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Chattanooga State |
probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Beau Geren
R/R Soph
1b- Kendal Wells
L/R Soph
2b- Scott Guest
R/R Soph
SS- Heath Cheverton R/R
Soph
3b- Bren Schuehler
R/R Soph
LF- Pat Jones
R/R Soph
CF- Ryan Williams
R/R Fresh
RF- Edwin Borbon
R/R Fresh
DH- Coty Green
R/R Soph
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Zach Driggers RH
Fresh
2 Coty Green
RH Soph
3 Bren Schuehler RH
Soph
Closer Lee Henry RH
Soph
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Wes Alsup
RH Soph
2 Corey Davidson RH
Fresh
3 John Howard RH
Fresh
4 Bradden Scott RH
Soph
Any other pitchers who will help- We have some outstanding arms that
should fight
for innings this spring. Brian Satterfield, Chad Reeves and Zeke
Owen should be in
the mix to get innings.
Preview:
2007 W - 52 L- 12
Starters returning :7 Position players: 5 Pitchers: 2
Outlook by position:
Infield -Our infield should be strong with a plethora of sophomores
returning.
Wells, Green, Guest and Cheverton were big parts of our record setting
season last
year and are going to be counted on for this spring. Third base is a
bit of a
question but Schuehler had a nice fall and should add pop to the line up.
Catching- Geren has recovered well from his surgery after his senior
season and
looks good back there and Aaron Short has been a solid freshman so far
this fall.
Outfield- This is where we are a little less experienced but still
talented. Edwin
Borbon has looked great out there as has Ryan Williams, both freshmen.
Pat Jones is
a very solid defensive player and just needs his bat to come around.
Blake Hixson
and Beau Geren will see time out there as well as newcomer Seve Alvarez.
Pitching- We have very good arms and guys that saw success last season.
Coach
Robert Long has done another super job with these guys and we are
expecting big
things from them on the bump. Henry and Green had superb years last
year and some
of the newcomers look to be solid replacements for Thomas Gray ( Tennessee
Tech )
and Drew Bowlin ( draft San Francisco ).
Schedule Highlights- We play nationally ranked Gordon and Wallace
Hanceville as well
as Georgia Perimeter and Gadsden State.
Key to success in '08 - Keep on doing what we have been fortunate to do
and that is
compete well and try and establish our game early. Good pitching and
defense has
been our hallmark so far and hopefully that will continue. This team
has a chance
to be a special group like last year's was but the table is clear right
now and we
have to start building our own record.
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Cleveland State |
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probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Ty Nelson
R/R SO
1b- Will Davis
R/R SO
2b- Brandon Munsey R/R
SO
SS- Travis Adair L/R
SO
3b- Andrew Hennen L/R
SO
LF- Chris Anselmo R/R
FR
CF- Travis Borum R/R
SO
RF- Andrew Root
L/R FR
DH- Cory Hilton
R/R FR
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Stephen Pryor RH
FR
2 Josh Barrett LH
FR
3 Phil Mariani RH
FR
Closer Ben Booker RH
FR
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Jay Bolen RH
FR
2 John Bradley RH
SO
3 Drew Housewright LH
FR
4 Drew Flaniken RH
SO
Any other pitchers who will help-
Zack Lawson RH
SO
Luke Whittaker RH
SO
Nick Pierski LH
FR
Mike Jacobs RH
FR
Preview:
2007 W - L-
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position:
Infield - The infield will be loaded with depth and should be one of our
strenghts.
We will start all sophomores in the infield with a lot of experience from
last year.
Infield defense will have to be outstanding for us to be successful
Catching- Ty Nelson will return as the starter and catch most if not all
of the
games. Ty has great leadership and is one of the best defensive
catchers in the
game. The number two is still up in the air right now.
Outfield- Travis Borum will return as the only outfielder. Little or
no experience
in the corner position. Look for freshman to step up and contribute
heavily.
Pitching- Only four sophomores return on the staff. The majority of
innings will go
to freshman. Pitching should be our best area with a lot of
functional depth. Ten
to eleven guys should see innings this spring.
Schedule Highlights- As always our schedule starts with our outstanding
conference.
Other mid week notables are Young Harris College, Wallace State, Gadsden
State,
Okaloosa Walton, Shelton State, and Middle Georgia.
Key to success in '06 - Execution, is the key to almost every baseball
teams
success. We really have to find a way to lean on our sophomore
leadership and gel
together with good chemistry. Pitchers have to be able to throw
strikes and be
consistent. If we can find a way to eliminate free bases we should
have a great
chance to compete in the league.
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Columbia State |
probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C-Alex White, Cody Pomeroy l/r r/r s/f
1b-Chris Hale
r/r f
2b-Tim Eggerton
r/r f
SS-Chris Lovett
r/r f
3b-Corey Hale
r/r f
LF-Hunter DeBerry
r/r f
CF-Tony Allen
r/r f
RF-Holden Killen
r/r f
DH-Drew Earl
l/r s
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Shane Tilley
LHP S
2 Wes Gobble
RHP F
3 Matt Fiser
RHP F
Closer Steven Dodson RHP
F
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1Hunter Fowler RHP
F
2David Trent
RHP F
3Jordan Stumbo RHP
F
4 Josh Tramel LHP
S
Any other pitchers who will help- Brock Glass, Clint Shelby, Matt Vaughn
Preview:
2007 W - L-
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position:
Infield - We will be very young on the infield but should have some play
makers. If
we make all the routine plays we will be fine. Someone will have to
step up and
become the leader that we need.
Catching- Alex White is a returning player that will see a lot of playing
time and
will provide some pop from the left side of the plate. Cody Pomeroy
will also see
the field, a very good defensive catcher; he will control the running
game. Cody
will need to be consistent offensively.
Outfield- Again very young, they will have to step up defensively and
offensively.
We will look to our outfield to drive in a lot of runs.
Pitching- We are returning one starter from last year so we will
have to learn on
the job this year. They will have to learn that they can't pitch
like they did in
high school. We have have the opportunity to pitch very well and the
depth to go
deep into the season.
Schedule Highlights- Every conference game will be a highlight.
You have to show
up ready to play every game or you will loose. I'm very excited
about the season
and ready to get started.
Key to success in '08 - Executing every time we get the chance, pitching
well and
playing solid defense. We will have to limit our mistakes that a lot
of young
players make and get on and off the field. We have the opportunity
to win a lot of
games this year but we must do all the little things right.
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Dyersburg State |
Probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Lemond Arthur
L/R FR
1b- Johnathan White R/R
SO
2b- Joe Glass
R/R FR
SS- Matt Holliman
L/R SO
3b- Phillip White
R/R SO
LF- ?????????????? ???
??
CF- Capris Longmire R/R
FR
RF- Wes Lane
R/R FR
DH- Trey Morrison
R/R SO
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Shawn Smith
RH SO
2 Derek Copley
RH SO
3 Johnathan White RH
SO
Closer Bubba Victory RH
FR
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Brad Davis
LH SOPH
2 Ryan Whitson RH
SOPH
3 Levi Davenport LH
SOPH
4 Brandon Cooper LH
SOPH
Any other pitchers who will help- Scott Doby Freshman LHP, Rusty Edwards
Freshman
RHP,Alex Lewis Freshman RHP, Miller Scoggins Freshman RHP, Derek Hinson
Frshman RHP,
should see some action also.
Preview:
2007 W - 43 L- 13
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position: If we get the pitching we could be competitive.
Infield - Our infield should be Ok. We have several combinations we
may be able to
use when Phillip White becomes completely healthy after suffering a broken
leg last
season.
Catching- Lemond Arthur will be the starter and will be backed up by Beau
Baker and
Corey Bruner. Arthur is a talented hitting catcher with good
footwork behind the
dish.
Outfield- We will be Ok in the OF
Pitching- We return all but three arms from last season
Schedule Highlights- Every Conference opponent. This conference is
so tough from
top to bottom that if you take a week off, you will be 0-3.
Non-Conference we play
Meramec CC, John A. Logan, Itawamba CC, Northwest MS CC, Forest Park CC,
and Three
Rivers which are all very solid programs.
Key to success in '06 - "We must play as a team and limit our mistakes.
We must be
more consistent on the mound to match last year's staff. Finally, we
need to play
with more intensity than we have displayed to date. This group is
very laid back
which concerns me."
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Hiwassee |
probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Jamey Davis/Doc Crowe
R/R - R/R SO/FR
1b-Brad McPeek
L/R SO
2b-Spencer Williams
S/R SO
SS-Matt Hargis
R/R FR
3b-Carl Seals
R/R SO
LF-Matt Roberts/Matt Byrd
R/R - R/R FR/FR
CF-Bobby Turner/Ryan Queen R/R -
R/R FR/FR
RF-Chase Harp/Daniel Morgan R/R - R/R
FR/SO
DH-Daniel Evans/Daniel Morgan L/L - R/R
FR/SO
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1Kyle Godfrey
RH SO
2Mark McGill
RH FR
3Matt Byrge
RH FR
Closer - Brent Boyd/Chase Harp
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1Cody Searcey RH
FR
2Drew Bowers RH
FR
3Jordan Huettel RH
SO
4Pete Moser RH
SO
Any other pitchers who will help- Kaleb Penley (RH - FR) and Nick Holder (RH
- SO)
will both be quality right handers coming out of the pen.
Preview:
2007 W - L-
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position:
Infield - Our infield this year should be solid. We have experience
in our starters
at 1B, 2B and 3B, and Matt Hargis should be able to step in as a freshman
and do
what is expected of him to be an everyday shortstop.
Catching- I feel that we will be better defensively behind the plate this
year as
Jamey Davis has improved not only at the plate but defensively as well.
Doc Crowe
should see considerable time behind the plate this year as well as he has
proven
that he can handle the pitching staff well and be tough behind the plate.
Outfield- We are still looking for the guys that want to be in the
outfield on an
everyday basis. We are young in the outfield and have big shoes to
fill after last
year. I feel that there might be many starting combo's in our outfield
this year
depending on our opponents, match-ups, and situations.
Pitching- Our pitching staff might lead our team this year. Kyle
Godfrey will carry
a big load for us this year but we have many other pitchers who I feel
comfortable
with as far as thier competitiveness and thier stuff. There is not a
big gap
between the first and last man on our staff so it will be interesting to
see how
they handle it this year.
Schedule Highlights- Aside from our conference which is a tough match-up
every
weekend, we will travel to Louisburg College, Gordon College, Middle
Georgia
College, Young Harris, Blue Ridge C.C., and St. Catharine's.
Key to success in '08 - I think our pitchers will give a chance to be in
every game,
offensively we must look to be aggressive and scrappy at the plate and on
the
basepaths to squeeze across as many runs as we can. Defensively we
must focus on
making the routine plays and playing within the framework of what we try
to do.
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Jackson State |
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probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C-Josh Jones/Haskell Fink r/r-r/r so/fr
1b-Joe Sparacino
l/r so
2b-Khayyan Norfork/Cory Allen r/r fr/so
SS-Alex Turner
s/r so
3b-David Maristany r/r
so
LF-Derrick Blackwood/Elliot Bonner l/l-r/r so
CF-Austin King
r/r fr
RF-Davis Pearce
r/r fr
DH-Josh Brock
l/r fr
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Michael Panthofer rhp
so
2 Bradley Williams rhp
so
3 Jacob Fox
rhp fr
Closer
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Will Bonner lhp
fr
2 Allan Hargett lhp
fr
3 Jarrod Parker rhp
fr
4 Derrin Rogers rhp
fr
Any other pitchers who will help-
Jake Overzet
Cody Crocker
Preview:
2007 W - L-
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position:
Infield - An experienced infield should help a young pitching staff. Our
team
leaders are the guys on the infield so I feel like we will be strong
defensively. We
have returnee's in at least 3 or 4 positions, each had a good freshman
season.
Catching- We will be solid behind the plate with Josh Jones and Haskell
Fink. Jones
caught 20 games. in 2007. It won't drop off any with Haskell behind the
plate. He had
a good fall and has shown improvement defensively.
Outfield- We have several guys that have similar defensive ability, so it
will
mainly depend on who gets it done at the plate. Derrick Blackwood, Davis
Pearce,
Elliot Bonner, Josh Brock, and Austin King all do a good job defensively
and each
showed an offensive side in the Fall.
Pitching- Our pitching staff showed signs of promise in the Fall.
Returners Michael
Panthofer and Bradley Williams will be the anchors as long as they stay
healthy.
Jacob Fox, Will Bonner, Cody Crocker, Alan Hargett, Jake Overzet, and
Jarrod Parker
all showed they could get people out in the Fall. A guy to look for mid
spring will
be Thom Hunter Pratt. Pratt is recovering from shoulder surgery and sat
out last
year. He could be ready by mid April.
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Motlow State |
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Roane State |
probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Ryan Cole
R/R FR
1b- Kyle Hicks
R/R SO
2b- Chase Fellin
R/R FR
SS- Jacob Smith
R/R SO
3b- Derrick Sise
R/R FR
LF- Kyle Adams
R/R FR
CF- Josh King
R/R FR
RF- Cody Church
R/R FR
DH-
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Wil Lynam
RH So
2 Josh Garland LH
Fr
3
Closer Michael Foxworth
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1
2
3
4
Any other pitchers who will help-
Preview:
2007 W - L-
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position:
Infield -
Catching-
Outfield-
Pitching-
Schedule Highlights-
The Raiders' schedule will be comprised of challenging opponents again
this season.
Five opponents on the 2008 schedule are ranked in the top 20 in the
national
pre-season polls.
Key to success in '08 -
To succeed, the Raiders must develop their identity as a quality team and
overcome
youth and inexperience. Roane State will start only two sophomores
in the field.
On the mound, the Raiders will look to Wil Lynam as their sophomore
leader.
Freshmen pitchers will have to make the adjustment to college quickly to
lay a good
foundation for the tournament.
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Southwest TN |
probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Jordan Wakefield RT/RT
SO Austen Moody RT/RT
FR
1b- Cory Rudolph RT/RT
SO Jesse Brooks RT/LT
FR
2b- Matt Dangar
RT/RT FR David
Clayton RT/RT SO
SS- Mike Fortenbery RT/RT
FR Ryan Ripperton RT/RT SO
3b- Devin Hicks
RT/RT SO
LF- Billy Ray Todd LT/LT
SO
CF- Daniel Hill
RT/RT SO Grant
Garlington RT/RT SO
RF- Dustin Dover RT/RT
FR Josh Hansen RT/RT
FR
DH- Chris Coleman RT/RT
FR Cory Stultz RT/RT
FR
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Dusty Carver RH
SO Colby Fitzpatrick
RH SO
2 Chris Coleman RH
FR Chad Free
RH SO
3 Dusty Dover
LH FR Brandon
Goodam RH SO
Closer Jas Ferguson LH FR
Kirby Grisham LH FR
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Adam Hampton LH
SO Nick Purcell
RH FR
2 Tim Harmon RH
SO Shane Phillips
LH FR
3 Matt Ince LH
FR Mitch Warren
LH SO
4 Bryan Joyner Rh
FR Chris williams
RH FR
Justin Wright RH FR
Any other pitchers who will help- What we have done is add some much
needed depth to
our pitching staff. We don't have any idea who will be our top pitchers at
this
time. I can tell you this they have worked there butts off for Coach Holt
and I know
for a fact this will be our most improved area on the field!
Preview:
2007 W -18 L-41
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position:
Infield -I don't know how much we can improve here over last year. That
group we had
last year should have taken the field wearing body armor when some over
our
pitchers took the mound. We will replace a good hitter in Clay Wright with
another
good hitter in Devin Hicks at SS Phillip Gibson was solid but between Ryan
Ripperton
and Mike Fortenberry we have two very capable replacements. Between those
two it
will come down to who is hitting. At 2B we will have more power at this
position
with Bartlett 07 State Champ Matt Dangar and the very capable David
Clayton. First
Base will see the return of Cody Rudolph who is an athlete at thought spot
who can
pick it and hit it.
Catching- North Alabama signee Jordan Wakefield will return behind the
Dish where he
will be joined by Freshman Austen Moody who will be a very capable back
stop. This
addition will give Jordan an opportunity to get some time off during the
season.
Last year Jorn caught 55 of 59 games.
Outfield- Billy Ray Todd-Daniel Hill-Dustin Dover-Josh Hansen-Grant
Garlington
They will roam the outfield at First Tennessee Fields. All can play and
all can hit
all five will be playing somewhere at the next level. We have been able to
add depth
as well as arm strength to our OF.
Pitching- Just Showing up we have improved at this position and I am proud
of what
our staff was able to do last year with the injuries and numbers we had
including no
LHP's.
The addition of Coach Holt to our staff has had and awesome effect on our
pitchers
work habits as well as their mechanics. These guys are looking forward to
the 08
season with renewed confidence in their abilities.
Schedule Highlights-Open up: FEB 1-2-3 at LSU Eunice (2006 DII Junior
College Champion)
@Okaloosa Walton FEB 8-9-10 Shelton State-Cleveland State-Okaloosa
Walton Playing
in our New home First Tennessee Fields and their awesome facility- indoor
concessions and restrooms- Bullpens and equipment and playing surface that
will much
improved.
Key to success in '08 - We know and everyone else knows for us to be
competitive we
must be 100% improved on the hill. I think we have the ability to be much
improved
in this area. We will be successful if we can show a great confidence in
our
abilitie as well as our team! Win or Lose we just hope we can be
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Volunteer State |
probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Chase Patrick
L/R SO
1b- Zach Hendren
R/R SO
2b- Kevin Nelson
S/R SO
SS- Michael Duckworth R/R
FR
3b- Bo Cook
L/R SO
LF- John Jones
R/R SO
CF- Jesse Bowman
R/R SO
RF- Bart White
R/R SO
DH- Brett Grizzard/Josh Garton L/R L/R FR FR
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1Matt Costello
LH SO
2Spencer Nelson RH
SO
3Hayden Shrum
RH SO
Closer Ben Crocker RH
FR
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1Eric Gilley
RH FR
2Ryan Branscum RH
SO
3Zach Murphy
RH FR
Any other pitchers who will help- Stuart Dill, Justin Houk, Jordan Smith,
Mike Blume
Preview:
2007 W - L-
Starters returning : Position players: Pitchers:
Outlook by position:
Infield -We feel that we are much improved in this area this year.
This will be the
key to our season once again. If we can make the routine plays on
the infield we
will have the opportunity to win.
Catching-We are untested behind the plate. Chase Patrick will start
behind the
plate and he will be pushed by a very talented Freshman Jason Payne.
Outfield-We are very experienced in the outfield this year and will start
three Soph
out there. These guys will be pushed by some very athletic and
talented Freshman.
Pitching-This could be the deepest staff that we've had in a long time.
We will
start three Soph on the weekend. The key to our pitching staff will
be our starters
going deeper in to ball games than our starters did last year.
Schedule Highlights-Confernce Schedule and Northwest Shoals, Calhoun and
Wallace
State as well as Joliet College who finished Runner-up in the DIII World
series last
year.
Key to success in '08- Defense and focus. This team is pretty good
when we are
focused on the task at hand.
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Walters State |
probable starters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Dylan Pratt/Jesse Wierzbicki
R/R FR
1b-Adam Stooksberry/Kyle Koeneman
R/R SO/FR
2b-Nick Langley/Jon Dalton
L/R,R/R SO/FR
SS-Alex McClure
S/R FR
3b-Cody Hawn
L/R FR
LF- Will Skinner/Pratt
R/R FR
CF- Adam Milligan
L/R SO
RF- Chad Hunter
R/R FR
DH- Koeneman/Dalton
R/R FR
Weekend Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 David Francis RH
SO
2 Nick Fuller
RH SO
3 Chad Bell
LH FR
Closer Coty Woods RH
SO
Weekday Starters
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Jack Snodgrass LH
SO
2 Adam Ray
RH SO
3 Ben Walker LH
SO
4 Spencer Clifft RH FR
Any other pitchers who will help-
Austin Bridgewater RH FR
Mark Allen Bounds RH FR
Derek Marshall RH SO
Tyler Farley RH FR
Preview:
2007 W - 43 L- 11
Starters returning : Position players:3 Pitchers:2
Outlook by position:
Infield - Our infield has a chance to be pretty strong, especially on the
left side
with McClure and Hawn. The right side should be solid as well with Langly
returning
at 2nd base and Stooksberry playing his natural position of 1st base after
catching
last season.
Catching - Both catchers, Pratt and Wierzbicki, will catch a significant
amount of
time this season. Both do a fine job of handling our pitching staff and
have the arm
strength to control opponents running games.
Outfield- Our OF can be very strong with Adam Milligan returning in CF and
the
additions of Will Skinner and Chad Hunter. Each of those freshmen do a
tremendous
job defensively and provide some punch offensively as well. Logan Bowers
and Austin
Bridgewater give us some depth out there as well.
Pitching- We need our pitching to be much improved over last season, as
you are only
as good as your pitching. We feel they have the ability to do that. With 3
former
draft picks in David Francis, Nick Fuller, and Chad Bell, we feel we have
3 pretty
good ones to run out on the weekends. And sophomores Jack Snodgrass, Adam
Ray, and
Ben Walker will give us quality innings as well as midweek starts.
Freshmen Spencer
Clifft, Austin Bridgewater and Mark Allen Bounds continue to improve and
will be
relied on in important roles as well. Closer Coty Woods must continue to
improve and
become more consistent but has the ability to do so.
Schedule Highlights-
Feb 9-10: Travel to Chipola to face defending National Champs Chipola,
2003 National
Champs Southern Nevada, and St. Petersburgh CC.
Feb 19: Host 3rd ranked Spartanburg Methodist in doubleheader.
Plus every weekend in the TJCCAA is a highlight. Every weekend is a
dogfight in this
league.
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