News and Announcements
LEGENDARY OAK RIDGE BOY DUANE ALLEN OPENS 2012 WITH NATIONAL ANTHEM!
BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH OF 2012
It was an exciting time at Drakes Creek Park as we welcomed back several members of our Baseball Hall of Fame to throw out the first pitch of the 2012 home opener on March 19. Hall of Fame Members in attendence and pictured above are: Tommy Stamps, Gary Williams, Jeff Parsons, Johnny Angell and Kent Snyder. They threw out the first pitch to five of our current seniors in a fitting way to open a renovated field and a new baseball season!
8/1/11 JORDAN HOLLAND NAMED SUMNER COUNTY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Junior Jordan Holland who was named by the Gallatin News Examiner and the Hendersonville Star News as the 2011 Co-Player of the Year. Holland joins a long list of Commandos who acheived this honor but becomes the first since 2005 when Brandon McClurg was named player of the year. Click under "News and Standings" to see the full article from the Hendersonville Star News. Congratulations to Jordan.
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8/1/11 HOLLAND AND BROWN NAMED TO TWO-WAY TEAM
Congratulations to Ryan Brown and Jordan Holland who were named to the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association All-Two-Way Team for players who play a position and pitch. Go to www.tbca.org to view the whole team.
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7/8/11 EIGHT COMMANDOS NAMED TO ALL-COUNTY TEAM
The 2011 Commando Baseball Squad led Sumner County with 8 players named to the All-County Team by the Gallatin News Examiner/Hendersonville Star News. Joining County Player of the Year Jordan Holland on the First Team were JR Catcher Alex Aubrey, JR P/INF Ryan Brown, SR P Logan Nash. Named to the Second Team was JR INF Seth Nolan and JR INF Jason Hasty as well as SR P Adam Dorris. SO OF Kevin Key was named Honorable Mention. Congratulations to all these young men for an outstanding season and representing our baseball program so well.
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7/4/11 RYAN BROWN NAMED TO ALL-REGION TEAM
Congratulations to Junior Ryan Brown who was named to the 2011 Region 5 TBCA All-Region Team. The All-Region team is voted on by the coaches of each Region for teams in that region regardless of classification. Visit www.tbca.org to see a list of the full All-Region team.
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6/16/11 RYAN BROWN NAMED TO ALL-MIDSTATE 2ND TEAM
Congratulations to Junior Ryan Brown who was named to the Tennessean's All-MidState Baseball team on Wednesday. He was the only player from Sumner County on the list for 2011.
Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:56 AM
2011 ALL-MIDSTATE BASEBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
WILL HAYNIE Catcher Brentwood Academy, So.
MOOKIE BETTS Infielder Overton, Sr.
TYLER FULLERTON Infielder Siegel, Sr.
DAVID HORNE Infielder Columbia, Sr.
ZANDER WIEL Infielder Blackman, Sr.
AUSTIN ATWELL Outfielder Rossview, Sr.
DEVIN FISH Outfielder Wilson Central, Sr.
KEITH SMITH Outfielder David Lipscomb, Sr.
DYLAN BOSHEERS Utility Lawrence Co., Sr.
SECOND TEAM| Pos. | Player | Year | School |
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| C | Alex Hunt | Sr. | MBA |
| P | Kyle Smith | Jr. | Mt. Juliet |
| IF | Ryan Brown | Jr. | Hendersonville |
| IF | Clayton Nichols | Sr. | CPA |
| IF | Austin Schubert | Sr. | Spring Hill |
| IF | Kyle Wood | Jr. | Friendship |
| OF | Colton Simbeck | Sr. | Loretto |
| OF | Heath Slatton | Jr. | Columbia |
| OF | Pete Trollinger | Sr. | David Lipscomb |
| UT | Shane Salley | Sr. | DeKalb Co. |
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5/19/11 COMMANDOS BEGIN TO COLLECT POSTSEASON AWARDS
Several Commandos received post-season honors at the 2011 Year-End Banquet on Wednesday night.
Ryan Brown was named to the 2011 USA Classic All-Tournament Team
Kevin Key, Ryan Brown, Jordan Holland and Alex Aubrey were named All-District 9AAA
Logan Nash was named LHP of the Year for District 9AAA
Jordan Holland was named to the District 9AAA All-Tournament team
Also, Mrs Shellie Tucker, our Dugout Club President was awarded the W.orth Scott Award for her long-term dedication to our baseball program
JORDAN HOLLAND NAMED 2011 SUMNER COUNTY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hendersonville High’s Jordan Holland had an impressive junior season. It came as a surprise to many, including himself. The junior struggled with a knee injury before the season, but that didn’t stop Holland from being named the 2011 Gallatin News Examiner Sumner County Baseball Co-Player of the Year. “Honestly, I wasn’t expecting it,” Holland said. “I missed the whole preseason with a knee injury. I played in one scrimmage game and didn’t practice at all, so it was kind of rough. But I guess it just came from working hard.”
Holland, who hit .370 with five home runs and 21 runs batted in for Hendersonville, said that the injury nagged him for much of the early season, but he did not allow it to effect his play. “It kind of lingered a little bit, but I played through it,” he said. “You just play each day without worrying about it.” Holland’s resiliency proved imperative. “I thought Jordan helped carry us this year,” Hendersonville coach Mike Hendrix said. “He had a lot of good at-bats and a lot of big hits. He was like the catalyst of our team. We kind of went as Jordan went.” Hendersonville had just three seniors in 2011, and one of them - pitcher Adam Dorris - missed time early in the season due to an injury.
Holland filled in for the injured Dorris on the hill, and the Commandos barely missed a beat. “When Adam got hurt at the beginning of the year, we used Jordan a lot on the mound,” Hendrix said. “He was a great asset to our pitching staff.” Holland finished the season with a 4-3 record and 34 strikeouts, posting a 3.72 earned-run average. “He meant a lot to our baseball team,” Hendrix said. “Whether it’s a junior, a sophomore or a freshman who comes in and picks us up, it really doesn’t make a difference. When you don’t have a lot of seniors, somebody has got to come in and pick up the slack, and that’s what Jordan did.”
With his junior season behind him, Holland said that he is using this summer to improve his game and his leadership role for the Commandos in 2012. “I’ve just been trying to get in better shape and add some more muscle,” Holland said. “It was kind of weird this year because we only had three seniors, so I kind of grew into (a leadership role). I’m looking forward to being a leader, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to get better.”
To Hendrix, however, Holland is already there. “He’s a leader on our team, and the kids look up to him,” Hendrix said. “It puts a lot of pressure on you, but he was able to handle a lot of it this year. We’ll see what happens. “We’re going to be expecting big things out of him next year.” Hendrix said that Holland’s role on the mound would likely increase as well . “I think looking at us right now, we’re going to have to find some guys that can go out there and give us some innings,” he said. “I think Jordan will go into next spring as our No. 1. If I had the pencil right now, he’d be the No. 1 going into next year. “But you never know what young kids will do, or what some of the older kids coming back can do.”
The Worth Scott Award was created in 2003 by Coach Hendrix as the only team award given to a Commando Baseball player or supporter. There is no team MVP, Most Improved, Best Offensvie Player or anything like that. There is simply the Worth Scott Award which is named for 2000 graduate Worth Scott who led his teams during his junior and senior seasons to the State Touranment and was a four-year starter and All-State performer at HHS before going on to play at Vanderbilt University where he had what is possibly the biggest hit in the history of the school, a two-out walk-off homerun against Tennessee to put Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament for the first time in more than 20 years. The award is not necissarily named after Worth for his playing abilities as much as his pride and dedication to Commando Baseball and the way in which he came to the park every day ready to work hard and be the best teammate he could be. This award has been given to players, parents and supporters throughout the years as we choose the person that best fits what taking pride in our baseball program means! Here is a list of the past award winners...
2018 -- Andrew Dorris (Commando Baseball Class of 2017)
2015 -- Mike and Helenmary Hendrix (Coach and Wife)
2011 -- Shellie Tucker (Parent, Supporter)
2010 -- Seth Nolan (Sophomore, INF)
2009 -- Kent Snyder (Parent, Supporter)
2008 -- Lundy Slaton (Junior, RHP)
2007 -- Jason "Roo" Collins (Senior, 3B)
2006 -- Janet and DeWayne White (Alumni, Parents, Supporters)
2005 -- Paul Decker (Principal, Parent, Supporter)
2004 -- Wayne Denton (Volunteer Assistant Coach, Parent, Supporter)
2003 -- Brad Allen (Sophomore, Catcher)
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