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Rank | School | W | L | Class |
1 | FARRAGUT | 40 | 5 | AAAA |
2 | BRIARCREST | 24 | 13 | D2AA |
3 | NOLENSVILLE | 30 | 10 | AAAA |
4 | CHRISTIAN BROTHERS | 21 | 11 | D2AA |
5 | BEECH | 27 | 16 | AAAA |
6 | TULLAHOMA | 36 | 6 | AAA |
7 | COLUMBIA ACADEMY | 36 | 6 | D2A |
8 | BAYLOR | 28 | 8 | D2AA |
9 | ARLINGTON | 32 | 7 | AAAA |
10 | LORETTO | 30 | 6 | AA |
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2025 April 23 - TCCAA Week 11 (final regular season) Preview Cleveland at Walters (Thur/Friday) Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: "Walters is once again atop of our league. Will be a tough series at their place." Sean Robinson/Walters: "Looking forward to the last weekend against Cleveland State. Coach Bryant has brought this team along throughout the year and we know they are dangerous as their losses have been in close games. They have the starting pitching to keep their team in the game for a long time and a dynamic offense on the base paths. Obviously, with this being the last weekend, they will be hungry to improve their seeding position for the tournament. They will be ready to fight all weekend long and we have to not settle after clinching and bring it as well."
Dyersburg at Roane (Friday/Saturday) Cam Hamsley/Roane: "All in the mix for standings! Excited to see George on the baseball side now. His team has been playing really well I know they are talented but like us have just been losing a lot of close 1 and 2 run ball games. They are in games so eventually it’ll click. What better time for them then here at the end! Raiders have a lot in front of them but can just focus on staying in the moment. If we can sweep we’ll land the 7 seed, if we win the series it’ll be the 8 seed if we lose series is probably the 9 seed. Team is still connecting and playing hard. Just looking to be playing our best baseball at the end. Love my guys! "
Motlow at Chattanooga (Friday/Saturday) Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "We are excited to host Motlow and know we will have our hands full as Dan’s teams are always really tough to play this time of year. His teams generally do a great job of peaking around tournament time and we are there now!! Hoping we can gather ourselves and compete at a high level this weekend!!" Dan McShea/Motlow: "Chattanooga has been playing really well all season. They do a tremendous job of taking advantages of an opponent’s mistakes so we must play clean baseball. Everyone has a full season under their belt so there should be some really good baseball this weekend leading up to the conference tournament."
Volunteer at Jackson (Saturday/Sunday) Jim McGuire/Volunteer: "Walters St swept the Pioneers at home last weekend. The Senators lived up to their national ranking dominating the series from start to finish. There were a few bright spots on the mound with good relief performances from Brady Davis and Drew Morehead along with Easton Denning having a solid weekend at the platePioneers travel to Jackson St this weekend. The series has been moved to Saturday (12:00 DH) and Sunday (1:00) due to the forecast. Looking to get back on track in all phases of the game as we lead into the tournament next week. The offense will have to get going to have a chance to win our final series. Hoping to finish the regular season on a positive note." Charles Winders/Jackson: ""
Pellissippi at Southwest (Sunday/Monday) Erik Schoenrock/SW: "What a crazy year it has been in the league… probably the most parity I’ve seen in my 8 years here. We had a good showing in Jackson, winning all 3 games. Our bats came back to life for the first time in a few weeks and hopefully they stay that way as we wind down the regular season. This weekend, we host Pellissippi on Sunday/Monday. There is a chance that the series winner will claim the number 2 seed for the tournament, so there is definitely a lot on the line. Shawn has done a great job in year 1 with this new program and they are solid in all facets of the game. They will be a tough match up for us and we will need to play well to defend home turf. "
April 16 - TCCAA Week 10 Preview - Two series will begin on Thursday this week - Dyersburg vs Cleveland and Volunteer vs Walters, the other three will start on Friday. Volunteer vs Walters Jim McGuire/Volunteer: "Pioneers are coming off of a series win at Roane St, winning game one 11-5 and game two 8-0. Had a chance for a series sweep leading 7-4 in game three but gave up 3 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th for a tough 8-7 lose. Good pitching performances from Jack McLaury and Eben Hasen were the key in the first 2 games. Clutch hitting from the middle of the line up (Easton Denning, Gage Hoover, Scotty Dean) in all three games was the bright spot on the offensive side. Big challenge this weekend as Walters St comes to Gallatin. They are up to #4 in the national rankings and are having another outstanding year. Their offense is one of the tops in the country and slowing them down will be the key for us in the series. Will need to play well and consistent in all phases of the game. The series will be played on Thursday (3:00 1-9) and Friday (12:00 DH)." Seth Robinson/Walters: "Senators are headed to Gallatin to battle a team that has the second most wins overall in the conference. Both teams have things they are playing for and looking to head into the last weekend on a roll. Both teams coming off series wins and trying to solidify their spot for the conference tournament. Their offense has some power and some speed. Seems like everybody in their lineup has some pop and/or runs a little bit. We have to capitalize on their pitching mistakes and hopefully our offense can hurt them when we need to." Dyersburg vs Cleveland Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: "Dyersburg always finds a way to compete hard against us. I don’t expect anything different this weekend." George White/Dyersburg: Friday/Saturday Roane at Motlow Cam Hamsley/Roane: "Motlow State vs Roane State better know in some small circles as the Broken Stall Series. It’s always fun and it’s always competitive each game. The series is always more fun at the Driver Baseball Complex in Tullahoma. We will stay Friday/Saturday as far as days go on the series so Good Friday gets to be spent in Tullahoma. I always love the way these guys play. Excited to see Coach McShea." Dan McShea/Motlow: "We host Roane State this weekend for our last home series of the year. Both teams are fighting for the same positioning going into the tournament so I expect a high energy weekend. Our areas of focus have not changed. Consistency is where we need the most improvement. We must do better with this over the weekend to be able to get in a chance of winning this important series." Southwest at Jackson Erik Schoenrock/Southwest: "We head into week 10 playing some up & down baseball. We lost 2 of 3 at Chattanooga last weekend and still have some offensive woes to figure out before the tournament here in a few weeks. Our pitching staff is giving us a chance to win in most games right now, but we have to find a way to be more competitive in the box offensively. This weekend, we make the short trip up I-40 to take on the Green Jays. They have been playing much better as a whole as the season has progressed and we will need to band together and play inspired baseball in order to compete on the road."
Charles Winders/Jackson: "The Jays will host
southwest this weekend. We know the Saluquis have a really good
pitching staff and we will need to cash in on all scoring
chances. The jays will look to rebound after last weekend, and
we know our pitchers will come out and give us a chance to make
plays. This weekend will be a great test as we head into
conference tourney time."
Columbia at Pellissippi Desi Ammons/Columbia: "Final weekend for the Green team with our bye the final conference weekend. We look to finish strong in conference, and this weekend will prove crucial for final standings. We go on the road to face off against the 2nd ranked Panthers. What a great job Coach Hughes and his staff is doing in year 1! They will play with great energy and enthusiasm so we will have to match that!" Steve Hughes/Pellissippi: ""
Apr 11 - TCCAA Week 9 Preview Volunteer at Roane Jim McGuire/Vol: "Pioneers are coming off of a tough weather weekend with Motlow where they we only able to get in two games in the series on Monday.Game one was another good pitching performance from Eben Hansen going 6 innings allowing only 1 ER recording his third win of the season. Big hits in key situations led to the 6-1 win. Game two was dominated by Motlow with the Pioneers only having two hits in the game resulting in a 6-1 loss. Vol State travels to Harriman this weekend to take on Roane St. The Raiders have been playing well this season. They have had a well-balanced offense and good starting pitching. One of the keys for the Pioneers will be to get the offense back on track but the biggest key will be how we handle the short week after playing on Monday."
Cam Hamsley/Roane: "Pioneers will be in Harriman
this weekend. It has been a great response by their squad this
year! They are built back up and are about to be at the 30 win
mark! We are going to have our hands full. The arms seem deep
with some talent in the rotation. There are a lot of hitters we
are going to have a hard time getting out. We’ll try to keep the
inside pitch away from Denning and the outside pitch away from
Hoover. The lineup is scrappy and we will have such a hard time
getting them out. For us to be successful we have to execute
fundamental baseball. I feel like that is our way to get on a
run these last few weeks! As always I love my guys and can’t
wait to compete with them this coming weekend!"
Motlow at Columbia Dan McShea/Motlow: "We travel to Columbia this weekend for what is always an exciting series. Columbia has a very talented team with a deep pitching staff. Our keys offensively will be to try to get into the bullpen as quickly as possible and hopefully not let their starters get on a roll on the mound. Defensively, we have to keep the free bases to a minimum and find a way out of the big inning. Columbia has shown an ability to score a lot quickly so we need to limit big innings." Desi Ammons/Columbia: "As we approach the end of the conference season for us, it seems these next two weekends are more important than ever. 2-6 spots in conference are jam packed. The Bucks are visiting Muletown this weekend and Dan always seems to have his team playing well from April on each year. This series will come down to the least mistakes."
Southwest at Chattanooga Erik Schoenrock/Southwest: "Our series vs. Dyersburg was impacted by the insane amount of rain and storms we had in West Tennessee, as we were only able to get in 2 games on Monday. We split those 2 games and still are scuffling offensively. We will need to be much better these last 3 weekends of conference play headed into the tournament. This weekend we are at Chatt State, which is always a tough place to play. We will need to play clean on both sides of the ball and find a way to compete with an altered pitching staff due to our recent schedule. Should be a fun match up between 2 top 4 teams in the league!" Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "We ready ourselves for SW TN CC as they come across the state. We know the talent they have and their resume is unquestionable. We will need to perform at a high level and try and play a more complimentary style than we did last weekend!! Hope our guys are ready." Walters, Pellissippi, Dyersburg and Jackson did not send info to me this week...
April 4 - TCCAA Week 8 Preview Jackson at Pellissippi Thur/Friday Charles Winders/Jackson: "The Greenjays are leaving the wetlands of West TN to travel east to play Pellissippi. They have gotten off to great start in their first season in the TCCAA. The jays will need to find a way to score some runs, against a quality pitching staff, that has given teams problems this year." Chattanooga at Cleveland Fri/Sat Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "We are getting ready to head over to Cleveland and battle the always tough Cougars. Coach Bryant is finding out the difficulties of sitting in the main chair now and deal with the challenges of this level and this conference, but I know he is working hard to put them in a better frame of mind for the final part of the regular season and in to the post season. Their pitching is salty and their hitters have hit us well this fall and in the past so I expect them to be up to our challenge. Hopefully, we will decide to show up, in a super tough environment, and perform to the level we need to in order to have some success." Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: "Chattanooga is always one of the toughest teams to play in our league. Expect the same this weekend. Will be a hard fought series." Columbia at Walters Fri/Sat Desi Ammons/Columbia: "“Spinning our wheels”, that would be an accurate way to describe past two weeks of baseball for the Chargers. Will need to find some “traction” against the Senators this week or it could be a long couple of days. It’s never easy to win in Morristown and Dave has his team on a red hot streak, so we will need to play our best baseball to have a chance. Want to see how tough and competitive we are this week." Sean Robinson/Walters: "It's always a good matchup when we play Columbia State. We are playing well right now on all sides of the ball, but Coach Ammons has gotten his teams to play well against really good teams. They are definitely capable of coming to Morristown and giving us a run for our money. We are going have to play solid defense, as not to give them extra opportunities, and we are going have to stay with our approaches to face their pitchers. They have a wide variety of arms that we need to be ready for."
Dyersburg at Southwest Sun/Mon Erik Schoenrock/Southwest: "We had a solid weekend vs. Cleveland, taking 2 of 3. It was a great series, all 3 games could have gone either way - we were fortunate to be at home because I think if we were on the road for that series, Cleveland probably would have taken the series. We continue our long home stand this weekend at USA Stadium vs. Dyersburg State. Throw out their record... we will need play well to compete with these guys. They have always had our number and we have no room to get complacent with the standings being so bunched up. We are 2 games from being in 1st place, but also 2.5 games from being out of the top 5 & in a dreaded play-in game. Playing Sunday / Monday this weekend, so we will need to continue to adapt to an ever-changing schedule due to weather like we have been dealing with here recently alot."
Motlow at Volunteer Sun/Mon Jim McGuire/Volunteer: "Vol State hosts Motlow this weekend. Weather is the biggest issue for the series causing us to move to Sunday/Monday. The two teams are separated by a half game (Motlow 8-10, Vol 7-10) making it a big series to try and move up in the standings. The Bucks are one of the best hitting teams in the conference and are scoring a lot of runs. It will be a challenge for our pitching staff to slow them down but the key to the weekend is can we match what they do offensively. Hoping to carry what we did last weekend into the series. Hope the weather cooperates."
March 27 - TCCAA Week 7 Preview - Volunteer State has the bye this week... "Vol St is coming off of a series loss to Cleveland St last weekend. The Pioneers had a come from behind victory in game one. After a slow start offensively the bats came alive for a 10-5 win. Eben Hansen and Drew Morehead (winning pitcher) both had good outings. Games two and three were dominated by the Cougars. They jumped out to big leads in both games and their pitching handled the rest. It was a tough series loss at home. The Pioneers are out of conference this weekend and will take on Wabash Valley in a DH on Friday (moved up due to the weather forecast on Saturday). The Warriors were NJCAA World Series participants in 2024 and have another strong team again 2025. Need to play more consistently and get ready for the final stretch run in the conference." Walters at Dyersburg - neither school sent info this week. Cleveland at Southwest Erik Schoenrock/Southwest: "What a wild year it has been in our league... every weekend seems to be more competitive and back & forth than the previous one. The current standings represent balance & parity. We were fortunate to sweep Roane at home with 3 close victories last weekend... all 3 games could have gone either way. This week, we are back at home again with Cleveland headed to town. Statistically, us and the Cougars seem to be similar ballclubs and in my 8 years here, this series has always had close games each year. Aaron & his staff do a great job and we have a lot of respect for their operation & we will need to continue to improve if we are to take care of business at home." Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: "Southwest is coming off a great weekend. We got to play our best to have a chance in Millington." Roane at Columbia Desi Ammons/Columbia: "Coming back from Chattanooga licking our wounds. Greg’s bunch was clicking on all cylinders, tip of the cap to them. Back at home against Roane State this weekend(Thursday/Friday). Two teams that got swept and are looking to get back on the tracks. Roane played well at Southwest and had a chance in all 3 ballgames so I expect them to be prepared this weekend. We will see how we can respond as March wraps up. Cam has a good bunch and is doing a good job with them as they’ve won 20 games before we have even gotten to April! Kudos to him and Coach Dalton. Keys to winning, as always, throw strikes, make fewer mistakes, and get a timely hit or two." Cam Hamsley/Roane: "Rough trip to Millington for the Raiders. We have gotten away from our brand of baseball a little bit these past few weekends and I'm to blame for all of this. I have not managed, led, or coached up our team very well in this stretch. I am really looking to challenge our awesome group of young men this week and get back on our checklist through our mission down the stretch. I know we'll be playing our best baseball in the end. All the Faith in the future plans.We go to Columbia this weekend and they're going to be talented, well-coached and educated on how to succeed this weekend. I think when these two teams get together its about which team makes less mistakes. The game really does know and take care of itself. Our conference is so close and competitive top to bottom this season and in the end it will all shake out exactly how it's supposed to. I'm looking forward to another week with our squad. "
Chattanooga at Pellissippi Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "We have a big weekend ahead of us with a new program and one that is making significant waves in our region, Pellissippi State. Don’t know much about them other than Shawn has them playing extremely well and competing in all 3 phases of the game. We will need to continue to compete at a high level against them and hopefully, can keep some momentum from these past few weekends but it is going to be a challenge for sure." Jackson at Motlow Dan McShea/Motlow: "This weekend we play a Jackson team that is coming off a good weekend and playing well right now. We have been a really streaky team thus far and need to find a way to get on a good streak again. It is imperative that we limit the extended innings defensively this weekend and stay out of the big innings that have been our Achillis heal to this point." Charles Winders/Jackson: "The Greenjays will travel to Motlow this weekend to take on the Bucks. We will be looking to keep building off last weekend success and hope to keep improving as the season continues. We know that Motlow is a tough place to play and we will need to get the bats going this weekend."
Mar 20 - TCCAA Week 6 Preview Columbia at Chattanooga - Desi Ammons/Columbia: "Half way home with Conference play for us. We’ve bounced back from our 1-9 season start, proud of our guys in that regard. Traveling to Chattanooga this weekend is and will always be a tough test for us. Coach Dennis has another exceptional team and they play really well at home. With their variety of ways to score offensively, defensive strength, and pitchers who will come right at you; we will need to try and match their level of play. Still a number of weeks left in conference play, so I would expect there to be a lot changes in the standings! Good Luck to everyone!" Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "Getting ready to take on a red-hot Columbia St squad that Desi has hitting on all cylinders. They check boxes in every area of the game and we are going to need to be at the top of our game to keep it close!! Hopefully our guys will be up to the task!! "
Pellissippi at Motlow - Dan McShea/Motlow: "We play a tough Pellissippi team this weekend. They do a lot of things well and don’t beat themselves. We will need to be solid on the mound and defensively to match them. We must also take advantage of opportunities when they arise. It looks to be a good weekend."
Cleveland at Volunteer - Aaron Bryant/Cleveland: "Vol is always a tough series. Need to play well to have a chance." Jim McGuire/Volunteer: "Pioneers are coming off of a tough weekend at Pellissippi St where they dropped 3 close games. Eben Hansen had another good start in game 1 but the offense never got going in a 1-0 loss. Games 2 and 3 were close but never could get the big hit losing 8-7, 9-7. Cleveland St comes to Gallatin this weekend coming off of sweep of Jackson State which allowed them to make a big jump in the conference standings. This will be a big series for us against a good team as we try to get back on track in conference play. Matching up on the mound is always a key but lack of consistency at the plate is a concern and has to get better. Coach Bryant has his team playing well and will be a tough challenge this weekend for the Pioneers."
Dyersburg at Jackson - Charles Winders/Jackson: "The Greenjays will travel to Cleveland to play on Thursday/Friday to out run the storms this weekend. The Greenjays will look to get off to a better start this weekend. We will need our pitchers to help slow down a Cleveland offense that will put pressure on you at all times. We know that Cleveland does one of the best jobs in the league at limiting scoring chances, so will need to take advantage early."
Roane at Southwest -
Cam Hamsley/Roane: "Woah…The
Raiders ran into a hot Senators squat last weekend. They hit all
series and arms did well. We now start the 2nd half of
conference play. We were 7-8 in the 1st half. We really need to
get to 8-7 or 9-6 in the 2nd half to land a seed outside of play
in games this year as 6-11 all have a play in. We make the trip
to Millington to take on Southwest. Something has break for one
of these squads as both got swept this past weekend. Southwest
played much more competitive games and also won a series vs
Walters that just swept us so we will have our hands full. We
were really in need of a reset as we played 13 games in 10 days.
We will stick to our plan and continue to grow in this second
half. I believe we’ll be playing our best at the end."
Erik Schoenrock/Southwest: "We had a tough weekend at Columbia, couldn’t find a way to pull one out on the road. All credit goes to the Chargers - they exposed our weaknesses and were more tough minded than us. This weekend, we are back at home vs. Roane State. They are a much improved club and Cam & his staff have done a good job progressing their program over recent years. We will need to pitch much better than we have over the last 7 games if we are going to get out of this current slump and keep the Raiders from putting up a bunch of runs this weekend. "
Mar 13 - Week 5 TCCAA Preview Walters vs Roane : Thur/Fri Cam Hamsley/Roane - "Week 5 of conference play I can’t believe we’re already here! Last weekend we got one game from Chatt but really should’ve gotten 2. We didn’t and that’s baseball but name of game is racking up those conference wins and not getting swept. We did get the win and that’s a checklist thing we can mark off. Next on list, Walters State opportunity to win vs team we haven't been able to for awhile. As we journey into this weekend, I am most excited about seeing our guys compete and play ball but I always love seeing the bombers that Coach Shelton puts together with the Coach Robinson arm barn! Great coaches, awesome stories with a ton of success, and the team they have this year is no different! Our focus right now is get the 1st one. You hear about how hard they work, you know they're well coached and I can't wait to shake it up in Harriman this weekend!"
Cleveland vs Jackson : Thur/Fri Aaron Bryant/Cleveland - "Jackson will be a tough series. We will have to play better."
Volunteer at Pellissippi : Thur/Fri Jim McGuire/Volunteer - "Pioneers are coming off of three wins at Dyersburg St last weekend. Timely hitting and some clutch pitching performances led to 2 one run game wins. Drew Morehead picked up saves in both of those games with starters Eben Hansen and Jack McLaury getting wins in game 1and 3. The offense finally came alive in game 3 in a 13-2 win. It has been a busy spring break with 4 mid-week games leading into the series at Pellissippi. This will be another tough weekend in Knoxville. Coach Hughes has Panthers playing well in his first season. They are very fundamentally sound in every aspect of the game. A key again this week will be how we match up with their starting pitching, which has been very strong and consistent for them. Should be a good series!" Chattanooga at Dyersburg : Thur/Fri Greg Dennis/Chatt - "As we continue to search for our identity, we are challenged to go across the state to a very difficult place to succeed. Dyersburg State is always such a tough place to play and always has such a talented and determined squad. I know Coach White will have them prepared to play and they will be hungry as always. We need to ready ourselves to compete at a high level and accept the challenges that come with going across the state" George White/Dyersburg - "It isn’t going to get any easier from here on out…..as we continue to consistently find ways to shoot ourselves in the foot. Chattanooga will be solid and always play extremely hard. They grind out at bats at the plate and always have good arms that pound the zone. I am sure Greg will have his group ready to play."
Southwest at Columbia (Sunday/Monday) Desi Ammons/Columbia - "With the weather coming in this weekend, we are moving our series to Sun/Mon. The Saluqi ball club is a very good team looking to stay atop of the standings in conference. We will have our hands full as they are so dynamic offensively with power and speed. To go along with a potent offense, they have a big time arsenal of arms that we will have to be ready to compete with. Erik and his staff have done a phenomenal job. The Green team will have to be exceptional in all phases of play this weekend to have a chance." Erik Schoenrock/Southwest - "We had a great, hard fought weekend up in Morristown last week and remain 1st place heading into week 5 of conference play. This weekend, we are back on the road again at a team right on our heels in the standings, Columbia State. The Chargers are playing some good baseball in the league and it will be a challenge, as it always is, playing at Dave Hall Field. They have one of the best stockpiles of arm talent in our league, and they have position players that can beat you in a number of different ways. Like most years, they have played a very tough non-conference schedule to get them ready for the grind of our league. It should be a great battle between 2 good teams this weekend!"
Mar 11 - added 2008 to TN HS Baseball History page... March 6 - TCCAA Week 4 Preview: Southwest at Walters: Erik Schoenrock/SW - "We are headed to Morristown to take on the 8th ranked Senators this weekend. Our guys are excited to play against the perennial power in our league, especially with it being a battle for 1st place in the standings here in week 4 of TCCAA play. We have a ton of respect for Coach Shelton, his staff, and their program as a whole. We have played a good schedule so far, but this will easily be our biggest test so far. The Senators present a number of challenges for us, and we will need to be sharp in all areas of the game in order to go compete how we want to up there. Should be a fun series between 2 nationally ranked teams right now!" Dave Shelton/Walters - "We are excited to host the 1st place Saluqis of Southwest Tennessee this weekend. They are looking dominant in all phases of the game thus far this season, and have a whole bunch of familiar faces back that were starters for them last year. That experience is invaluable at our level, and Erik and his staff have obviously coached them up well as you can see the improvements they have made from one year to the next. For us to be able to compete with them, we must continue to lessen the number of mistakes we make in-game, and continue to make strides in executing when we need to. Should be a great weekend of baseball here in Morristown. "
Chattanooga at Roane: Greg Dennis/Chatt - "Looking forward to being on the road and seeing the Raiders in Harriman. Cam has them playing really well and we will have our hands full I am sure. We need to pitch it better than last weekend and show up at the plate or we are in for another long weekend. We are just working to be better right now!"
Cam Hamsley/Roane - "EXIT 87 BBQ is solid in
Jackson. We played well but Jackson State will continue to get
better. I am very intrigued to see where they end up in final
standings because they gave us all we could handle one game and
can see them putting pieces together. Chattanooga St. coming to
town this week. Coach Dennis has taught me a lot about in game
adjustments just by watching his teams. He has also taught me a
bit about scheduling and is one of my favorite conversations. I
told our team I haven't gotten a win as a Head Coach vs Chatt
State as some extra fire for them to continue to overcome and
grow on our journey. The checklist method really helps write our
story and I know this will be a tough chapter this coming
weekend. When the dust settles Chatt State will be a top 5 team
this year I firmly believe. We have our hands full with a good
group of starters and some dudes who seem like they can mash,
run, and play great defense. Lent has begun and what a time each
year to grow closer to Our Lord and Savior. When you have a
group of impressionable young men it makes it more valuable to
go above and beyond to help them on their own relationships with
Christ. Grateful we get to use baseball as an avenue to do that.
Thank you Jesus."
Motlow at Cleveland: Aaron Bryant/Cleveland - "Motlow is always a tough matchup for us. Look forward to a competitive series." Dan McShea/Motlow - "We travel to Cleveland this weekend to take on the Cougars, who are an inning away from winning every series they have played this year. We were able to make up some ground in conference standings this past weekend but still need to continue to improve on areas of concern for us. Although we have had bright spots on the mound, we still have not had the consistency in the whole staff over an entire weekend. This is another tough opponent on the road and will provide challenging situations that we must learn to excel in."
Jackson at Columbia: Desi Ammons/Columbia - "Chargers welcome the Green Jays to town for week 4 of conference play. Coach Winders will have his team ready to come in and play good baseball. They have been right there in a lot of games and will look to put it all together against us. We will need to find ways to get on base and come up with a timely hit or two offensively. Defensively we will need to handle the baseball and make routine plays. Our pitching staff will need to limit free bases and throw strikes. As expected, the league seems to be as competitive as ever before. I am sure week 4 will be no exception." Charles Winders/Jackson - "We look forward to a trip to Columbia, this weekend. We know that Columbia has stable of arms, and will have to try and get some things going early against them. We need to stay away from the big innings that has given us trouble at times this year. Columbia is always a tough place to play, we will need to get the offense going this weekend to give ourselves a chance to get a win."
Volunteer at Dyersburg: Jim McGuire/Volunteer - "Pioneers are coming off of a tough series loss to Columbia St last weekend. After coming off a big win in game one (12-6) Vol St dropped the next 2 and were dominated by the Chargers starting pitchers. Eben Hansen pitched well and got the win in game one. Gage Hoover had a big day at the plate with 3 HR's and 7 RBI. The bats were quiet in the Saturday doubleheader. Scoring only four runs late in the first game and were shut out in the second game. The Pioneers travel to Dyersburg St this weekend. Tough match up going on the road. Consistency will be the key. There have been some bright spots each weekend but haven't been able to put it all together in a conference series. Need to get it going!" George White/Dyersburg - ""
February 27 - Was out last week dealing with kidney stone surgery... so here is Week 3 TCCAA conference preview: Southwest has the bye this week but they are playing 2 perennial powers in Wabash Valley & Kirkwood on Saturday. "Hopefully those games keep us in a good routine and get us prepared for the following weekend, when we make the trip up to Morristown to take on the Senators," said Coach Schoenrock. Cleveland at Pellissippi: Aaron Bryant/Cleveland - "Pellissippi is off to a great start and is going to be a tough opponent." Shawn Hughes/Pellissippi Roane at Jackson: Michael Winders/Jackson - "The GreenJays are looking forward to being at home this weekend after spending the last few weeks on the road. Coach Hamsley and the Raiders will be at Jack Martin Field on Friday/Saturday. We know the Raiders are going to attack the strike zone and make us earn everything that we get. We will need to limit the big innings on defense, and try and get a few timely hits. We know its going to battle all weekend."
Cam Hamsley/Roane - "Jackson is going to be a tough
matchup this weekend. They had the first bye week of conference and
then had to travel in week 2 so they’re hungry for a win and are
going to give us all we can handle in The Hub City. The Raiders are
hoping a trip to Casey Jones Village in Jackson will get the boys
fed well and Coach Winders and the Greenjays can take it easy on
us. We're still figuring out the Who, What, and How's of our Squad
in Harriman. I scheduled favorably to start the year and we are on a
progressive journey as a group. 1st weekend vs Cleveland Game 1- We
looked a little shell shocked, Game 2- played better but not quite
good enough execution to get it done, and then Game 3 finally got up
to speed and Won a game on the road. This past weekend we saw the
early frontrunners for most electric set of arms in the conference
and Game 1 we took a lot of defensive swings and just couldn't quite
push through the dominant start but got the winning run to the
plate. Game 2- were able to get on time compared to week before.
Then Game 3 took all the fight we had to get that first conference
series win. The next progression has to be going on the road and not
just winning a game but winning A series...That is a tough task in
the TCCAA. Fired up to take the Raider bus to Jackson with warm
weather, clear skies, and finding the best BBQ Jackson has to offer.
(Clifton Brothers? Baker Bros.?, Exit 87? Pig House? I'll have a
report next week! "
Walters at Chattanooga: Greg Dennis/Chattanooga -"We have tried to ready ourselves for the Senators visit to Chattanooga this weekend and hopefully are prepared for the challenges they present. Our focus is on controlling what we can control and playing our game as best as we can. Coach Shelton always has a formidable group and this year’s team is much the same. We will need to slow their hitting down while trying to find a way to put a dent into a nationally ranked pitching staff. We will see how well we accept these challenges. " Dave Shelton/Walters -
Dyersburg at Motlow: George White/Dyersburg - "Motlow is always a tough place to play. We know that they have played an extremely tough schedule and that Coach McShea will have his guys ready to go." Dan McShea/Motlow - "We had a tough weekend last week against a good Walters State team. With a short week, we will have to take full advantage preparing and healing for an important home series with Dyersburg. We had some areas of improvement from week 1 to week 2 but were not consistent enough. We need to do a better job preventing the big inning and we need to score runs when we have opportunities."
Columbia at Volunteer: Desi Ammons/Columbia - "Week 3 of Conference play is upon us and the Chargers will make the short trip up to Vol State. Coach McGuire has the Pioneers clicking so we expect a very competitive series. Winning on the road is tough in our league, Mags will have his team ready to win and protect their home field. February has been a tough one for the guys in Green. We have been spinning our wheels on the offensive side of things. As expected, our pitching is giving us a chance in nearly every game but we have had to play near-perfect defense to win with our minimal offensive production. We must get something going with our offense to have a chance in this series, “Hit to Win” I believe is the old saying. Coach McGuire is an exceptional coach and his team will play smart and fundamentally sound, we have to try and match that. Weather looks to be great so that is a positive!" Jim McGuire/Volunteer - "The Pioneers are looking to bounce back in league play after losing 2 of 3 to Southwest TN last weekend. Vol St led in all 3 games but were only able win game two after coming back from an 8 to 1 deficit. Two wins in the mid-week verses Shawnee will hope to provide some momentum heading into the series against Columbia St The Chargers come to Gallatin this weekend for the TCCAA match up. Columbia St has a very good pitching staff anchored by their starting rotation. The match up on the mound will be the key for the Pioneers. The bats came around during the mid-week but now need to find a way to carry it into the series. Should be a good series to watch."
Feb.13 - Week 1 of the TCCAA conference series begin this weekend. Pellissippi State CC is a new addition to the league which now has 11 teams and is the first addition since Hiwassee and Aquinas left the league way back when... New coaches - at Cleveland State, long time asst Aaron Bryant takes over... at Dyersburg, Robert's brother George will move over from softball to baseball... in Columbia, Desi Ammons is now the head man after assisting and being interim coach... and we lost one of the best if not the best preview interviews in our 24 year history in Mike Corn who left Walters to become HC at Elizabethton... Mike was always my favorite because he kept it entertaining every week - Miss you brother!!... without further adeau here is a preview of all first week matchups - Jackson State has the bye this week:
Pelissippi at Walters:
Sean Hughes/PS: "We are 3-3 headed into conference play. We just came out of a 4 game series with Georgia Highlands. Our guys competed really well despite going 1-3 on the weekend. We felt like we were in 3 of the 4 games. We feel like facing the arms this past weekend will help us as we get into conference play. (We have to) continue to play solid defense and get some timely hitting. Overall, our pitchers have thrown strikes, and kept us in games. We have missed some really good opportunities with guys on base to score. For this being our first year as a program, these guys have really played well together." Dave Shelton/WS: "It seems like the pre-conference schedule has come and gone in an instant this year. We normally have 18-20 games under our belts before starting conference and now that is almost cut in half. We are off to a good start, but we have still made a ton of mistakes. I have to give our guys credit though, as I feel the effort to improve and make adjustments has been there. I just have to try to remember that and not get too frustrated with them. With us hosting Pellissippi this weekend for their first ever conference games, I expect their excitement level to be through the roof. They are coming off a big win at Georgia Highlands and we are going to have our hands full with them. Shawn has done a tremendous job there being a first year program. I expect some hard-fought games here this weekend." Chattanooga at Volunteer: Greg Dennis/CS: "Season has gone okay so far as we are still trying to figure out some things on the mound. Opening weekend coming early now is obviously challenging but we are excited to see how the guys make this “next step” in the progression of the season. Vol State is off to a great start so far and Coach McGuire has them playing well as always. We look for them to be solid in every facet and we will need to play better than we have the past few weekends in order to stay in the game with them. Hopefully our guys will continue to work to elevate their game some individually and collectively and we can try and survive this early first weekend of conference!!" Jim McGuire/VS: "Pioneers are off to a good start at 8-1 but still a lot of room for improvement. Need to be more consistent, hopefully will get better as we play more. Good production out of the middle of our line up along with some clutch performances on the mound have been the key to our success. Starting pitching will need to be strong for us to be successful. We need to continue to build the lineup to have production from top to bottom. The weather will play a big factor this weekend. The updated schedule vs Chattanooga will be a DH on Friday starting at noon and a single game Saturday (TBA)."
Roane at Cleveland:
Cam Hamsley/RS: "We were able to get 6 games in before conference play. We would've liked more but we started a little later and weather did what it does sometimes. All those games we were fortunate enough to win. We will need to cut down our strikeouts and produce a bit more with runners in scoring position. This weekend we're just looking for clean baseball. It will be our first road games of the year. Cleveland has scheduled extremely tough to begin. 1st weekend of conference play is always such a touch and feel for teams. Regardless how much or how less we have played there's still questions; there's still firsts and this weekend is just about getting out there and seeing what's working vs the equal or better and what's not. Love my guys." Aaron Bryant/CS: "Roane State is going to be a tough matchup. Will be a hard fought series."
Southwest at Motlow: ""
Erik Schoenrock/SW: "Our pre-conference schedule has been a good test for us I think, as brief as it may feel now that we start conference play in mid-February. We opened up at Copiah-Lincoln, they are off to an 8-1 start, and then hosted our annual Saluqi Invitational and played some quality teams from across 3 states. We play Coahoma on Wednesday before we head to Motlow to open TCCAA play and they have played some close games against Dyersburg & Jackson, so that should be another good test for us. The main thing we need to be better with moving forward is our situational hitting. We have been getting runners on, but have not been great with playing offense and driving runs in. Our pitching has been solid so far, but they need to take another step forward to keep some of these strong conference lineups off balance. I'm looking forward to seeing our team compete in the opening weekend of this great conference. Motlow always presents a challenge for us, as we went 1-3 against them in our 4 matchups and they run-ruled us in the tournament. Dan does a great job with his club each year. with rain being in the forecast for the weekend - our guys will need to stay focused no matter what the schedule ends up being." Dan McShea/MS: "We have Southwest coming to town to open conference play. We have had a lot of rain so field conditions will have an impact. Southwest has a talented team. They have been swinging the bat well so we have to try to keep them from getting a big inning. Opening weekend for conference play is always an exciting weekend. We just have to be ready to play and not let the elements affect us."
Columbia at Dyersburg
George White/DS: "Series is Friday (DH)/Saturday (single 9 inning game) This weekend we host a very talented Columbia State group that has loads of talent. They have power arms and guys that swing the bat up and down the line-up. We know they have played a brutal schedule early on and their record is deceiving. They will be ready to go and be well coached. We have to do a better job in all phases of the game or it will be a long weekend. Our pitchers must have intent with every pitch and our hitters need to grind out at-bats against their talented staff to have success in the series. We have played pretty good defense in the first 6 games but we will not be able to give Columbia extra outs to work with during this series. As everyone knows, if you give good teams extra outs, they will beat you every time. The weather is not good and the forecast is calling for more rain. The outfield is completely soaked. Hopefully, we get a window to dry out some or the OF’s will need to wear waterproof boots." Desi Ammons/CS: "Pre-Conference Schedule has proven to be tough on us. Our offense has struggled in the first 8 games and if we want to have a chance against the defending conference champs, we will need to figure some things out quickly. I expect the Eagles to continue to be a prominent force in our league once again and as it is anywhere, it is very difficult to win on the road. We will look to pitch it well enough and play sound defense, and potentially find something offensively to be competitive"
Feb 9 - look for updates of scores and stories on "X"... added Jackson State to TCCAA previews... Phoenix sweeps series ... Bethel splits a pair ... Bryan drops four to St Thomas ... Lions fall short twice in Louisiana ... Firehawks sweep pair ... Buffs split on second day ... Lynx split DH ... C-N stays unbeaten with win over Trevecca ... January 21 - added Volunteer State to the team previews... Jan 19 - added Cleveland State to the TCCAA team previews... Added 2006 and 2007 HS baseball history plus another 190 articles to 2000-2005... Jan 13 - Chattanooga and Walters have checked in today! 2004 and 2005 HS history also added today! Jan 12 - Added Dyersburg and Pellissippi previews... Added 2002 and 2003 TN HS history today... Jan 11 - Started the History from the 2000's today - 2000 and 2001 are up! Jan 9 - finished the 90's history page - loaded up 97, 98, and 99... Jan 8, 2025 - Columbia, Roane and Southwest have checked in for 2025... January 6, 2025 - We will begin collecting TJCCAA team previews this week - hope to have some posted over the weekend!
2024 Archives 8/1 - Added 1992-1995 History to TN HS Baseball History page 6/22 - 1We have posted our All State Teams today - 1st, 2nd, 3rd and honorable mention - 6/20 - All 2 Way Team is posted... only thing left is the All State Teams (1st and 2nd teams)... they will come out 2moro! 6/18 - SUPER FRESHMAN TEAM - POSTED! 6/17 - SUPER SOPHOMORE TEAM OUT TODAY - FRESHMAN TEAM TOMORROW! 6/16 - 2024 ALL REGION TEAMS - the number of players an each all region team are based on the number of nominations recieved from teams in the region. Whats left? Super Freshman/Sophomore Team, All 2 Way Team and All State Team - hope to have these done in the next 10 days at the most!! 6/13 - 2024 OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS FOR TENNESSEE - posted! 6/11 - 2024 PITCHING STATISTICAL LEADERS FOR TENNESSEE - posted!! |
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The MLB Draft started in 1965. Twenty teams drafted players and there were 10 rounds of the draft. Of the first 5 years of the draft, this draft had the most players reach the major leagues and play at least part of one year. 68 of 200 draftee's made the big leagues at some point of their career. 13 of the first round picks played in the show. In '66, 51 of 200 players made it. In '67 only 43 players made the MLB, while in '68 the number bounced back up to a second overall with 57 players eventually playing major league baseball. The fifth year of the draft, 1969, saw 51 players make the MLB. Below is a breakdown by round of the players who played big league ball at some point in their career for at least part of a year. These are statistics from the June Regular draft. In the beginning of the draft MLB had 4 drafts - January Regular, January Secondary, June Regular and June Secondary. The numbers reflect the players who signed when drafted. The player is credited in the year in which they signed to play - if they were drafted more than once, which some were - we didn't count the player twice. Also, the draft actually went more than 50 rounds, but I cut my research off at 50. After the first round, the chances of becoming a MLB player fall off significantly... as I reveal the 70's, 80's, and 90's you will see the overwhelming evidence of this... | |||||||||
Year/Round18" width="125"> 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 60's Total | % MLB by Rd | |||||
# of Players who made the MLB for at least a cup of coffee/Total # Drafted | |||||||||
1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 65/104 | 62.5 - 1:1.6 | ||
2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37/104 | 35.5 - 1:2.8 | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 33/104 | 31.7 | ||
4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 30/108 | 27.7 | ||
5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30/108 | 27.7 | ||
6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23/108 | 21.3 | ||
7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17/108 | 15.7 - 1:6.4 | ||
8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14/108 | 13.0 - 1:7.7 | ||
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1* | 14/108 | 13.0 | ||
10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17/108 | 15.7 | ||
1-10 total | 46/200 | 36/200 | 36/200 | 48/228 | 51/238 | 280/1068 | 1:3.8 | ||
1-10 % | 23% | 18% | 18% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 26.2% | |||
11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |||
12 | 1** | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||
16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||
17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |||
11-20 Total | 15/200 | 16/199 | 9/200 | 15/237 | 14/240 | 69/1076 | 1:15.6 | ||
11-20 % | 7.5% | 8% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.4% | |||
21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Tweets by TNBaseballReprt width="125">24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2^ | 0 | 3 | |||
27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1*** | 3 | |||
28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
21-30 Total | 10/176 | 3/191 | 3/183 | 7/220 | 7/234 | 31/1004 | 1:32.4 | ||
21-30 % | 5.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | |||
31-40 | 5/129 3.9% | 8/142 4% | 5/160^^ 3.1% | 4/144 2.8% | 6/175 3.4% | 28/750 3.7% | 1:26.8 | ||
41-50 | 4/64 6.3% | 2/66 3% | 4/124 3.2% | 0/60 0% | 3/87 3.4% | 13/407 3.2% | 1:31.3 | ||
Totals | 80/739 | 80/808 | 57/867 | 74/889 | 81/974 | 421/4305 | |||
Overall % | 10.8% | 9.9% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 9.8% | |||
Notable draft picks from 60's | |||||||||
*- Bucky Dent | **-Nolan Ryan | ***-Ken Griffey | ^- Bob Forsch | ^^ Mike Marshall 37th round | |||||
In 1965 TN had 14 players drafted that were either from TN or played at a TN school. Of these, only one, Clyde Wright made the big leagues. Wright, who played at Carson-Newman College, was drafted in the 6th round, 107th overall. Wright pitched in 9 seasons of MLB, mainly for the California Angels. | |||||||||
TN only had 5 draftee's in 1966, none of which ever played MLB. | |||||||||
In '67, 18 players were drafted from TN schools. Two players, 2nd round pick David Sells of Sullivan South HS. Sells played parts of 5 seasons with California and the LA Dodgers. That same year, Sam Ewing of Overton HS was picked in the 45th round. Ewing played parts of 4 seasons with the Chicago White Sox and Toronto. Ewing was the lowest TN pick in the 60's to ever make the big leagues. Ewing left for pro ball in '71 when he was drafted in the January Secondary. | |||||||||
1968 saw three TN draft picks find big league diamonds. Wayne Garland (Cohn HS/5th round), Ross Grimsley (Frayser HS/8th) and Mike Willis (Hillsboro HS/25th round). TN also had a June Secondary draftee, Ed Goodson of ETSU, drafted as the third pick of the draft who played big league ball. Garland and Grimsley did not sign in '68. Both were drafted again in 1969 and signed. | |||||||||
In '69, other than Garland and Grimsley, TN had 19 players drafted total. None of these guys ever played an inning. Among the drafted was future Motlow State skipper, Don Rhoton. The lowest ever draft pick to play in the big leagues from the 60's was drafted in 1969 - 75th round/1026 overall - Al Cowens... Cowens played 13 seasons with KC Royals, Detroit, California and Seattle. Interestingly enough, Nashville native, Butch Stinson was drafted from Cohn HS in the 75th round but did not sign. |
Year/Round | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 70's Total | % MLB by Rd |
# of Players who made it to the MLB for at least a cup of coffee / # Drafted total | ||||||||||||
1 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 140/246 | 56.9 |
2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 9* | 11 | 11 | 11 | 95/246 | 38.6 |
3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 91/246 | 37.0 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6^ | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 63/246 | 25.6 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8# | 10 | 7 | 7 | 72/246 | 29.3 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4& | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 57/246 | 23.2 |
7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 56/246 | 22.8 |
8 | 6** | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 43/246 | 17.5 |
9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 42/246 | 17.1 |
10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 41/246 | 16.7 |
1-10 total | 58/240 | 66/240 | 54/240 | 65/240 | 77/240 | 66/240 | 72/240 | 77/135/260 | 77/260 | 86/260 | 698/2460 | |
1-10 % | 24.2% | 27.5% | 22.5% | 27.1% | 32.1% | 27.5% | 30.0% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 33.1% | 28.4% | |
11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 40/246 | 16.3 |
12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 39/246 | 15.8 |
13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25/246 | 10.2 |
14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19/246 | 7.7 |
15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2! | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 29/246 | 11.8 |
16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 28/246 | 11.4 |
17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4@ | 5 | 4^^^ | 4 | 29/246 | 11.8 |
18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 28/246 | 11.4 |
19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24/246 | 9.8 |
20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19/246 | 7.7 |
11-20 Total | 25/240 | 19/240 | 33/240 | 18/240 | 27/240 | 28/240 | 34/240 | 36/260 | 41/260 | 32/260 | 293/2460 | 0 |
11-20 % | 10.4% | 7.9% | 13.8% | 7.5% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 12.3% | 11.9% | 0 |
21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21/246 | 8.5 |
22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23/246 | 9.3 |
23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26/246 | 10.6 |
24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15/246 | 6.1 |
25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14/246 | 5.7 |
26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14/246 | 5.7 |
27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15/246 | 6.1 |
28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10/246 | 4.1 |
29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15/246 | 6.1 |
30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10/246 | 4.1 |
21-30 Total | 16/240 | 11/240 | 17/240 | 13/240 | 12/240 | 18/240 | 15/240 | 19/260 | 21/260 | 25/260 | 167/2460 | 0 |
21-30 % | 6.7% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 6.9% | 3.1% |
31-40 | 4/135 2.9% | 7/101 6.9% | 4/98 4.1% | 3/61 4.9% | 5/70 7.1% | 3/30 10% | 5/53 9.4% | 3/63 4.8% | 3/69 4.3% | 8/107 7.5% | 45/787 | 5.7 |
41-50 | 0/53 0% | 1/23 4.3% | 0/19 0% | 2/25 8% | 0/2 0% | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 0% | 1/15 7% | 1/11 9.1% | 5/150 | 3.3 |
Totals | 103/908 | 104/844 | 108/837 | 101/806 | 121/792 | 115/750 | 126/773 | 135/845 | 143/864 | 152/898 | 1208/8317 | |
Overall % | 11.3 % | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.5% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 16.3% | 16% | 16.6% | 16.9% | 14.5 | |
TN MLB/Drafted | 2/13 | 5/22 | 1/21 | 0/22 | 4/19 | 3/23 | 2/20 | 3/16 | 2/13 | 2/17 | 24/186 | 12.9 |
Top TN Pick by Year | ||||||||||||
1970 - Eddie Sherlin/Gallatin HS 4th Rd/#85 | ||||||||||||
1971 - Larry Herndon/Douglas HS (Memphis) 3rd Rd/#54 (MLB) | ||||||||||||
1972 - Bobby Goodman/Bishop Byrne HS (Memphis) 1st Rd/#5 | ||||||||||||
1973 - Butch Stinson/Lipscomb U 7th Rd/#143 | ||||||||||||
1974 - Ted Shipley/Vanderbilt U 1st Rd/#14 | ||||||||||||
1975 - Bo McLaughlin/Lipscomb U 1st Rd/#14 (MLB) | ||||||||||||
1976 - Dom Chiti/Raliegh Egypt HS (Memphis) 2nd Rd/#27 | ||||||||||||
1977 - Scott Sanderson/Vanderbilt U 3rd Rd/#54 | ||||||||||||
1978 - Michael Taylor/Columbia State CC 3rd Rd/#62 | ||||||||||||
1979 - Atlee Hammaker/ETSU 1st Rd/#21 (MLB) | ||||||||||||
Other Notable Draftee's | ||||||||||||
Charlie Lea drafted 4 times - 1975 June Reg 15/342, 1976 June Sec 2/37, 1977 Jan Sec 4/61, 1978 June Reg 3/62* | ||||||||||||
* - 1976 2nd Round: #27 Dom Chiti RHP Raliegh Egypt HS (Memphis, TN) | ||||||||||||
^-1975 4th Round: #93 Mike Wright SS Father Ryan HS (Nashville, TN) | ||||||||||||
#- 1976 5th Round: # 118 Mike Smithson RHP UT(Hickman Co. HS) | ||||||||||||
&- 1974 6th Round: #131 Eddie (Ed) Whitson RHP Unicoi Co. HS (Erwin, TN) | ||||||||||||
**- 1970 8th Round: # 171 Phil Garner IF UT (Bearden HS) (Knoxville, TN) | ||||||||||||
!- 1975 15th Round: #342 Charlie Lea LHP Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN) | ||||||||||||
@- 1976 17th Round: #405 Rick Honeycutt UT (Chattanooga, TN) | ||||||||||||
^^^- 1978 17th Round: #431 Mark Smith David Lipscomb HS (Nashville, TN) |
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