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David Lipscomb 29-10
1/22/07
Sr. Josh Holt will be a returning
pitcher. Last year he was 9-2 with a 1.26 ERA. Senior Daniel Lyons was our
top reliever. He was 4-2 with 3 saves and a 3.09 ERA. Sr. Ben Lehning
should be one of our best athletes and can help us almost any position on
the field. Jr. outfielder Kevin Davis proved to be a very good defensive
player for us with great speed. Kevin could also help us on the mound as
well. Jr. Rob Kurtz should be counted on to help on the mound and at lst
base. Jr. John Osbourne should be solid in the
outfield and possibly on the mound. Sophomores T.J.Hoelzer, Zach Rogers,
Kyle Lehning, Ben Brewer, and Ryan Emery could step up and help out.
Top Returning Pitchers
Josh Holt Sr. 9-2 ERA 1.26
Daniel Lyons Sr. 4-2 3 Saves ERA 3.09
Rob Kurtz Jr. Showed a lot of promise last year as a sophomore.
This year we will have to replace Taylor Merry a DLU signee who was 8-0
with a 1.18 ERA. Five other Srs. graduated who played key roles for us.
Pitchers Chris Baumgartner and Zack Green. Chris also played key
roles for us last year in the infield and outfield. Jason Hull was an All
District and All Region infielder and led our team in hitting. Blake
Neelley was an All Dist-rict catcher for us who graduated. Patrick
Saunders a starting first baseman also grad-uated. So we must put our
defense together and develop some pitching depth. Some younger players are
going to have to step up for offen-sively as well. Hume Fogg
13-13
1/26/07 12 Alex Porter
P/3B 4-4/44 K's,
.301/37 RBI
12 Alex Bray
P/CF 3-3 W/L
11 Tanner Lincoln P/SS
3.42era, .350/22 RBI
11 Phil Lovell
C
.371 26SB
These four will be the key to setting the tone in each game we play in.
Pitching:
They say good pitching wins ball games. If we can go out and throw
strikes and not beat our-selves we should be in a position to win some
ball games. We have nine pitchers who will all see time on the bump at
some point. The key will be our control along with the ability to throw
strikes and get ahead in the count.
Defense:
If we can concentrate on making the routine plays on a consistent basis we
will in good shape. We will be strong up the middle return-ing C Phil
Lovell, SS Tanner Lincoln, and CF Alex Bray.
Offense:
We return 4 out of our top 5 in the lineup from last year’s squad; they
will be the key to get-ting things started for us. I expect a much bigger
production from our lineup this year.
We will be successful just by playing smart baseball. We have to
throw strikes, play solid defense, and find ways to get runners on base
and make things happen offensively. We will also need some talented young
guys to mature and fill the role of losing 6 seniors from last year’s
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Creek Wood
26-11
1/15/07
Top Returning Players
Matt Tidwll Sr. (Jacksonville St.) OF
R/R 400/3/31 (5 triples)51 runs scored
Buck Dawson Sr. 3B/P R/R 257/1/20(477 ob%)
5-2-1 1.79
Matt Garton Sr. P/utility L/R 247/0/12
2-0-2 1.91
Josh Nicholson Sr. P/1B/OF R/R 250/0/8
1-1-2 3.82
Cody Tucker Jr. OF/P 292/2/20
Banks Waller Jr. C/P/1B R/R 284/0/9
Ethan Williams Jr. SS R/R 270/0/4
Pat Hazen Jr. OF/P R/R 286/1/25
2-1 2.92
Michael Jeppsen Jr. P/1B R/R 0-1-1 3.82
Pitching is going to be key. With the loss of 3 senior starters with a
combined record of 16-6 and the loss of Madison Dobbs in a car wreck and
the uncertainty of Pat Hazen, we need some players to really step up and
fill lose voids.
Defense- I believe we could be pretty solid as long as we continue to work
and get better each day.
Hitting- Always a concern. Never know until we start playing. We have lots
of potential.
Baserunning- Pretty good team speed.
Harpeth 29-11
1/18/07
Top Returning Players
11
Name
Height Wt. Pos.
Andy Brown 6'
1" 190 OF/1B
Tyler Caruthers 6' 3" 175
RHP/OF
12
Name
Height Wt. Pos.
Zach Rushing 6' 3
210 RHP/OF
Matt Fiser 6'
2 210 RHP/OF
Chris Hale 6'
1 195 RHP/1B/3B
Cory Hale
6' 1 200 2B/3B
Cody Pomeroy 5' 9
170 C
Chase Birdwell 6' 2 175
SS
The Indians lost coach Brad Fraser
but return 7 of 9 starters from last years State Tournament team.
New head coach, Wade Walter inherits a club with 11 seniors returning, 10
of which have experience playing in district and region championship
games, as well as the state tourn-ament. 4 juniors with game experience
also return. Five seniors have either committed to a college or soon will.
The Indians will be very experienced, with tons of leadership led by
Birdwell and Pomeroy, who both signed with Trevecca in the fall.
Harpeth will be returning the number 2 and 3 pitchers this year with a lot
of relief and help behind them. Fiser has become very mature on the mound,
and increased in all aspects of the game. He is receiving looks from some
very respected colleges. Hale has signed with Columbia St. and will be
another threat on the hill with his confidence and ability to play the
game. Harpeth will be very deep in pitch-ing, with a lot of experience in
big game situations.
Keys To Success: "Lots of experience, Fielding, Baserunning, Pitching,
Hitting, game Knowledge, and they play as a team. This senior class has
made alot of noise, but yet have they made noise in the state tournament,
and with their work ethic I look for them to make this season one to
remember," coach Wade Walter.
Montgomery Central na
1/26/07
Top Returning Players-
SR Cody Dunn 1b and P- 3 year starter,Two time all district selection,
6-0, 1.52/.315 27 rbi
SR Benton Jackson C- 2 year starter, Two time all district selection,
.378, .519 ob%
Sr Nick Dues SS- 2 year starter .313
Sr Sean Ross CF- .306, 24 rbi
SR Adam Polston OF and P
SR Eric Watson OF and P
SR Mark Pierce OF and P
SR Dusty Williams OF and P- 3 year starter
Pitching Staff-
SR Cody Dunn
SR Dusty Williams
SR Eric Watson
SR Mark Pierce
SR Adam Polston
SR Kaleb Gaither
JR Josh Baker
JR Kyle Taylor
Soph Alec Mills
Montgomery Central finished 19-12 last year.
They will be led by 9 seniors whose leadership and work habits will make
or break them this season. Cody Dunn, Benton Jackson, and Dusty Williams,
who all made significant contribu-tions to the state tournament team as
freshmen need to provide direction for this team. Underclassmen Neil Rye,
Matt Drudy, Alec Mills, Monte Lafferty, Kyle Taylor, Bryce Neblett, Matt
Sharp, Josh Baker, and Justin Saulsbury
will need to contribute to make this a success-ful season. A very
difficult non-district schedule will try to prepare MCHS for the tough
district season.
Fairview 14-13
2/7/07
Top Returning Players
Caleb Putnam, SS, .386, 12th
Cole Cassidy, CF, .304, 12th
Ryan Bledsoe, LF, .266, 11th
Devin Lyon, RF, .241, 12th
We graduated a lot of our offense so we are going to need some others to
step up and help Putnam and Cassidy. We need to find a lead-off hitter to
help jump start the offense. I'm thinking that Bledsoe might be that guy.
Who is going to hit clean-up is also a major concern.
Top Returning Pitchers
Devin Lyon, 4-1, 4.20, 12th
Jarrod Mohrmann, 2-0,4.20, 11th
Matt Adkison, 1-0, 6.00, 10th
We only have one starting pitcher with much varsity experience as we
graduated our top three pitchers from last year. Lyon will have to carry
the load early as the others gain some experience.
We are going to have to play solid defense to give ourselves a chance this
year. We can't afford to give up a lot of runs because we may have a tough
time scoring ourselves. I'm hoping the pitching will develop as the
season goes along.
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Spring Hill 12-15
2/1/07
Top Returning Players
Jay Brown Sr. Lf
Matt Dunn Sr. 3B
Daniel Mabry Sr. C
After losing offensive leader Johnny Garland (Martin Methodist) many
different players will have to step up to carry this team through a tough
district and a even tougher non-district schedule. Many young players will
be called upon right away to make major contributions to the success of
this team.
Pos. Player
Class
1B Phillip Branham So.
2B Chris Hardison Jr.
3B Matt Dunn
Sr.
SS Tyler Bigler Fr.
C Daniel Mabry Sr.
Lf Jay Brown
Sr.
Cf Justin Dillehay So.
Rf Kyle Brochu Fr.
Top Returning Pitchers
1.Matt Dunn Sr.
2.Jay Brown Sr.
3.Phillip Branham So.
With the rotation of Dunn, Brown, and Branham mainly being district
starters many young pitchers will log a large amount of innings during
non-district and tournament games. There are a total of 6 freshman
pitchers and all have the ability to compete.
A major key for us this year will be the devel-opment of our young
position players and pitch-ers early in the season.
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2/27/07 Top Returning Players
Kory Hammock,2B, 12
Jeff Hughes, CF, 12
Logan Adams, 3B, 12 Top
Pitchers
Kory Hammock, 12
Jeff Hughes, 12
Logan Adams, 12
The keys for success this season is to play solid defense and not beat
ourselves. Our pitching will keep us in ball games and always give us a
chance to win. With an extremely young team younger players will have to
step up, which is usually the case in AA baseball. Loretto
24-6
3/12/07 POS.
NAME CLASS
SS Luke Buttrum SR
OF Brock Glass
SR
SS Wesley Gobble SR
OF Lucas Nunley SR
1B Nick Quillen SR
OF Zach Holt
SR
OF Heath Daniels JR
IF Jacob Quillen JR
2B T.J. Staggs
JR
C Greg Taylor
JR
C Caleb Wright
JR
C Clint Wright
JR
OF Lance Dooley SO
2B Ryan Johns
SO
OF Brady Kimbrel SO
3B Justin Lindsey SO
NAME
CLASS
Luke Buttrum SR
Brock Glass SR
Wesley Gobble SR
Zach Holt SR
Jacob Quillen JR
Clint Wright JR
Lance Dooley SO
Ryan Johns SO
Brady Kimbrel SO
Justin Lindsey SO
We must focus on team goals, be team oriented, be mentally prepared for
each at bat, each pitch and play sound defense.
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