Tiger baseball look to strong leadership
Published 2:49 pm Monday, February 20, 2017
The T.R. Miller Tigers have high expectations this season under second year head coach Kevin Madden. The team boasts a roster of 10 seniors and seven juniors.
Seniors are Jo Jo Booker, Hunter Brittain, Jordan Williams, Caleb Winton, Joshua Winton, O’Neil White, Tyler Baxter, Andrew Etheridge, Baylen Parker and Ty McFerrin. The juniors are Drew Williamson, Stokes Jennings, Russell Smith, Jason Konsler, Daniel Reed, Trentez Johnson and Edward Hart.
The varsity will play 34 games this season, which include seven double headers and tournament games. The junior varsity will play in 16 games this season, which include three double headers. Competing in area play will be Hillcrest-Evergreen, Excel and Flomaton.
On the TRM schedule are:
• Feb. 21-24, Escambia County Tournament in Flomaton
• Mon., Feb. 27, versus UMS-Wright (DH), 4 p.m.
• Tues., Feb. 28, versus W.S. Neal JV (DH), 4 p.m.
• Fri., March 3, versus Pleasant Home, JV, 5 p.m.
• Sat., March 4, versus Pleasant Home, at LBW, 11 a.m.; versus Parks Crossing, at LBW, 3 p.m.
• Mon., March 6, versus Enterprise, JV, 4:30 p.m.
• Tues., March 7, versus Northview, JV/varsity, 4 p.m.
• Thurs., March 9, versus Opp, varsity, 4 p.m.
• Sat., March 11, versus Davidson, varsity (DH), 1 p.m.
• Mon., March 13, versus Hillcrest, 4:30 p.m.**; Monroe County, JV (DH), 4:30 p.m.
• Tues., March 14, at Hillcrest, varsity (DH), 4 p.m.**
• Thurs., March 16, at Opp, JV (DH), 4 p.m.
• Fri., March 17, at Jackson, varsity, 6 p.m.
• Mon., March 20, at WSN, JV (DH), 4 p.m.
• Tues., March 21, at WSN, varsity, 5 p.m.
• Thurs., March 23, at Excel, JV/varsity, 4 p.m. **
• Fri., March 24, versus Excel, varsity (DH), 4 p.m. **
• Sat., March 25, versus St. Luke in Wetumpka, varsity, 11 a.m.; versus Wetumpka in Wetumpka, varsity, 1 p.m.
versus Enterprise in Enterprise, JV, 11 a.m.
versus Providence Christian in Enterprise, JV, 1 p.m.
• Fri., March 31, at Mobile Christian, JV/varsity, 4 p.m.
• Sat., April 1, versus Fairhope, varsity (DH), noon
• Tues., April 4, versus WSN, varsity, 5 p.m.
• Thurs., April 6, at Flomaton, varsity, 5 p.m.
• Fri., April 7, versus Flomaton, 4 p.m.
• Mon., April 10, at Northview, JV/varsity, 4 p.m.
• Tues., April 11, at JU Blacksher, varsity (DH), 4 p.m.
• Thurs., April 13, versus Citronelle, varsity, 5 p.m.
• Fri., April 14, at Pleasant Home, varsity, 5 p.m.
• Mon., April 17, at Washington County, varsity, 5 p.m.
• Fri., April 21, first round of playoffs
• Fri., April 28, second round of playoffs
• Fri., May 5, third round of playoffs
• Fri., May 12, fourth round of playoffs
• May 16-20, finals, Montgomery