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OLD HICKORY BATS HOME RUN DERBY 12:45pm after the Class AAA vs. DII game In no particular order Robert Caruthers - Watertown Jacob Edgington - Cookeville Jacob Telli - Pope John Paul II Chance Carlisle - Jo Byrns Darrell Freeman - Ravenwood Taylor Phillips - CPA

CLASS AAA Drew Huff SS/P Riverdale MTSU Darrell Freeman OF Ravenwood MTSU Ryan Beamish OF/3B Ravenwood Unsigned Micah Kaczor P/1B Ravenwood Western Kentucky A.J. Franklin P Wilson Central Vanderbilt Cameron Harper OF/P Smyrna Unsigned Austin Brown OF/P Hendersonville Unsigned Ben Smith(Injured) 1B Hendersonville John Logan CC Seth Noel P Lawrence Co. Unsigned Jake Hammon SS/P LaVergne Morehead State LA Woodard SS/2B Overton Kansas City CC Carson Lester P/1B Siegel MTSU Kyle Clary P Siegel Unsigned Truman Brown 3B/C Rossview Columbia St. CC Blake Kiely C Rossview Unsigned Jared Riesterer 2B Gallatin Unsigned Nolen Milton 3B/P Clarksville Union Univ. Jacob Edgington 1B/P Cookeville Unsigned Blaine Smith 3B Coookeville Cumberland Univ. Zach Ehrhart SS/2B Mt. Juliet Murray State Cameron Carroll C/1B Independence Chattanooga St. CC Adam Martin OF Independence Unsigned Adam Mancour P Centennial Columbia St. CC Justin Wilson C/P Oakland David Lipscomb Selected but Unavailable Donny Everett-Clarksville Josef Neumair-Henry Co. Bryce Denton-Ravenwood Landon Mosteller-Clarksville Kyle Schmitt-Wilson Cent. Jackson Arnold-Lebanon Blake Benefield-Siegel Alex Webb-Columbia Justin Neal-Riverdale Dylan King-Riverdale COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Parker Holman Rossview Assistants: Mark Wilson Gallatin Dustin Smith Clarksville NE Eric Vetetoe Lebanon Division II Casey Queener P/INF FRA Belmont Easton Cornelius OF FRA Unsigned Jacob Telli C JPII Rhodes College Dalton Smith 2B JPII Benedictine Univ. Jack Gallagher P JPII LaGrange College Jacob Reed 3B JPII Unsigned Logan Taylor OF JPII Vol State CC Ryan Caldwell OF Ezell Harding Unsigned Lucas Franz P/OF Ezell Harding Unsigned Robbie Young 1B/P Davidson Acad. Maryville College Chad Isom C Davidson Acad. Dyersburg St. CC Luke Allison SS/3B Davidson Acad. Vol State CC Derrick Tusie OF MBA Unsigned Nathan Roberts OF/P MBA Unsigned Jack Goodrum P MBA Unsigned Stephen Sullivan P MBA Unsigned Steven Hollis OF/P Friendship Chr. Unsigned John O’Dwyer C Father Ryan Coppin State Andrew O’Dwyer P/OF Father Ryan Coppin State Cole Grosvenor 1B/P BGA NW Florida CC Cole Marciniak 2B Brentwood Acad. Unsigned Selected but Unavailable Ryan Victory – Brentwood Academy Wynne Tansil – FRA Wyatt Maxwell - FRA COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Kevin Baynham University School of Nashville Assistants: Mike Mascari Father Ryan

ROSTERS FOR THE 4TH MidTN Senior All-Star Classic Saturday June 6th, 2015 Ernest L. Stockton Field – Woody Hunt Stadium Cumberland University – Lebanon, TN 10:00am Class AAA vs. Division II 12:45pm Old Hickory Bats Home Run Derby 2:00pm Class A vs. Class AA *Each game is 9-innings Tickets are $10.00 for Adults, $5.00 for Children/Students MVP Awarded at conclusion of each game. At the conclusion of each game Old Hickory Bat Company and the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association will present MidTN Senior Player of the Year Finalists in each classification. Finalists are Class A: David Looney – Cornersville, Drew Hall – Goodpasture, Timmy Beard – Summertown Class AA: Sam Gardner – Cascade, Jordan Baker – CPA, Kyle Heggie – Creek Wood Class AAA: Bryce Denton – Ravenwood, Donny Everett – Clarksville, Blake Benefield – Siegel Division II: Casey Queener – FRA, Jacob Telli – JPII, Logan Taylor - JPII CLASS A Chance Dyer OF Cornersville Unsigned Weston Burris C Eagleville Columbia State CC Christian Hill P Eagleville Freed Hardeman Brady Day C Trousdale Co. Unsigned Cameron Jennings OF/3B Watertown Tennessee Tech Colin Jennings P Watertown Unsigned Robert Caruthers 1B/3B Watertown Walters State CC Nick Green P Loretto Unsigned DeShon Amos SS/2B Hampshire Unsigned Austin Melton OF MTCS Freed Hardeman Will Barham 3B/1B MTCS Unsigned Drew Hall P/2B Goodpasture Unsigned Jordan Goff OF/P Goodpasture Freed Hardeman Nick Bailey C Goodpasture Unsigned Evans Ray INF/P Huntland Roane State CC Lane Eden P/1B East Robertson Unsigned Chance Carlisle 1B/OF/P Jo Byrns Vol State CC Joshua Bennett P/3B Gordonsville Unsigned Bradley Murphy OF Jackson County Unsigned Dalton Walden 2B Jackson County Unsigned Tanner Garvin P/1B Forrest Unsigned COACHES: Ronny Carlisle – Jo Byrns Derek Wix – East Robertson Kevin King – Jackson County CLASS AA Justin Williams P East Hickman Unsigned Thomas Story OF Lipscomb Academy Unsigned Kaleb Qualls INF/P Livingston Academy Unsigned Sam Gardner SS/P Cascade Walters State CC Chandler Monajjem 2B/P/OF Cascade Unsigned Heath Presley C/P Cascade Unsigned Tyler Hines SS/3B Creek Wood Unsigned Kyle Heggie 1B/P Creek Wood Unsigned Kyle Klotz P/OF Creek Wood Unsigned Brady Pace P Lewis County Unsigned Gatlyn Simmons C Lewis County Unsigned Clayton Walker 2B/1B Montgomery Central Unsigned Robert Newton 3B Sycamore Unsigned Taylor Phillips P/DH CPA Unsigned Houston Nichols 3B/OF CPA Trevecca Jordan Baker SS CPA Rhodes College Scott Shellhouse P Giles County Southwest TN CC Cole Patton 2B/3B Hickman County Unsigned Grant Oliver P/OF Westmoreland Unsigned McKenzie Jackson OF Central Magnet Unsigned Reed Sullivan 2B Central Magnet Unsigned Hunter Canterbury OF/1B Central Magnet Unsigned Chandler Harmon C Marshall County Lee University Coaches: Scott Pope – Smith County, Will Troutt – Westmoreland, Jason Patterson – Central Magnet

Never said 8AAA didn't have nominations. Sheffield was invited but declined. Another was out of the country. Just examples. The kid you said was injured was already in to play. Got hurt the day I posted the roster. You had some nominated, some not I am sure, but the level of talent was very very good. 6 kids invited (4 that accepted and played) were drafted this year. AAA is very hard. Gonna get some right, gonna miss some as well. You can't make it just perfect. Plus, it gives people like you to talk negative about and pick to death here on this site. Your district had a 1st round selection. You also had a few I wished were selected, but when you are stacked up against kids from the Tennessee River to Cumberland County, it is hard. You know, I don't owe you or anyone any explanation. Why, because I organized this to do one thing.......celebrate the careers and seasons of a few when NOBODY else was nor has. I will listen to any positive idea or suggestion you may have. I am all ears. I want it to grow. It has more than doubled from two years ago. The best part: EVERY SINGLE PLAYER WAS RESPECTFUL AND APPRECIATIVE! When you get an email from a parent thanking you and telling you that his son, "Had the most fun playing ball he has had in a long time." and that kid is playing DI or DII baseball next year speaks for itself. As for Frasier, I named him the head coach for one reason.................The title is for show. He worked with the others to successfully get every kid in the game and play as equal as possible. That is a challenge in itself, plus he was THE FIRST AAA COACH TO VOLUNTEER TO DO IT!!!! They got a shirt, lanyard, and a Baseball America magazine. You people have ZERO clue what you have in your coaches. I don't give a darn how many games or district titles they have won. Brad has always stepped up to coach (volunteer) showcases and events when others run from it. I am very appreciative to every coach that took the challenge to make this event work. They are the minority. You'd be shocked at how many run from it. You don't like something, you blame me, not these coaches on these All-Star staffs. THEY DID NOT SELECT NOR INVITE A SINGLE PLAYER. They see the roster like everyone else.....the day I posted them on coacht.com Thanks to all that came out. It was a fun day. Biggest crowd yet!!

There were kids from 8AAA not available due to being out of town/draft. Getting 20-24 kids out of 75 nominees is tough. Some great players are left off due to all kinds of reasons. Some previously mentioned. 38% of 8AAA didn't nominate anyone. It is a good AAA squad.

HERE IS THE DIVISION II ROSTER Kyle Conger - Brentwood Academy Brendan Jordan - Father Ryan Tucker Bethard - BGA Matt Cogen - BGA Tristian Chari - MBA Monty Turner - MBA Rio Russell - The Webb School Michael Hawks - Friendship Christian Nolan Leebrick - Ezell Harding Ryan Robertson - JPII Austin Hayes - JPII Will Reddick - DCA Beau Allen - Ensworth Payton Haley - Davidson Academy Laken Head - Davidson Academy Michael Baird - Davidson Academy Jackson Byrd - Franklin Road Academy Coaches Head Coach: Kevin Baynham - USN Larry Miller - The Webb School

HERE IS THE CLASS AAA ROSTER Ben Wilford - Northeast Brady Cook - Clarksville Nick Hutchins - Franklin\ Will Gaddis - Brentwood Michael James - Brentwood Steven Martin - Portland Matt Ledbetter - Cumberland Co. Kyle Hubbuch - Wilson Central Marshall Gei - Mt. Juliet Curt Hoppe - Mt. Juliet Jackson Paisley - Cookeville James Paisley - Cookeville Brett Wilson - Rossview Brady Puckett - Riverdale Collin Snider - Riverdale *Injuried (Will not play) Mario Diaz - LaVergne Chase Slone - Siegel Nick Kristinus - Siegel Aaron Maher - Brentwood Jamie Haefele - Station Camp Drake Walker - Henry County John Anderson - Hillsboro Grant Hawkins - Oakland Coaches Head Coach: Brad Frasier - Shelbyville Central Will Jobe - West Creek Ray Ragan - Dickson Co. Jimmy Parker - Portland

Yes they are. Sheffield was not available. Since that we thought we could recognize more kids. I am sure he won't mind. I'd take my $1-million plus instead. I was curious how long it would be before someone asked that. It is nothing negative toward Coach White nor Justus. Since he was not gonna be connected in any way to this event, we just thought, "That would be one more kid to acknowledge"

Here is the CLASS AA Roster Logan Dorris RHP White House Corey Johnson OF/P White House Alex Lyon SS/2B White House Nolan Barnes 1B/DH Cascade Wyatt Matthews RHP Stratford DeAires Moses OF East Nashville (Injured) Alex Ropp P/1B/OF Central Magnet Will Norfleet P Central Magnet Austin Worley P Central Magnet Justin Crume OF Central Magnet Jack Jones C/3B Page Darian Prewett OF Spring Hill Brandon Hardison OF Spring Hill Connor Pierce RHP/1B Spring Hill David Andrews SS/INF Spring Hill Greg Elder 1B/DH MLK Charter Helton RHP/2B Lewis County Cody Owen OF/INF Lewis County Jamey Williams 3B/SS Creek Wood Austin Hornick C Creek Wood Michael Brown C Sycamore Yebi Areola OF Lipscomb Acad. Peyton Allen 3B CPA Graham Hawley RHP CPA Carson Shrode C/OF CPA COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tim Tiller Lewis County Assistants: Daniel Smiley Sycamore Coby Ginsberg Harpeth

HERE IS THE CLASS A ROSTER *Summertown is on a Senior School Trip and they are not represented. We wish them well and wish they were here representing their outstanding season and team. Logan Carver 1B/OF Nashville Christian Justin Johnson OF/P Watertown Carter Wiseman OF Goodpasture Alex Junior OF Goodpasture Oakley Starling OF MTCS Tyler Atwood OF/DH Gordonsville Kevin Adkins INF/UTL Jo Byrns Jacob Daughrity OF/P Forrest Kennedy Mathis RHP Forrest Austin Harber C Forrest Quinn Frost P/UTL Community Taylor Paschal INF/P Community Tyler Lowery OF/2B Cornersville Jody Sullivan LHP Cornersville Ryan Kemp SS/2B Goodpasture JR Davis OF/P Goodpasture Phillip Bonabi RHP/2B MTCS Lane Murphy 2B East Robertson Eli Hunter RHP Trousdale County Evan Robbins C/INF Loretto COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Robbie Davis Community Assistants: EJ Wood Watertown Derek Wix East Robertson Kevin King Jackson County

The 8th contestant is Brendan Jordan from Father Ryan

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The following players will take part in the Old Hickory Bat Co. Home Run Derby as part of the MidTN Senior All Star Classic Saturday June 7th at Cumberland University (No Particular Order) NOLAN BARNES - CASCADE HS CARTER WISEMAN - GOODPASTURE JR DAVIS - GOODPASTURE KYLE HUBBUCH - WILSON CENTRAL CARSON SHRODE - CPA BRADY PUCKETT - RIVERDALE HS NICK HUTCHINS - FRANKLIN HS ???????????? - ????? ONE REMAINING SELECTION TO GO! WHO DO YOU SUGGEST??? LETS HEAR YOUR VOICE!!!

The following have been named FInalists for The MidTN Senior Player of the Year in each classification Class A Nathaniel Morrison - Summertown HS Carter Wiseman - Goodpasture Quinn Frost - Community HS Class AA Darian Prewett - Spring Hill Alex Ropp - Central Magnet DeAires Moses - East Nashville Magnet Class AAA James Paisley - Cookeville Nick Hutchins - Franklin HS Brady Puckett - Riverdale HS DII (A & AA are combined) Matt Cogen - Battle Ground Academy Kyle Conger - Brentwood Academy Brendan Jordan - Father Ryan

The 3rd MidTN Senior All Star Classic presented by TopTenn Baseball (visit www.toptennbaseball.com) will be held Saturday June 7th, 2014 at Ernest L. Stockton Field and Woody Hunt Stadium on the campus of Cumberland University. All players are graduated seniors - Class of 2014 and represent middle Tennessee. The rosters will be posted as soon as they are completed. 10:00am DII vs Class AAA 12:30pm Old Hickory Bats Home Run Derby Approx. 2:30 Class AA vs Class A For the second straight year, MidTN Senior All Star Classic will introduce three finalist in each class as MidTN Senior Player of the Year Finalists. The winner will be presented a custom engraved bat from Old Hickory Bat Co. with their name and school on it. The other two finalists will be presented with plaques courtesy of The Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association. MVP of each game will be presented with an engraved bat from Old Hickory Bat Co. as well as the Home Run Derby Champion. All players wear their high school uniform just like the MLB All Star Game. Tickets are $10 each and is good for ALL DAY PASS! It is a fun day! Come out and enjoy a great day of baseball. Would like to thank all of our sponsors. These are what makes this event go! TopTenn Baseball Old Hickory Bat Co. Baseball America Southern Athletic Fields Easton Stack Magazine BSN Sports Premier Athletics Wholesale, Inc. Tressler & Associates Attorneys at Law Sports World Lebanon Signs Now Lebanon Cumberland University Donaldson Doors

Trousdale County is looking for a game this Saturday. A team has canceled due to "Prom"! Anyone interested contact head coach Eric Vetetoe at 615-887-1691 or ericvetetoe@tcschools.org

Yo Bro! Not in the hands of coaches. They didn't make that call. But, you got some, Ooooooooooooooooo Points for your comment.

Due to a change in a school event, Trousdale had to cancel its March 10th home opener. Trousdale is looking for anyone to play at Hartsville on Wednesday March 12th. Will play AAA JV if would like. Just need the game and don't want to lose a home game. Home schedule is already a small one. Any school interested, please contact Davy Cothron at 615-633-6029 (call/text) or by email at davycothron@tcschools.org Thanks and Good Luck to all in 2014!

Wow! Congrats to all the kids on this list but i see 12 plus from three schools (Adamsville, Grace, Trinity) and TC, who goes undefeated and state title has TWO. Those two seem to be tokens from the Tennessean All-Midstate teams. It seems to be that way every year TC has won a state title (except '97) when they rolled the All-State lists. I am not saying any of these kids on the list should be replaced, but wow! The bottom line is this: Grace (Knoxville) and Adamsville/Trinity (Jackson) are backed by large media outlets and those writers are voting for those and TC, along with the other rural schools, are hoping a major outlet's writers like (Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Clarksville, Memphis, Jackson) throw a bone based on the names seen during the end run. I know its tough to see/know about sooooo many kids, but going undefeated and winning the whole pie means you probably have more than two. I'm sure they will take the ring over that anyway. PS - I really wish The Tennessean would bring back All-Midstate by class instead of the AAA/D-II AA team with some AA/A/D-IIA sprinkled in its 2nd and 3rd teams. It was so much cooler when they did teams for each class and had a offensive POY, Defensive POY, and Coach of the Year for each class. Just my thoughts. Happy New Year!!!