Page D-6 The Knoxville News-Sentinel Sunday, May 16, 1982
Vol Signees Snyder, Searcy selected All-KIL
By NICK GATESNews-Sentinel Sportswriter
Tennessee signees Mark Snyder of Bearden and Steve Searcy of Central head The News-Sentinel’s 1982 Knoxville Interscholastic League baseball team.
West’s Roger Travis was selected Coach of the Year.
Coaches and college recruiters aided in the selection of the 16-man squad. Bearden and Farragut - region semifinalists - and Halls dominated with three selections each.
Snyder, who was signed by Vol coach John Whited as a pitcher, was chosen as a first baseman because an injury limited his pitching appearances during the regular season. But once the hard-throwing right-hander took to the mound, he reeled off six wins, including a no-hitter against Clinton in the district tournament,
Snyder, who is expected to be a high pick in the upcoming free agent draft, batted .412 and cracked a school-record six home runs.
Searcy, a left-hander, also fired a no-hitter against Clinton in the district tourney, but unfortunately, the Bobcats stranded 13 runners and bowed. He was 7-1 during the regular season.
Joining Searcy on the all-star staff are Farragut 12-game winner Jeff Glover, Eddie Bloomer of Halls and Karns’ Jamie Bolinger.
The once-beaten Glover hurled the Admirals to the region championship. Bloomer was 7-0 and batted more than .400 during the regular season. The fire-balling Bolinger, who also hit over .400, carried the Beavers to one of the KIL’s best regular-season marks at 15-3.
Infielders selected were Halls second baseman Harold Carter, Farragut shortstop Bobby Gaylor and third baseman Chris Heffernan of Catholic.
Carter hit .371 and smashed six homers for the Red Devils, who carved a 20-3 regular-season record - best in the KIL. The slick-fielding Gaylor, who hit .350, was chosen MVP of the district tournament. He was three-for-four with a home run in the championship game win over Halls.
Heffernan, another sure-handed fielder, was a big stick for the Irish’s region runner-up.
The catching position was too close to call, so two were picked - Halls’ Tim Arms and Todd Rechenbach of Bearden. Arms slugged a school-record eight home runs and has junior college coaches drooling. Rechenbach, who also possesses a strong arm, has signed with East Tennessee State University.
Bearden’s Neil Mary was chosen as designated hitter. Mary was among the KIL’s top 10 hitters with a .402 average. Sophomore Kevin Davis, Gibbs shortstop who led the KIL in hitting with a .568 average, was picked as a utility infielder.
Selected as outfielders were Holston’s fleet Churchill Moore, dependable Pat Dorwin of Farragut, Fulton’s Buddy Turner and Wynn Greene of Gibbs.
Moore was instrumental in the Warriors finishing second in the district tournament. Dorwin (.425) and Turner led their clubs in hitting.
Travis did a masterful job in turning around the Rebels in one year. In 1981 West was a doormat. West posted a 11-9 regular season record, finished fourth in the district and won the Dogwood Invititational.
Others considered for the honor were Jewel Brock of Halls, Catholic’s John DeBakker and John Heatherly of Farragut.
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ALL-KIL BASEBALL TEAM
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PITCHERS
Eddie Bloomer, Halls Senior, Steve Searcy, Central Senior, Jeff Glover, Farragut Junior, Jamie Bolinger, Karns Senior
FIRST BASE
Mark Snyder, Bearden Senior
SECOND BASE
Harold Carter, Halls Senior
SHORTSTOP
Bobby Gaylor, Farragut Senior
THIRD BASE
Chris Heffernan, Catholic Senior
UTILITY
Kevin Davis, Gibbs Sophomore
CATCHERS
Tim Arms, Halls Senior
Todd Rechenbach, Bearden Senior
OUTFIELDERS
Churchill Moore, Holston Senior
Buddy Turner, Fulton Junior
Wynne Greene, Gibbs Sophomore
Pat Dorwin, Farragut Senior
DESIGNATED HITTER
Neil Mary, Bearden Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
PITCHERS: Scott Beaver, Catholic, Bo Huffaker, Doyle, Billy Hatmaker, Karns, Lynn Hunley, Halls, Brian McClellan, Bearden. INFIELDERS: Chris Milligan, Powell, Jacky Smith, Karns, Jimmy Bailey, Bearden, Scott Scruggs, Fulton, Tony Ooten, Karns, Darrell Ross, South-Young, Mark Vaughan, Karns, Kenny Willard, West. CATCHER: Shawn Lowe, Webb. OUTFIELDERS: Chuck Jones, Powell, David Mowery, Farragut, Stan Cook, Central, Robbie Thomas, Central, Darrell Oakley, Carter, Ray LaBelle, Halls.
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