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May 8, 2002 |
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SOUTHWEST BASEBALL TEAM ENDS SEASON, WINS ' 30 ' FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR |
| The 2002 season came
to a close for the Southwest Tennessee Community College baseball team
as the Saluqis finished fifth in the Tennessee Junior/Community College
Region 7 tournament at Columbia, Tennessee. Southwest lost to Western
Division runnerup Motlow State in the opener by a score of 8-0, then
defeated Chattanooga State 13-6, and lost to Volunteer State 11-1 to end
the season. Against Chattanooga, the Saluqis pounded out 19 hits, led by
Chris Brock, Walker Uhlhorn, and Brett Beckwith with three hits each.
After falling behind 4-0, Southwest tied the game with four runs in the
fourth inning, then erupted for eight in the fifth to take the lead.
Freshman pitcher Scott Nobles picked up the win in relief, allowing one
hit and striking out five in 2-2/3 innings.
The Saluqis, coached by Doug Darnall and Johnny
Ray, reached the 30-win plateau with the win over Chattanooga State. It
was the third straight 30-win season for the team, marking only the
second time in the program's 30-year history that a Saluqis' team had
won 30 games in three consecutive seasons. The only other time was under
coach Joe Platt from the 1976-78 seasons.
SALUQIS BASEBALL PLAYERS HONORED
Three members of the Southwest Tennessee Community
College baseball team have been selected All-Western Division, while two
have also been named to the All-Conference Team by the Tennessee
Junior/Community College Athletic Association. Centerfielder Patrick
Williams and designated hitter Walker Uhlhorn were named to both teams,
while pitcher-infielder Corey Kines was named all-division.
Williams, a freshman from Houston High School,
batted .301 this spring and led the Saluqis with 48 runs scored and 26
stolen bases. Uhlhorn, a sophomore from Christian Brothers High School,
hit .342 with 5 home runs and 31 runs batted in. Kines, a sophomore from
Germantown High School, was the Saluqis' top pitcher this season with a
5-4 record and 3.47 earned run average. He also played first base and
second base when not pitching and batted .345 with a team-high 13
doubles. Other players receiving votes for the all-conference team were
freshman outfielder Wes Daniels (Lexington, Tennessee), who batted .327
with 3 home runs and 27 rbi, sophomore second baseman Hank Pitts
(Tremont, Mississippi), who led the team with a .375 batting average,
and freshman catcher Jacob Barker (Southaven, Mississippi), who led the
Saluqis with 8 home runs and 40 rbi.
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Corey Kines |
Walker Uhlhorn |
Patrick Williams |
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