Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association

2011 Clinic Awards for 2010 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
JOE BRIDGES - JOE GRADUATED FROM ADAMSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND UT MARTIN BEFORE BECOMING THE HEAD BASEBALL COACH AT ADAMSVILLE FOR 20 YEARS. AT ADAMSVILLE HE LED HIS TEAMS TO 8 APPEARANCE’S IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT. HIS 1995 TEAM FINISHED AS STATE RUNNER-UP.  UPON MOVING TO RIPLEY 10 YEARS AGO JOE CONTINUED HIS WINNING WAYS BY LEADING RIPLEY TO TWO STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES. THEY WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2003 AND FINISHED 3RD IN 2005. THE SUCCESS HAS HELPED COACH BRIDGES TO ACCUMULATE A CAREER RECORD OF 657 -332. AT BOTH SCHOOLS, HE HAS BEEN TO 11 STATE TOURNAMENTS AND WON 10 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS. 
DAVID MAYS - A FOUR YEAR LETTERMAN AT CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE, MAYS STARTED ON THE 1965 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPION-SHIP TEAM AND WAS CAPTAIN OF THE SQUAD IN 1996.  AFTER GRADUATION, DAVID WAS NAMED HEAD COACH AT BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE PUT TOGETHER A SEVEN YEAR RECORD OF 113-48. UNDER MAYS FIRST YEAR DIRECTION AT TENNESSEE TECH THE GOLDEN EAGLES CAPTURED THE OVC EASTERN DIVISION CROWN.  AFTER SURVIVING THE LATE 1970S WHEN TECH ELIMINATED ALL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SPRING SPORTS, HE BROUGHT THE PROGRAM BACK TO THE HIEARCHY OF THE OVC BY THE MID 80’S. ON THE EVE OF CELEBRATING HIS 25TH SEASON AS HEAD BASEBALL COACH AT TTU IN 1998, DAVID MAYS ENJOYED THE MOST SATISFYING AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN HIS COACHING CAREER WHEN THE 1997 GOLDEN EAGLES WON THE OVC AND PLAYED AND BEAT OHIO STATE IN THE NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL. HE IS THE WINNINGS COACH IN TENNESSEE TECH HISTORY WITH 554 WINS.

TOMMY PHARR - COACH PHARR BEGAN HIS COACHING CAREER AT RED BAY, AL IN 1984 WHERE IN 3 YEARS HE TOOK HIS TEAM TO  STATE RUNNER-UP. FROM THERE, HE MOVED TO COOKEVILLE WHERE HE SPENT 3 YEARS AS AN ASSISTANT AT TENNESEE TECH BEFORE BECOMING HEAD COACH AT MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL. IN 1995 TOMMY MOVED TO WACO TX TO BECOME AN ASSISTANT COACH AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY. COACH PHARR THEN MOVED TO KNOXVILLE IN 1997 TO TAKE OVER THE FARRAGUT PROGRAM. IN 2009 HE MOVED TO THE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE.  COACH PHARR HAS LED HIS TEAMS TO A 570-171 RECORD.  HIS TEAMS HAVE WON 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 4 STATE RUNNER-UPS.  HE WAS NAMED CO-NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR IN 2003 BY THE BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR BY STUDENT SPORTS MAGAZINE.  IN 2003 HIS TEAM WAS 48-1 AND IN 2004 46-2.  .
 

Hall of Fame Post Banquet Reunion

 
 
College Coach of the Year Awards

TCCAA - GREG DENNIS OF CHATTANOOGA STATE CC

COACH DENNIS WON HIS 600 GAME EARLY IN 2010 AND RANKS AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS IN WINS IN JUCO. SINCE COMING TO CHATTANOOGA STATE HE HAS LED THE TIGERS TO 7 WINNING SEASONS IN 7 YEARS. THEY HAVE WON 2 CONFERENCE TITLES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS AND THE FIRST EVERY JUCO WORLD SERIES APPEARANCE LAST YEAR. AND BY THE WAY, HE IS A FORMER TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER HAVING PLAYED AT NOTRE DAME H.S. IN CHATTANOOGA. 

COLLEGE - WOODY HUNT OF CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY        COACH HUNT BEGINS HIS 30TH SEASON AS HEAD COACH OF THE BULLDOGS IN 2010-11 AND HIS 32ND WITH THE CUMBERLAND PROGRAM.  HE HAS AMASSED AN IMPRESSIVE RESUME ALONG THE WAY AND CONTINUES TO ADD TO HIS CREDENTIALS WITH EACH PASSING YEAR, INCLUDING CLAIMING THE SCHOOL’S SECOND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THIS PAST JUNE.  COACH HUNT IS ONE OF ONLY SIX COACHES IN HISTORY TO REGISTER 1,000 CAREER VICTORIES IN THE NAIA AND HEADS INTO THE 2011 SEASON WITH A 1,284-523 OVERALL RECORD.  THE BULLDOYS HAVE APPEARED IN 11 NAIA WORLD SERIES, INCLUDING FIVE IN THE LAST SEVEN SEASONS, CLAIMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2004 AND 2010 AND WELL AS RUNNER-UP FINISHES IN 1995 AND 2006.  THE TBCA COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR IS COACH WOODY HUNT FROM CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY.

COLLEGE - MARK BREW OF LEE UNIVERSITY AND BILL BERRY OF TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE

COACH BREW (left) DIRECTED HIS FIRST FOUR LEE TEAMS TO THE NAIA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES AND LAST SEASON FINISHED SECOND, AFTER A THIRD PLACE FINISH IN 2009. IN FACT, HIS FLAMES HAVE FINISHED IN THE RUNNER-UP SPOT TWICE AND THIRD ONCE OVER THE PAST THREE SEASONS.  COACH MARK BREW OF LEE UNIVERSITY.

COACH BILL BERRY HAS LED TENN. WESLEYAN TO FOUR STRAIGHT AAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FOUR TOURNAMENT TITLES.  THEY HAVE APPEARED IN THE REGION FINAL GAME THE LAST THREE SEASONS AND IN 2010 MADE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE NAIA WORLD SERIES. UNDER HIS DIRECTION, THE BULLDOGS HAVE AN OVERALL RECORD OF 215-81, POSTING A CONFERENCE RECORD OF 91-17 DURING HIS FIVE YEARS.  COACH BILL BERRY OF TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE.
 
 
High School Coach of the Year Awards
Class AAA - Matt Buckner of Farragut   MATT IS A GRADUATE OF MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL AND PLAYED BASEBALL AT ROANE STATE.  FROM 2001- 03 HE WAS THE ASSISTANT COACH AT FARRAGUT BEFORE MOVING OVER TO BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL AS THE HEAD COACH IN 2004. IN HIS 5 YEARS AT BEARDEN HIS TEAMS COMPILED A 177-72 RECORD WITH A STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE IN 2009 (ONLY ONE IN SCHOOL HISTORY).  IN 2010 HE BECAME THE HEAD COACH AT FARRAGUT AND HAD A PRETTY AMAZING FIRST YEAR.  HE GUIDED THE ADMIRALS TO A 42 – 6 RECORD AND THE 2010 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  DURING HIS COACHING CAREER HE HAS COACHED 25 PLAYERS WHO HAVE GONE ON TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL AND 2 PROFESSIONALLY.
Class AA - Geff Davis of Knox Gibbs    COACH DAVIS PLAYED AT GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL AND CUMBERLAND AND SPENT 3 YEARS IN THE EXPOS ORGANIZATION BEFORE BECOMING HEAD COACH AT KARNS HIGH SCHOOL, THEN MOVING TO GIBBS IN 1996.  AT GIBBS HE HAS LED HIS TEAMS TO 8 DISTRICT TITLES, 4 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS  AND 4 STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND THIS YEARS TSSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 
Class A - Jeff "Dusty" Rhodes of Decatur Co.-Riverside   COACH RHODES WAS A 4 YEAR LETTERMAN AT BETHEL UNIVERSITY AND HAS 18 YEARS OF COACHING EXPERIENCE WITH ONLY 2 OF THOSE AS A BASEBALL COACH THE OTHER 16 AS A FOOTBALL COACH.  BUT WHAT A GREAT 2 YEAR RECORD HE HAS 67-11 WITH DISTRICT AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, STATE RUNNER-UP IN 2009 AND STATE CHAMPIONS LAST YEAR. 
Division II AA - Buddy Alexander of Brentwood Academy    WHAT AN AMAZING RUN THAT COACH ALEXANDER AND THE BRENTWOOD ACADEMY EAGLES HAVE PUT TOGETHER.  THREE TIMES IN A ROW, STATE CHAMPIONS IN DIVISION II. DURING THOSE THREE YEARS THEY WON 80 GAMES.  OVERALL COACH ALEXANDER HAS A 357 – 191 RECORD WITH 4 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ONE RUNNER UP.  OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS HE HAS HAD 9 PLAYERS TO CONTINUE THEIR CAREERS IN COLLEGE BASEBALL.

Division II A - Clark Wormsley of Knoxville Webb   COACH WORMSLEY IS A GRADUATE AND ALL CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYER AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL AND HAS BEEN AT WEBB SINCE 1984. CLARK HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF US JUST DREAM ABOUT, HE HAS COACHED IN 10 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WHILE AT WEBB, 6 IN FOOTBALL AND 4 IN BASEBALL. 2011 WILL BE COACH WORMSLEY'S 25TH SEASON AND HE HAS AN OVERALL RECORD OF 405 WINS AND 192 LOSSES. HE HAS HAD 33 FORMER PLAYERS PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL AND 5 PROFESSIONALLY.     

 
 
High School Sectional Coach of the Year Awards

DIVISION II

CLASS A

CLARK WORMSLEY/KNOX WEBB*

Chuck Cooper/Jackson Christian

Brad Dyer/University School of Jackson

John Berti/Donelson Christian

CLASS AA

BUDDY ALEXANDER/BRENTWOOD ACADEMY*

Johnny Beard/Memphis University School

Buster Kelso/Christian Brothers

Mike Vanaman/Briarcrest

DIVISION 1         

CLASS A

Steve Robbins/Boyd Buchanan

John McNeal/Friendship Christian

Travis Moore/Eagleville

Ben Williams/Nashville Christian

Steven Lambert/Adamsville

JEFF RHODES/DECATUR CO.*

CLASS AA

GEFF DAVIS/GIBBS*

Scott Pope/Smith Co.

Scott Odom/Dekalb Co.

Paul Lamm/Spring Hill

Ernie Smith/David Lipscomb

Johnny Growe/Jackson South Side

Terry Odle/Lexington

CLASS AAA

Ryan Edwards/Science Hill

MATT BUCKNER/BEARDEN*

Mark Pickle/Columbia

Mark Purvis/Mt. Juliet

Brian Hetland/Clarksville

Jeff Hopkins/Collierville

Lane McCarter/Houston

*STATE CHAMPION

 
Distinguished Service Award
MARK PICKLE - MARK IS STARTING HIS 18 YEAR IN COACHING, THE LAST 13 AT COLUMBIA CENTRAL.  IN 15 YEARS AS A HEAD COACH HIS TEAMS HAVE WON OVER 300 GAMES, 2 STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND HAVE SENT 30 PLAYERS ON TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL AND 6 PLAYERS HAVE BEEN DRAFTED BY MLB TEAMS. IN ADDITION TO COACHING, HE HAS WORKED FOR 13 YEARS WITH BILL MARBET AND SOUTHERN ATHLETIC FIELDS. BUT THAT IS NOT ALL ABOUT WHAT MARK PICKLE IS OR DOES. HE HAD BEEN A BIG PART OF THE TBCA, HELPING WITH THE SHOWCASE, ASSISTANT COACH ON TEAM TENNESSEE THAT GOES TO OKLAHOMA, AND QUITE FRANKLY, GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT MOST OF PEOPLE DO.  I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COACHES SAY THAT WHEN THEY NEED HELP WITH THEIR FIELDS, WHETHER IT IS ADVICE OR PHYSICAL LABOR, MARK IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP.  I KNOW THAT HE HAS GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO DO ANYTHING THAT THE TBCA HAS ASK OF HIM.  HE IS A GREAT COACH AND FRIEND BUT ABOVE ALL HE IS A GREAT PERSON.
 
 
 
Southern Athletic Fields/TBCA Field of the Year
Trousdale Co. (middle), Farragut (east), and Arlington (west)
                                   
 
High School Player of Year Awards
Todd Helton/Pro Line Cap Player of the Year
Taylor Morton of Bartlett - LAST YEAR, TAYLOR HAD A 7-0 RECORD WITH A 1.09 ERA WITH 76 K IN 57 2/3 INNINGS.  HE ALSO HIT .384 WITH 7 HR AND 41 RBI. HE HAS BEEN NAMED ALL DISTRICT AND ALL METRO ALL STATE, UNDER ARMOUR ALL AMERICAN, AND IN 2010 BEST OF PREPS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND WAS DRAFTED IN THE 9TH ROUND BY THE NEW YORK YANKEES.
 
Class AAA Player of the Year
Ethan Bennett of Farragut  - LAST YEAR, ETHAN LEAD FARRAGUT TO ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  HE HIT .410 WITH 57 RUNS, 73 RBI’S AND A STATE RECORD 27 HOME RUNS.  HE ALSO SET THE NATIONAL RECORD FOR HOME RUNS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES, BELTING 16 DURING A 10 GAME STRETCH IN APRIL.  I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO LIST ALL OF HIS AWARDS FROM LAST YEAR BUT JUST A FEW WERE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER ALL AMERICAN, BASEBALL AMERICA ALL AMERICAN, USA TODAY ALL USA TEAM, AND THE 2010 GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
 
Division II AA Player of the Year
Will Blalock of Brentwood Academy  - WILL HIT .351 WITH 28 RUNS, 34 RBI AND 8 HOME RUNS. IN ADDITION, HE WAS 8-2 ON THE MOUND WITH A 1.69 ERA IN 66.3 INNINGS.  THIS PAST YEAR IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HE WAS 2 FOR 3, 2 RUNS, 8 RBI’S (SAC FLY, 3 RUN HR, GRAND SLAM) AND CLOSED OUT THE LAST INNING FOR THE SAVE AFTER THROWING A COMPLETE GAME THE DAY BEFORE.
 
Division II A Player of the Year
Parker Wormsley of Knox Webb -  IN 2010 PARKER HIT .514 WITH 45 RUNS, 26 RBI, 22 STOLEN BASES AND 5 HOMERUNS. ON THE MOUND HE WAS 6-1WITH A SAVE, A 1.59 ERA IN 44 INNINGS WITH ONLY 8 WALKS.  HE HAS BEEN A LOUISVILLE SLUGGER ALL-AMERICAN THE PAST 2 YEARS. AND HERE IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.  HE HAS LED HIS FOOTBALL TEAM AND BASEBALL TEAM TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
 
Class AA Player of the Year
Justin Willis of Knox Gibbs  - IN LEADING THE EAGLES TO THE 2010 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, JUSTIN WAS 13-0 WITH AN ERA OF 1.43 IN 83 INNINGS PITCHED.  HE STRUCK OUT 127 GAVE UP ONLY 17 EARNED RUNS AND WALK JUST 24.  HE HAD 25 COMPLETE GAMES AND 3 SHUTOUTS.
 
Class A Player of the Year
Steven Gant of Decatur Co.-Riverside   IN 2010 STEVE HIT .496 WITH 50 RUNS, 65 RBI’S AND 11 HR’S.  HE HAD 123 AB WILL ON 4 SO.  AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH HE HAD A 15-0 RECORD ON THE MOUND WITH 1 SAVE AND ERA OF 1.15 IN 90 INNINGS PITCHED. HE STRUCK OUT 132 BATTERS AND WALKED ONLY 17. HE WAS THE 2010 DISTRICT MVP, WEST TN. PITCHER OF THE YEAR, 1ST TEAM ALL STATE AND MVP OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT.