Rhoton Induction Into Hall of Fame Is Saturday

As we reported to you a few weeks ago Tullahoma resident and longtime Motlow College baseball coach Don Rhoton will be inducted into the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The event will occur on Saturday. He’ll join current Tullahoma High School athletic director and former coach Jerry Mathis, as well as former Franklin County High School and Motlow College Coach Jackie Reavis in the spot reserved for the state’s top baseball contributors.
Rhoton led Motlow to two Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association (TJCCAA) championships (1998, 2000) and a number of division titles, as well a runner-up finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Series in Grand Junction, Colo., in 2000.
Motlow finished 57-13 (.814) that season, setting a school record for victories, consecutive wins (17) and home runs (103).
He piled up an outstanding 669-268 record during his tenure at Motlow, during which he also took on the role as the school’s athletic director for 10 years.
Rhoton was named the state’s coach of the year three times. Sixteen of Rhoton’s Motlow players eventually made it to the professional ranks and 114 players signed with four-year institutions.
After retiring from Motlow, Rhoton coached briefly at the Webb School in Bell Buckle.