News and Notes from the KHSBCA

KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION MAILING ADDRESS KHSBCA, P.O. BOX 581202, LOUISVILLE, KY 40268

KHSBCA Coaches Convention - January 15-16, 2009
Louisville, KY - Holiday Inn Fern Valley

Registration fees this year for the KHSBCA Coaches Convention will be $75 for head coaches and $60 for assistant coaches paid in advance, which needs to be postmarked by January 6, 2009 and sent to the address at the top of the website. 

Registration forms and other information for the clinic are under "Download Forms" on the website.

Your registration fee includes admission to all clinic events/speakers, 2009 KHSBCA fee, Hall of Fame Luncheon and the coaches mandatory rules clinic.  The clinic will go on Friday from 1-10 and Saturday from 8-5.  The coaches meeting will be on Saturday at 11:15, the hall of fame luncheon at 12:00 and the rules clinic at 1:00.  

We will be passing out plaques on Saturday, January 17 at the coaches meeting for the head coaches of the year for each region, the assistant coaches of the year for each region and for any head coaches receiving a milestone win last year (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800).  

You may e-mail John Morris with any general questions at john.morris@jefferson.kyschools.us.  

You may e-mail Sherman Blaszczyk of PRP at sherman.blaszczyk@jefferson.kyschools.us with any questions about clinic fees, KHSBCA dues, or other registration information as he will be handling that along with any money issues and registration issues. 

John Hodges of Seneca and Bill Miller of PRP will be handling the speakers.  If you have any ideas or have information on great speakers or any contacts that can help, e-mail John Hodges at john.hodges@jefferson.kyschools or call Coach Miller at 502-386-9673.  Also, if you know of anyone wanting to set up a vendor booth, have them call Coach Miller.  

Reminder:  Coaches have to be members of the association in order for anyone in their program to receive any type of post season awards, recognitions, or be on any all star team.  For head coaches or assistant coaches not attending the clinic, the yearly dues are $30 for each coach and can be mailed in to the P.O. Box on the form.  Just indicate you want to pay your dues only and aren't attending the clinic.  

Champions National High School Tournament - June 17-22, 2009

The Champions National High School Tournament will be held in Louisville, KY June 17-22, 2009.  The tournament is open to returning high school teams and each team is guaranteed a minimum of 4 games, with some teams getting 5-7 games.  The tournament is pool play, followed by a single elimination tournament based on pool play seeding. 

Entry fee is $395 and deadline to receive the registration form and entry fee is June 1, 2009.  We usually have around 50 teams each year with many out of state teams with excellent competition.  E-mail John Morris at Eastern for more information or to enter at john.morris@jefferson.kyschools.us. 

More information including hotel information and forms will soon be on Champions website at www.championsbaseball.com and a registration form will be on this website under Download Forms.

2008 Kentucky High School State Champions : PRP Panthers 

*Congratulations to the PRP Panthers for winning the 2008 Kentucky High School State Baseball Championship 4-1 over Lawrence County. 

2008 Kentucky Mr. Baseball 

PRP's Zack Cox is the 2008 Kentucky's Mr. Baseball award winner.  Cox is a third baseman/pitcher that has signed with the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the 20th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

2008 stats: .457 Average, 49 hits, 13 2B,7 HR, 46 RBI : 10-0, 0.97 ERA, 67 IP, 108 K's, 16 BB  

2008 Kentucky State Coach of the Year

PRP's Bill Miller is the 2008 Kentucky State Coach of the Year.  Miller's PRP team was 38-4 this year and he won his fourth state title (1994, 1995, 1996, 2008) and his overall record is now 861-220 in 29 years.

**2008 All State Teams**

*2008 Field Grant Winners*

Section 1 - Monroe County
Section 2 - Atherton
Section 3 - Lincoln County
Section 4 - Hazard 

**KHSBCA Membership Information**

When coaches attend the state convention in January, their dues are included in the registration fees.  We are now taking clinic registration information and fees and for those not attending the clinic, they may send in their $30 registration fee. 

Any questions about registration or fees, e-mail Sherman Blaszczyk at PRP at sherman.blaszczyk@jefferson.kyschools.us.  When you pay the fee, it may take up to two weeks for us to get it and take you off of the list.

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Here is registration information for coaches who need to register for the website.  First, you  need to click on the members area and follow the instructions on how to register.  Also, you make up your own username and password.  More information is below. 

*All coaches that are members of the KHSBCA may go ahead and register under the members area on the website.  Membership is good for one year.  When a coach registers, they have three options.  (1) Submit and pay their $30 membership fee through Pay-Pal online.  (2) Submit and mail in their $30 membership fee to the address listed under KHSBCA contacts.  (3) Submit, I've already paid.  This is for all coaches who paid for the convention or who may have previously paid their $30 membershp fee.

Coaches will be able to post their 2009 seasonal outlook, college signings, games wanted, summer games, open positions, classifieds, unsigned seniors for 2009 and top underclassmen.  Coaches will also be able to post their 2009 stat leaders as the season goes along.

 If a coach isn't a member of the KHSBCA, their players aren't eligible for any post season awards, such as being members of the East/West All Star team, the All State Team, etc. and their stats won't be listed on the website for the 2009 season.