Call the Coach! (#42) This page recognizes outstanding individual performances through the years. This is a on-going page updated on a regular basis. Chad Bradford pitched 192 2/3 innings between 2007 and 2009 with the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays and earned $10,499,999.00. That's $54,404.14...... per inning. (before taxes). Steve Bourgeois pitched for … Continue reading Top Performances
Month: November 2021
Snuffy’s Ruthian Bomb
(#41) It's a urban legend in West Jackson. If you saw it, you didn't believe it and if you didn't see it, you can’t believe it. But it happened at the annual Magnolia Academy Baseball Classic in March of 1981. In a night game between Brandon and Manhattan, the Rebel's Raymond "Snuffy" Everett hit an … Continue reading Snuffy’s Ruthian Bomb
Photo Memories
(#40) This photo album of memories is an on-going page. Check back often for updates. You might see somebody you know. (Best views on computer screen or tablet). This ring was loaded with championships; state, region, district & a JUCO World Series 1989 State Championship Chris Maloney, Joe Gibbon, Rick Clarke. Mississippi Sports Hall of … Continue reading Photo Memories
Success Principles, Part 2
(#39) More stuff that worked. Our 8 Laws of Learning the Game: Explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition. "Repetition of the same physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic response." Our Game Plan for Success: To compete at the highest level possible on each pitch of … Continue reading Success Principles, Part 2
The Catch
(#38) Latest Revision- June, 2024 Mississippi JUCOs have reached the ultimate goal of playing in the World Series a total of 27 times. I just want to let every one know that no team did it, until Hinds Community College did it first, with Mississippi’s first trip to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, … Continue reading The Catch
The Hitter’s Game Plan
(#37) Over many years, here's what our Hitter's Game Plan developed into. 2 approaches and 2 actions. This is the recurring theme: "Hitting is timing and timing means getting the barrel of the bat in the right place at the right time." "Repetition of the same physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently … Continue reading The Hitter’s Game Plan
Success Principles
(#36) Here are some of the success principles that worked pretty well for the Magnolia Academy Raiders and Hinds Community College Eagles over the years. Our baseball program will be built on this foundation: Discipline, consistency, and sound fundamentals. The essential attitudes for our success will be: Discipline, confidence, motivation, and determination; toughness. Our motto: … Continue reading Success Principles
Rip’s Ford Accordian
(#35) During the spring of 1989, we had returned late on Sunday night after winning Hinds' first Region 23 Tournament in Meridian. We were traveling in a 15 passenger school van that I parked in front of what used to be called the Visitor's Quarters, the Hinds Hilton, on the west side of Joe Renfroe … Continue reading Rip’s Ford Accordian
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 