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1 SCIENCE HILL 29 4 AAAA
2 CLARKSVILLE 29 5 AAAA
3 ARLINGTON 25 9 AAAA
4 GOODPASTURE 32 4 D2A
5 GREENEVILLE 28 2 AAA
6 HARDIN VALLEY 26 3 AAAA
7 COLLIERVILLE 35 6 AAAA
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3/28 - TCCAA Week 5 Preview:

Walters at Southwest: This series started today - Southwest grabbed a game 1 win, 7-6.

Erik Schoenrock/SW - "We played a QUICK series at Dyersburg and outscored them 12-11 overall, but lost the series 2-1. Both teams pitched it very well and if you blinked, you missed a couple of innings it seemed. This weekend, we have the Senators making the trip down to Millington. Obviously, they always present a challenge with the amount of talent & depth that they have on their roster each year. Coach Shelton & Coach Corn & their staff do a great job molding that talent into a winning product and they seem to be firing on all cylinders headed down here (winners of 12 straight). We will need to be ready to play & defend home turf the next 2 weekends against the current top 2 teams in the standings."

Roane at Chattanooga:

Cam Hamsley/Roane - "The Raiders have a big Easter trip to Chatt St.! What a great week to celebrate The Resurrection of Our Lord as we get to renew our mindset on our journey towards playing our best baseball and growing as a team. When Chatt St. comes to mind the first thing I think about is how smart that coaching staff is. Coach Dennis has forgotten more baseball than I know and is truly one of the most impressive in-game managers I've competed against. As if that isn't enough, Chatt has the top of the line scouting and recruiting lab with assistant coaches Logan Fleener and Dion Felger. These guys are just smart baseball junkies who compliment everything going on with the already 25+ win Tiger squad. Pitching, Pitching- Charlie Smith returns and everybody knows the talent in that wing. The plethora of arms they are using shows the confidence they have in their development. Bryson, Leonard, Peebles, Brewer, Wells, Lear, and Longron. Those guys have pitched expensive innings and will be very fired up to be pitching at home for our series. I would hope we can get to the bullpen but there's no guarantee that would yield success. The Tiger offense is always in attack mode. The runs they manufacture is unfathomable at times. Having Chamlee and Morro back to worry about then adding one of the conferences most electric freshmen in Ballou who some call Cali Boy I've heard. He seems to get on every other time up to the plate. Graves, Dean, Trevison, Jones, and Jenkins are all Freshman that play and play well. The Tigers are set up for continue success. Raiders keys to success- Limit the Walks on the Mound and Limit the Strikeouts in the Box. Great week for the Raiders to respond."

Greg Dennis/Chattanooga - "After kinda “righting the ship” some last weekend and playing a little more like we are capable of playing, we get to finally host someone again this weekend.  The Raiders come in off of a tough “almost won 3” weekend and are surely hungry to “right their ship” against us.  I know Cam will have them tuned up and they are playing much sounder fundamental ball and doing many things right.  They always give us fits and hopefully our guys will continue down the path we did this past weekend and not wander astray."

 

Jackson at Columbia:

Michael Winders/Jackson - "Coach Winders and the Green Jays will be plenty ready for the Chargers. They are battle tested and looking to get back on track, I know they will give us all we want and some. Limiting free bases will be important as their offense can hit as good as any Jackson team in past years. As we continue to progress as a club, situational hitting will once again be a focal point for the Warhorses. Playing catch and throwing catch will be crucial. Looking forward to a Friday/Saturday series finally and exceptional weather!"

Desi Ammons/Columbia - "The Greenjays are traveling to Columbia this weekend, to take on the Chargers. We know that Columbia has been really good baseball and have beaten some quality teams this year. We are looking for our guys to clean up some mistakes this weekend that has put us in some bad situation lately. If we can figure these things out we know we can put ourselves in a situation to win games. If we don’t it  could be along weekend against the Chargers."

 

Dyersburg at Volunteer:

Tyler Brown/Dyersburg - "Eagles are coming off a big series win vs Southwest Tennessee CC.  Looking to stay on track as we travel to Vol State.  Always a tough place to play on the road vs a tough team.  Coach McGuire always does a great job having his team ready to go."

Jim McGuire/Volunteer - "Pioneers had another tough weekend at home, losing all three to Columbia State. The Chargers pitchers threw shut outs in back-to-back games. The offense was nonexistent until game three but wasn't close to being enough. The lone bight spot again was starting pitcher Caleb Pica, a Lipscomb signee, who threw 6 innings and gave up only two runs and struck out 8 in game 1. We have dug ourselves a deep hole and have to start to fight our way out." Hosting Dyersburg State this weekend, who is coming off of a big series win last week against Southwest. They have played a very tough schedule and have been in a lot of close games. Their starting pitching has been very good. It will be tough challenge for our hitters.  Going to have to get some things early to wake the offense up."

 

Motlow at Cleveland:

Dan McShea/Motlow - "Cleveland State has been playing really good baseball.  We have a lot of things we need to do better to compete this weekend.  With the way they have been pitching, it is imperative that we limit the big inning and defensively."

Mike Policastro/Cleveland - "As we head into week five of TCCAA play we host a dangerous Motlow State team. For years this series has been difficult for us. This weekend will be no different. Motlow has arms that are capable of shutting down our offense as well as a line-up that is dangerous and capable of putting up runs quickly. We are coming off a hard fought series last week at Roane State, we were fortunate to come out on top.We will need to continue to get solid starting pitching as well as get competitive outs from our bullpen. Offensively, we will need to put quality at bats together and capitalize on any scoring opportunities that we have. It will be a competitive series."

 

3/26 - NAIA UpDate... Tennessee Wesleyan continues to climb back to the top after a rough start... the Bulldogs are 12-6 in AAC play (3rd place) while Milligan sits in 4th at 10-5... Bryan's Bryson Lofton leads the league in hitting at .455 with 12HR and 38 rbi on the season... his 38 rbi tie him for first with Marco Martinez from TWU... Lofton, Martinez and Braxton Turner (TWU) lead the league with 12 HR... in the MidSouth, Freed Hardeman (23-8) sits in 2nd at 4-2... Bethel is 21-7 on the year... New NAIA Poll on Wed 3/25 ...

3/25 - TCCAA Weekend Wrap-up

Roane had risen to second place after last week but had a tough weekend with 5-3, 4-3 and 14-9 losses to Cleveland... The Cougars game one rally of 4 consecutive innings with a run to come back and win 5-3 hurt, but the Cannon Stafford solo shot in the 7th inning of game 2 was a dagger to the heart... Dyersburg opened with a 7-5 win, holding on as the Saluqui's rallied for 3 in the top of the ninth... the Eagles took game 2 in the series with a 3-2 win. Jake Santos had a triple and 2 rbi for Dyersburg. Southwest took game 3 by a score of 5-1, thanks to a 4 run fourth... Sammy Chapman, Ryan Welch and Stephen Hayden drove in the runs for the Saluqui's... Walters swept Jackson 15-6, 5-2 and 12-2... Senators continue to be the Senators... Deniel Ortiz had a big weekend going 6-11 with 3 doubles, a triple, a homer and 5 rbi... Keaton Ray had a monster game one going 5-6 with 2 doubles and a homer and 6 rbi... Chattanooga took a double header sweep at Motlow on Saturday, winning 5-3 and 12-2. The Tigers finished off the weekend with a 23-5 win on Sunday... WOW! CJ Morro (3-5 4rbi), Cade Chamlee (3-6 5 rbi) and Tyler Jones (2-5 3 rbi) led the Tiger offense on Sunday... The Tigers had come from behind to take game one, down 3-0 in the third, by scoring 4 runs in the 3rd and 4th innings. With it came series momentum which they capitalized on the rest of the weekend... Columbia used a 3-0 opening win on Saturday to gain momentum for their sweep of Volunteer State... Grayson King tossed a strong 6 innings, allowing only 4 hits and walking 3 batters. The Chargers stiffened up every time the Pioneers threatened... Jackson Reidling had a pair of rbi to lead Columbia... in game 2 the Chargers broke open a close game by scoring 9 runs in the third and fourth innings in the 11-0 victory... Cole O'Brien gave up 2 hits and struck out 8 Pioneers as Jaxson Diamond homered, tripled and drove in 4 runs on three hits... Columbia finished the sweep on Sunday with a 16-3 win. Gattis Henley had 4 rbi on a homer and two hits, Diamond had another HR and 2 rbi. Blake Merwin, Abner Rodriguez and Bo Culver all added 2 rbi... after week 4 Walters is on top at 10-2, Columbia in 2nd at 9-3 and Chattanooga is in 3rd at 8-4...

3/21 - TCCAA Week 4 Preview

Columbia at Voluteer:

Jim McGuire/Vol - "The Pioneers had another tough conference weekend getting swept at Roane State. The loan bright spot was a great pitching performance by Caleb Pica. Pitching a complete game (6 IP) allowing only 3 hits while striking out 8 and walking 2 in a 2-1 loss. The bats were silent in the DH only scoring 2 runs on the day. The pitching staff continues to struggle throwing strikes causing the big innings. Hoping to turn things around. Vol State  will host Columbia State this weekend. The series will now be played on Saturday and  Sunday. Game times are still TBA. The Chargers are off to a great start in the conference with series wins vs Walters and Dyersburg. Their offense will be tough to handle and can hurt you in many ways. We will have to handle their pressure if we are going to have any success. Coach Ammons has done a great job with his team and once again it will be a tough match up for the Pioneers."

Desi Ammons/Columbia - "After taking a serious look at ourselves in the mirror, we bounced back as a club in week 3 of conference play. We head up I-65 for a week 4 match up with Coach McGuire’s Pioneers. With any team Mags leads, I expect they will be well coached and eager to play and play well. Their left handed starters will be a tough test for our majority lefty line up. We must be good at not expanding the zone, find ways to get on base and make sure we do well with RISP. Pitching will need to limit free bases and pitch in the zone. Defensively we will need to make the routine plays and make smart decisions with the baseball"

 

Chattanooga at Motlow:

Dan McShea/Motlow - "We have the Tigers coming to town this weekend for a pivotal conference series.  They have been nationally ranked for most of the season so we will have to play clean baseball and take advantage of our opportunities offensively.  We have shown an ability to pitch well at times and we need to improve upon that."

Greg Dennnis/Chatt - "Coming off of an abysmal past weekend we are going to Lynchburg really licking our wounds.  We will have no time to feel sorry for ourselves as Coach McShea and his Bucks squad will be ready to get after us equally well.  We are going to need to get better in all facets of the game and hopefully finish this 3-week gauntlet on the road and try and re-gain some equilibrium."

 

Southwest at Dyersburg:

Erik Schoenrock/SW - "We had a tough weekend at home vs. Motlow (losing 2 of 3). Have to give Coach McShea and his team credit, they were more ready to play than we were - especially Friday. We split the doubleheader on Saturday and had a chance to win both games but didn't execute in RBI situations like we needed to in order to win game 2. We got a big time pitching performance by Peyton Charles in game 3 to salvage a game in the series.
This weekend, we make the short trip up highway 51 to take on Dyersburg State. They have alot of new pieces on their roster this year and are always a talented bunch. We will need to pitch well to match the arms we will be seeing on their side. Tyler has done a good job piecing it together in his first year and we will need to sustain playing good baseball all weekend in order to have a chance at their place."

 

Walters at Jackson:

Michael Winders/Jackson - "The Greenjays will host Senators this weekend in a TCCAA matchup. It appears the Senators are starting to hit on all cylinders as they travel to Jackson this weekend. We look forward to measuring ourselves against one of the best programs in the country. We know that they can score runs in bunches and will have to figure out how to match their offense against a very talented Walters State pitching staff. I know Coach Shelton will have his guys ready to play."

Mike Corn/Walters - "Week four is upon us.  I can hear June and Johnny singing now.   Senators will be heading west out of the great Tennessee River Valley, across the Cumberland Plateau, Central Basin and down off the Highland Rim to the wonderful city of Jackson, TN located on the Gulf Coastal Plain of our great state. Incidentally, home to one of the best places to eat in our conference, Casey Jones Old Country Store.  It’s becoming more and more difficult to find a good buffet these days but the folks at Casey Jones can really take care of your appetite.  Don’t forget to visit Miss Annes’s Shop for some old school candy and delicious Blue Bell ice cream.   I doubt they have any Cherry Garcia but you can thank The Grateful Dead for the 1970 Ballad of Casey Jones keeping the great engineer’s name in the spotlight.  Just as Casey needed to watch his speed down in Vaughn, MS, the Senators will need to slow their roll and take care of business coming off a big series win last week.  Looks as if Coach Winders has put together the best Green Jay team we have seen in recent years.  They are marking double digits runs in over half their games.  Michael has them running the bases and playing well.  Hopefully we can get some quality starts to take a little pressure off the bullpen.  Both squads are capable of scoring a few runs so we should be in for an exciting series."

Cleveland at Roane:

Mike Policastro/Cleveland - "This week we travel to a very hot Roane State team. Coach Hamsley and his staff have done a great job putting the Raiders in a position to be successful. We came off a disappointing game three with Jackson State losing after leading until the ninth inning. We are still a work in progress, we take two steps ahead and one step back. Our offense has been getting better as the season progresses and will need to continue to improve. Our starting pitching has been consistent for most of the year and needs to continue to give us solid outings. We need to shore up our bullpen which has had some lapses the last few weeks. Overall we will need to be at the top of our game this weekend against Roane to have a chance to win the series."

 

Cam Hamsley/Roane - "I don't how to plan when Coach Bryant's Arm Barn comes to town. Coach Policastro has a stellar group of assistants with Aaron and Grant. Aaron always has his pitchers ready and develops them immensely. This team is no different with another UT commit in Breedlove. Casteel has been one of the most dominant pitchers in our league these last two years. Lee University will be blessed to have him.  Kribbs, Brown, Bryson, and Norton have been so good as well. I do not have the space to list the depth of that pitching staff. Poli is always known to have some really good hitting teams and this year is no different. The fact that we have to try and figure out how to get out Collins, Goins, Trammell, Orr, Harvey, Stafford and then throw in Ty Nettles which I know from experience can change a game with one swing. In Conference games they're second in batting average. I know Grant has the defense playing at post-season form already. I'll say it again, These dudes can coach and their players are very talented. They will end up finishing the season near the top of our league because they are deep and over-bearing. Our keys to success: Win the Freebies and get to 1st Base."

 

3/18 - TCCAA Week 3 Wrapup

Motlow traveled to Memphis and won the series vs Southwest with 12-0 and 5-4 wins... SW salvaged a game with a great pitching performance by Peyton Charles and Wes Butler who gave up just one hit in the victory... Caden Alvey tossed a 2 hitter in the Bucks 12-0 win on Friday, striking out 9 and walking just one hitter... Walters jumped on Chattanooga Saturday winning 10-0 and 7-1 to take the series quickly... Sunday's matchup was an absolute cruise as the Senators won 18-0... I did NOT see this coming... Roane swept Volunteer on Saturday as well with 2-1 and 9-1 wins... the Pioneers have not recovered well after close/tough losses and game two was no exception... Luke Lowery's 2 run 4th inning homer was all the offense the Raiders needed in game one as the Pioneers could not generate much offense on the day, stranding 2 runners in the 5th and 6th and the tying run at third base in the 7th... The Raiders finished the sweep of Vol with a 14-4 win on Sunday... Roane scored 9 runs in the first three innings and coasted to the win and are now second at 6-3 in conference play... Cooper Casteel's no hitter led the Cleveland Cougars to a 2-0 opening win in their series with Jackson. Evan Goins and Dylan Owens each had a SAC fly for Cleveland... game 2 was the complete opposite as the Cougars escaped with a 13-12 win... Jackson tied the game up at 12-12 in the top of the 7th as the old free pass reared its ugly head again... a Jacob Bryant sac fly with one out did the trick... the Cougars responded in the bottom of the 8th with a bases loaded walk off single by Riley Orr... Will Webb, who led off the inning with a single scored the winning run... Orr was 4-5 with 4 rbi... Drake Blackwood and Titus Suggs had HR's for the Jays... the Sunday matchup was more of the same as the Jays scored 5 runs in the top of the ninth to erase a 10-6 deficit and win the series... 4 of the 5 runs came with 2 outs... Columbia used a 9 run third to mash Dyersburg 17-3... Hutson Miles, Abner Rodriguez, Brady Hendrix, Blake Merwin, Jaxon Diamond, Jackson Reidling, Gattis Henly and Braxton Baird all had rbi in the inning... the Chargers finished off the Eagles with a Sunday Sweep... Gattis Henley's walk off HBP with one out gave the green nine a 4-3 win and in the third game of the series Dyersburg didn't recover from the loss in game two. Columbia ran away with a 14-1 win and the sweep... After 3 weeks Walters sits on top at 7-3 while Columbia and Roane are tied for the second spot at 6-3...

3/14 - TCCAA Week 3 Preview:

Southwest v Motlow -

Erik Schoenrock/SW: "We dropped 2 out of 3 at home to Jackson State last weekend. Have to give Coach Winders and his team a lot of credit, they were tough outs at the plate & threw strikes on the mound. We have to get games off to better starts from the mound than we have lately, our bullpen is a strength of our team - but we need to be able to get the game to those guys with the game being close or with a lead more often. This weekend, we have Motlow State at home. They have played a good schedule so far and we have a lot of respect for Coach McShea and their program. Looking at numbers and seeing reports on them, they will be a tough matchup for us if we don't clean it up from the mound and don't execute in situational moments offensively. They have some guys in their lineup that really do some damage if you get them in advantage counts and have some arms that will make you look silly if you aren't ready to compete."

Dan McShea/Motlow: "We travel to Southwest for another tough road test.  We will need to be more consistent with our execution in order to have any success this weekend.  They will have a talented team that is well coached so our task doesn’t change from previous weekends."

 

Roane v Volunteer -

Cam Hamsley/Roane: "Vol State is just a scrappy bunch. If you look at what they're doing in games you'll see they have glimpses of busting some games wide open. They had TCCAA Frontrunner Chatt State on the ropes one game this past weekend and I know Coach McGuire has a young group but we all know how much better they're going to continue to get. Mags has been plugging dudes into 4 years at an intense rate sense coming to Vol because he is great at improving players from beginning to finish. I really like his roster as over a handful of those guys I recruited also. I'm from Springfield so I circle those counties and schools for players. Molnar, Lutterman, Bell, and Paul all mash. Cooper and Melton have hit a ton of balls really hard from my scouting. Falsone is getting better and better each game catching and swinging it and Zimmerle is a great kid...Hard not to like him! Kanon Lewis I know from experience can absolutely swing it with the tops in this league. Pioneers have a ton of arm potential on the mound. They will be so deep with competitive pitching by end of year. The staff is young and taking their growing pains but goodness they're filled with potential. Dowling, White, Eatman, Johnson, and Pica are going to compete their tails off with plus stuff. All the young guns on staff are building off each and every outing. Keys for us will be Win that Freebie War and try to get to 1st base consistently. Coach McGuire and I will try our best to make sure our teams are not wearing matching jerseys all weekend."

 

Jim McGuire/Vol: "Tough weekend as the Pioneers were swept at home against Chattanooga State. Had an opportunity to win game two and let it slip away in the seventh inning. Pitching staff struggled to throw strikes and the offense was shut down in big situations. Inconsistent play continues to be the issue. Pioneers are on the road this weekend at Roane State. They have put up some of top offensive numbers in the league and won a big series last weekend against Columbia State. They have been playing very well, especially at home. We will need to get better starting pitching to try and slow them down. The offense will also need to be better and run production has to improve. Tough road series ahead."

 

Cleveland v Jackson -

Mike Policastro/Cleveland: "We host  a Jackson State team this weekend after dropping our first two series. Jackson will bring a hot team that swings the bat really well and is capable of putting up big innings. Our offense has been inconsistent at best. We will need to be able to get the big hit when we have the chance. Our pitching staff has done a great job giving us a chance in most games."

Michael Winders/Jackson: "The Greenjays  will travel to Cleveland this weekend to take on the cougars of Cleveland State. We know that we are going to have to be very good at the plate this weekend to produce runs against some very talented arms. The Jays will have to limit mistakes on the mound and defensively to stay away from giving up big innings that cost them last weekend. We know that this weekend will be tough to go into Cleveland and win series, but hopefully we can keep the momentum going from the first two weekends of conference play."

 

Columbia v Dyersburg -

Desi Ammons/Columbia: "What a difference a week makes…just when you think you are figuring some things out, the game will bring you back down. Pleased with our pitching and defense last week, but we must do a better job at the plate. A zillion runners left on base will prove detrimental to the Green team if that trend continues this weekend. Coach Brown will be bringing a very good pitching staff and a talented team to Muletown. We will need to be better at the dish and continue play in the other two phases. Only week 3 of conference play and every game matters but this series is lining up to be a pivotal series for both the Chargers and Eagles. I would expect the entire weekend to be a battle."

Tyler Brown/Dyersburg: "Great job by the guys bouncing back last weekend and getting the series win. Looking forward to keeping the momentum going, but going to be a tough weekend ahead at Columbia State. "

 

Walters v Chattanooga -

Gregg Dennis/Chatt: "We head up the road to Morristown to take on Walters and, as usual, we have our hands full as they are outstanding in all areas of the game, again, this year.  Dave has the offense running smoothly and the pitching staff is working at the usual steady clip.  We will need to keep some momentum going from this past weekend and hopefully put together some quality starts and multi-run innings in order to stay with the Senators!!  "

Mike Corn/Walters: "Looks as if weather will again play a factor in this week’s schedule.  A Saturday – Sunday set will most likely be the play.  Even though each conference game counts about 3.7% or so of your schedule, there seems to be a little buzz about the Senator – Tiger match-up here in week three.  Players come and go each year but when one program ends the season of another, there’s always a little edge to the next spring’s series. Not many TCCAA weekends that I can remember, probably never at Ken Campbell Field,  where Walters State enters as the underdog. Well…never say never because that’s exactly how it will unfold on Saturday.  Greg and his staff have their tenacious 16th ranked Tigers off to a blistering start.  Their ability to get on base and resiliency is always what makes them special.  If there’s such a thing as a key to victory, the Senators will need to find a way to run up pitch counts and limit the impact of their sparkplugs.  I might just sit up in the stands, take notes and watch these two legendary TCCAA head coaches move their pawns.  The marbles aren’t on the table until May, but goodness, week three could certainly be an indication of who wants to take the wheel here early in 2024."

 

3/11 TCCAA Monday Review - League play for week 2 ended today - only one series got started on the traditional Friday and Walters swept Motlow 11-2 and 10-4. They finished the series sweep off with an 11-1 thumping of the Bucks and did so in a dominating fashion, scoring 32 runs and allowing only 7 in the three game set... 2b Logan Sutton went 5-10 with 2 doubles a homer and 5 rbi; leadoff hitter Nate Conner went 7-12; Jack Vogele went 5-9 and the offense was rolling. The Sen's got six strong innings from Karson Bonaparte in Friday's first contest and a great close from Aiden Robertson... meanwhile in Memphis, Southwest and Jackson split identical 13-4 contests on Saturday... The Bluejays won the series on Sunday with a 7-3 win... In other Sunday series openers, Cleveland knocked off Dyersburg in the series opener 6-4 with a 3 run top of the ninth... free passses kill and they did in Dyersburg as the Coug's used a HBP and 3 walks to score the first ninth inning run and added a Dylan Owens bingle and another walk to De'Yon Cannon to force the third and final run of the inning...  Roane shocked Columbia 4-2 and Chattanooga won a couple of close ones on the road at Volunteer 8-6 and 5-4... The Tigers, down 4-3 in the 7th, scored twice to come back and win over the Pioneeers. Taking advantage of an HBP and walk and an error the Tigers tied the game and Brody Ballou scored the eventual game winner on a wild pitch... The Pioneers never recovered from the loss as Chatt smacked Vol around on Monday to win 15-0... Roane won its series with a game two, 2-0, shutout of Columbia. The Chargers were able to take game three 7-1... meanwhile in Dyersburg, the Eagles swept a pair to win their series with Cleveland with scores of 8-6 and 5-4... The Eagles countered a K Collins 3 run bomb (Cleveland) in the top of the 7th with 2 of their own in the win... 1 out singles by Amir Streeter and Chris Alverez and the Eagles walked it off... Chatt sits atop the standings at 5-1 and will travel to Morristown on Friday to take on Walters (4-2)...  Jackson is also tied with Walters at 4-2 in league play...

3/7 - TCCAA Week 2 Preview:

Columbia at Roane -

Desi Amons/Columbia: "After having a decent weekend, the Chargers get to travel to Harriman to take on an energized and hungry Raider ball club. Cam and his guys ended our season last year in Gallatin and I have no doubts that win will give them confidence this coming series. We will need to be sharp in all phases to have any success this weekend. We need to continue our competitive attitude at the plate and have thoughtful approaches entering at bats. Our starting pitching will need to be much better than this past weekend to give us a chance. Roane always plays well against us and I don’t expect anything less as we enter week 2 of conference play."

Cam Hamsley/Roane: "We welcome the blazing hot Warhorses to town this weekend. Scorehorses may be a better term after the weekend they had plus a monday tilt with Wabash Valley. Charlie Davis hits anything and everything just going to pinch the middle and hope he hits some line drives right to people. We're going to have to find a way to keep Michael McClellan off base so he doesn't create chaos. Coach Ammons has recruited two more big thumpers with Culver and Schrengost. Heidle and Rodriguez are the one two punch at catcher they bring back for a second straight year. I like Baird too..Kid can hit. I think what makes Columbia so successful this year is they're deeper with solid pitching. They've had multiple gifted arms in the past but this group seems very solid and consistent with more arms to throw. They mix well and keep hitters guessing. They have guys with great offspeed offerings that'll make it a long weekend for us. 
 
Raiders keys to success...We have 5 or less BB's /HBP's a game by our pitching staff and it gives us a really good chance to be in it at the end. Coach Ammons has his group playing extremely well and the Raiders have alot to prove. Love my guy's."

 

Motlow at Walters -

Dan McShea/Motlow: "Traveling to Walters is always going to be a tough trip, even more so on short rest.  We had some areas where I was really pleased with our performance as a team but we will need to be much more consistent in our play to have success on the road against a very good Walters State team."

Mike Corn/Walters: "Dan “The Man” McShea brings the well prepared Bucks around Monteagle Mountain and up the I-75 corridor this week for a big TCCAA match-up.  The Bucks have played a tough schedule to open the season so they already have seen anything we might be able to throw their way.  Motlow will be running out some excellent starting pitching backed up by a bullpen with plenty of arm talent.  Seeing them in the fall, we thought they would have a chance to compete at the very top of the league in 2024.  After following their early season progress, I do not think we were mistaken.  That Buck line-up is racking up the freebies thus far so we will need to resist rutting for strikeouts and be a little more contact focused.  As with any contest, we need to take care of our own business first before you can worry about the team the other dugout.  If I could pick on one thing that we are missing up to this point it would be the ability to finish.  Finish hitters with two strikes.  Close innings on defense.  Increase competitive at-bats with runners in scoring position.  Taking advantage of opportunities to expand leads when your opponent opens that door.  Luckily it’s not how your start, it’s how you finish that counts.  Hopefully Motlow will sport those canary uni’s at least one day this weekend.  I always catch myself looking for Stargell, Candelaria and Parker to run out of the tunnel when Dano rocks the yellows.  Come on out to Ken Campbell Field this weekend and catch a sure to be exciting series…Senators-Bucks should be entertaining."

 

Cleveland at Dyersburg -

Mike Policastro/Cleveland: "We travel to Dyersburg this weekend to face an always talented Dyersburg team.  Last weekend against Southwest we were able to win game three and avoid getting swept. This weekend our offense will need to be much improved for us to be in a position to be competitive. Our pitching has been efficient so far this season and will need to be able to pitch through a difficult lineup that is capable of producing runs quickly. 
Defensively we will need to be better than last week and be able  to make the routine play and  stay away from the big inning. This will be a competitive series that we are looking forward to."

Tyler Brown/Dyersburg: "Excited to see my guys get after it again after a hard fought series at Chattanooga State.  Cleveland State is well coached and they play extremely hard.  Should be a great series here in Dyersburg."

 

Chattanooga at Volunteer -

Greg Dennis/Chattanooga: "We got the first series in with Dyersburg and it was tremendously hard-fought.  They played a highly-competitive series and I felt we answered that for the most part and did some things well.  This weekend we travel to Gallatin to take on Vol State and that is always a difficult task.  Coach Mags always has them competing at a high level.  This begins our 3-week “on the road” stretch and what a tough place to start it.  Hopefully our pitching will do a better job of staying out of the big inning and our hitting will continue to be opportunistic.  Should be a great series and always good to see our conference’s “TV celebrity” Coach McGuire!! "

Jim McGuire/Volunteer: "Pioneers split the two games at Motlow over the weekend with the third game being called due to darkness (6-6 after 4). The bats were silent in game one, only recording two hits in a 9-1 loss. Big innings for Motlow (6-3rd, 3-6th) were the difference in the game. Game two of the series was a high scoring, back and forth contest with Vol St coming out on top 14-10 innings. Clutch and consistent AB's helped the Pioneers get their first conference win. The mid-week game vs Rend Lake was rained out. We have now lost 5 games to the weather.
 
The offense continues to be a roller coaster. Good at times and non-existent at others. The starting pitch was solid again, but the bullpen is a question mark. Need to be much more consistent this weekend. Chatt St comes to Gallatin this weekend. They won the TCCAA championship here last year and are off to an unbelievable start. Worthy of their top 25 ranking. Their offense has put up great numbers and will be a big challenge to slow them down.  Going to have to find a way to get our offense going against a very good pitching staff. Still hoping the more we play, the more consistent we will be. Tough series ahead!"

 

Jackson at Southwest -

Michael Winders/Jackson: "The Jays will travel to Millington this weekend to take on the Salquis in a TCCAA matchup. We know Coach Shoenrock will have his team ready to play, and will need to make some adjustments at the plate this weekend against a tough pitching staff. On the mound the Jays will need to do a better job in the early innings to give themselves a chance to win a game late. We know that every weekend will be battle in this conference and will need to play the game at high level to leave Millington with a series win."

Erik Schoenrock/Southwest: "We got off to a good start in conference play, taking 2 of 3 from Cleveland on the road. We were fortunate to win both games on the doubleheader day, but we pitched it well enough at the right times to secure a series W on the road. This week, we have Jackson State at home. They are off to a good start this year and also took home a series W in their opening conference weekend as well. Coach Winders has done a good job with this group & they have a strong veteran presence on their roster. We will need to be sharp on the mound and defensively against this team - they average 8+ runs / game and are basically 1:1 in their walks / strikeouts as a team. Should be a fun series as we kick off a 10 game homestand."

 

3/6 - MIDWEEK ROUNDUP: Milligan continues to shine near the top of the AAC standings at 5-1 in conference and 15-4 overall... the Buffs will host #23 Reinhardt on Thursday and Friday... the entire lineup is hittng better than .300 with Sr C Caleb Berry (.410), Gr OF Ryan Molinari (.400), Braden Spano (.385) and RSo IF Gaven Jones (.373) leading the way #GoBuffs ... in the MidSouth Conference Bethel (17-2) and Freed Hardeman (17-3) have come out of the gates on fire... Cumberland, after a miserable start, has won 9 straight games to climb up to 12-7 under 2nd year skipper Ryan Hunt... conference play begins on March 15... over in the ASun, Austin Peay has had a terrific start at 10-2 under another 2nd  year skip, Roland Fanning... congratulations goes out to VU skipper, Tim Corbin, who recently won is 1000th game as a HC... Corbin wins 1000 ... VU has averaged 40.6 wins per season since Corbin arrived in Nashville...

 

3/4 - MONDAY ROUNDUP:

TCCAA:  Out of the first week of conference action Chatt, Columbia, Jackson and Southwest all won their series 2-1. The Tigers won 8-5, 7-6 and lost the broom match 6-4...  Chatt won the decisive game on a 1 out bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 7th... Columbia knocked off Walters 8-7, 12-11 and lost 8-1 in the final contest... The Chargers used an 8th inning 2 out single by Michael McClellan to win 8-7 game one and McClellan walked it off in game 2 with an extra inning with another 2 out bingle to win 12-11... McClellan went 6-14 with 6 rbi in the series... Jackson sandwiched wins of 13-10 and 5-3 around a 5-3 loss... Garrett Taylor went 4-6 with 2rbi in the game one victory... in the Raiders lone victory, Jacob Pointer, Daryn Glapa and Tanner Park gave up 6 hits and a run in a masterful game on the mound for Roane... Southwest went to Cleveland and won 11-9, 3-2 and lost 8-0 in the last game of the series... SW used a 2 out walk and a Hayden Collins HR to win game one at Cleveland... in game 2 Logan Luckett lead off the 5th with a single and scored the eventual winning run on a wild pitch... Cleveland's Andrew Kribbs tossed a 3 hitter while striking out 11 and walking no batters to shut out SW 8-0 in the final game of the series - definitely the best mound performance in the league on opening weekend... Motlow and Vol split and didn't get the third game in... Logan Molnar (3-5/HR/5rbi) and Kanon Lewis (3-4/HR/4rbi) had big day at the plate in Vol's 14-10 win in game two... the third game was cancelled after 4 innings due to darkness with the game tied at 6...

 

2/29 - TCCAA WEEK 1 Preview: For those of you who missed the whit and humor of Mike Corn's weekly comments.... HE"S BACK... I so missed this!

Dyersburg at Chattanooga:

Greg Dennis/Chattanooga - "We have started off pretty well and are doing some things better than expected.  Our offense has been on point so far and we have shown decent ability on the mound but feel like we can be better.  Hopefully, we will begin the process of really putting it together with a very good Dyersburg team coming in here.  I know that Tyler is busy putting his stamp on this well-known and well-decorated program.  We will have our hands full and hopefully can put together a solid weekend!!"

Tyler Brown/Dyersburg - "Currently, we are 9-6 on the year.  Began the season with a slower start, but played some tough opponents so far.  Looking forward to heading over to Chattanooga for our first conference weekend series at the end of this week.  Coach Dennis does a fantastic job with his team getting them prepared.  Should be a great series between the Eagles and a much respected Tigers team."

 

Roane at Jackson:

Michael Winders/Jackson - "The Greenjays will enter conference play with a 4-5 overall record.  There have been games where the offense has had to carry them, and games where the pitching staff has given them chances to win, and runs have been hard to come by. They have been led at the plate by Jacob Bryant, Connell Hardin, and Garrett Lance, and have shown glimpses of having a dynamic offense. For this to continue into conference play, they will need a few more bats to begin to heat up. On the mound the jays have had quality starts from Caden Moore, Kyle Lambert, and Jason Hamm, but will need to see them and the rest of the pitching staff do this consistently.
The Jays will host Roane State for the opening weekend of the TCCAA. Coach Hamsley has done great job of having his guys prepared to play and always competing to the final out. The Jays will have to deal with a lineup that has put runs on the board, and some guys that have shown they have some juice in their bats. The Jays will have to limit free passes and catch the baseball this weekend and find some timely hits to put themselves in a position to win a tough series in the TCCAA."

 

Cam Hamsley/Roane - "We’ve been all over the place to begin season. We're just chaos over here. We are still building towards being our best at Roane. Although we have a long ways to go , wear a great group of young men to work with. They care a ton and have ambition. They care for each other and they are starting to figure out what it takes. As far as Jackson State this weekend to open conference. It is always extremely tough to go on the road and win. I'm worried Coach Winders and squad are going to score too many that we can't keep up as they've shown they can score in droves. Jackson also has  a few pitchers who have been shut down for them. Anytime you've got multiple games holding teams to 0-3 runs it shows how mature and tough your teams are. I guess ready or not, it's time for conference play to get started."

 

Southwest at Cleveland:  

Erik Schoenrock/Southwest - "Our season has been up and down so far, we lost about 80% of the production from our 44 win team last year... so we have a bunch of new guys still trying to find their way at this level. We have played a good schedule so far & roles on the mound and in our lineup have started to finally take shape after this first third of our schedule. We are at Cleveland State to open conference play this weekend. Coach Policastro and staff always do a great job getting their guys to play the right way & are tough to beat at their place. We will need to be mentally tough in the box against their good arms and will also need to take care of the ball defensively in order to get conference play started off strong on the road. "

Mike Policastro/Cleveland -  "As we begin TCCAA conference play this weekend hosting  a very good Southwest Tennessee team on Saturday and Sunday because of the rain forecast for Friday. We have played well the past month in our non conference schedule and hopefully it has prepared us for the always challenging conference schedule. As we face Southwest this weekend coach Shoenrock will have his club ready to go. We anticipate seeing a talented Southwest pitching staff as well as a line-up that is capable of putting a lot of runs on the scoreboard. Our pitching staff has done a really good job so far this year and will need to continue to give us a chance to win. Our offense will need to continue to make improvements and be able to take advantage of opportunities. It should be a good series."

 

Volunnteer at Motlow:

Jim McGuire/Volunteer - "

The Pioneers are off to a slow start (4-7) to the 2024 season. Very inconsistent play both on the mound and at the plate. The weather has played a factor in three of the first four weekends this spring causing some of the issues. Hoping everything will start to come together as we consistently play more games. The pitching staff has had a few bright spots from starting pitchers Caleb Pica, a Lipscomb signee, (0-2 but 2.45 ERA with 26 k in 18 IP)  and Caiden Johnson (2-0 0.00 ERA with 13 k in 10 IP along with a No Hitter vs Elgin). Looking for these two to anchor the staff. The offense has started to come around as of late led by Connor Paul (.400 8RBI) and Christian Dunn (.500 1HR 8RBI), but lack of run production has been a big issue. Need the bats to warm up as conference play starts. Opening at Motlow is a tough draw right out of the gate. They have some very good arms along with a powerful line up. It will be a big challenge for us to try and slow them down."

Dan McShea/Motlow - "It’s an exciting time in Tennessee with conference play starting this weekend.  We have had to deal with some cancellations but so has Vol so we both would like to have played more games at this point.  We are still trying to figure some things out with the lineup and with our bullpen.  I feel like we have some depth at a lot of positions so that will be good for us.  We just need to play more games.  Vol State will be very well coached and talented throughout so we will have our work cut out for us."

 

Walters at Columbia:  

Mike Corn/Asst Walters - "The season within the season has arrived.  Opening conference weekend is always exciting and 2024 will be no different.  Senators on the road heading down to Mule Town, USA to take on the scrappy Chargers in a Saturday-Sunday series.  A trip to Columbia, TN might take on an entirely different look if not for the tiny Snail Darter, Percina Tanasi.   In 1973, the Snail Darter was the center of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) put forth by a controversial Supreme Court ruling.  This ruling basically blocked the TVA from constructing a hydroelectric facility on the Duck River.  By 1984, this little ray-finned fish had made a remarkable comeback and was down listed from endangered to threatened.  Luckily, there is nothing endangered on this weekend’s series but certain both squads are certainly threatened as not wanting to leave the three game set with an upstream swim ahead of them.  The Chargers and Senators have both played a competitive early season schedule and should be ready to get after each other.  Coach Ammons will have those War Horses’ pencil sharpened and no doubt prepared to play.  We will need to get out of our own way and play situational baseball much better than we have done up to this point.  The keys to success in every game is always the same…throw strikes, put the ball in play, make the routine outs, run the bases smartly and have a good consistent emotional approach in the dugout.  Looking forward to a stimulating and competitive start to the TCCAA."

Desi Ammons/ Columbia - "The Chargers season thus far has been up and down. Timely hitting has evaded us at times, but pleased with this team’s fight. Sitting at .500 (6-6) early on this season with the beast in the east coming to town. Dave and his exceptional staff will have the Senators poised to start off conference play on a great note. They have played some of the best teams that junior college baseball has to offer and have stood tall in those contests. They are riding a win streak headed into Muletown, we will look slow that train just a bit, but it will be a big test for us. We will need to execute pitches on the mound, play conservative defense, and find ways to push runs across."

 

 

2/26 - WEEKEND UPDATE: Dyersburg has won 9 of its last 11 after an 0-3 start. The Eagles have won in a variety of ways during this successful period of time... Chattanooga has won 15 of 18 games and have scored 199 runs (11.06/game)... Cleveland is 10-4, winning 4 straight and playing solid baseball right now... Walters is 11-6, with 4 consecutive victories as well... the Sen's bats go they are tough to beat... Roane is 8-6, up and down some, but appear to have more offense than last year, averaging 8.42 runs per game at this point... Milligan has jumped out to a 13-3 overall record and lead the AAC at 3-0... the Buffs have reeled of 7 wins in a row as they head into a tough series with Bryan this coming weekend... in the Mid South, Freed Hardeman (14-1) and Bethel (14-2), have both jumped out to great early season success. The Lions of Henderson have averaged a little over 9 runs a game as well as 2 HR's a game as the offense has been very good so far while the pitching staff has recorded 3 shutouts and have only given up 3.33 runs per contest... over in nearby McKenzie, the Wildcats have averaged 9.56 runs per game with far less power than FHU. The Bethel pitching staff and defense have given up a measly 3.8 runs per game so far... Lee's Jack Nedrow (Siegel HS) is off to a great start at 4-0 with a 2.78 era this season... in Harrogate, LMU has gotten off to a great start at 11-3 and 5-1 in conference... Carson Boles ( .540 4 18) and Cameron Bowen (.391 5 22) have lit it up to start the season... Trevecca got a gem when Haven Mangrum transferred in from Louisville, Mangrum is hitting .486 with a 1.278 OPS to open this season... the return of Matt Bragga as head coach at Tennessee Tech is already paying divedends as the Eagles have started out 6-1... Sr RHP Peyton Calitri has jumped out to a 2-0 record and a 0.00 era for the Eagles... in Knoxville, the Vols have jumped out to a 7-1 start...

2/22 - Remember early season updates are on Twitter / X feed to the right of this page -

TCCAA starts first weekend in March with these match ups on Friday March 1:

Dyersburg State Community College at Chattanooga State Community College  2pm est
Roane State Community College at Jackson State Community College  2pm cst
Southwest Tennessee Community College at Cleveland State Community College  2pm cst
Volunteer State Community College at Motlow State Community College  3 cst
Walters State Community College at Columbia State Community College  4pm cst

 

2/7 - Add  Volunteer State to the mix - TCCAA Team Previews... keep an eye on the Twitter/X feed for updates on game scores - this early in season very few teams post stories til days after contest -

1/31 - Add Columbia State to the mix... TCCAA Team Previews...

1/29 - Chattanooga, Southwest, Cleveland, Roane and Walters are checked in with their '24 Team Previews... Check X for early season updates on game scores, I will repost game scores that are posted by schools so check the feed for easy viewing...

 

2023

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Sept 29 - UPdates to High School Record Book, TN HS baseball history - adding 1943-1945 today -

June 18 - TBR All State Teams are posted. This year we did a first, second and third team and a list of honorable mentions... using our mathematical formula to determine what team each player would be on... a very long and tedious process for sure.  2023 Nomination List

June 14 - TBR All 2 Way Team posted... updated Coaches W-L career records - if you or someone you know belongs on this list - let me know so I can add it...

June 13 - Super Sophomore and Super Freshman Teams

June 12 - TBR All Region Teams and updated stat leaders...

June 8 - Statewide Offensive Stats are posted!

June 7 - Final Polls and Statewide Pitching Stats are posted today

June 6 - Out of touch here, but updating on Twitter feed alot ->>>

Spending a lot of time organizing and trying to round up nominations -

Check Twitter feed for schools still out -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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MLB Draft History Part 1: The 60's


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  
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.

 

   MLB Draft Part II: The 70's

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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