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Happy Valley 11-15
2/4/08 62
The 2008 Warrior baseball will be young once again, but
will have experience from playing last year has freshman and sophomores.
The warriors will be led by a pitching staff who gained experience by
facing tough competition. Logan Bowling a Junior will be the Warriors top
pitcher, Cody Hyder (JR), Jake Hodge (Soph) and Ethan Fleenor (Soph) will
round out the Warrior rotation. Relief pitchers who will also see action
on the mound are Hunter Peters(JR), Craig Sheets(JR), Jake Miller(Soph),
Jake Howell(Soph) and Scotty Simerly(FR). The only senior will be Tyler
Blevins who will play shortstop and maybe
second base. Returning starters are Joe Guinn (3rd base, Soph), Tyler
Blevins (SS, SR), Brandon Burchfield (2nd base, JR), Garrett Dykes (C,
JR), Craig Sheets (1st base, JR), Cody Hyder (CF, JR), Jake Miller ( DH,
Soph). Happy Valley Returns 7 starters and many players who saw playing
time last year.
The Warriors pitching staff gained experience last year and return all
4 starters.
Logan Bowling Jr
Cody Hyder Jr
Jake Hodge Soph
Ethan Fleenor Soph
Relief pitchers who will contribute will be Hunter Peters(JR), Craig
Sheets(JR),
Jake Miller(Soph), Jake Howell(Soph), Scotty Simerly(Fr)
"To be successful this year we will need to do the little things that win
baseball games, said Coach Hurley.
Elizabethton
28-11
2/26/08 78
2008 will bring some fierce
competition for starting spots in Elizabethton. The Cyclones will
need to replace 12 players from last years 28-11 record setting squad. One
player that will be be dearly missed by the Cyclones and those who knew
him is former Cyclone Cody Marley whose life was cut short on October 7th,
2007, due to a
tragic automobile accident.
The only starting position player returning is senior catcher Wes
Anderson. Senior OF Nick Papantoniou saw some successful varsity
action last year and will compete with fellow senior C.J. Campbell,
juniors Casey Crapps and Jerry Berkley, and sophomore Zack Boles in the
OF. Daniel Simerly (SR), Nolan Childers (JR), Chris Dunbar (JR),
Zack Montgomery (JR), Jordan Hodges JR), Brent Powell (JR), Jake Davis
(SO), Knox Eryasa (SO), and Matt Febuary (SO) will all be battling it out
for starting IF jobs. Anderson will anchor the catching core along
with juniors Jordan Hodges and Ethan Laws.
The pitching staff will be led by returning lettermen juniors Chris Dunbar
(6-3 3.97) and Casey Crapps (2-0 3.89). Senior Dan Simerly will also
serve in a starting role on the mound. C.J. Campbell (SR), Jerry
Berkley (JR), Nolan Childers (JR), and Jake Davis (SO) will also share the
load on the mound.
"These guys work extremely hard. They know how to play the game the
way it was meant to be played. Their work ethic and attitude will
pay dividends many times over as the season progresses," said Coach Nix.
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Carter 19-14
2/12/08
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The 2008 Carter Hornets will be led by seniors Ryan
Roach .423 avg, Jared Murray (2 yr starting catcher), Kent Garrett .309
avg 5 HR's and Bradley Henderson.
The 2008 Hornets will have to replace Walters State signee Mark-Allen
Bounds (105 Strikeouts Last Year). Seniors Bradley Henderson 2-0 with 2
saves and Ryan Roach 2-1, Junior Matthew Parsons 2-1 with 1 save,
Sophomore Josh Rudd 1-0 and Freshmen Chad Sharp and Phillip Whitaker
will be key in determining the overall success of this year's team.
"To be successful this year we... must find quality pitching from a
largely untested staff," said Coach Rimmer.
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Cumberland Gap 15-11
1/21/08
50
probablestarters:
Pos. Name
Hit/Throw Class
C- Nick Antuna
R/R SR
1b- Jadon Guy
L/L SO
2b- Seth Sharp
R/R SO
SS- Josh Lorens
R/R SO
3b- Josh Baughcum R/R
SR
LF- Josh Barnett
R/R SR
CF- Lake Evans
R/R JR
RF- Zack Baughcum R/R
SO
DH- Nick Hubbard R/R
SR
Rotation
# Name
RH/LH Class
1 Josh Baughcum RH
SR
2 Jeff Matlock
RH SO
3 Nick Hubbard
RH SR
4 Jadon Guy
LH SO
5 Zack Baughcum RH
SO
6 Nick Antuna
RH SR
7 Seth Sharp
RH SO
Any other pitchers who will help-
Josh Lorens
RH SO
Cory Cheek
RH JR
Outlook by position:
Infield -Although the infield will be young I am very excited about our
players. I think are defense will be above average and offensively
we will be pretty good.
Catching- Catching could be a problem. We don't have a true catcher and
our back up catcher is not returning.
Outfield- Our outfield will be about average.
Pitching- Pitching will also be a big question mark but we are working
hard to bring a good product to the mound.
Key to success in '08- We need to play as a team. Make the routine
defensive plays. Manufacture runs late in the game and pitching has to
through strikes and eliminate walks.
Rutledge 25-11
2/4/08
63 Returning Position Players:
Lance Childers OF/C Sr.
Jordan Cruze OF/C
Sr.
A.J. Frost IF
Sr.
Jacob Trent IF
Sr.
Brack Ballard OF/IF Jr.
Zack Blanken C/OF
Jr.
Billy Conley OF
Jr.
Jed Corum OF
Jr.
Cody Byrd
IF/OF So.
Lucas Cope C/IF
So.
Caleb Cornett OF
So.
Cody Glasscock IF/OF So.
Jake Graves IF
So.
Ryan Webster IF
So.
Returning Pitchers:
A.J. Frost R Sr.
Zack Blanken R Jr.
Billy Conley R Jr.
Jake Graves R So.
Ryan Webster R So.
Newcomers:
Jared Bates OF/IF
Fr.
Konner Brabson OF
Fr.
Aaron Carter IF/P
Fr.
Jake Corum OF/IF/P
Fr.
Dylan Evans C/OF
Fr.
Heath Johnson IF/P
Fr.
Matthew Kitts IF
Fr.
Brandon Sartorius IF/P Fr.
Strengths: Attitude, Work Ethic, and Tradition
Weaknesses: Experience, Depth of Pitching Staff
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