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High School Class A Previews Region 1 & 2 Region 3 & 4 Region 5 & 6 Region 7 & 8 AA - R 1 & 2 R 3 & 4 R 5 & 6 R 7 & 8 AAA - R 1 & 2 R 3 &4 R 5 & 6 R 7 & 8 D2 - West East/Middle |
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CLASS A REGION FOUR
District 7
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| Team Previews Lookout Valley 6a 31-5 2/1 The Yellow Jackets return six
starters from the 2009 District and Region championship team. Senior all-disrict
catcher Aaron O'Dell (.433, 7 2b's, 38 RBI)returns with four other
infielders; Junior first baseman Cory McKaig (.342, 7 2b's, 45 RBI),
Junior shortsop Tyler Penland (.371, 48 R, 28 SB), Senior third baseman
Caleb Cass (.404, 7 HR, 43 RBI), and Senior second baseman Mathew Townson.
The outfield returns Senior all-district selection Daniel Patrick (.393, 7
2b's, 32 RBI). Last year contributors Junior utility player Mathew Allison
and Junior outfilder Hayden Turner will be competing with others for
starting positions in 2010. Senior outfielder Ben Adkins, Senior IF Chad
Moore, Senior utility player Justin Sawyer, Junior third baseman Carson
Bethune, and Junior outfielder Zack Frashier will all compete for starting
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Team Previews Monterey 7a 21-8 3/15 Coming off its first ever trip to
the state tournament, Monterey High Wildcat baseball team will be trying
to get back there in 2010. After losing 6 seniors in the class of 09 there
will be some holes to fill. Leading the 2010 wildcats will be Senior ss/rhp
Josh Wilson, senior 2b/rhp Trent Mccormick, and Senior cf/lhp Ross ward.
All of these guys have been at least 3 year starters and contributed to
the 09 success. Being strong up the middle will be the wildcats strength
with Wilson, McCormick, Ward, senior Mario Salinas, and Jr. c Corey
Ledbetter. Gordonsville 8a 8-14 1/7 With ten players
returning with valuable game experience we should be improved from last
year. Senior (RHP/INF) Jacob Bennett returns. Jacob is a four year starter
and the ace of our staff. We need Jacob to improve at the plate this year
and we need for Jacob to be special on the mound this year. Senior (1B)
Cole Bush rounds out this years senior class. Cole made steady improvement
all of last year at the plate, we need Cole to be more consistent in the
field. Junior (C) Brad Fitts returns behind the plate. Brad is the best
contact hitter on the team as he had the lowest strikeout ratio on the
team. Brad improved all year and reall came to life in the tournament last
year. Trousdale County 8a 16-12 1/12 For the past five seasons the Yellow Jackets have reached at least the region semi-finals with two state tournament trips, but with the graduation of six full time starters, the 2010 campaign may be a daunting task to continue that trend. TCHS will be young and green in important positions. All three outfield positions will have new faces and finding a catcher, first baseman, and a third baseman are top priorities from the start. The three everyday players returning are Anthony Spears (Sr. RHP/C) who moves in from the outfield to the primary catcher, but the question is, "Who will catch Anthony when he pitches?" Whom ever receives the task will be inexperienced at the least. Spears will go in as the ace of the staff, but questions remain in the focus and commitment depart-ment. Dillon Young (Sr. INF) returns after an all district/region 2009 where he belted 7 homers and drove in 24 runs Dillon has primarily played 2B but may move to CF where he has recorded innings throughout his career. Young will be asked to protect another all district/region (Freshman All State) performer, Adam Ford (So. SS/RHP) in the lineup. Ford led the Jackets with a .375 average and 14 doubles in his rookie campaign and started all 28 games at shortstop. After these three, the next most experienced player is Allen Bradshaw (Jr. RHP/INF). Bradshaw started over half the games last season, those coming at 3B, 2B, or on the mound. Bradshaw has some ability but it has yet to be determined if he can step up on a day-to-day basis. Jordan Halliburton (Sr. RHP) saw quite a bit of time out of the bullpen last season while making a few spot starts. He will be asked to step up his performance on the mound, especially if the Yellow Jackets have any chance of success. Ryan Denius (Jr. LHP/OF) looks to step into the lineup full time. The hardest worker on the team may have to learn to play first base but will definitely see time on the mound. Hunter Murphree (So. RHP/INF/C) will jump in the mix, but where has not been decided. He is athletic and may jump into a role he has never played before....catcher. Devon Turczyn (So. OF/RHP) may earn a position with his raw athletic ability. The fastest player on the team, he looks to win an outfield spot. The coaching staff sees a bit of Craig Moreland (Former all state, Vol State, Cumberland Univ. & MLB Draft Pick) at this age. "Craig was a little ahead of him when it comes to baseball sense and production, but just athleticism, they are similar." says 9th year coach Davy Cothron. "In small rural schools, the drive to do well seems to cycle, at least in my exper-iences. This year's club seems to not have that drive at this point. It's issue after issue... so far, but we will push on and hopefully we will develop into a compet-itive team by the tournament." Friendship Christian 8a 26-11 2/1 The Commanders are coming off
their third straight appearance in the state baseball tournament. In 2010,
the Commanders are returning seven position players and five pitchers from
a team that finished 26-11 and lost in the semi-finals of the state
tourn-ament for the second straight year. The position players returning
include all state SS Lee Maasen. Maasen hit .491 with 11 homers and 53
RBI's. Also returning are 3B/P Dylan Boyd (.464), OF Chris Hall (.361), OF
John Markham, 3B/P Mitch Miller, 1B/P Matt Goodner, 2B Evan Shelton, and C
Drew Erie.
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