2016 Program - Snead State

SNEADSTATE BASEBALL
2016 SCHEDULE
Date
OpponentTime
Feb. 14
Martin Methodist (DH)
12 p.m.
Feb. 17
at Bryan College (DH)
4 p.m.
Feb. 20
Wabash College (DH)
12 p.m.
Feb. 21
Wabash College (DH)
12 p.m.
Feb. 27
at West GA Tech (DH)
1 p.m. EST
March 4 at Pensacola State College
5 p.m.
March 5 at Pensacola State College (DH)
1 p.m.
March 6 at Pensacola State College
11 a.m.
March 12 West GA Tech (DH)
12 p.m.
March 14 Enterprise 1 p.m.
March 18 Lawson State* (DH)
12 p.m.
March 19 at Lawson State (DH)
12 p.m.
March 24 at Shelton State* (DH)
3 p.m.
March 26 Shelton State* (DH)
12 p.m.
March 28 Bryan College (DH)
12 p.m.
March 31 at Wallace Hanceville* (DH)
3 p.m.
April 2
Wallace Hanceville* (DH)
12 p.m.
April 5
Columbia State
2 p.m.
April 7
Central Alabama* (DH)
12 p.m.
April 9
at Central Alabama* (DH)
2 p.m.
April 12
at Delgado
TBD
April 13
at Delgado (DH)
3 p.m.
April 14
at Delgado (DH)
3 p.m.
April 21
at Calhoun* (DH)
12 p.m.
April 23
Calhoun* (DH)
12 p.m.
April 26
at Columbia State
4 p.m.
April 28
Marion Military* (DH)
12 p.m.
April 30
at Marion Military* (DH)
12 p.m.
May 5
at Southern Union* (DH)
2 p.m.
May 7
Southern Union** (DH)
12 p.m.
Home Game
Away Game
(DH) - Double Header
* - ACCC Conference Games
** - Sophmore Day, ACCC Conference Game
WHAT’S INSIDE
Coaching Staff...................................................4
2016 Season Preview.......................................6
2015 Season Review........................................8
Scorecard...................................................12-13
Meet the Parsons......................................14-19
Boosters...........................................................23
SNEAD STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
QUICK FACTS
LOCATION.............................................Boaz, AL
FOUNDED...................................................1898
PRESIDENT ................Dr. Robert Exley [2008]
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR..................Mark Richard
ENROLLMENT ..........................................2,258
MASCOT ..................................................Parson
COLORS.......................................Blue and Gold
ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Plunkett-Wallace Gymnasium, Plunkett Field
(Baseball), Lady Parsons Field (Softball),
SSCC Tennis Court
CONFERENCE........................NJCAA and ACCC
National Junior College Athletic Association,
Alabama Community College Conference
WEBSITE..................................www.snead.edu
PHONE.........................................256-571-0661
BASEBALL CONTACT INFORMATION
(256) 840-4139
Head Coach Gerry Ledbetter
gledbetter@snead.edu
Assistant Coach Casey Underwood
cunderwood@snead.edu
@SneadStateBaseball
SneadBaseball
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SNEADSTATE BASEBALL
COACHING STAFF
LEADING THE PARSONS
GERRY
LEDBETTER
HEAD COACH
24TH SEASON
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
[1965-69] Jacksonville State
*All-Conference - 3 years
*NAIA Little All-American (Excelled
in centerfield and batted .406)
*Hit a record .325 or better each
of the four years
COACHING EXPERIENCE
[1969-1971] Sardis High School
[1971-1972] Cleburn County
[1972-1992] Douglas High School
[1992-Present] Snead State
*Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of
Fame (2016) and Marshall County
Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2010)
[Hometown] Boaz, Alabama
[School] Boaz High School (1965), Jacksonville State University (1969)
[Wife] Carolyn [Children] Luke (Misty) and Stephen; [Grandson] Dalton
Coach Ledbetter is entering his 24th season as the head baseball coach
at Snead State Community College. During his tenure at Snead, he has
had 12 players sign professional contracts, and over 190 players sign
four-year scholarships. He has been involved in sports camps and
numerous community service activities as the leader of the Parsons.
He attends First Baptist Church in Boaz.
CASEY
UNDERWOOD
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
11TH SEASON
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
[2003-2005] Snead State
* Came to Snead State as a walkon baseball player from Glades
Day School in Florida in 2003 and
earned a baseball scholarship
after one semester. He’s been at
Snead State ever since.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
[2005-Present] Snead State
*2014 Assistant Baseball Coach of
the Year
*2014 ACCS Chancellor’s Award
* ALABCA Board Member
* Associate Scout for the Atlanta
Braves
[Hometown] Glades Day, Florida
[School] Glades Day High School (2003), Snead State (2007), Ashford
University (2012)
Coach Underwood is entering his 11th season at SSCC. He puts a lot
of effort and time into seeing his student-athletes succeed on the field
and in the classroom. The 2014 team had an impressive 100-percent
graduation rate and a 92-percent combined graduation rate over the
past two seasons. He maintains the booster program and oversees the
team’s fall league, 20-for-20 fundraiser, and annual golf tournament.
He also oversees 86 students and six resident assistants in the dorm.
JERRY WAYNE
HALLMARK
ASSISTANT COACH
15TH SEASON
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
[1965-67] Jacksonville State
[1970-71] Jacksonville State
[Hometown] Sardis, Alabama [School] Sardis High School (1965)
[Wife] Nancy [Children] Natalie (Chris) Reaves, Jamie (Daniel) Self
[Grandchildren] Leigh Allison, Hannah Kate, Cadence, Hayden, Anna,
Ryann, and Ava
Coach Hallmark is entering his 15th season a SSCC Assistant Coach. He
coached at Snead State from 1992-1999 and joined the Parsons again
in 2010. He attends Whitesboro Baptist Church.
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COACHING EXPERIENCE
[1992-1999] Snead State
[2010-Present] Snead State
SNEADSTATE BASEBALL
COACHING
2016
PREVIEWSTAFF
2014
REVIEW
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
GOALS FOR 2016
The Snead State baseball team will open its
2016 season on Feb. 14 at home against
Martin Methodist College.
The 41-man roster welcomes 28 freshmen.
Only 13 sophomores are returning to the
team.
“We have a very young team,” said Snead
State Head Coach Gerry Ledbetter. “I’m excited to see how our sophomores have improved
and how our new freshmen class performs.”
Coach Gerry Ledbetter is entering his 24th
season as the Parsons’ leader. Ledbetter was
recently inducted into the Alabama Baseball
Coaches Hall of Fame.
“We want to develop winners in the classroom and on the field,” said Coach Ledbetter. “We want to see all of our sophomores
graduate, go back to the state tournament
and finish in the top five in the ACCC.”
Several members of the team are graduates
from local high schools including Boaz,
Albertville, Arab, Gadsden, Cullman,
Crossville and Geraldine.
The team finished the fall semester with a 3.0
grade point average. Five players finished
the fall semester with a 4.0 grade point
average – Christian Leonard from Boaz,
Wesley Burns from Boaz, Josiah Buell from
Greensburg, Ind., Brady Williams of Crossville and Brandon Matthews from Gadsden.
Last year, the team had three Academic
All-Americans. The team was also named an
Academic All-American team for 2014-2015.
“If you work hard in the classroom, baseball
will take care of itself,” said Coach Ledbetter.
“We want to be named an Academic
All-American team for the second year in a
row.”
COACH LEDBETTER’S KEY PLAYERS
Team captains this season are sophomores
Hunter Gilmore from Cordova and Brian
Dansereau from Douglasville, Ga.
“We have Josh Letson, Jeremy Peterson,
Brock Colvin and Hunter Gilmore coming
back for us on the mound. Letson (0-1 with one
save in 10.2 innings pitched) is from Alabaster.
Jeremy Peterson (0-2 and 8.1 innings pitched)
is from Birmingham. Colvin pitched 21.2
innings in 2015 and is from Albertville. He gave
up 21 hits in 12 appearances with a 1.6 ERA.
Gilmore was a redshirt freshman last season.
He graduated from Cordova High School.
“Matt Washington is a first-baseman for
us and is also a relief pitcher.” He is from
Douglasville, Ga., and batted .253 with 11 RBIs
last season for Snead State. “Ethan Broome
of Warner Robins, Ga., transferred in as a
first-baseman as well.”
“Brian Dansereau is moving from right-field
to second base for us.” Brian is also from
Douglasville, Ga. In 2015, he batted .278 and
had 14 RBIs.
“Cristian Martinez will be returning at catcher. Evan Finke is our freshman catcher.” The
Cullman native had six RBIs and batted .265
last season. Finke is from Columbus, Ind.
“We also have freshmen pitchers Taylor Borst
(Madison), Christian Leonard (Boaz), Dakota
Jackman (Clewiston, Fla.), Josh Perkins
(Rome, Ga.), William Guay (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Brady Padgett (Heflin). They’re
expected to contribute a great deal of talent
this season.”
“Transfer pitchers Brantley Flanagan and
Nick Williams are coming from division II
schools and are both expected to help mentor
our young freshmen pitchers.” Flanagan is from
Woodstock, Ga. Williams is a native of Rome,
Ga.
“Our outfield is all freshmen – Jason Aponte
from West Palm Beach, Fla, Josiah Buell from
“I expect our players to be model citizens.
Greensburg, Ind., Larry Crisler from ColumThey are not only representing themselves bus, Ind., and Orvis Cuello from Cullman.”
but our College and our program as well.”
“We have two local guys in a good battle at
third base – freshmen Wesley Burns from
Boaz and Dustin Robinson from Etowah.”
Both are freshmen.
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2015
SEASON STAFF
REVIEW
2014
REVIEW
<<< 2015 NJCAA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM >>>
2015 SCHEDULE [12-29]
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb. 11
Bryan College
Lost 4-2
Feb. 11
Bryan College
Won 11-0
Feb. 14
Wabash Valley
Lost 17-13
Feb. 14
Wabash Valley
Lost 3-2
March 6 vs. Pensacola State
Lost 5-2
March 7 vs. Deglado
Lost 7-6
March 7 vs. Delgado
Lost 8-4
March 8 vs. LSU Eunice
Lost 10-0
March 18 at Lawson State
Lost 2-0
March 18 at Lawson State
Won 4-1
March 21 Lawson State
Won 8-5
March 21 Lawson State
Lost 5-0
March 26 Shelton State
Lost 12-2
March 26 Shelton State
Lost 7-4
March 28 at Shelton State
Lost 3-2
March 28 at Shelton State
Lost 5-1
March 29 at Martin Methodist
Lost 9-4
March 29 at Martin Methodist
Won 13-3
March 31 Shorter College
Won 10-0
March 31 Shorter College
Won 3-0
April 2
Wallace Hanceville
Won 10-0
April 3
Wallace Hanceville
Won 4-3
April 4
at Wallace Hanceville Lost 5-0
April 4
at Wallace Hanceville Lost 5-1
April 9
at Central Alabama
Lost 10-1
April 9
at Central Alabama
Lost 7-5
April 11
Central Alabama
Won 2-0
April 11
Central Alabama
Lost 6-3
April 17
at Calhoun Won 11-8
April 18
at Calhoun
Lost 6-1
April 19
Calhoun
Won 7-4
April 19
Calhoun
Lost 12-2
April 21
Southern Union
Lost 10-0
April 23
at Marion Military
Lost 5-1
April 23
at Marion Military
Lost 7-2
April 27
Marion Military
Won 5-2
April 27
Marion Military
Lost 8-4
April 30
Southern Union
Lost 5-3
April 30
Southern Union
Lost 9-0
May 2
at Southern Union
Lost 9-4
May 2
at Southern Union
Lost 7-5
2015 NJCAA ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICANS
LOGAN PIERCE
CENTRE, AL
Superior Academic
Achievement Award
CONNOR COX
TRUSSVILLE, AL
Superior Academic
Achievement Award
TYLER MAUZY
POWDER SPRINGS, GA
Exemplary Academic
Achievement Award
CLASS OF 2015 SUCCESS
Mikhail Cazenave
Samford University
Tyler Mauzy
Union University
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Tyler Perkins
Warner
Cole Porter
Martin Methodist
Jackson Pruitt
Martin Methodist
Nick Wise
Presbyterian
University
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SCORECARD
2014
REVIEW STAFF
SNEAD STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
POSITION PLAYERS
1
4
6
8
9
10
12
13
14
16
17
18
20
MICHAEL BATTLE II
GRAYSON BOWMAN 22
23
ORVIS CUELLO
24
LARRY CRISLER
25
EVAN FINKE
26
BRIAN DANSEREAU
40
CHRIS TIDWELL
BRANDON MATTHEWS 43
47
ETHAN BROOME
48
WESLEY BURNS
50
DUSTIN ROBINSON
CALEB HARPER
ETHAN ABSTON
CRISTIAN MARTINEZ
TYLER RAY
JASON APONTE
MATT WASHINGTON
JAMES PHATSADAVONG
JOSIAH BUELL
KEYLON HARRIS
GARRETT WOODS
RIDGE WATSON
CARMINE CIOFFELETTI
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PITCHERS
1
2
3
5
7
11
15
19
21
25
MICHAEL BATTLE II
JEREMY PATTERSON
BRANTLEY FLANAGAN
JOSH PERKINS
JOSH LETSON
DAKOTA JACKMAN
HUNTER GILMORE
TAYLOR BORST
NICK WILLIAMS
MATT WASHINGTON
27
29
30
32
35
37
39
41
44
45
BRADY PADGETT
WILLIAM GUAY
INGRAM GOOLSBY
COURTNEY KING
BROCK COLVIN
NATHAN DOSS
BRADY WILLIAMS
JACKSON KISER
CHRISTIAN LEONARD
TANNER KENNEDY
SNEADSTATE BASEBALL
SCORECARD
OPPONENT
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STAFF
MEET
THE PARSONS
2014
REVIEW
MICHAEL
BATTLE II #1
INF, P / Fr / 5-11 / 186
Bats Right; Throws Right
Hueytown, AL
GRAYSON
BOWMAN #4
INF / So / 6-0 / 170
Bats Right; Throws Right
Murfreesboro, TN
JOSH
LETSON #7
P / So / 6-2 / 190
Bats Right; Throws Right
Alabaster, AL
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JEREMY
PETERSON #2
P / So / 6-3 / 194
Bats Right; Throws Right
Birmingham, AL
JOSH
PERKINS #5
P / Fr / 6-1 / 170
Bats Left; Throws Left
Rome, GA
LARRY
CRISLER #8
OF / Fr / 6-2 / 205
Bats Right; Throws Right
Gary, IN
BRANTLEY
FLANAGAN #3
P / So / 6-0 / 170
Bats Right; Throws Right
Woodstock, GA
ORVIS
CUELLO #6
OF / Fr / 5-8 / 160
Bats Right; Throws Right
Cullman, AL
EVAN
FINKE #9
C / Fr / 5-11 / 205
Bats Right; Throws Right
Columbus, IN
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BRIAN
DANSEREAU #10
INF, OF / So / 5-8 / 190
Bats Right; Throws Right
Douglasville, GA
BRANDON
MATTHEWS #13
INF / Fr / 5-9 / 180
Bats Right; Throws Right
Gadsden, AL
WESLEY
BURNS #16
INF / Fr / 5-11 / 180
Bats Right; Throws Right
Boaz, AL
DAKOTA
JACKMAN #11
P / Fr / 5-11 / 180
Switch Hitter; Throws Left
Clewiston, FL
ETHAN
BROOME #14
INF / So / 6-4 / 250
Bats Right; Throws Right
Warner Robbins, GA
DUSTIN
ROBINSON #17
INF / Fr / 5-10 / 215
Bats Right; Throws Right
Gadsden, AL
CHRIS
TIDWELL #12
INF / So / 5-9 / 165
Bats Right; Throws Right
Killen, AL
HUNTER
GILMORE #15
P / RF / 6-3 / 240
Bats Right; Throws Right
Cordova, AL
CALEB
HARPER #18
INF / Fr / 6-0 / 205
Bats Right; Throws Right
Albertville, AL
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TAYLOR
BORST #19
P / Fr / 5-11 / 165
Bats Left; Throws Left
Madison, AL
CRISTIAN
MARTINEZ #22
C / So / 5-9 / 175
Bats Right; Throws Right
Cullman, AL
MATT
ETHAN
ABSTON #20
C / Fr / 6-1 / 195
Bats Right; Throws Right
Huntsville, AL
TYLER
RAY #23
OF / Fr / 5-11 / 175
Bats Right; Throws Right
Odenville, AL
JAMES
NICK
WILLIAMS #21
P / So / 6-2 / 200
Bats Right; Throws Right
Rome, GA
JASON
APONTE #24
OF / Fr / 6-0 / 190
Bats Left; Throws Left
West Palm Beach, FL
BRADY
WASHINGTON #25 PHATSADAVONG #26 PADGETT #27
INF, P / So / 6-4 / 225
Bats Right; Throws Right
Douglasville, GA
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INF / Fr / 5-8 / 150
Bats Right; Throws Right
Muscle Shoals, AL
P / Fr / 6-1 / 180
Bats Right; Throws Right
Heflin, AL
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WILLIAM
GUAY #29
P / Fr / 6-4 / 230
Bats Right; Throws Right
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
NATHAN
DOSS #37
P / Fr / 6-0 / 185
Bats Right; Throws Right
Cullman, AL
JACKSON
KISER #41
P / Fr / 5-11 / 210
Bats Left; Throws Left
Cordova, AL
ANDREW
GOOLSBY #30
P / So / 6-2 / 235
Bats Left; Throws Left
Springville, AL
BRADY
WILLIAMS #39
P / Fr / 6-1 / 190
Bats Left; Throws Left
Crossville, AL
KEYLON
HARRIS #43
OF / Fr / 6-0 / 170
Bats Left; Throws Right
Geraldine, AL
BROCK
COLVIN #35
P / So / 6-0 / 175
Bats Right; Throws Right
Albertville, AL
JOSIAH
BUELL #40
INF, OF / Fr / 5-11 / 170
Bats Right; Throws Right
Greensburg, IN
CHRISTIAN
LEONARD #44
P / Fr / 6-0 / 175
Bats Right; Throws Right
Boaz, AL
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TANNER
KENNEDY #45
Tanner Kennedy
#45
P / Fr / 6-0 / 205
Bats Right; Throws Right
Gadsden, AL
CARMINE
CIOFFOLETTI #50
INF / So / 5-11 / 220
Bats Left; Throws Left
Loxahatchee, FL
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GARRETT
WOODS #47
OF / Fr / 5-7 / 175
Bats Right; Throws Right
Cordova, AL
QUINTON
YODER
INF / RS Fr / 5-10 / 155
Bats Right; Throws Right
Summerville, GA
RIDGE
WATSON #48
Ridge Watson
#48
INF / Fr / 6-5 / 230
Bats Left, Throws Left
Arab, AL
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BRICE
SMITH
P / RS Fr / 6-2 / 220
Bats Right; Throws Right
Rainsville, AL
ZACK
KING
Manager
Guntersville, AL
WILL
SCOTT
Manager
Crossville, AL
COURTNEY
KING #32
P / Fr / 6-0 / 185
Bats Right; Throws Right
Loxahatchee, FL
ETHAN
BETHUNE
Manager
Rainsville, AL
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SNEADSTATE BASEBALL
BOOSTER CLUB
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF SNEAD STATE BASEBALL
<<< DOUBLE CLUB LEVEL >>>
DBA Jack and Company
Rory and Jill Glick
Mike’s Aluminum Specialties Inc.
Monica Battle
James and Marilyn Colvin
Billy Colvin
Buddy McConnell
Sherry Bayless and David Fowler
Lesa Rains-Munoz
Nena Garrett
Dennis and Pam Shotts
Buddy Weihe
<<< TRIPLE CLUB LEVEL >>>
Paul Guay
Winston and Joey Williams
Martin and Paulette Kainec
Ben and Patsy Catchings
Randy Gracvett
Eddie King
Matt Schultz
Melton and Betty Smith
Dan and Mary Nell Smalley
Jeffrey Gilmore
Sharron Ballard
Brian Skinner
Marty Kaniec
William Peterson
Bill Snuggs
Dan and Diane Scheidler
Jeff and Amy Berkemeier
James Wells
Carl Daniel
Brian and Celeste Wooten
Carolyn and Janice Humphrey
Ken and Nam Letson
<<< HOME RUN CLUB LEVEL >>>
Dale Morton
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