(#47) In the spring of 1973, Hinds reinstated the baseball team for the first time since 1958. Danny Neely was the coach. Powell Taylor drove the bus and coached first base. The players had to construct a make-shift baseball field (located in the same position as today's Joe G. Moss Field). Note the photo of … Continue reading 50th Anniversary: “The Boys of ’73” – When the Great Hinds Baseball Tradition Got Its Start
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No Picnic at Perk
(#46) Mississippi Gulf Coast always had a serious home field advantage in Perkinston. In 1993, in a 3-3 tie, with nobody on base and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Bulldog's lead-off hitter hit a line drive down the left field line. Before it could roll into the corner for at … Continue reading No Picnic at Perk
The Dynamic Duo
(#44) The 1989 Hinds Eagles had a roster full of productive players, most having the best seasons of their lives. But when looking closely at the numbers, the combined efforts of two really jump off the page, one hitting in the three hole and the other batting clean-up. Terre Woods (T), was a catcher/infielder from … Continue reading The Dynamic Duo
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
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
Old School Pitchers
(#34) Here's something you don't see any more. Hinds was playing in NJCAA Division 2 District E Playoffs in 1994 against Chattahoochee Valley Community College at the University of West Alabama in Livingston, Alabama. Our three starting pitchers, David Townsend, Chad Bradford, and Eric Bock each pitched complete games in the three game series. Townsend … Continue reading Old School Pitchers
Cock-Eyed Junior
(#32) This is one of the many great stories from the 1999 season when Hinds suffered through a long regular season, got better along the way, barely qualified for the Region 23, Division II tournament by winning just enough of the right games, set some new goals, and went on a miraculous, historic playoff run … Continue reading Cock-Eyed Junior
It Only Takes One
(#31) It was the “Shot Heard ‘Round our World” and would be talked about around Raymond and Wesson for years to come. It's a memory that will be played over and over... Daniel Tackett's 3-run homer hit deep into the night with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, that led Hinds to … Continue reading It Only Takes One
A Man of Great Vision
(#29) Latest Fine-Tuning, October, 2024 One of the great things about coaching is you not only get to share in the great stories and performances of your own players, but of players on the opposing teams as well. One of those inspiring stories came in the spring of 2005 from John Fortenberry, a right-handed pitcher for East Central … Continue reading A Man of Great Vision
Gurganus, Eagles Stun #1 Northwest
I'm on a road trip today to watch Hinds take on Northwest in a best-of-three series in Senatobia with the winner advancing to the Region 23 Tournament in Poplarville beginning on Monday, May the 13th. As I travel I-55 North, I can't help but reminisce about the "post-season magic" team of 1999 (25th anniversary) when … Continue reading Gurganus, Eagles Stun #1 Northwest
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 