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Columbia Post 19 Jr Team will host tryouts for the 2014 Season on Saturday October 26th at Columbia Academy beginning at 11:00am. Players must be 17U or High School Eligible for the 2014/2015 School Year. Players should bring all required equipment and dress in baseball attire. Columbia Post 19 had a tremendous 2013 Season going 43-3-1 on the season. For more information please visit our website or contact Coach Lee Williams. http://www.baseball-teams.com/teams/columbiapostjrteam/ coachglw@gmail.com

Columbia Post 19 Jr Team will host tryouts for the 2014 Season on Saturday October 26th at Columbia Academy beginning at 11:00am. Players must be 17U or High School Eligible for the 2014/2015 School Year. Players should bring all required equipment and dress in baseball attire. Columbia Post 19 had a tremendous 2013 Season going 43-3-1 on the season. For more information please visit our website or contact Coach Lee Williams. http://www.baseball-teams.com/teams/columbiapostjrteam/ coachglw@gmail.com

2013 Columbia Post 19 Fall High School Wood Bat League Games played on Saturday's at Columbia Academy. Begins Saturday September 7. Ends Saturday October 12 or 19 depending on the # of teams. Open to the first 72 players signed up and paid. Games will be 7 Innings or 2 Hour 15 Minute Time Limit. Run Rule 12 after 4 Innings, 8 after 5 Innings TSSAA Rules - 5 Players Per Team Per School Pitchers Limited to 3 Innings Per Week. All Players will hit with the order remaining the same. Free Substitution for Fielding Positions. Teams will be chosen by Columbia Post 19 Coaches. Players will be divided as equal as possible. Standings will be kept for a end of season single elimination tournament. $100.00 Player Fee. Any player interested contact coachglw@gmail.com Last teams to play each week will help with field work.

I correct myself. I was way off on the brackets. I was previously going off info that I had received from a couple area players. Brackets according to the Columbia Daily Herald. Richland bye Santa Fe vs Mt. Pleasant Columbia Academy vs Culleoka Hampshire vs Cornersville Richland plays winner of SF/MP. So I'm assuming SF/MP is the 4 vs 5 game. CA/Cully Winner vs Hampshire/Cornersville Winner. I'm assuming Cully is 3, CA 6, Cornersville 2 and Hampshire 7. I may still be wrong. Who knows?

7 Teams. Correct me if I'm wrong. Richland # 1 Bye Cornersville # 2 vs # 7 Mt. Pleasant Culleoka # 3 vs # 6 Hampshire Santa Fe # 4 vs Columbia Academy # 5 Hampshire and Mt. Pleasant may be flipped. I'm not sure though. I may have 4 through 7 completely wrong but that's how I got it stacking up. This is one of the worse tournament brackets I have seen. I believe the #4/#5 Seed loser some how gets a bye. I can't exactly remember how it has worked in the past but it can almost be an advantage to lose at some point. I see Richland winning it all. They swing the bat well. Don't count Columbia Academy out. They have been improving and if Logsdon can make it back he could really help this line up. It will be interesting to see. Some good pitchers in the this district. Looney, Fly, Callandar, Blalock (if healthy), Logsdon (if healthy), etc... Good luck to all teams.

Congrats to SH Raider Baseball and Coach Lamm. Proven winners year after year. Put themselves in another great position to make a deep post season run by being a host site for the district tournament. The tournament is going to be a dog fight. Good luck to all teams.

I am a known supporter of SH Raider Baseball so I'm not in any way saying anything bad about the program or the coach because both are proven winners and very good! But I will make a comment about pitch counts. 146 pitches is EXTREMELY high. Little League has pitch counts for a reason. It's to protect arms. High School should think about going in that direction. I don't care how conditioned a kids arm is 100+ pitches is danger zone for high school kids. Think of all the extra pitches beside the 146. 7 x 7 warm up pitches for innings, lets say around 30 warm up pitches in the bullpen before the game. That's almost 200 pitches. No parent in their right mind should think that many pitches in a game is necessary or ok. I have coached a lot of baseball on several levels. I coach high school age kids now and when a pitcher gets to 80 it begins what I like to call the red zone. I start thinking about other options. Protecting arms is the most important thing. I'm not saying coach over threw the kid. He knows his players better than anyone. But it don't need to be done on every outing. I'm sure there has been times where every team in district 12AA had a pitcher with a high pitch count in a game. Let's just not point fingers at the SH vs Page game.

Coach George speaks highly of the LHP Denton. I liked what I saw also. Although Page has dropped 3 straight district games I think Coach George has done a very good job with this group. They will do well in the district tournament. Would like to see them and SH make into the Region. SH has got to find a way to beat MC. I know 5 losses in a row is not sitting well with Raider Baseball. I think SH makes it into the Region just because of the pitching depth. This years district tournament is going to be interesting like many others have in the past. SH, MC, Page, and Summit all could advance. The Columbia Daily Herald reports that Summit dropped a 4-3 decision to Lewis County last night but no game details.

My kids are playing too much now. It's hard for me to make it to games. Although I was at the Page vs SH game on Monday night. Good ball game. I'm friends with both coaches. I would have liked to see how the game would have went if Moyer would have got to stay in game. The lefty that came in for Page has a bright future. Idk what to say about Usher throwing so many pitches. In my opinion the games I have seen him and Barksdale throw they throw behind in the count way too much but both a very good pitchers. They've won a lot of games for SH. I hope to make more games once the district tournament begins.

Columbia Post 19 is still needing teams. Tournament changes - $350.00 Entry Fee, $5.00 Gate Fee for Fans.

Columbia Post 19 is still looking for teams for their summer tournament.

SH bounced back from a tough loss to Tullahoma beating Summertown 6-3 Thursday at the Loretto Tournament. Barksdale and Stewart looked very good on the mound.

Did Looney throw for Cornersville?

Girls Basketball Coach Tyler Brown. He has been the assitant coach the past couple of years for baseball.

2013 Herbert Griffin Memorial Day Classic Sat, Feb 23 2013 10:25 AM Columbia Post 19 is looking for teams for summer tournament. This is always a great tournament and a great way for teams to start the season. Contact - coachglw@gmail.com May 24, 25, 26 & possibly 27. Tournament will be played in Columbia, TN at Columbia Academy. Age/Class: 17U/High School Open Maximum Teams Allowed: 6 Minimum Games Guaranteed: 4 Cost: $450.00 No Gate Fee NO COOLERS BY SPECTATORS Game Baseballs: Each team will provide 2 new game baseballs per game. Baseballs will be returned after game. Please have your player's shag baseballs that go out of play! Backup baseballs also must be provided by teams playing. Tournament Rules: High School Baseball Rules Time Limit: Teams will play 7 innings or 2 hour time limit. No Time limit in the Championship Game Extra inning in Pool Play The tournament will use the International Tie Breaking Rules. Start the next inning with the batter who made the last out on 2nd base. Each team will get a bat until we have a winner. The home team always gets their last bat. The championship game will not use the International rule. That game will be played until we have a winner. Run Rule: 12 after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings. Home team always will get last bat if they are behind in the ball game. Home Team Determined by: Columbia Post 18 will always be home team in Pool Play. Pool Play coin flip. Championship Rounds/Game higher seed. Dugout - Columbia Post 19 will always be in 3B Dugout. First come, first serve. Home Team has official book. All changes must go through home plate umpire. Intentionally walk a batter: Coach must tell home plate umpire and point to first. No pitch has to be thrown. Courtesy Runner: For pitcher and catcher. First eligible player not in game, then last out. Same runner can not run for pitcher or catcher in same inning. MANDATORY COURTESY RUNNER FOR THE CATCHER WITH 2 OUTS. Ejection: Coaches or Parents, Spectators ejected from a ball game will be suspended for 1 game. Suspended for next game played and cannot be within 300-feet of your game and also can be asked to leave the park. Parents causing problems can forfeit your game. Playoff seeding in the following order: Head-to-Head, Runs Allowed, Runs Scored, Coin Flip All other rules will follow High School Baseball Rules. No Infield Will Be Taken Before Games Quote This Reply | Back To Top

MP will be improved I believe just for the fact that Bassham has taken the program back over. Not that Roberts was a bad coach or not successful because he was successful but Bassham is a legend in these parts and he covers every part of the game. MP will be prepared! Losing Ring will hurt. Who takes his place on the mound? Can they put up runs? CA will once again be in the mix in the end. Logsdon is the player to watch but can he return from an injury? Can other players step up while he is out? Thornton (spelling) is another name that could help the team’s success. You can't count CA out because they are well coached and find ways to win. Richland will be tough and well coached. Richland teams can always swing the bat well. C. Jordan and Pettus will be a players to watch and will determine much of the team’s success. Much like every team pitching is the key. Culleoka has a new coach. Will the players respond to him? Daly will be the heart of this team. Will teams pitch to him? The addition of Fly will help the pitching staff. Adams and Harris will be big parts of the team’s success and must provide hitting so that teams don't pitch around Daly. Cornersville could be successful behind the arms of Looney and Callender. Will Callender be recovered from an arm injury? Looney can be tough to beat as long as he has solid defense behind him. The big bat in the lineup will come from Blackburn. Hampshire will have to play defense to stay in ball games. Errors has been their worst enemy in the past couple years. They may have the best overall pitcher in the district with Blalock when he is focused and all pitches are working for him. He can't allow errors to get him frustrated. The batting line up will have to put up enough runs to support the errors that will be made. Santa Fe has a new coach also. Will the players respond to him? Anderson and Holcomb could be the leaders of this team but will they step up? Potts could be a big bat in the lineup. Overall the team needs a lot of improvement but the athletes are there but do they turn into baseball players. I think this district is wide open. Who steps up when needed the most. Pitching, capitalizing on scoring opportunities and getting routine outs is the key in this district. A lot of the players are familiar with each other so this could be some fun baseball to watch. Good luck to all teams, coaches and players!

Sorry meaning more like twice within a weeks time.

This could be the year that 11A goes in to the Region Tournament a little stronger than 12A. My picks - Round 1 Summertown (9-20) vs. Richland (25-5) Culleoka (10-18) vs. Wayne County (11-15) Santa Fe (13-16) vs. Collinwood (19-8) Loretto (12-14) vs. Mt. Pleasant (21-3) Culleoka has been playing better and I think they get the upset win although it may not be that much of upset but WC is the higher seed. Culleoka/WC game will be the only close game in Round 1. All other games will be 15+. Semifinals Richland vs Culleoka Mt. Pleasant vs Collinwood MP beats Collinwood by 15+. Culleoka plays Richland closer than they did in the district tournament and keeps the game close for a while but Richland pulls away late in the 3Q. Richland by 10+. Finals Richland vs Mt. Pleasant This could be another classic! I just don't see Richland beating MP twice in a row although I'm not saying it can't happen but I'm going with MP by 5+ in regulation. Good luck to all teams! It should be some exciting basketball.

Add SH - D. Prewitt CF/P

I think SH will be at the top. The pitching staff is outstanding with 3 or 4 pitchers seeing a lot of mound time last year in big games. SH is always well coached and prepared. The program is one of the best in the state. As far as Summit, Page, GC, and MC I think all of those teams could finish in any order. All teams are well coached. The new coaches at Page and GC will do fine. Both coaches have played and/or coached in big games. Players will respond to them both. A couple of the teams could slip in a win against SH but I still think SH will finish at the top. LC, HC, EH, and Fairview will all compete for the final 4 spots in the district. I believe LC will be the best of the group. As in most cases and districts pitching is the key along with whoever has the hot bats! Putting pressure on opposing defenses and being aggressive. If you want to see some good fun baseball this is the district to see it in. Players to watch: SH - R. Helgren - 3B SH - C. Barksdale - LHP/OF SH - J. Usher - SS/RHP SH - D. Stewart - RHP/1B GC - T. Gilbert - INF/RHP Summit - D. Burdick - SS LC - C. Owen - Utility/RHP LC - R. Bell - OF/RHP HC - K. Miley - C/1B/DH I know the other teams have players that should be watched so please feel free to add to the list of players.

Coach Laxson will do a good job. Players seem to really like him from what I seen. He had plenty of baseball experience and knows how to win. Played for some good programs GCHS, Martin Methodist, and Columbia Post 19. As far as GCHS being 0-10 against SH. Are you sure that is right? I know in 2010 SH swept the season series then defeated GC in the District Championship game but then GC beat SH for the Region Championship in like a 10 Inning game for the ages. It was exciting for sure. GC, SH, & MC is some of the best most intense baseball games you can find in Tennessee.

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Columbia Post 19 will be hosting a Fall High School Wood Bat League beginning in September and ending in October. The league will be limited to the first 60 players (5 teams) who sign up then a waiting list will be developed. Each player will be required to fill out a player information form. The player fee will be $100 per player. All games will be played at Columbia Academy on Saturdays. The register please contact: Coach Lee Williams - 931-446-1432 (After 5:00pm) coachglw@cpws.net Coach Mickey McKeel - 931-245-0245 (After 5:00pm) memckeel@hotmail.com Players may also register or come fill out player form on Saturday September 8, 2012 at Columbia Academy baseball field from 8:30am to 10:30am. More information is below or visit www.baseball-teams.com/teams/columbiapostjrteam/ Schedule: Saturday September 15th - Fall League 9:00/11:15/1:30 Saturday September 22nd - Fall League 9:00/11:15/1:30 Saturday September 29th - Fall League 9:00/11:15/1:30 Saturday October 13th - Fall League 9:00/11:15/1:30 Saturday October 20th - Fall League 9:00/11:15/1:30 Saturday October 27th - Fall League Tournament * 1 team will play a doubleheader each week. ** Times may change to 10:00/12:15/2:30 so dew can get off field. League Rules: * $100 per player * Wood Bats Only * 2 Hour Time Limit - Games will end at 2 hours * Run Rule - 10 after 4 Innings, 7 after 5 Innings * Pitchers limited to 3 Innings per week only * 5 Players from 1 school on a team - (TSSAA Rule) * 2012/2013 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade only * Teams bat complete line-up with free substitution * Mandatory courtesy runner for catcher * Standings will be kept for seeding of single elimination tournament. * Teams WILL NOT practice. * Last teams to play help with field work and pick-up trash.

Reminder - Post 19 tryouts this Saturday. See information below.

The Fall High School Wood Bat League is still taking players. We are currently at 40 players but are still pushing for 60 players. There will for sure be 4 teams but hoping for 5 teams. Players get signed up today.