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While looking for a better way to do pre-game BP,
three coaches/dads from Jackson, TN developed Yard Balls.
Jimmy Carey
Jimmy Carey has coached baseball at the high-school and
youth level for 13-years. His high school career included
stints at Camden High School and University School of
Jackson. His USJ teams won three state championships and
finished runner-up once. Jimmy has coached three state high
school player of the year recipients and 14 of his players
have gone on to sign college scholarships.
His youth teams have won numerous state titles:
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16-year old CABA State Champions |
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Connie Mack State Champions |
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Mickey Mantle State Champions |
Jimmy presently coaches both the 8-year old and 11-year
Jackson Coyotes. Both teams regularly finish in the top of
state and national tournaments.
Jimmy's day job has him working as a pharmaceutical sales
rep for Eli Lilly Company.
Charlie Garrett
Charlie Garrett has been a youth baseball coach for eight
years. The last three with the 11-year old Coyotes. The
Coyotes are three-time champions of the USSSA Fall Nationals
held in Southaven Mississippi and finished eighth in the
2007 USSSA nine-year-old World Series held in Kansas City,
MO.
When not coaching baseball, you might find Charlie
officiating TSSAA high school football. He has been a TSSAA
official for over twenty years and has been fortunate to
work all levels of state playoff games including the 2001
Division II state championship.
Charlie's full-time job is Vice-President of Garrett
Plumbing and Heating in Jackson, TN.
His company helped build Pringles Park, the AA minor league
stadium, and the West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex
located in Jackson.
Kyle Spurgeon
Kyle Spurgeon has been a youth baseball and softball
coach for the past twenty years. He has been fortunate to
serve on the coaching staff for teams that have won
tournaments at both the state and regional level.
In 2008, Kyle was inducted into the Jackson-Madison
County, TN Sports Hall of Fame for his work in helping to
develop the West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex. The
Sportsplex is a 17-field baseball/softball facility located
adjacent to Interstate 40 in Jackson. He also served on the
leadership team that brought the 2003 Dixie Boys World
Series to Jackson.
Off the field, Kyle is the President/CEO of the Jackson
TN Area Chamber of Commerce.
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