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Below you will find the dates of the High School events we
will be hosting or co-hosting at USA Stadium in Memphis,
Tennessee. If your school plans to hit the road for Spring
Break or in search of some great competition, I hope you
will consider attending one of these events.
Monday-Saturday, March 3-8 Junior Varsity Challenge
Monday-Saturday, March 10-15 Lewis Harris Memorial
Tournament
Monday-Saturday, March 17-22 Junior Varsity Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, March 20-22 Buster Kelso USA High School
Classic
Monday-Saturday, March 24-29 USA High School Challenge (Week
One)
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(Week Two)
You can reach me at the number below, or by responding to this email. Johnny Ray - Perfect Game Mid-South Tournament Director 901-413-1920 jray@perfectgame.orgConnor Shamblin - Perfect Game Regional Tournament Director 901-297-1833 cshamblin@perfectgame.org
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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 March 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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