illpete23

I am not a coach, but I can ask. I am a freshman pitcher at VIC. Feel free to e-mail me at tweetr3@hotmail.com with your son's name, school, and position(s). I am personally working as the team's player recruiter for East Tennessee. We also have a guy from Knox-Gibbs, another guy from Bradley Central, we also have two players from Tennessee High, and I am from Volunteer. Please e-mail me your son's information, so I can speak to my coach (this will ensure that no NAIA violations will be made). Sincerly, Shawn Peters

My favorite catcher to watch is Sullivan East's Sheena Malone. She's the fastest catcher that I've ever seen in the past 3 years (running bases and reflexes). The best sacrifice hitter that I've seen since Amanda Fields in the late 90s, as she advances the runner every time she's called upon (many times on her own judgment). She can hit the ball deep, or lay down a bunt on a laid-back infielder playing her too deep and beat it out with ease. Her leadership, knowledge of, and love for the game allow her to adapt quickly to any situation that she may face. The thing I love most about watching Sheena play is her aggressive nature. She˜s not afraid to get dirty or get hit by a pitch for the betterment of the team. She refuses to move out of any runner˜s path, she also possesses a great amount of physical and mental toughness as well. She played the majority of last season with a broken/dislocated thumb, most baseball players aren˜t that tough. Sheena is a Grade A Hardy that I would take into battle any day of the week. The best part about her is her durability, she caught 4 back-to-back games during the summer because she wanted to (baseball catchers usually split a double-header), she wants the punishment that a catcher takes during a game. It only makes her tougher.

what does the football gaurd have to do with basketball?

Whitt gave him what he deserved...that's what...

I play for Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, VA (right on the TN border). We are a private school, but we are looking for players for the 2004 season. If anyone (with legitimate talent) is interested please leave a posting on this thread or e-mail me at tweetr3@hotmail.com with the subject line "Virginia Intermont Baseball". Thank You

My junior year of high school (I'm a baseball player), I believe there was a sophomore catcher for my school that hit .563. That means .500 could be pretty low then

The Lady Patriots will shut D-B down this year, just wait and see. Once this season gets started, the entire Northeast TN area will see that East will take the 1-AAA Crown

Chucky Lindholm has been a pleasant surprise...even though we expected great things, but not like this so soon...

There's old BJ Miller talking about himself again. True that 'Betsy has a good team this year, but remember that they (along with Central) just came into AA basketball (and baseball) so it looks like the "big fish in a small pond" theory is lying in this. I'm going to say that the Volunteer Falcons will go to Regionals, but I'm not quite sure yet whether Central or 'Betsy will be left at home?

That was LAST year. Coming in as a 7th seed and going as far as they did was great LAST year. I'm saying to look out for the Volunteer Falcons. I know that they lost 5 seniors, but they have a great senior pitcher, 3 superstar juniors, and 2 sophomores that should've been playing last season. And if they get Charles into CF that'll just make them that much stronger. They've got the line-up to produce runs, and unless you have a gun toting catcher, they'll steal every game away...

Coach Chuck McLain from Volunteer High School (District 1-AA) is the best assistant coach in TN. Without a doubt.

Does anyone else have a pick for tops in District 1-AAA, 1-AA? I say Sullivan East, and Unicoi County

This one comes from Northeast Tennessee. I'm not a Dobyns-Bennett fan, but Evie Bledsoe is without a doubt one of the best catchers in East Tennessee (not sure about the rest of the the state), but she can absolutely crush a ball. She also has great defensive skills, is a team leader, and hits for average. I'm projecting All-State for Evie in 2003 [Edited by illpete23 on 2-19-03 6:59P]

Football, basketball, and baseball in the spring...keep truckin' Falcons. And if y'all get a game in the Bristol area I'll be there

Mary Montgomery from Sullivan East (Northeast TN). She's the best defensive player I've seen anywhere, and she batted .420 at leadoff her junior year. She's a 4-year letterman, and I expect a lot from her in 2003.

without a doubt the best East TN 3B would have to be Volunteer's Daniel Byington. I believe he hit around .356 last year as a sophomore, and I've heard that his consistency and power have both ewnt way up. Plus his glove has improved greatly over what was already great.

I've played against BJ, and he's better at basketball than he is baseball. He can get walked, and he can hit descently enough. But as far as getting scouted, "whatever" sounds like BJ

Look up Todd Skelton from Volunteer, he's a freshman this year and placed 4th at state. He didn't do much worse than that last year as a freshman.

It's nice to see others on here from Volunteer. I graduated in 2002 and played a little bit of baseball during my four years. It's really great to see us finally getting some publicity. The best part is that Chucky will be around 2 more years, and he can only get better. Could luck the rest of the year. Once a Falcon, Always a Falcon

Tim Ofiero from Volunteer HS. This kid has speed, control, nastiness, durability, and heart

I think Sullivan East will take the 1-AAA title this year, that's really all that I can tell from here...any other suggestion?

NO! boyfriend of a softball player (also a former TN high school baseball player)

Have you ever played at Volunteer (in Church Hill, TN)? That's where I spent my high school days. I liked Dobyns-Bennett pretty good too, I had a lot of success pitching there. One place I absolutely hated though was Rutledge, I remember that there was a red hard plastic school chair turned backwards to fill a gap in the fencing and that powerlines were hanging over both left and right field.