back and have a final surgery this Thursday on the kidney stone - I was hoping to have HS polls out this week - but it will have to wait til next week - this should be the second poll - but so far all I can say is Kidney Stone HS is number 1 at this point... haha... Southwest box scores are up - they won their series 2 games to 1... Baseball roundup: Brentwood Acad. gets first sweep of Baylor... Utah team's pitcher just too much for MUS in USA Classic... Dobyns-Bennett downs Farragut, 5-4... CCS Uses 4 Hits In 3-2 Victory Over Sequatchie County... Wildcats slip past Blue Raiders... Elizabethton whitewashes Johnson Co.... Warriors snap from doldrums, nip Union... Patriots grab two victories... Eagles pile up 10 runs against Soddy Daisy ... Champs split vs. top foes... Bears earn walk-off win over South-Doyle...
Apr 8 - TCCAA Week 6 Scoreboard... D1 Box Scores and Recaps ... Railsplitters Take Two At Carson-Newman College To Win Series... Railsplitters Fall In Bottom Of Ninth To Carson-Newman College, 9-8... Tusculum splits doubleheader with Catawba, Pioneers win series to take SAC lead... Lions drop series opener to Trevecca in the ninth, 8-7... Tornado rally falls short...  Flames complete sweep of Hornets... Buffs split with Reinhardt...  Bat Cats Bounce Back with Doubleheader Sweep of Union... Bulldogs sweep Bryan College... Rhodes completes sweep of Oglethorpe...  Owls' pitching stops Arlington... Memphis April 6...  Milan wins three to advance to semis... Northeast pitching combines to throw 2-hit shutout...
Apr 6/7 - TCCAA Week 6 Scoreboard... Chargers achieve possible home streak record... Friday D1 Scores and Recaps...  Former C-N Eagle, Cishek on Marlin opening day roster ... Tusculum takes series opener 4-3 over Catawba, Jones wins 500th... Utah team tops Germantown Red Devils in USA Classic ... Memphis University School, Tipton-Rosemark Academy make USA quarterfinals... JCS splits twinbill with Fayette Academy... Lane Thomas 'a catalyst' as Bearden rallies, 12-7... Hickey, Byrd fuel Pigeon Forge past Karns... Boyd-Buchanan Whips Lookout Valley In Yellow Jacket Classic... Columbia outscores Shelbyville 9-7... Riverdale baseball completes sweep of Smyrna... Oakland beats La Vergne again, aims for sweep today...Siegel edges Blaze in 11th inning
Apr 3 - I am asking that all baseball fans, players and coaches lift up the Gant family in your prayers...  TCCAA Player of the Week is Kane Barrow of Jackson State CC. Barrow went 6-8 with 8 rbi with 3 doubles, a triple and a HR in the series with Southwest TN... TCCAA Pitcher of the Week is Zac Curtis of Volunteer State CC. Curtis threw a complete game no hitter, striking out 8 batters in VSCC's 13-0 win over Cleveland State CC... got in late so that's all the update tonight - my middle school girls softball team won the League Tourney tonight by scoring 12 runs in the bottom of the first and cruising to a 13-3 win!! I'll add a bunch tomorrow afternoon after school!!  Lookouts edge Chattanooga State CC...  Bolivar comes up big playing small ball... Chapman hits grand slam as Rebels win... Riverside baseball standout Gant found dead... Tigers' bats come around to beat Hawks... McKenzie's Curry hits grand slam to honor mom... Sequatchie, Dakota Hudson edge Notre Dame... Nick Senzel's blast sends Farragut past Catholic... Hudson Handcuffs Notre Dame On Two Hits As Sequatchie Sweeps... Buffaloes turn tables on Wildcats... Bees can't catch break in loss... Cavs earn sweep over Warren County... King crowns Riverdale in opening district win... Forrest overpowers Viking lead... Champs complete sweep over Huntland with 8-1 win
TCCAA Week Six  April 4/5  (Thur/Fri)  Will add other comments as they come in...
Chattanooga @ Walters
Dave Shelton/Walters: "Chattanooga is having another great year, again up near the top of our league. They are solid in all phases of the game, and do not make mistakes to beat themselves, which is huge in this league. Their hitters battle you until their last out, and everyone in the lineup is an extremely tough out. We just have to be more solid in all phases of the game. You can't win games against good teams giving them free passes, whether by walks or errors. Our bullpen will have to perform the way they are capable if we are to have a chance."  Rotation: Smith, Peterson, Innes
Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "We are always wary of going in to Morristown and playing the Senators.  They have one of the finest programs year-in and year-out in the country and their #1 ranking this year further verifies that.  Ken does a great job of recruiting top-notch talent and putting them in position to be successful and we expect to see plenty of that talent this weekend.  Our goal is to obviously try and get in there and get comfortable playing our style of play and compete at a very high level.  Every weekend it is the same thing in that the team that plays with the most urgency tends to be the one that comes out on top.  Hopefully, we will play with much urgency this weekend. We have gone through enormous changes all year in our line up and pitching rotation and have come through it pretty well considering depth wasn’t one of our perceived strengths going into this spring.  We have lost our starting 1B and 3B early on and then have gone through losing 3 different outfielders and 2 starting pitchers.  I couldn’t be more proud of our determination and hopefully, we will continue to compete at a high level each weekend and in the tournament and grow more as a team."  Rotation: Tyler McClure, Dylan Massengill, Tripp White
Columbia @ Jackson
Mike Corn/Columbia: "The Generals can score runs and runs in bunches.  They have a fantastic pitching staff that can really take over a game.  Our lack of defensive consistency coupled with the continued generosity of our pitching staff will add to the already difficult task of winning games at Jack Martin Field.  Coach Cornelison, Coach Malik, and Coach Brown do a fantastic job recruiting and preparing their players.  I really enjoy playing Steve’s team as they are well disciplined and classy year after year.  That speaks volumes for the type of program they run.   I hope they return those same great, energetic fans back from a year ago.  What a phenomenal collegiate atmosphere they provided for us last season!  There is a ton of baseball left to played in the TCCAA and this weekend will be good measuring stick for both ball clubs.  Who will have the energy to make a run down the stretch? " Rotation:  Logan Gray, tbd, Don Whitson, Jr.
Steve Cornelison/Jackson:"This is a really big weekend for both teams. With Columbia atop the league I think that should be motivation enough for our guys. There’s not a better prepared team in the league than Columbia. Mike has done an outstanding job there as seen over the last couple of seasons. For us to be successful we will need to improve defensively from last weekend and get back to consistency on the mound. The winner of this series takes a big step. If we win we get back into the hunt and if they win they separate themselves even more from everyone else. It should be an intense 3 games"  Rotation: Jordan Nolen, Wes Parsons, Alex Shoulders
Dyersburg @ Volunteer
Robert White/Dyersburg:" Vol State is a very talented club and will run out three outstanding arms. They are very athletic and play with a lot of energy. Mike does a great job and it seems like every year at this time, he pushes the right buttons with his squads.  We have to play with much more urgency, energy, and discipline this weekend to have a chance in Gallatin. We cannot afford to have any let downs this or it will be a long one." Rotation: Andrew Yanes, Neil Robinson, Connor Moore
Mike Crossland/Volunteer: "We will have our hands full with Dyersburg this weekend. They always play with intensity, and have the ability to win on the road. Dyersburg always keeps hitters guessing with having the ability to throw any pitch in any count. If our lineup can build off last weekend's performance we will have a chance to win every ball game."   Rotation: Macurdy, Curtis, Meadows
Cleveland @ Motlow
Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: Motlow is playing really well and going to Tullahoma is always difficult as they play extremely tough at home.  Offensively we know they can swing the bats and their arms have shutdown possibilities.  We have to stay out of the big inning and find a way to play with a lead.  Too many games this year we are playing from behind.  Pitchers have to find a way to keep us in it early.  Hitters must wake up before the last inning of the game.  Each and every game is that much more important when you are trying to come from the bottom.  Rotation: tbd
Dan McShea/Motlow: "Cleveland State has always been one of the top teams in our conference.  They have gotten off to a slower start than usual and are in a similar position as we are right now.  Coach Policastro and his staff do a tremendous job with that program.  I know it will be a fight all weekend long since both teams are having to make up some ground to get in a good position for tournament time. We have been unable to put together an entire weekend so far this year.  Our achillis heal has been giving up the big inning all year.  If we are going to have a chance at winning the series, we must prevent the big inning.  Cleveland has always had several guys that can put up runs in a hurry and this year will be no different.  We have to dig down deep and find some competitive fight and keep it throughout the weekend.  Right now we are playing like a team that is happy to get come out with a win. We need to play like a team that expects to win and will not settle for less.  We must play with fire."  Rotation:  Jacob Honea, Josh Mann, tbd
Roane @ Southwest
David Lane/Roane: " Southwest has been doing a great job and they are much improved.  They have some very good offensive weapons.  Our pitching will have to be at it's best going into this weekend.  We have to continue to stay with our approach at the plate and believe that things our hits will start falling. This is our second weekend in a row in West Tennessee; so we will see how well we operate on a short week while traveling across the state."  Rotation: Brenton Bates, Casey Howard, Tyler Annett
Chris Chrenshaw/Southwest: "Roane State is a scrappy team that never goes away. They play you until the last out of every game. We have to come to play every game this series!" Rotation: Deaton, tbd, tbd
 
Apr 2 -  TCCAA Week 5 Scoreboard... Chattanooga beats Motlow 12-2 to win series... Sunday D1 Scores and Recaps...  Harding's Parks Flowers helping out Trey Erwin... Indians win SportsPlus Tournament on throwing error in 8th... Jackson State splits with Southwest Tennessee State... Haywood continues winning at Trinity... Rain doesn’t save Cleveland from loss... Halls baseball field dedicated to Bob Polston... Cougars avoid sweep with extra-inning thriller... Stangs down SC pair... Raiders finish Classic on high note... Adams: Bears have ‘successful trip’... Lions top Summit; Raiders win 2 of 3... Walton denies sweep by Columbia State... Roundup: Smyrna baseball wins on walk-off home run... Eagleville tames Tigers in first varsity meeting ever...
Apr 1 -  TCCAA Week 5 Scoreboard... Dyersburg wins series over Roane with 2 shutouts... Jackson and SW split... Vol splits with Cleveland, wins series... Derek Shugart singles home pinch hitter Colby Harmon with game winner in the bottom of the 8th for Cleveland... Walters salvages series with win in finale... Chat splits with Motlow. D1 Scores and Recaps for Saturday March 31...  Miscues cost CU in 4-3 loss... Lions take series from No. 18 Bethel, regain first place in TranSouth... Lee drops DH on the road...  Railsplitters Drop Pair In Slugfest To Brevard, 8-12 And 16-21... Buffs sweep Montreat...  Trevecca Takes Two from Blue Mountain for Series Sweep...

 

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MLB Draft History Part 1: The 60's
The MLB Draft started in 1965. Twenty teams drafted players and there were 10 rounds of the draft. Of the first 5 years of the draft, this draft had the most players reach the major leagues and play at least part of one year. 68 of 200 draftee's made the big leagues at some point of their career. 13 of the first round picks played in the show.  In '66, 51 of 200 players made it. In '67 only 43 players made the MLB, while in '68 the number bounced back up to a second overall with 57 players eventually playing major league baseball. The fifth year of the draft, 1969, saw 51 players make the MLB. Below is a breakdown by round of the players who played big league ball at some point in their career for at least part of a year.  These are statistics from the June Regular draft. In the beginning of the draft MLB had 4 drafts - January Regular, January Secondary, June Regular and June Secondary. The numbers reflect the players who signed when drafted. The player is credited in the year in which they signed to play - if they were drafted more than once, which some were - we didn't count the player twice. Also, the draft actually went more than 50 rounds, but I cut my research off at 50.  After the first round, the chances of becoming a MLB player fall off significantly... as I reveal the 70's, 80's, and 90's you will see the overwhelming evidence of this...
Year/Round 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 60's Total % MLB by Rd
  # of Players who made the MLB for at least a cup of coffee/Total # Drafted  
1 10 11 12 9 16 65/104 62.5 - 1:1.6
2 6 5 7 7 8 37/104 35.5 - 1:2.8
3 4 2 4 5 10 33/104 31.7
4 7 3 4 3 5 30/108 27.7
5 4 6 5 5 5 30/108 27.7
6 5 2 2 2 7 23/108 21.3
7 3 2 0 7 3 17/108 15.7 - 1:6.4
8 1 2 0 3 4 14/108 13.0 - 1:7.7
9 2 2 1 3 1* 14/108 13.0
10 4 1 1 4 2 17/108 15.7
1-10 total 46/200 36/200 36/200 48/228 51/238 280/1068 1:3.8
1-10 % 23% 18% 18% 21.1% 21.4% 26.2%  
11 2 2 3 5 1 13  
12 1** 2 0 1 2 6  
13 0 1 1 0 0 2  
14 0 1 0 3 1 5  
15 3 1 2 0 1 7  
16 2 2 0 2 3 9  
17 1 2 0 0 1 4  
18 3 3 0 3 1 10  
19 0 0 0 1 2 3  
20 3 2 3 0 2 10  
11-20 Total 15/200 16/199 9/200 15/237 14/240 69/1076 1:15.6
11-20 % 7.5% 8% 4.5% 6.3% 5.8% 6.4%  
21 3 0 0 1 2 6  
22 2 1 0 2 1 6  
23 0 0 0 1 0 1  
24 1 0 1 0 1 3  
25 1 1 0 1 1 4  
26 0 0 1 2^ 0 3  
27 1 1 0 0 1*** 3  
28 1 0 1 0 0 2  
29 0 0 1 0 1 2  
30 1 0 0 0 0 1  
21-30 Total 10/176 3/191 3/183 7/220 7/234 31/1004 1:32.4
21-30 % 5.7% 1.6% 1.6% 3.2% 3.0% 3.1%  
31-40 5/129 3.9% 8/142 4% 5/160^^ 3.1% 4/144 2.8% 6/175 3.4% 28/750 3.7% 1:26.8
41-50 4/64 6.3% 2/66 3% 4/124 3.2% 0/60 0% 3/87 3.4% 13/407 3.2% 1:31.3
Totals 80/739 80/808 57/867 74/889 81/974 421/4305  
Overall % 10.8% 9.9% 6.7% 8.3% 8.3% 9.8%  
Notable draft picks from 60's
*- Bucky Dent **-Nolan Ryan ***-Ken Griffey ^- Bob Forsch ^^ Mike Marshall 37th round
In 1965 TN had 14 players drafted that were either from TN or played at a TN school. Of these, only one, Clyde Wright made the big leagues. Wright, who played at Carson-Newman College, was drafted in the 6th round, 107th overall. Wright pitched in 9 seasons of MLB, mainly for the California Angels.
TN only had 5 draftee's in 1966, none of which ever played MLB.
In '67, 18 players were drafted from TN schools. Two players, 2nd round pick David Sells of Sullivan South HS. Sells played parts of 5 seasons with California and the LA Dodgers. That same year, Sam Ewing of Overton HS was picked in the 45th round. Ewing played parts of 4 seasons with the Chicago White Sox and Toronto. Ewing was the lowest TN pick in the 60's to ever make the big leagues. Ewing left for pro ball in '71 when he was drafted in the January Secondary.
1968 saw three TN draft picks find big league diamonds. Wayne Garland (Cohn HS/5th round), Ross Grimsley (Frayser HS/8th) and Mike Willis (Hillsboro HS/25th round). TN also had a June Secondary draftee, Ed Goodson of ETSU, drafted as the third pick of the draft who played big league ball. Garland and Grimsley did not sign in '68. Both were drafted again in 1969 and signed.
In '69, other than Garland and Grimsley, TN had 19 players drafted total. None of these guys ever played an inning. Among the drafted was future Motlow State skipper, Don Rhoton.  The lowest ever draft pick to play in the big leagues from the 60's was drafted in 1969 - 75th round/1026 overall - Al Cowens... Cowens played 13 seasons with KC Royals, Detroit, California and Seattle. Interestingly enough, Nashville native, Butch Stinson was drafted from Cohn HS in the 75th round but did not sign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Feb 13 - High School Baseball practice begins today!! Texas Lutheran uses five-run 11th to defeat FHU... Martin Methodist swept by Georgetown by scores of 6-1 and 9-4... Milligan unable to hold off USC-Beaufort rally... Bethel splits with NW Ohio, losing 7-2 and winning 6-5... WV Tech squeaks by TWC 10-9... Freed Hardeman falls to Hendrix 4-3... Cleveland State drops DH to Georgia Perimeter yesterday by scores of 10-7 and 8-3... Chattanooga State swept East Georgia this weekend by scores of 4-0, 10-0, and 5-1...
Feb 12 - Volunteer State split with Wallace State yesterday, losing 6-5 in 13 and taking the nightcap 6-2... Walters completes a four game sweep by beating Chipola 9-1 and San Jacinto North 3-1... Milligan drops season opening DH...  FHU drops game to UT-Tyler...  Bulldogs fall 2-1 versus SPSU... Trevecca splits with UAM, winning 4-3, losing 11-7... Bryan sweeps Rio Grande 5-0, 4-3... Martin Methodist falls 16-9 to Georgetown College... 
Feb 11 - #8 Walters State CC beat #2 Chipola 8-5 on Friday as the Senators used a three-run home run in the seventh inning from sophomore Marcus Davis to take the lead and a solo shot from Michael Davis later in the inning to upset Chipola... later in the day the Sen's topped #12 San Jacinto, 1-0... Collin Bennett singled in Michael Davis for the winning run in the fourth... Davis had singled and advanced to 2b on a wild pitch... San Jac had a runner reach 3rd with one out in the 5th and rallied in the 7th with multiple runners, but could not score as England Smith and Chase Cunningham combined for the shutout... CN falls to North Georgia...  Cumberland falls 9-0 to LSU-Shreveport... Lee sweeps Shawnee 5-0, 2-0... Freed Hardeman falls to Texas-Tyler 11-10...  Trevecca Drops Series Opener at Auburn-Montgomery...
Feb 10 - Bat Cats Come From Behind to Win Season Opener... Lions open season with double-header sweep... Trevecca Drops Home Opener to Georgetown... LIONS DOWN MARTI N METHODIST 9-5... 5 Run 7th give TN Wesleyan the win... Lots of games this weekend - will be updated all weekend long!!
Feb 8 - HS Previews: Red Bank, McMinn Central and Grundy County... Science Hill and Beardenl...  Peabody and Lake County... Cleveland State topped Roane State 6-2 in a non-conference game to open their season yesterday... both teams tallied a single run in the first two innings, but the Cougars put up a 3 spot in the fourth as Derek Shugart drove in his 2nd run and Grant Zawadski stole home to put the game away... Tyler Sexton picked up the win throwing 2 innings of scoreless relief...
Feb 6 - Walters State CC swept USC-Salkehatchie this weekend - winning 5-0, 2-0, 11-2... Jon Reed tossed a no hitter, missing a perfect game on a walk in the 7th inning and Marcus Davis hit 3 home runs. Kendall Keeton went 4-5 with a HR on Sunday...   Mandarino's complete game leads to split for Cumberland U... King splits with Georgia College...  King drops finale...  Lee completes weekend sweep...   Railsplitters Defeated In Season-Opener At USC-Aiken... Railsplitters Fall 12-5 In Game Two At USC-Aiken... Martin took 2 out of 3 from Emmanuel... Rayburn's Homer Gives Trojans Win in Season Opener... Trevecca Completes Sweep at St. Catharine... Henriksen, Graves pace Pioneers to season-opening win over Knights... Tusculum baseball sweeps pair at St. Andrews... Jackson State CC split 4 games in Niceville, FL this weekend... JSCC lost a pair to Niceville and swept East Georgia by scores of 12-2 and 9-3... (Friday highlights) Patrick McGrath picked up the win in game 1 vs. East GA in his 1st college start. Taylor Douglas homered in this 1st college AB and Kane Barrow doubled in his 1st college AB. (Saturday highlights) Wes Parsons picked up the win in his 1st college start and Colby Edds singled in his 1st college AB...
Feb 3 - TCCAA Pre Season Poll on our page!!
Feb 1 - HS Previews: Briarcrest and SBEC...  Sycamore...  Oliver Springs...  Farragut and Jefferson County...  Tullahoma and Warren County...   Clarksburg...  Small College Previews: Tusculum and Bethel...  TCCAA: Jackson State  TCCAA Pre Season Poll will be posted late Thursday for Friday... Carson-Newman Open Regular Season Friday... Martinez traded to Rangers... LMU Baseball Starts Stache For Cash To Help Fight Against Prostate Cancer...
Jan 28 - TBCA Clinic Awards... TBCA adds Rod Delmonico, Roy Mewbourne and Buster Kelso to the TBCA Hall of Fame... congratulations to all the award winners... check out our Facebook page for video excerpts of their speeches (uploading in progress at 9pm cst 1/28)... Tennessee Wesleyan opens season at UAM with 2-2 split...
Jan 24 - Coaches,
Wanted to remind you about the FCA breakfast next Saturday at 8:00 A.M. at the TBCA clinic. We have had awesome attendance and participation the past three years and have been blessed with powerful speakers for Christ. In years past we have had the opportunity to hear testimonies and stories from many great coaches but this year we shift gears a little bit. 2011 Science Hill star and Toronto Blue Jays 2nd round pick (74 overall) Daniel Norris will share with us this year. Daniel has a heart for Christ and I am in awe of who he is as a believer. Look for the signs that point to the banquet room we will be in when you get there Friday or Saturday. A couple of different types of breakfast sandwiches and pastries will be available and of course there will be coffee. Thanks and hopefully we will see you Saturday morning...
Jan 23 - TCCAA Previews: Columbia State CC; Roane State CC and Dyersburg State CC...  Small College Previews:  Freed Hardeman...  High School Previews: Halls... Ooltewah... Middle TN Christian...
Jan 21 - TCCAA Previews: Cleveland State CC...  Small College Previews:  Union...  High School Previews: Trousdale County... Spring Hill... Summitt... McNairy Central...  Huntingdon...  TBCA Clinic kicks off on Friday - get your coaching staff to Franklin to hear the one and only Skip Bertman!!
Jan 14- TCCAA teams open play in a couple of weeks, while conference season opens on the first weekend of March. TCCAA fans better get ready because there are two great matchups the first weekend of conference play (3/2-3) as rivals Cleveland and Chattanooga St. battle at Chatt and two of the top rated teams of 2012 battle, as Volunteer opens up at Walters... NAIA will open i a couple of weeks as well... Lee (Preseason #3) opens Feb. 3 vs Talladega... Cumberland (Preseason #8) opens at Brewton-Parker on Feb. 3... Don't forget to sign up and attend the TBCA Clinic - its not everyday you get a chance to hear Skip Bertman speak - so take advantage!!
Jan 11 - TCCAA Previews: Volunteer State CC and Southwest TN CC...  Small College Previews: Carson Newman... High School Previews:  Goodpasture... Mt. Juliet... Harding Academy... Kemp tabbed All-American... Former Beech standout, Nick Howell Transfers to Trevecca... R.A. Dickey about to reach summitt of Mount Kilimanjaro...
Jan 9 - TCCAA Previews: Walters State CC and Chattanooga State CC...  Small College Previews: Lee U... High School Previews:  CPA and Macon County... South Pittsburg and Gordonsville... Jackson Northside...
Jan 5 - Henry Co. HS has a tarp for sale - contact Coach Brian Welp at welpb@tennk12.net  Have recieve a few HS previews today... we will be posting them over the weekend!!
Jan 2 - High School Coaches - You can start sending in your Team Preview Forms NOW!! High School Team Preview Form  High School coaches - please do not use the college form - it is totally different... College coaches - here is the link to your form - College Preview Form
Dec 1 - 2012 Clinic Brochure - download and print if you'd like - Speaker schedule, bios, etc... Some of you guys are familiar with the Dorwin brothers and their involvement with Young-onset Parkinson's disease - they have a blog detailing what is going on with that cause at Project 20/20...  They are still looking for teams who would like to participate in a fundraising promotion (play game raise money)... Project 20/20 grew out of a fund-raiser All-Knoxville Interscholastic League outfielder Pat Dorwin started at his former high school, Farragut. Dorwin led the
Admirals in a number of offensive categories his senior year in 1982 when Farragut won the first of its eight state titles, including the last four in a row.
He was diagnosed with Young-onset PD, a progressive neurological disorder, at age 38 in 2003. His brother, Pete, an All-KIL center fielder in 1988 on the first of four Farragut state championship runner-up teams, was diagnosed with the disease at age 39.
Nov 27 - 2012 TBCA Clinic Registration Form... 2012 TBCA Membership Application... Clinic speaker schedule is posted - great new speaker added to the lineup - Lance Parrish, former Detroit Tigers catcher will speak on Saturday afternoon...
Nov 25 -  2012 TBCA Clinic Registration Form... 2012 TBCA Membership Application... 2012 TBCA Officers updated... TBCA Clinic dates - Jan 27-29: Speakers include former LSU coach, Skip Bertman,  UT coach, Dave Serrano, Tom Griffin (Carson Newman), Larry Day (Vandy), Mark Pickle (Columbia HS, Tommy Pharr (Farragut), Clay Greene (Memphis) and Greg Dennis (Chattanooga State CC)... ALL YOUTH AND TRAVEL COACHES CAN ATTEND CLINIC FOR $40...
Nov 9- The Vanderbilt Baseball Winter Prospect Camp offers a unique baseball learning opportunity for the high school player (grades 10-12) who has aspirations of playing baseball at the highest level. The two-day format is very intense and will have a large emphasis on individual position play, hitting fundamentals, and game experience. Players will also have instruction on strength training and baseball agility exercises.  Players will be grouped according to position. Enrollment will be limited and is only guaranteed on a first-come, first serve basis. Reserve a spot now as the camp will fill quickly. For more information, or to register, please click here...
Oct 30 - 2012 TBCA Clinic Registration Form... 2012 TBCA Membership Application... 2012 TBCA Officers updated... TBCA Clinic dates - Jan 27-29: Speakers include former LSU coach, Skip Bertman,  UT coach, Dave Serrano, Tom Griffin (Carson Newman), Larry Day (Vandy), Mark Pickle (Columbia HS, Tommy Pharr (Farragut), Clay Greene (Memphis) and Greg Dennis (Chattanooga State CC)...
Sept 22 - Gamechanger is an online scoring system that is now free - we have a few schools using this - you may want to take a look at it...
Sept. 20 - Spending Spree: Teams destroyed all draft spending records in 2011... 2011 Summer College Leagues No. 1 Prospects... 2011 HS All-Americans... The emergence of Kyle Waldrop ... Drafted and dumped, the story of Raymond Ruggles... The Professional Page is updated to include all of our TN MLB players and the last two years of drafted players have their stat link up... Credit role players to Dodgers rise(AJ Ellis)

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Use the link below for Super Sophomore nominations and 2 way player nominations as well as for Statistical Leaders

TBCA All-Region/All State Online Nomination Form + Stat Leader       Nomination/Selection Process

HS Coaches - send NOMINATIONS WHEN ELIMINATED FROM TOURNAMENT PLAY

Nominations must be in by May 31, 2011