Practice schedule.....

Since practice was cancelled on Tuesday, it will be rescheduled for next week. The coaching staff KNOWS that TCAP tests are next week and plan to shorten the length of the practices in order to accomodate the boys' school schedule and the importance of these tests.

Please bring report cards to the next practice (if possible). Each player is responsible for talking to Coach Rodney about his grades and academic expectations!

Have you checked out the action photos? Some of the shots were pretty good.....

Pullovers can still be ordered; the deadline has been extended since practice was not held this week! Have a great weekend!

Car decals will be available to order at the next practice as well; the cost per decal is $7.00 each or two for $12.00!

Go TRIBE!

Much better....

Our outing at First Tennesse Fields proved to be a much better experience than last weekend's tourney! We finished in third place again which gives us a record of 2-5 right now! The boys showed a lot of improvement in just a week's time; I cannot wait to see how much the team improves as the season progresses!

Highlights:

Blane: Who would have thought....an unassisted double play turned into a triple play at first.....WOW!
Kyle: Nice catch in the outfield.....
Joshua: Way to watch that ball.....nice hitting and fielding.....You have got it together!
Jake O: Nice catching.....those outs at first really do matter!
Jacob: Boy, who taught you to run that fast? Nice work at second!
Garrison: Nice hitting......even though your homerun was on errors....great job!
Morgan: Way to know your position and back up first....Amazing!
Caylob: Way to focus on the game!
Daniel: Nice hitting..... you did a great job running it out!
Miller: Nice recovery on those long range hits to the outfield....you did a good job getting that ball back into play!
and to our catcher, Balfour, you did a stammering job stopping the ball at home.....nice hitting, too!

It was soooo nice to be on the winning side this weekend; furthermore, we are only getting started. The TRIBE is well on its way to a first place trophy SOON!

There will be practice at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday in Covington. If it rains, players will be notified about practice cancellation and/or location change.

Remember, if anyone wants a pullover, please be ready to order and pay for it on Tuesday night!

Go Tribe!

Tribe Attire....pull overs

If anyone is interested in purchasing a TRIBE pull over*, please place your order with Jaime Stark or Becky McBride.

Cost: $40.00 (includes Tribe Baseball monogramming on front)
Sizes available: Youth and Adult (these run a little bigger than usual)
Last day to order: March 24, 2008
Orders must be pre-paid!


*as seen on Coach Rodney........

Oh well...you win some (not yet) and you lose some!

Even though we could not play our games on Friday and Saturday, Sunday seemed like the perfect day to play all of the missed games....NOT!

It was chilly, muddy, and rushed! At least that is the way that I felt about the first outing for the TRIBE! Although improvements were made from game to game, it was a little depressing to lose all three games. BUT, on a positive note, we did pretty darn well for our first tournament on some pretty bad fields!

Some highlights......

Morgan...."Great catch! Great job backing up first base!"
Miller....."You are so tough. You took a couple hard hits and kept on playing. Awesome!"
Garrison...."You looked like a pro throwing those two outs at first!"
Blane....."Nice throw from third to second for the out!"
Jake O...."Keep catching that ball on second...wow!"
Jake S....."Way to stop that ball and be where you are supposed to be!"
Joshua....."Fantastic catching going on at first!"
Daniel...."Way to hustle after the ball!"
Kyle..."What a way to hit that ball! You really worked hard behind the plate!"
Balfour..."Nice contact hitting! Way to run it out every time!"
Caylob..."You are as fast as grease lightning!"

I know more than anyone that it is hard to remain positive when our team is on the losing end, but we, the biggest fans, HAVE to support our guys no matter what! I have a feeling that after some practice this week, the TRIBE will do much better next weekend!

Michael Jordan says "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. "

Let us remember that a little failure equals little success, but a lot of failure equals a lot of success (simply because we CAN'T give up)!

GO TRIBE!

Friday's Game Status.....

It looks like the game is cancelled for today due to the field conditions.

Saturday's playing time is uncertain as of right now! As soon as we get a schedule for Saturday, I will update the blog!

Enjoy the warmth of your home tonight....

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Practice...today!

The weather sure looks terrible right now. Jennifer will contact everyone if practice is cancelled this afternoon. I am assuming that the field will be too wet, but then again, I am just an English teacher:)

Baseball Tourney.....this weekend!

Even though the weather is not supposed to cooperate, we are scheduled to play at 5:30 Friday night. We will play Haywood County!

Be sure that your player is dressed is his blue pin-striped uniform with the long-sleeved Under Armour underneath it. If your player has not received his cleats, he may wear his own until receiving his new pair. Please arrive at the ball field in Covington no later than 4:45 P.M.

If you have any questions, text or call Rodney McBride, Mitch Lavelle, Alex Olivette, Jaime Stark, or Jennifer Smith for details.

Go Tribe!

Huffman Arrangements

If you have not heard by now, visitation for Alicia Huffman will be held at the Covington Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00 P.M. tonight. The funeral will be held at 2:00 P.M. tommorrow.

The team has sent a beautiful cross with royal blue and white flowers. If possible, we are collecting ten dollars per player to cover the cost of the arrangement. You can give this money to Jaime Stark.

Please continue to remember the entire Huffman and Timbs family in your thoughts and prayers!

We extend our sympathy to the Huffman Family!

How heartbreaking it is to hear of an unexpected death of a wonderful woman in our community, Alicia Huffman! After receiving the phone calls from a parent, our hearts were broken. Alicia was such a sweet spirit who was willing to do anything for her family, her friends, and her baseball/softball teams. She will be missed greatly!

We, as a baseball program, will plan to do something nice for the Huffman family during this time of grief. Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers!

Welcome to the Tipton Tribe blog!

Because baseball season is well on its way, I thought that it would be a good idea to start a blog in order to post announcements and pictures and to create an atmosphere of a true baseball family!

Our first tournament is scheduled for the weekend of March 13-15; I will post important time and uniform information as soon as possible. Since we only have one full uniform right now, we will probably be wearing the grey pin-striped one with the blue Under Armour. If you have not received your short and long sleeved Under Armour, don't worry; you will get it at the next practice along with the pin-striped vest (They look AWESOME)! Also, for those who had to order a different cleat size, your cleats should be available as well.

Each player should have the following items: 1 1 pair of cleats, blue ball bag, 1 white hat, 1 blue t-shirt (TRIBE on the front), 1 white mesh jersey (MISTAKE), 1 pair white pants, 1 pair pin-striped pants, 1 pin-striped vest, 1 short sleeved blue Under Armour, 1 long sleeved Under Armour, 1 blue belt, 1 black belt, 1 pair of blue socks, 1 pair of black socks, 1 practice jersey, 1 practice hat, and 1 white mesh jersey (coming soon)! If anyone is missing anything other than the items already noted, please let Jaime Stark know as soon as possible.

If you have a digital camera and would like to help update the blog, please let me know as soon as possible. I would love to get some practice pictures on our blog as soon as possible!

The Boston Butt sale was a great success; everyone who was asked "How was your butt?", stated that the meat was soooo tender and fell straight off the bone. I know that we made barbeque pizza last night with some of ours and it still tasted fantastic! Many thanks to our coaches/cooks!