Tallassee
Baseball 2010
“Obviously,
our expectation every year is to be in Montgomery in May,”
Tallassee Head Baseball Coach Adam Clayton said. As a former state
championship player, Clayton yearns for the high honor as a coach.
Tallassee has won seven state titles. The last came in 1998. Clayton
believes the 2011 team “knows what it takes to get there.”
“This senior class, with its experience, I believe has a sour
taste in their mouth from the past two seasons,” he said.
Tallassee has been to the playoffs under Clayton in his first two
seasons. Both years, area nemesis Beauregard eliminated the Tigers
from championship contention.
The Hornets are moving to 4A this season. Perennial power Russell
County has dropped from 6A to take their place in Tallassee’s
area.
“It’s not much of a transition,” Clayton added.
“We’re losing one great program and gaining another.”
Clayton is 45-28 as head coach at THS. Last year’s team was
28-9.
Tallassee must replace four starters on the infield from a year
ago.
Returning to this season’s squad are all-state all-stars Trey
Cochran-Gill and Davis Knapp. Cochran-Gill is an Auburn signee.
He and Knapp lead a class of nine seniors.
“Our biggest strength is experience and pitching,” Clayton
pointed out.
The Tigers open the season on February 21 in Dadeville. The home
opener will be February 24 vs. LAMP.
Michal Butler and Gary Buchanan will broadcast all home games and
post-season action this season on WTLS. Live video streaming is
available on Tallassee Times TV. Bright House Networks
Cable TV Channel 15 will simulcast all broadcasts.
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