THURSDAY PRACTICE UPDATE

Practice today will be from 3:30-5pm in the High School gym.  We may be done by 4:30-4:45 but we'll say 5pm just in case.  I will tell the boys in chapel today.  I'm still waiting to hear about fields for the weekend.  I will let you know as soon as I can.

Thursday Practice (2/27) - CHANGE!!!

It looks like it is going to be pretty cold tomorrow night at 5pm (low 30's with windchill in 20's).  Therefore, we are most likely going to have an indoor practice instead.  We will likely spend some time in a classroom going over some things and then possibly some time in a gym.  I cannot find out until tomorrow when we can get a gym but I will let you know as soon as I can.  It is possible that we might practice right after school. 

Please be watching email tomorrow and I will notify the boys as well in chapel.  For now, just know that our practice location will mostly likely change tomorrow.

2014 LAMS BASEBALL TEAM

Congratulations to those who have made the team and thank you to all who tried out.  There were obviously some very difficult decisions for all the coaches to make.  Once again, please know that a lot of thought, discussion and prayer went into the decisions.

The following boys have made the Lipscomb Academy Middle School baseball team for the 2014 season.
 They are in alphabetical order:


1.  Aaron Adamaitis
2.  Sam Colley
3.  Stroud Cook
4.  Chase Ford
5.  Jonathan Hudson
6.  Matthew Jones
7.  Ben Lowery
8.  Jackson Mangrum
9.  Matthew McCormick
10.  Addison McNeely
11.  Connor Pylkas
12.  Trey Rogers
13.  Grant Rathburn
14.  Vinny Romano
15.  Grant Sanderson
16.  Caleb Silva
17.  Brennan Smiley
18.  Chris Smith
19.  Nate Smith
20.  Sutton Smith
21.  Will Smitherman
22.  Lee Tallent
23.  Tate Williams
24.  Jake Woodard

Managers - Luc Cantrell, Alex Moore

After a couple of weeks of practice, these boys will be divided into a Varsity and JV team based on skill and ability shown in practice.

All 24 members of the team will meet in Coach Thweatt's room after school this Thursday (February 20) from 3:15-4:00pm. 

We will practice this weekend either Saturday, Sunday or both.  Details will be announced soon.

TRYOUTS ON FOR TODAY (TUESDAY 2/18)

TRYOUTS TODAY WILL BE ON FIELD 1 (This is a change!)  FROM 3:30-5PM.  PLEASE BE ON TIME. 

THE 24 MEMBERS OF THE 2014 LAMS BASEBALL TEAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE ON THIS BLOG AT 8PM TONIGHT.

TRYOUTS POSTPONED TODAY (Wednesday)

Due to the cold weather, potential precipitation and the fact that we'd like to see these boys at their best, we have decided to postpone tryouts today. 

We hate to put it off, but we feel it's best for now. 

Due to the day off of school Friday, potential for family travel and Winterfest, we cannot have tryouts this weekend either.

Therefore, our final day of tryouts will most likely be Monday or Tuesday afternoon (location/times to be announced)  We will watch the weather over the weekend and let you know for sure by Sunday afternoon.  Please plan on tryouts and then practice every day next week.  In other words, please keep all afternoons open.  Once tryouts happen and the team is decided, we will begin practice immediately.  We will obviously be a little behind due to this delay in the tryout process and will need all the practice days we can get.

Once again we appreciate your patience and understanding.

Tryouts Update (updated Tues. afternoon)

It's looking more and more like tomorrow (Wed.) might not be a good weather day after all.  I will make an official call by noon tomorrow so please be watching email for an update on whether or not we will have our 2nd round of tryouts. 

IF we cannot have tryouts tomorrow, we will have to postpone announcing the team.  We really do need one more day of tryouts as we felt like Sunday wasn't enough and we would like to see the boys again.

Despite the outlook for good weather, Thursday is not a possibility due to my involvement in 6th grade Medieval Night that afternoon and evening. 

Therefore, IF tomorrow doesn't work, we will try to go with the next good weather day after Thursday.  That could mean Friday afternoon, Saturday or Sunday again.  I realize this may cause conflicts, but we need to get these tryouts complete as soon as possible.  I would love to get these done by the end of the weekend. 

Please just be watching your email and www.lamsbaseball.com for updates.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.  Hopefully the weather will be decent enough tomorrow and we can just go with it.

TRYOUTS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY!!

After talking with the other coaches, we feel like we do need to see the boys one more time before making any final decisions.  Therefore, we are going to ask EVERYONE to come back to a 2nd tryout session on Wednesday of this week.  This will be at Warner Park Field 1 (corner of Old Hickory and Vaughn Rd in Brentwood) from 3:30pm-5pm.

If at all possible, please have your son there with all equipment on time.

If weather is an issue, I will email and post on www.lamsbaseball.com.  Please be watching on Wednesday.

The 2014 team will still be announced this Friday, Feb. 14 at 2pm on www.lamsbaseball.com.

Let me know of any questions.