2004 CLINIC AWARDS
PRO LINE CAP - PLAYER OF THE YEAR
REGIONAL FIELDS OF THE YEAR (NONE GIVEN)
SOUTHERN ATHLETIC FIELDS / TBCA FIELD OF THE YEAR
Summertown HS Greg Burleson FIELD RENOVATION PICTURES
BEFORE
COACH BURLESON, HIS ASSISTANTS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY TOOK OVER
THEY PLAYED ON A DIRT INFIELD, WORN OUT FENCING, AND NO LIGHTS. NOW
THEY HAVE A NEW GRASS INFIELD, NEW DUGOUTS, NEW FENCING & LIGHTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH BURLESON AND SUMMERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
PRO LINE CAP / TBCA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Stuart Pomeranz, Houston HS (Germantown) RHP
STUART LED HIS HOUSTON TEAM TO A SECOND PLACE FINISH IN THE TSSAA STATE TOURNAMENT WITH A 13-1 RECORD AND A 0.52 ERA. HE HAD 160 STRIKE-OUTS AND WAS NAMED THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL BEST OF THE PREPS PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HE WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-STATE TEAM AND WAS DRAFTED BY THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AS THE 65 PLAYER TAKEN. THE 2003 PRO-LINE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS STUART POMERANZ FROM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
CLASS A
Justin Mundy, Davidson Academy Catcher
JUSTIN WAS THE STARTING CATCHER FOR ALL 4 YEARS. LEADING HIS TEAM WITH A CAREER .324 BATTING AVERAGE, 92 RBI, 25 DOUBLES, 131 HITS AND HAD A .979 FIELDING PERCENTAGE AND THREW OUT 68% OF RUNNERS OVER HIS 4 YEAR CAREER. JUSTIN WAS ALL DISTRICT 2 YEARS, DISTRICT 10A PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 2003 AND SIGNED A SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY AT TREVECCA.
CLASS AA
Blake McAdams, Ripley HS SS, RHP
BLAKE IS TRULY A WELL ROUNDED GIFTED YOUNG MAN. HE IS A BETA CLUB MEMBER, PLAYED BASKET-BALL AND FOOTBALL WHERE HE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS AND LED HIS 2003 TEAM TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AN BATTING AVERAGE OF .402, 51 HITS, 39 RUNS 4 HOME RUNS AND 46 RBI'S . IN ADDITION TO THAT HE WAS 4-1 ON THE MOUND WITH A 2.40 ERA.
CLASS AAA
Craig Cobb, Farragut HS RHP
CRAIG WAS 13-0 FOR THE 48-1 2003 AAA STATE CHAMPION, FARRAGUT HS. HE THREW
7 SHUTOUTS, INCLUDING 2 IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT. HIS CAREER RECORD IN 3
YEARS WAS 28-4. CRAIG WAS HONORED AS THE KIL CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL
DISTRICT PITCHER OF THE YEAR FOR THE 2ND TIME, ALL REGION TWICE
AND TENNESSEE BASEBALL REPORT PITCHER OF THE YEAR.
DIVISION II
Wes Hodges, Baylor SS
WES PLAYED ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE BAYLOR TEAMS THAT MADE IT TO THE TSSAA DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR INCLUDING A 2003 STATE RUNNER-UP AND A 2003 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. HE WAS SELECTED CHATTANOOGA FREE PRESS BEST OF PREPS 1ST TEAM, ALL REGION, TENNESSEE SPORTSWRITER ALL STATE TEAM AND WAS DRAFTED IN THE 13TH ROUND BY THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX.
CLASS A
Chass Parrish, Davidson Academy
COACH PARRISH HAS BEEN AT DAVIDSON ACADEMY FOR 8 YEARS, 7 AS A HEAD COACH, COMPILING AN OVERALL RECORD OF 134 WINS AND 85 LOSSES. HE HAS LED HIS TEAM'S TO 4 DISTRICT 10A CHAMPION-SHIPS, 2 REGIONAL RUNNER-UPS AND ONE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND IN 2003 GUIDED HIS TEAM TO THE CLASS A TSSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. HE IS ALSO THE SON-IN-LAW OF OUR HALL OF FAME MEMBER, THE LATE FRED FOREHAND.
CLASS AA
Joe Bridges, Ripley HS
COACH BRIDGES HAS BEEN A HEAD COACH FOR 25 YEARS, 19 AT ADAMSVILLE AND THE PAST 6 AT RIPLEY. HIS TEAMS HAVE WON 10 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP, 9 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HAS HAD TEAMS IN THE TSSAA STATE TOURNAMENT ON 8 OCCASIONS. HE HAS A CAREER RECORD OF 572 WINS AND 288 LOSSES. IN 2003 HE WAS NAMED TENNESSEE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR AND HE ALSO EARNED THE TSSAA / A.F. BRIDGES AWARD FOR MALE SPORTS COACH OF THE YEAR. HE IS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE TBCA.
CLASS AAA
Tommy Pharr, Farragut HS
COACH PHARR HAS JUST COMPLETED HIS 19TH YEAR OF COACHING. 5 ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL AND 14 IN HIGH SCHOOL. COACH PHARR=S LAST 6 YEARS HAVE BEEN AT FARRAGUT, WHERE HE HAS BEEN STATE RUNNER-UP 3 TIMES AND STATE CHAMPION LAST YEAR. HE HAS COMPILED AN UNBELIEVABLE 217 WINS AND ONLY 47 LOSES IN THE PAST 6 YEARS AND TOPPED IT OFF WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND A NUMBER 2 RANKING IN THE NATION ACCORDING TO BASEBALL AMERICA. HE WAS ALSO HONORED AS THE BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CO-COACH OF THE YEAR.
DIVISION II
Gene Etter, Baylor
2003 WAS COACH ETTER'S 29th YEAR AS HEAD COACH AT BAYLOR, HAVING A 32-13 SEASON RECORD, WITH THE TEAM WINNING ITS 5TH CONSECUTIVE REGION CHAMPIONSHIP. COACH ETTER'S OVERALL RECORD AS HEAD COACH IS 580 WINS and 250 LOSSES. IN THE YEARS BEFORE THE DIVISION SPLIT, COMPETING IN CLASS AAA, BAYLOR WON 13 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS, 11 REGION CHAMPION-SHIPS, AND ADVANCED TO THE FINAL FOUR 6 TIMES. AFTER THE SPLIT AND COMPETING IN DIVISION II, COACH ETTERS TEAMS HAVE WON 5 MORE REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ADVANCED TO THE FINAL FOUR 5 MORE TIMES.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Ken Campbell, Walters State CC
IN HIS FOUR SEASONS AT WSCC COACH CAMPBELL HAS A 179-44-1 RECORD. IN 2001 & 02 HIS TEAM WON THE TJCCAA EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP. IN 2002, COACH CAMPBELL'S TEAM WERE STATE CHAMPS AND REGION VII CHAMPS. IN 2003, THE SENATORS WERE ONCE AGAIN STATE AND REGION CHAMPIONS, BUT ALSO CAPTURED THE EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT TITLE AND WITH THAT THEY EARNED A BIRTH IN THE JUCO WORLD SERIES. THEY FINISHED 3RD IN THE WORLD SERIES AND ALSO BROUGHT HOME THE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD.
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Dave Altopp, Lee University
COACH ALTOPP RECEIVED HIS BS DEGREE FROM GREENVILLE COLLEGE IN GREENVILLE IL, HIS MASTERS FROM ARIZONA STATE AND HIS PHD FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. HE IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ABCA AND HAS PUBLISHED NUMEROUS ARTICLES, BOOKS AND VIDEOS ON BASEBALL. AFTER SPENDING 6 YEARS AS DEPT. CHAIRMAN OF THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEAD BASEBALL COACH AT TREVECCA HE WAS HIRED IN 1996 TO START THE BASEBALL PROGRAM FROM THE GROUND UP AT LEE UNIV. IN HIS FIRST SEASON LEE QUALIFIED FOR THE TRANSOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT. IN 2002 COACH ALTOPP WON HIS 600TH GAME IN COLLEGE COACHING. IN 2003 HE LED HIS TEAM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE TRANSOUTH CONFERENCE. HE WAS NAMED CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR, NAIA REGION XI COACH OF THE YEAR.
Woody Hunt, Cumberland University
COACH HUNT HAS AN ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE RECORD DURING HIS 22 YEARS AT CUMBERLAND. HE HAS WON 933 GAMES AND LOST ONLY 308 FOR A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .706. HIS TEAMS HAVE AVERAGED 44 WINS PER SEASON. THEY HAVE WON 15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 14 CONSECUTIVE, 5 NAIA DISTRICT 24 CHAMPION-SHIPS, 5 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, 6 WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES AND WAS THE 1995 NATIONAL RUNNER-UP. COACH HUNT HAS COACHED 38 ALL AMERICANS AND HAS SENT 57 PLAYERS TO PROFESSIONAL BALL. CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BASEBALL FACILITY IS NAMED WOODY HUNT STADIUM. HE IS A MEMBER OF CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY HALL OF FAME AND HAS WON SO MANY COACHING AWARDS THAT I DON=T HAVE TIME TO NAME THEM ALL. WITH ALL OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE THING THAT HIS SON. SCOTT, SAID HE IS MOST PROUD OF IS THAT HE HAS 13 FORMER PLAYERS COACHING COLLEGE BASEBALL AND 25 COACHING HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING WOODY PERSONALLY, YOU HAVE MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW NOT ONLY AN OUTSTANDING BASEBALL COACH BUT ALSO AN OUTSTANDING PERSON.
Dorris Armstrong, Capital City Umpire Association
DORIS GRADUATED FROM PEARL HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN NASHVILLE, RECEIVED HIS B.S. AND MASTERS DEGREE FROM TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY AND BEGAN UMPIRING IN THE NASHVILLE AREA IN 1970. THIS YEAR WILL BE HIS 34TH YEAR UMPIRING HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND SUMMER LEAGUE GAMES. IN 1980 HE BECAME THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CAPITAL CITY UMPIRE ASSOCIATION. HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVICING OVER 70 HIGH SCHOOLS, 20 COLLEGES AND 60 SUMMER LEAGUES.
SAF/TBCA REGIONAL FIELDS OF THE YEAR
No awards given this year in this category
TBCA REGIONAL COACHES OF THE YEAR
| REGION | COACH | SCHOOL | |
| ONE | |||
| TWO | DAVID LANE | ROCKWOOD |
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| THREE | JOHN VISSER | CHATT. CHRISTIAN |
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| FOUR | JOHN McNEAL | FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN |
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| FIVE | CHASS PARRISH |
DAVIDSON ACADEMY |
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| SIX | CHRIS PICKETT |
RICHLAND |
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| SEVEN | JIMMY CAREY | USJ |
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| EIGHT | MIKE BLACKWOOD | HALLS |
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| REGION | COACH | SCHOOL | |
| ONE | RANDY WALLACE | RUTLEDGE | |
| TWO | GEOFF DAVIS | GIBBS | |
| THREE | MIKE TURNER |
WALKER VALLEY |
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| FOUR | WILLIAM BARHAM | PORTLAND |
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| FIVE | JOE GEORGE | MARSHALL COUNTY |
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| SIX | JOHNNY GROWE | SOUTHSIDE |
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| SEVEN | JOE BRIDGES | RIPLEY |
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| EIGHT | A.C. WILLIAMS | RIDGEWAY | |
| REGION | COACH | SCHOOL | |
| ONE | STACY CARTER |
SULLIVAN EAST |
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| TWO | TOMMY PHARR | FARRAGUT |
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| THREE | GREG GEREN | BRADLEY CENTRAL |
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| FOUR | BUDDY POWERS | RIVERDALE |
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| FIVE | MARK PURVIS | MT. JULIET |
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| SIX | NICK WAGGONER | BRENTWOOD |
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| SEVEN | TOMMY DENSFORD | MUNFORD |
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| EIGHT | LANE McCARTER | HOUSTON |
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| REGION | COACH | SCHOOL | |
| WEST | BUSTER KELSO | CHRISTIAN BROTHERS | |
| MIDDLE | BILL BRUNNER | FATHER RYAN |
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| EAST | GENE ETTER | BAYLOR |
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