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West Region Division II-AA

Briarcrest (Eads)
CBHS (Memphis)
Hutchison (Memphis)
MUS (Memphis)
St. Agnes (Memphis)
St. Benedict (Cordova)
 

WEST REGION Division II-A

Bishop Byrne (Memphis)
ECS (Cordova)
Elliston (Memphis)
FACS (Cordova)
Fayette Academy (Somerville)
Harding Academy (Memphis)
Immaculate Conception (Memphis)
Jackson Christian (Jackson)
Lausanne (Memphis)
Memphis Catholic (Memphis)
Rosemark (Millington)
Rossville
SBEC (Southaven)
St. George's (Collierville)
St. Mary's (Memphis)
USJ (Jackson)

 With 11 returning starters the saints are looking forward to having a great spring in 2012. Briarcrest returns 11 seniors and 4 juniors.
  The offense last year was led by Michael Ince who was hitting at a .478 clip until his season ending injury in the Houston game.  We also return 5 .300 plus hitters: C-Mitch Blakney .325; IF- Bennette Hill .310; p/of-Sklar Jones .306; p/1b-Michael Sillyman .358 and of/dh-Sean Tuohy .313.  With the return of these young men and the addition of some youth we should have an explosive line-up with the potential to score a lot of runs on a daily basis.
    With 6 seniors on the mound and one junior to go along with a solid infield and a fast outfield we could be as good defens-ively as we have ever been since I arrived at Briarcrest. The pitching staff will be anchored by Tyler Moore, Michael Sillyman, Colby Herndon, Matt Rivera, Skylar Jones,JR./ Grayson Ponder, Jordan Roper and Drew Gilliam.
    Briarcrest looks to be an exciting ball club and the potential is great to have a banner year if we can stay away from key injuries and gell together as a unit.

The Lions head into the 2012 season opti-mistic with 8 returning starters. The offense will be led by Parks Flowers (JR/RF) who batted .405 last year with 12 HR and 32 RBIs, Matt Harford (SR/1B) who batted .347 and hit 11 doubles and Zach Beasley(JR/UTIL) who will be looking to bounce back from his team leading .345 BA as a freshman. Nathan Stanford (JR/RHP) 3-3 record last year will head up a rotation that returns everyone including Alex Guy (SR/RHP) who led the team in IP (35) and K (41). Having one of the strongest arms in the area, Riley Echols (JR/CF) had 6 assists last year will anchor a good defense that has many three and four year starters in the lineup.  Harding will need to be injury free heading into the post season to have a chance at winning another state championship. The goals are high this year and with the experience this team has it will hopefully turn into a very successful 2012 season.  

SBEC       12-18            2/1

Southern Baptist Educational Center (SBEC)is located in Southaven, MS, and  plays in the TSSAA Division llA league. We participate in the  West 1 which includes SBEC, St. Georges, ECS, Harding Academy and FACS. The other side of our district, West 2 includes TRA, Fayette Academy, Rossville, USJ and Jackson Christian. Our team finished with an overall record of 12-18 last season and finished last in our district tournament. Our varsity roster will consist of 9 seniors, 4 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman and 1 8th grader. It will be a rebuilding year for the Trojans as we return only 4 position starters, two starting pitchers and 1 reliever.

Offensively, the Trojans will be lead by seniors Philip Brassell(.310 bavg), Matt DeBerry (.289 bavg), and Jamie Fowler(.265 bavg). All three seniors were everyday starters last season. Defensively, SBEC will be strong on the infield, led by smooth fielding seniors Philip Brassell and Austin Wilson. Also, 8th grader Grae Kessinger, grandson of former big league shortstop Don Kessinger, will provide another solid glove on the infield along with junior William Matheson. Junior Justin McKenzie will handle the catching duties, filling the shoes of former All-State catcher J.D. Tackett. On the mound, the Trojans return 3 senior starters, right-handed pitchers Jamie Fowler and Matt DeBerry and left-handed pitcher Zach Womack. Also junior RHP Hunter Vanderburg and freshman LHP Dalton Markle will add depth to the staff. The bullpen will be anchored by RHP, senior returner, Aaron Napper.

The success of the SBEC Trojans this season will depend upon the leadership of its 9 seniors, on and off the field, and how each one of them will accept their role they are called to do. Also, how the younger, inexperienced players can perform at the varsity level will determine how the Trojans perform in this 2012 season.