(#112) Josh's famous spike slider. His fastball, slider, and split finger all looked the same until they did what they did. He had an awesome post-season run at Clinton High School during the 2008 state playoffs and was a record-setting closer at Hinds and Belhaven from 2009-2012. He could have gotten hitters outs at the … Continue reading Josh’s Famous Spike Slider
Category: My Boys
The Chase is on for the Mississippi JUCOs
(#95) 1989 Hinds Eagles The 2022 JUCO baseball season is underway. And the race is on for the NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma. Part of the dream of going to Hinds in the fall of 1982 was to build a program that would win championships and do some things that no other … Continue reading The Chase is on for the Mississippi JUCOs
Baseball is Not Life
(#84) Baseball has been a Clarke family tradition for as long as I can remember. I coached for 32 years and my oldest son Josh was hitting off a batting tee at the age of two. He started playing youth baseball at 9 years old (we skipped tee ball). I helped coach some of his … Continue reading Baseball is Not Life
Josh’s Greatest Game I Never Saw
(#43) It was the 2nd round of the 2008 Mississippi high school baseball playoffs. Clinton hosting Northwest Rankin in a best of three series. The Arrows had never beaten NWR. My son Josh would be the starting pitcher in game 1. The head coach of the Cougars was one of the best baseball players I … Continue reading Josh’s Greatest Game I Never Saw
Who’s on First
(#17) When my son Jake was a kid, he came up with a funny spin on the famous Abbott and Costello routine, Who's on First. His cousin, Tyler Weir (pronounced "Where") was a senior catcher for Jackson Academy during the 2007 season. One of the Raider's top pitchers was a hard throwing right-hander named Brent … Continue reading Who’s on First
The Poetry of Ron Miller
(#1) Ron Miller was a staple around Clinton High School baseball for years. The fountain of wisdom. The tree of knowledge. A great friend and mentor to all the coaches and players at CHS, past and present. And, he’s a poet. "A great poet is greater than any king.” (Robert E. Howard) Here’s a sampling … Continue reading The Poetry of Ron Miller
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 