Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association

2010 Clinic Awards for 2009 Season
SPONSORED BY SOUTHERN ATHLETIC FIELDS TBCA        TN Baseball Report
   
Award Winners
Hall of Fame College Coach of the Yr HS Coach of the Yr Distinguished Service
  Todd Helton/Pro Line POY  SAF Field of the Yr  
Class AAA POY Class AA POY Class A POY Class Div. II AA/A POY
       
       
       
       
       

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Hall of Fame
RICK HADDOCK - RICK COACHED AT SUMMERTOWN FOR 21 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING IN 2001.  DURING THAT TIME HIS TEAMS WON 12 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS, 5 RUNNER-UPS, 6 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MADE 3 APPEARANCES IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT, WITH A STATE RUNNER UP IN 1985, AND A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1992.  COACH HADDOCK HAD A .7296 WINNING PERCENTAGE WITH 386 WINS AND 143 LOSSES.  HE WAS NAMED DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR 12 TIMES, SINGLE A COACH OF THE YEAR IN 92 AND HAS BEEN A REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE TBCA SINCE OUR BEGINNING.  Wanna know what the fastest thing in the known universe is? Ask Rick!
ERNIE SMITH - COACH SMITH HAS BEEN AT LIPSCOMB FOR 32 YEARS STARTING IN 1978.  HIS RECORD OVER THAT TIME IS 757 WINS AND 212 LOSSES.  HIS TEAMS HAVE WON 24 DISTRICT TITLES, 17 REGIONAL TITLES, 2 STATE RUNNER UP TITLES, AND 6 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.  NOT BAD FOR A GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH.  HE GOES FROM WINNING GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO WINNING BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

BILL THOMPSON - COACH THOMPSON STARTED THE LOUDON BASEBALL PROGRAM IN 1975 AND IS THE ONLY HEAD COACH THEY HAVE EVER HAD. IN HIS 35 YEARS AT LOUDON, HE HAS LED HIS TEAMS TO 667 WINS, 11 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1 SECTIONAL AND 2 STATE QUARTERFINALS AND 1 STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL. BILL IS A MEMBER OF THE KNOXVILLE BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME AND THE LOUDON BASEBALL FIELD IS NAMED IN HIS HONOR. HE HAS HAD 43 PLAYERS TO GO ON AND PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL AND 2 PLAYERS DRAFTED ONE IN THE FIRST ROUND.
 

Hall of Fame Post Banquet Reunion

 
College Coach of the Year Awards
TCCAA - MIKE CROSSLAND OF VOLUNTEER STATE CC

IN 2009 COACH CROSSLAND LED VOL STATE TO 34 WINS AND THE REGION 7 CHAMPIONSHIP.  THEY LOST TO MIDDLE GEORGIA IN THE SECTIONALS 8-7 IN 13 INNINGS AND 2-1 IN 11 INNINGS. LAST YEAR'S TEAMS HAD 3 PLAYERS DRAFTED AND 2 MORE TO SIGN WITH DIVISION 1 TEAMS.  THEY HAVE ALSO PLAYED IN THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN FOUR OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS. 

Division 1 - MATT BRAGGA OF TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY                                            COACH BRAGGA LED THE GOLDEN EAGLES TO 31 WINS LAST YEAR AND THEIR FIRST OVC CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2001.  THE EAGLES THEN WENT ON TO THE NCAA REGIONAL IN CLEMSON WHERE THEY ELIMINATED NO.14 ALABAMA BEFORE BEING ELIMINATED BY EVENTUAL CHAMPION CLEMSON.
Division 1 - STEVE PETERSON OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

COACH STEVE PETERSON LED THE BLUE RAIDERS TO 44 WINS LAST YEAR AND THE SUNBELT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP.  THE BLUE RAIDERS THEN WENT ON TO THE NCAA REGIONAL WHERE THEY BEAT VANDY 5-4 BEFORE FALLING 3-2 TO LOUISVILLE AND THEN TO VANDY.
 
 
High School Coach of the Year Awards
Class AAA - Tommy Pharr of Farragut   IN 12 YEARS AT FARRAGUT COACH PHARR HAS AN OVERALL RECORD OF 437 AND 91.  DURING THAT TIME HIS TEAMS HAVE WON 9 DISTRICT AND REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS, 9 TRIPS TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNING 5 TIMES AND RUNNER-UP 3 TIMES.
Class AA - Preston Ozment of Dyer County    COACH OZMENT HAS BEEN HEAD COACH AT DYER CO FOR 7 YEAR AND HAS LED THEM TO 190 WINS AND 74 LOSES. HIS TEAMS HAVE WON 6 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HAS MADE 3 STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES IN 04, 07 AND OF COURSE 2009. THEY BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS WITH 36 IN 2007 AND THEN BROKE IT AGAIN IN 2009 WITH 40. IN ADDITION TO LEADING DYER CO TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, HE HAS COACHED THE SUNBELT TEAM FOR 3 STRAIGHT YEARS IN THE SUMMER. 
Class A - Greg Burleson of Summertown   COACH BURLESON HAS BEEN HEAD COACH AT SUMMERTOWN FOR 8 YEARS AND HAS LED THEM TO 211 WINS AND ONLY 73 LOSSES.  HIS DISTRICT RECORD IS 89-14.  DURING THAT TIME, THEY WON 4 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS, 4 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3 SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HAVE MADE 3 STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES.  NOT ONLY HAS HE COACHED A TEAM THAT WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, HE PLAYED ON THE 1992 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM AND WAS NAMED THE 1992 TBCA PLAYER OF THE YEAR. 
Division II AA - Buddy Alexander of Brentwood Academy    COACH ALEXANDER HAS BEEN A HEAD COACH FOR 15 YEARS, ALL AT BRENTWOOD ACADEMY.  DURING THAT TIME HE HAS LEAD HIS TEAMS TO 8 STATE TOURN-AMENT APPEARANCES, 1 STATE RUNNER UP AND 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1997, 2008 AND AGAIN IN 2009.  HIS OVERALL RECORD IN 336 AND 177.
Division II A - Ryan Porter of Southern Baptist Educational Center      WHAT A WAY TO START A CAREER WITH A SCHOOL BUT BY LEADING THEM TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. HE LED SBEC TO A 28-10 RECORD AND WAS 18-0 AGAINST DIV. IIA COMPETITION.
 
 
High School Sectional Coach of the Year Awards

DIVISION II

CLASS A

BRAD SMITH                        TIPTON-ROSEMARK

JIM CARTER                         DAVIDSON ACADEMY

RYAN PORTER                      SBEC*

CLASS AA

BUDDY ALEXANDER               BRENTWOOD ACADEMY*

BUSTER KELSO                     CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

CHRIS RICHARDSON              McCALLIE

DIVISION 1         

CLASS A

JOHN LOOPER                       MONTEREY

JOHN MCNEAL                      FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN

GREG BURLESON                  SUMMERTOWN*

CHUCK COOPER                   JACKSON CHRISTIAN

CLASS AA

MIKE GUINN                         PIGEON FORGE

ADAM SULLIVAN                   KNOX CATHOLIC

TRAVIS HART                       McMINN CENTRAL

RICHIE ESTEP                      GOODPASTURE

ERNIE SMITH                       DAVID LIPSCOMB

PRESTON OZMENT                DYER CO.*

TOM MATHIS                       DYERSBURG

CLASS AAA

MATT BUCKNER                    BEARDEN

TOMMY PHARR                     FARRAGUT*

TED CARSON                       CLEVELAND

CHRIS PARKER                     BLACKMAN

MARK PURVIS                      MT. JULIET

BILL MOORE                        INDEPENDENCE

PHIL CLARK                         BARTLETT

JEFF HOPKINS                      COLLIERVILLE

*STATE CHAMPION
Distinguished Service Award
JEFF IRELAND - JEFF HAS COVERED HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL IN WEST TENNESSEE FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.  HE WORKED AS THE SPORTS EDITOR OF THE COVINGTON LEADER FROM 1996 TO 2006.  AT THAT TIME HE TOOK OVER AS SPORTS EDITOR FOR “ON THE BALL” MAGAZINE FROM 2006 UNTIL THE PRESENT.  JEFF AS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM THE TENNESSEE PRESS ASSOCIATION INCLUDING BEST SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH AND BEST SPORTS SECTION IN THE STATE.  HE IS A TRUE FRIEND OF THE BASEBALL COACHES IN WEST TENNESSEE AND DOES A GREAT JOB IN PROMOTING BASEBALL.
 
 
 
Southern Athletic Fields/TBCA Field of the Year
Collierville HS
                                                   
 
High School Player of Year Awards
Todd Helton/Pro Line Cap Player of the Year
Jason Thompson of Germantown - JASON WAS A 4 YEAR STARTER AT GERMANTOWN AND HIT OVER .400 FOR HIS CAREER.  HE DROVE IN 125 RUNS AND SCORED 129 DURING HIS 4 YEARS AND ONE OF HIS MOST IMPRESSIVE CAREER STAT IS THAT HE HAD 20 TRIPLES WHICH PUT HIM IN A TIE FOR SECOND PLACE WITH TODD HELTON IN THE TBR RECORD BOOK.  JASON WAS A UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SIGNEE AND WAS DRAFTED IN THE 11TH ROUND BY THE RED SOX.  HE WAS NAMED TO THE 2009 RAWLINGS AND NATIONAL BASEBALL CLEARINGHOUSE PRESEASON ALL AMERICAN TEAMS AND WAS AN AFLAC ALL AMERICAN SELECTION IN 2008.
 
Class AAA Player of the Year
Curt Powell of Farragut  - CURT STARTED AS A FRESHMAN AND HAS HELP LED HIS TEAM TO 3 STATE CHAMP-IONSHIPS. LAST YEAR CURT HIT .504 WITH 79 RUNS SCORED, 71 HITS 8 HR, 22 BB, 21 SB AND 38 RBI’S. POWELL WAS NAMED THE GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND IS NOW PLAYING AT VANDERBILT.
 
Division II AA Player of the Year
Sam Dove of Brentwood Academy  - LAST YEAR SAM HELP LEAD BRENTWOOD ACADEMY WITH A .496 BATTING AVERAGE, 58 HITS, 45 RUNS SCORED, 4 HR, 18 WALKS AND 29 OUT OF 30 STOLEN BASES.  NOT ONLY IS SAM AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE, HE IS AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT WITH A 33 ACT AND A 4.2 GPA.  SAM WAS NAMED ALL STATE, WILLIAMSON COUNTY PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AND A LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HONORABLE MENTION ALL AMERICAN.  HE IS NOW PLAYING AT GEORGIA TECH
 
Division II A Player of the Year
Chris Castro of SBEC -  AS A JUNIOR CHRIS LED SBEC WITH A 10-2 RECORD ON THE MOUND WITH A 1.39 ERA, 2 SAVES AND 95 K IN 80 INNINGS PITCHED. IN ADDITION CHRIS HIT .386 WITH 31 RBI’S, 27 RUNS SCORED AND 26 WALKS. HE WAS NAMED TO THE BEST OF THE PREPS, ALL METRO, ALL STATE AND PLAYED IN THE SUNBELT AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI TEAM.
 
Class AA Player of the Year
J.P. Patterson of Dyer County  - J.P. LED DYER CO. THIS PAST YEAR WITH A 12-1 RECORD WITH A 1.45 ERA, 80 KS, AND ONLY 14 BB.  HE THREW 2 COMPLETE GAMES IN THE TSSAA STATE TOURNAMENT ON 1 DAYS REST TO HELP PROPEL THE CHOCTAWS TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME.  IN ADDITION TO THAT HE HIT .417 WITH 6 HR 45 RBI, 56 HITS AND 15 SB.  J.P. WAS VOTED THE DISTRICT 13AA PLAYER OF THE YEAR & 1ST TEAM ALL STATE. J.P. IS PLAYING AT DYERSBURG STATE CC.
 
Class A Player of the Year
Clint Gobbell of Summertown  - IN 2009 CLINT HIT .536 WITH 90 RBI’S 19 HR, WAS WALKED 35 TIMES AND WAS 23 FOR 23 IN STOLEN BASES.  HE WAS NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL MID STATE, DISTRICT 12 MVP AND NOW THE TBCA CLASS A PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HE IS NOW PLAYING AT VOL STATE.