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I was sitting in my chair this morning enjoying my coffee and watching Sportscenter before the rest of my of my household awakened, thinking about todays game. Our district tourney begins today, same as most districts across the state. I am fortunate to be off work today to attend the game, for I work out of town most of the time. As I was thinking about who we were playing today, who would be pitching , and all the other things a " Baseball Dad " thinks about, I became overcome with emotion and began to cry. My son, you see , is a highschool senior. I realized ,out of the blue, This could be the last time I ever see him play a baseball game. The game I taught him to play, just as my father taught me. The same as millions of fathers have taught their sons to play. I was sad that it could be the last time. Sad with the uncertainty that he may or may not have the opportunity to play in college. As I sat there crying, I realized I was so happy I have had the opportunity to spend litterally thousands of hours with my son and family, creating a bond that can never be equaled and memories That couldn't be bought with all the gold in the world.As the same for all "Baseball Dads"...and Moms, going to practice ,games ,and tournaments since T-Ball basically consume or lives. Our weekly schedules, social lives, and especially our budgets have revolved around the ball park. That doesn't even account for those "backyard practices", lessons, and the MILLION PLUS batting practice pitches I have thrown,( I quit counting at 800,000 ). I salute every parent ,past ,present,and future, for enduring the frustration of umpires, bad coaches,good coaches that make bad decisions (in our eyes), bad fields, ugly uniforms, Umpires, fundraisers, small baseball budgets, UMPIRES (just joking), and RAINOUTS !! This day will come for everyone who has a son that plays. Remember ,most of all, your joy, as i will today, perhaps for THE LAST TIME. I hope I don't cry.... I LOVE YOU SON !

That would have been nice , the Vols could sure use him! He will be very successful at Belmont . It will be fun to here how he does.

All three of these are some f the best players in the area.Since Beatty and Potts have signed with colleges they are players that people Have heard of , both also making all West Tn. last year and Beatty being a two time All State selection. I would say Crouse is a very good player who will be recruited somewhere and will get plenty of recognition this year.

This young man plays ss and p for Greenfield . We played them last week.

2012- Heath Crouse Greenfield

I saw that Huntingdon beat Dresden 8-6 last night . Did they pitch to Beatty ?

Who pitched for Greenfield ?

Greenfield should certainly be considered as one of the better teams in West Tn. this year. They have plenty of experience and Potts , UT Martin signee, and Crouse will be two of the top area players as well. I'm sure their goal is to make the state tourney as it will be for every other team .As for should have or could have won a game they just did'nt and thats baseball. I am looking foward to a great high school season with lots of great players and games to watch, GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THIS YEAR !

Thomas Bomar was a very good player when he was in travel ball , I'm sure he is still very talented . I read he had a good freshman year last year. I hope he has a great soph. season too.

Riverside , for obvious reasons ,would be odds on fovorites to win. Adamsville , Perry Co. ,Greenfield , Eagleville , Friendship ,Summertown , should be in the hunt , plus Huntingdon is always tough from West Tn.

Matt Beatty is certainly one of the best players in West Tn. , signed early with Belmont . Russ Henderson ,Lexington and of course Stephan Gant of Riverside, like Beatty were all state last year. Noah Chandler at JCS signed with Lipscomb. Jake Overbey of USJ with Ole Miss. Dalton Potts, Greenfield with UT Martin ,J T Alexander of North Side with Union. Nick Newell signed with Dyersburg State I think . Trevor Haggard with MTSU. Those are just the ones that have already signed could be many more . Crouse, Jr., from Greenfield , Ryne Fisher- Riverside , Tyler Warbritton- Huntingdon, Hampton of Clarksburg , Singleton at West Carroll , Powell , both Colemans , and Anderson from Milan , plus several players from the Adamsville team that made the state tournament last year. I am sure i have left many talented players out . West Tn. is loaded with quality players , as always.

PSA 360 is holding a prospect showcase at Desoto Central Highschool in Southaven, Ms. Wed. July 28 cost is $85

Riverside & Adamsville out of 15a

Good luck to Eagleville. I am a former Rutherford countian and especially proud of Brian Smith And Cameron Boyett whom i was fortunate to coach when they were young. They are both great kids with great families, good luck.