Region 14 - Season Outlook
| Region: 14 | |
| School: Breathitt County | Mascot: Bobcats |
| Head Coach: Glenn Napier | Years at School: 5 |
| Coach - Phone: 606-422-1878 | Coach - Email: glenn.napier@breathitt.kyschools.us |
| Assistant Coaches: Patrick Wooton Ryan Turner Jim Creech Sam Franks | |
| District: 56 | Team Website: |
| Last Year's Record: 19-11 | Post Season: District Runner-up Lost 1st round region |
| # Seniors Lost: 1 | # Returning Starters: 7 |
| Early College Signees: none | |
| College Prospects: Wes Epperson Dakota Ritchie | |
| Top Pitchers: Dakota Ritchie Tanner Lawson | |
| Top Hitters: Ryan Allen Nathan Roberts | |
| Schedule Highlights: Clark County Garrard County | |
| Season Outlook: return 7 starters...have better than average schedule hoping to improve on last years 19 win season....pitching will be key to season....think we can score some runs and make things happen on the bases with good team speed | |
| Region: 14 | |
| School: Estill County High School | Mascot: Engineers |
| Head Coach: Danny Wood | Years at School: 6 as assistant, 14th as head coach |
| Coach - Phone: 606-723-3537 | Coach - Email: danny.wood@estill.kyschools.us |
| Assistant Coaches: Jeff Tate, Tim Freeman, Jon Kirby, Jeremy Sparks | |
| District: 56 | Team Website: |
| Last Year's Record: 22-12 | Post Season: Won 56th District; Lost in 14th Region first round to Leslie County |
| # Seniors Lost: 5 | # Returning Starters: 6 |
| Early College Signees: | |
| College Prospects: Drew Freeman; Blake Christopher; Josh Napier; Jacob Isaacs; Ryan Boian | |
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| Schedule Highlights: Tanner Dodge Classic (Perry Central, Montgomery, Hazard); Harrison Co Tournament (Harrison, North Laurel); Other top teams in 14th Region; Madison Central; Clark County | |
| Season Outlook: Looking to build off last year's season. Hopefully make it to the region and make a run at it. Lots of veterans, hitting, and pitching returning...young guys will have to fill some big shoes though. | |
| Region: 14 | |
| School: Jenkins High School | Mascot: Cavaliers |
| Head Coach: Scott Anderson | Years at School: 3 |
| Coach - Phone: 6068322184 | Coach - Email: scott.anderson@jenkins.kyschools.us |
| Assistant Coaches: Tony Wilder | |
| District: 53 | Team Website: www.kysportreport.com |
| Last Year's Record: 11-14-1 | Post Season: Lost in Regional Semi-finals to Leslie County |
| # Seniors Lost: 4 | # Returning Starters: 6 |
| Early College Signees: | |
| College Prospects: Chris Puckett: Pitcher, SS Nathaniel Wilder: Pitcher, Catcher Eric Grimm: SS, 2B Justin Hunsucker: OF | |
| Top Pitchers: Chris Puckett, SR Nathaniel Wilder, SR | |
| Top Hitters: Eric Grimm, SR Chris Puckett, SR Justin Hunsucker, SR Matt Gross, Soph | |
| Schedule Highlights: Will play the top teams in the 14th region including Perry Central, Hazard, Estill Co., Letcher Central, and Lee County. We will also play teams in various tournaments which includes the Bo Upton Classic at Lincoln Co, the Tiger Classic at Paintsville, and the 14th region All A Classic. | |
| Season Outlook: We hope to have the best season in the history of Jenkins baseball. Our goals will be to win the 53rd district tournament and make it to the finals of the 14th regional tournament. | |
| Region: 14 | |
| School: Knott County Central | Mascot: Patriot |
| Head Coach: Gary Hammonds | Years at School: 31 |
| Coach - Phone: 606-785-9722 | Coach - Email: ghammonds@knott.kyschools.us |
| Assistant Coaches: Kyle Amburgey | |
| District: 53 | Team Website: |
| Last Year's Record: 12-22 | Post Season: Defeated in District play by Jenkins H.S. 9-8 |
| # Seniors Lost: 6 | # Returning Starters: 2 |
| Early College Signees: | |
| College Prospects: Josh Richardson-Jr. / Jarrod Amburgey-Jr. / Zack Mullins-Soph.; Michael Slone-Fr. Logan Bartrum-Soph. ; | |
| Top Pitchers: Jarrod Amburgey-Jr. ; Michael Slone-Fr ; Logan Bartrum-Soph. ; Zack Mullins-Soph. ; Zeke Maggard-Fr. ; | |
| Top Hitters: Zack Mullins-Soph. ; Josh Richardson-Jr. ; Jarrod Amburgey-Jr. ; Blake Dixon-Fr. ; Ryan Mosely-Fr.; | |
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| Season Outlook: Team is young and inexperienced but eager to learn. The players have an enthusiasm for baseball and looking forward to opening the season. This years team has more overall athleticism, will improve as season progresses. Could be one of the surprises of the region. | |
| Region: 14 | |
| School: Letcher Central | Mascot: Cougars |
| Head Coach: Bryan Dean | Years at School: 3rd |
| Coach - Phone: (606)481-4985 | Coach - Email: bryan.dean@letcher.kyschools.us |
| Assistant Coaches: Claude Little, Cavanaugh Trent, Kyley Hall, and Randy Combs | |
| District: 53 | Team Website: www.eteamz.com/letcherbaseball/ |
| Last Year's Record: 25-14 | Post Season: District and Regional Champs, lost in semi-state to Johnson Cent. in 3 games |
| # Seniors Lost: 8 | # Returning Starters: 4.5 |
| Early College Signees: | |
| College Prospects: Colton Cook, Sr. | |
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| Schedule Highlights: Tomahawk Classic at Madison Central (Lafayette, Central, and Southern), at Bryan Station. | |
| Season Outlook: We will have only four upperclassman on the team. Cook (sr.), Smith (so.), Chase Adams (so.), Sexton (fr.) played in all 39 varsity games last year. Matt Adams (so.), Nathan Adams (jr.), and pitcher Ryan Brock (so.) played quite a bit of varsity last year too. We hope to make another run by mid-May. | |