2013 Motlow Bucks — The 2013 Motlow Bucks baseball team, in numerical order: 1-Zach Westberry, 2-Hayden Pewitt, 4-Owen Blackwelder, 5-Luke Toms, 6-JC Daily, 7-Cole Veazey, 8-Josh Hopkins, 9-Clayton Palicki, 10-Stafford Booth, 11-Trent Layman, 12-Brett Mansfield, 13-Chris Adams, 14-Andrew Mullendore, 15-Jacob Toney, 16-Ryan Shelton, 17-Luke Horew, 18-Chevis Hoover, 19-Cody Jernigan, 20-Cory Mitchell, 21-Elliott Bush, 22-Dennis Hammond, 24-Ben Holland, 27-Brandon Reynolds, 28-Skyler Murphy, 29-Tanner Moulder, 31-John Tiedemann, 33-Logan Dietz. Motlow College photo.
“My expectations are very high for this baseball team,” said McShea. “We have the best pitching staff I have had here in my seven seasons along with a very diverse offense. Our infield is excellent up the middle and we have a number of young men who can run the bases well and drive in runs.”
Coach McShea has a solid group of sophomores returning and has added a talented recruiting class. His most significant personnel challenge will be replacing Tyler Murphy, who became only the second player in Motlow history to be named a first team All-American. Murphy will play this season for Bethel University.
The Bucks are coming off a 34-26 season that saw them advance in the TCCAA/Region VII Tournament with wins over Chattanooga State and Cleveland State before being eliminated by eventual state champion Walters State. This year’s conference tournament begins May 3 in Gallatin.
