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NAME                  CLASS/POS.    COMMENTS
1 Luke Miller         12/LHP        was just beginning to realize potential last yr when injured.
2 Austin Seiber       12/2B RH      Main stay ta top of lineup, solid infielder
3 Trevor Green        12/ RF RH     Played everygame in Rf last yr, will be looked to for more offense & mound time.
4 Zach Spoon          12/3B RH      Can play SS,3B, or 2B. Really matured as player.
5 Austin Calloway     11/1B/DH RH   Transfer, looks to have tremendous power, will see time at 1B,P, & DH
6 Jeremiah Johnson    11/SS RH      Looks to make move from LF & solidify SS & deliver RBIs.


2016 TEAM OUTLOOK:
Oliver Springs looks to return to regional play after a 4 yr absence.The Cats were 10-8 last season 7-5 in 4A. Austin Seiber Sr/2B looks to set the table, Trevor Green Sr/RF, Jeremiah Johnson Jr/SS, Austin Calloway Jr/1B/DH, Zach Spoon Sr/3B will be looked to for production.
    Defensively 1B Luke Miller Sr, Calloway, & Jacob Humphreys Jr will see time. 2B Seiber has solidified position. SS will see Johnson and/or Freshman Garrett Best. 3B reliable Spoon will handle hot corner.LF Mont Lynch Jr/ RH and Humphreys will split time. CF Freshman Joey York. RF Green is solid. C Jrs Sean Ross RH & Dillon Walls will split time.
    Seniors Luke Miller LH, Trevor Green RH, & Austin Seiber RH will be looked at to provide solid pitching.Pitching is a hallmark of successful Bobcat teams, and this should be the case.
    A blend of youth & experience highlight this edition of the Bobcats, as they look to return to prominence in District 4A. Any of 5 different teams have the potential to win this district. The experienced will be required to lead and the youth will have to develop.#BFL

 

NAME              CLASS/POS.      COMMENTS
1 Kyle Davidson   Sr/SS/RHP/RH    Kyle is being recruited by several schools. Was selected Freshmen and Super Sophomore team. Top 10 in hits his Sophomore year. One of the best players in District 9A. Career average of .424.
2 Darian Pride    Sr/CF/RHP/RH    Darian is a tremendous athlete. A 4 yr starter in CF and a career average of .396.
3 Ryan Fears      Sr/C/RH         Ryan is a 4 year starter behind the plate.
4 Jared Maupin    Soph/LHP LH     Jared went 4 - 2 as a freshman starter with a 2-2 district record.


2016 TEAM OUTLOOK: The 2016 Vikings will be led by 3 seniors who are 4 year starters. The Vikings return 8 starters from last years team and their entire pitching staff from a year ago. On offense Kyle Davidson, Darian Pride, Ryan Fears and Jared Maupin will anchor the top part of the lineup with a combined average of .345 between the 4. Other players made huge strides at the plate including Jrs Spencer Smith, Tyler Bushnell, Kirk Taylor and Robby Gray. Our lineup doesn't contain a lot of power hitters but guys who can put the ball in play and we have a ton of speed top to bottom. We are a traditional small ball team and we hope to be able to continue that same philosophy this season.
  On defense our strength is up the middle with Pride in cf, Davidson and Smith at short and second and Fears behind the plate. Maupin will see most of his time at first base with with Bushnell, Taylor and Freshman Landon Langley and Junior Layne Tapp working in at the other infield spots. Our outfield is very fast on the corners with Gray, Senior Brandon Mooneyham, Sophomore Preston Bennett, Freshman Darrious Ransom and Brennan Sanders.
Pitching staff will be led by Davidson, Pride and Maupin. We are very fortunate to have a lot of arms who have pitched in district games. Last season we had a whole new pitching staff as we had graduated our top 3 starters so it was a growing year for our pitchers. We are also lucky to have several left handers on the staff which is usual not the norm for Class A. Robby Gray, Jared Maupin and Preston Bennett (who is the cousin of Chicago Cub Rex Brothers) had great springs and summers on the mound as well as Kirk Taylor, Ryan Fears, Tyler Bushnell and Landon Langley. The pitching staff may be the overall strength of our team as well as a solid defense.
This year we are looking forward to being more competitive in District 9A. There is loads of talent across the league and some very well coached baseball programs. Our seniors have been a part of 63 wins so far in their career the most by any senior class so far in school history so we are hoping with the experiences of last year and solid senior leadership we can hopefully be able to compete with the great programs in our district once again. There are no easy games in our district and looking at the overall success our district has had sending teams to the state tournament the last decade or so you know every year to be able to compete you have to be solid at all 3 phases of the game. We are looking forward to another fun season of baseball. 

 

NAME                  CLASS/POS.   COMMENTS
1 Austin Stansifer    Sr/C/P       2015 All District
2 Justice Horton      SR/CF        2015 All District
3 Riley Phillips      SO/P/Inf     2015 All District
4 Jimmy Wright        Sr/SS/P      transfer
5 Preston Frashier    Jr/P         Great Work ethic and command of 3 pitches
6 Drew Fitzsimmons    3rb          Great leader. Will hit it well for us this year


2016 TEAM OUTLOOK:

Lookout Valley returns 6 starters to a team that saw a good amount of success in 2015.

Offensively the Yellow Jackets will return many of their top hitters from 2015. Austin Stansifer, Riley Phillips, Drew Fitzsimmons, and Justice Horton will be key contributors to the Yellow Jacket's offense. Transfer, Jimmy Wright, is also expected to have a big year for Lookout Valley.

LV's pitching staff looks to have a solid amount of depth. Preston Frashier and Riley Phillips seem to have nailed down the 1 and 2 spot. Austin Stansifer will return to his closer role as well as pick up some spot starts. Other players that will see time on the bump are Justice Horton, Triston Dill, Logan Alder, Gavin Slaven, and Drew Fitzsimmons.

Defensively there are several questions for this years team. The Yellow Jackets will have several players play in new positions. Jimmy Wright will lead our team at SS and Justice Horton looks to have an outstanding year in center.

The big question for this group is how will the freshman adjust to the High School level? Lookout Valley will look upon multiple freshman to play big roles on this year's team. 

NAME                CLASS/POS.    COMMENTS
1 Nathan Briley     SR/RHP        6'7 220
2 Lucas McDermott   JR/C          6'2 180
3 Will Warner       SR/INF/RHP    6'2 190
4 Jimmy Vanosdale   JR/RHP        6'3 175
5 Brad Grubb        SR/1B         6'3 220
6 Trey Treadway     SOPH/OF       5'9 160


2016 TEAM OUTLOOK:

The Tigers return all their starters back from the previous year to hopefully have a chance to make a run back to Murfreesboro for the first time since 2013. 

Pitching will be the tigers strength as they are deeper than they have been in years.  The pitching staff is anchored by starters 6’7 RHP Nathan Briley(SR), a crafty RHP Jimmy Vanosdale(JR), a versatile RHP Lucas McDermott(JR), a large 6’3 270 lb RHP Austin Lloyd coming off a previous injury, and an up and coming RHP Kolby Robbins(Soph) who saw plenty of mound time as a freshman last year.

There are also plenty of arms coming out of the bullpen for the Tigers this year:  RHP Braden Davidson(SR), and RHP Dalton Monroe(JR) will anchor down the middle of games this year being relief specialists.  While RHP Will Warner(SR) and Kane Penley (SR) will be called upon in the closer role this year.  Other young arms that could see action this year include: LHP Trey Treadway(SOPH), RHP Austin Orr(Fresh), RHP Sean Freels(Fresh), RHP Kyle VanPatten(Fresh), and RHP Colton Kindrick(Fresh).

Anchoring the defense for the Tigers will be a Senior laden group starting up the middle with Kane Penley(SS), Will Warner(2B), and Tarrence Ward(CF).  On the corners will be Brad Grubb/Austin Lloyd at 1B and a combination of talent at 3B depending on who is pitching for the Tigers.  They look to be the steady hand that can lead the Tigers to another trip back to Murfreesboro.  A feat that has not been accomplished since 2013.

Hitting will be the unknown for the Tigers this year, as this is an area that needs improving if they are to make a state tournament run.  Plenty of talent exists to achieve this, although adjustments from mistakes that were made last year must be made. 

NAME                  CLASS/POS.     COMMENTS
1 John Taylor Johnson  12/LHP        Coming off Tommy John (Before injury was 3-0 with a 0.95 ERA)
2 Lake Underwood       12/RHP/Inf    Strong last half of the year making All District.
3 Jake Pierce          12/OF/LH      All District and All Region last year batting .429
4 Justin Vaden         11/C/RH       Had a solid year behind the plate despite nagging injuries.
5 Bobby Parliment      11/LHP/1B     Need Bobby to be healthy this year in his third year starting.
6 Joey Parliment        9/SS/RHP     Started every game and batted lead-off as an 8th grader.



2016 TEAM OUTLOOK:
Offensively we return 8 of our top 10 bats, led by Jake Pierce and Lake Underwood. Pierce batted .429 and Underwood .360. We lean on them heavily this year. We also return Jack Pitman, Justin Vaden, Mitchell Kirby, Bobby Parliment, and Joey Parliment all of these young men had solid years at the plate. We will have a lot of competition for playing time this year, and whoever is swinging it will probably find himself in the line-up.
Defensively we should be solid. Justin Vaden returns behind the plate, Bobby Parliment returns at 1B, we feel like we have 5 solid middle infielders (Jack Pitman, Joey Parliment, Lake Underwood, Luke Blackburn, and Nathaniel Hall) that will provide competition and depth and one of these could transition to 3B, and in the outfield Jake Pierce and Mitchell Kirby return with the most experience but we have Devin Goodwin, John Taylor Johnson, Hunter Davis that will provide competition and depth.
Pitching should be our strength as we will be the deepest since I can remember. We should have 5 that will give us a chance against anyone (John Taylor Johnson, Lake Underwood, Bobby Parliment, Hunter Davis, and Nathaniel Hall) We also have 8 others who have shown good promise on the mound and will provide quality bullpen relief and late week starts.
We were exceptionally young last year and with only three seniors last year we return a ton of depth. 14 players played in at least 10 games, and we finished second in the regular season, but come up just short in the district tournament blowing a seventh inning lead in the semi-finals to advance to the regional tournament. We must stay healthy if we want to achieve our goals this year, at no time last year were we completely healthy, and that will be key.
 

NAME                  CLASS/POS.     COMMENTS
1Kendrick Malone      Sr. LHP        8-1  1.45 ERA  .354 BA
2 William Woods       Jr. RHP        7-2  1.86 ERA 
3 Ethan Richardson    Jr. RHP        3-0  3.27 ERA  .444BA
4 Hunter Hudson       Soph RH        .412 BA
5 Jacob Taylor        Jr.  RH        .443 BA
6 Will Pickard        Jr.  RH        .328 BA


2016 TEAM OUTLOOK:
    The Golden Tide returns 7 starters from last year's 31-7 squad that reached the semifinals of the state tournament.  Gone is the team's number one starter Matthew Pickard now at Union University in Jackson and Daniel Hodges; a solid second baseman for the Tide.
    This year's squad will feature three power arms lead by senior Kendrick Malone,and junior righthanders William Woods and Ethan Richardson. Junior Jacob Taylor, sophmores Hunter Hudson and Landon Pickard will provide depth to the staff.
    Offensively, the Tide returns the major part of their order starting with leadoff hitter Tay Jordan followed by Kendrick Malone, Hunter Hudson, Ethan Richardson, and Jacob Taylor.  Last years team hit .345 and this year's squad should be just as dangerous.
    Defensively, the Tide must replace MVP first baseman Matthew Pickard and All District second baseman Daniel Hodges. Richardson and Hudson will be competing to move into that spot. Soph Shortstop Timothy Fields is penciled in for his second season with a number of younger players competing for the second base and third base honors.  The outfield is set with Jordan, Malone, Will Pickard, Creed Temple, and Hudson all expected to see playing time. Catching will be solid with juniors Jacob Taylor and Will Pickard there to anchor the defense.
    This year's squad looks to make another long run in post season play.  With a number of outstanding Single A squads in West Tennessee, it will not be an easy task.  But quality pitching should make the Tide very competitive throughout the season. "Because of the legacy left by previous Peabody teams we have become one of the hunted teams in the west rather than one of the hunters.  This year's team must rise to meet that challenge and continue the success their former teammates have left behind."

NAME                  CLASS/POS.      COMMENTS
1  Walker Malone        SR / RHP & SS        RH


2016 TEAM OUTLOOK:

Meigs County Tigers will be managed by first year coach Tyler Roberts. Roberts, who has been an assistant at Meigs Co for the past 5 years, will be leading a young squad into the 2016 season. With only two seniors on the team, the Tigers will rely on younger players to step up into key roles this season. The Tigers posted a 20 win season in 2015 and were regular season co-champions before being upset by a talented Greenback team in the District 3-A Tournament. The Tigers are optimistic about the upcoming season as they look to compete in district play against Knox Grace Christian, 2015 1A State Champion, along with Greenback, Tellico Plains, Rockwood, Harriman & Midway. The Tigers also are slated to play 2A & 3A ball clubs this season.