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Mar. 24 at Grafton 4:30 p.m. Mar. 26 Ritchie Co.* 4:30 p.m.Mar. 28 at Williamstown (DH)* Noon Mar. 30 at Lewis County 5:00 p.m.Mar. 31 Tygarts Valley 4:30 p.m. April 6 Gilmer Co.* 5:00 p.m.April 7 at Doddridge Co.* 4:30 p.m April 9 at St. Mary’s* 5:00 p.m.April 10 Calhoun Co.* 6:00 p.m.

April 13 Clay Co. (DH)* 1:00 p.m.April 15 Braxton Co.* 4:30 p.m.April 16 Roane Co. (DH)* 4:30 p.m.April 17 at Calhoun Co.* Noon April 18 Wirt Co. (DH)* 1:00 p.m. April 20 at Gilmer Co.* 5:00 p.m.April 21 St. Mary’s* 5:00 p.m.April 22 at Lincoln 1:00 p.m.April 24 at Braxton Co.* 4:30 p.m.

April 27 Lewis Co. 7:00 p.m.April 29 Tyler Consolidated* 5:00 p.m.May 1 Doddridge Co.* 7:00 p.m.May 4 Lincoln 1:00 p.m.May 6 at Tygarts Valley 4:30 p.m.May 7 LKC Placement* TBAMay 8 Grafton (Sr. Night) 7:00 p.m. * - Denotes LKC game

SOUTH HARRISON BASEBALL SCHEDULE2009

2009 SOUTH HARRISON BASEBALL GUIDEBASEBALL STAFFFrank Tate 3Jeff Richards 4

MEET THE HAWKSPlayer Profiles Atha, D.J. ? Chipps, Chadd ? Chipps, Craig ? Coffman, Brandon ? Fridley, Kris ? Gawthrop, Travis ? Goldsmith, Tyler ? Jefferies, Shane ? Kirby, Dakota ? Miller, Chris ? Myers, Cody ? Snyder, Chase ? Swiger, Jesse ? Thomas Wallace ?2009 Freshmen 10 Allman, Brandon Chamberlain, Denny

Hatton, Brandon Snyder, Drew Stroupe, Jacob Swenskie, James 2008 Seniors 11 Bunnell, Chris Farrell, Michael Fletcher, Logan Jett, Jonathan White, Josh

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THE RECORD BOOKTeam records 13Individual Batting 13Individual Pitching 14Batting records by class 15Pitching records by class 17

DATES TO REMEMBER:May 1Alumni Renunion GameAs the Hawks take on Dod-dridge County, former South Harrison players will be on hand and honored during the game. No. 17 of former Hawk and the late Brian Elliott will be also retired.

May 2Alumni GameCome witness former Hawk players as they relive their glory days at the inagural alumni game.

May 8Senior NightCome celebrate the Class of 2009’s final home baseball game against Grafton.

With one goal in mind, Frank Tate returns for his sixth season as head coach of his alma mater.

“I want to bring a state championship to Lost Creek,” Tate said. “It haunts my dreams.”

With what he has done in his first five years as the leader of the Hawks, that statement isn’t farfetched.

The energetic player’s coach has recorded a 67-61 career record includ-ing averaging almost 15 wins a season in the past four years.

In 2006, Tate led the Hawks to an 18-9 record, finishing just two wins shy of becoming the first team in program history to record a 20-win season. That year, SHHS finished 6-2 against AA and AAA schools.

But it was 2007 that may have been Tate’s fin-est season at the helm.

Tate took an young group that had just three seniors to a No. 4 ranking after a 5-4 upset over then No.-3 Williamstown. The win was one of three upsets of ranked opponents in 2007 including a 10-5 victory over then-No. 6 AA Clay County.

Last year, he was selected as an assistant coach for the North squad in the North-South All-Star game in Charleston.

A 1995 graduate of South Harrison High School, Tate’s no stranger to leading the Hawks to success.

As a catcher, Tate finished his Hawk career as a four-year letterman in baseball where he garnered all-county honors (Fr., Jr., Sr.), All-Big 10 Con-ference honors (Jr., Sr.) and all-state honorable mention his senior year. He also earned three varsity letters in football where he was a two-time all-Harrison County member and also earned All-Big 10 and All-State recognition.

In 1990 as a 13-year-old, Tate led his Harrison County Babe Ruth All-Star team to the National Championship Series in Jamestown, N.Y., where he finished the tournament with a .600 batting average and was named the tournament’s most outstanding hitter – one of only two West Virginians to ever win the award.

After graduating from South Harrison, Tate earned his degree from Fairmont State College in 2003. He currently teaches history at SHHS while also serving as the offensive coordinator for the Hawks’ football team. He resides in West Milford with his wife Justina and son, Dane.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Record breakdown

vs. OpponentsBraxton County 4-1Bridgeport 0-2Calhoun County 6-0Cameron 1-0Clay-Battelle 8-0Clay County 1-3Doddridge County 8-3Gilmer County 3-3Grafton 2-4Hundred 3-0Lewis County 2-1Liberty 0-5Lincoln 2-4Madonna 2-2Nicholas County 1-0Notre Dame 2-12Paden City 3-0Parkersburg Catholic 0-0Pendleton County 0-1Philip Barbour 1-0Ravenswood 1-0Ritchie County 0-3Roane County 1-3St. Mary’s 1-4Trinity 4-0Tygarts Valley 4-4Tyler Consolidated 0-0Valley Wetzel 5-0Williamstown 1-2Wirt County 0-4

Class breakdown vs. AAA opponents 3-3 (.500) vs. AA opponents 12-23 (.343)vs. A opponents 51-35 (.593)

Conference breakdownvs. Big 10 Conference 8-16 (.333)vs. Little Kanawha Conf. 26-26 (.500)vs. Mason-Dixon Conf. 31-18 (.633)

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With one goal in mind, Frank Tate returns for his sixth season as head coach of his alma mater.

“I want to bring a state championship to Lost Creek,” Tate said. “It haunts my dreams.”

With what he has done in his first five years as the leader of the Hawks, that statement isn’t farfetched.

The energetic player’s coach has recorded a 67-61 career record includ-ing averaging almost 15 wins a season in the past four years.

In 2006, Tate led the Hawks to an 18-9 record, finishing just two wins shy of becoming the first team in program history to record a 20-win season. That year, SHHS finished 6-2 against AA and AAA schools.

But it was 2007 that may have been Tate’s fin-est season at the helm.

Tate took an young group that had just three seniors to a No. 4 ranking after a 5-4 upset over then No.-3 Williamstown. The win was one of three upsets of ranked opponents in 2007 including a 10-5 victory over then-No. 6 AA Clay County.

Last year, he was selected as an assistant coach for the North squad in the North-South All-Star game in Charleston.

A 1995 graduate of South Harrison High School, Tate’s no stranger to leading the Hawks to success.

As a catcher, Tate finished his Hawk career as a four-year letterman in baseball where he garnered all-county honors (Fr., Jr., Sr.), All-Big 10 Con-ference honors (Jr., Sr.) and all-state honorable mention his senior year. He also earned three varsity letters in football where he was a two-time all-Harrison County member and also earned All-Big 10 and All-State recognition.

In 1990 as a 13-year-old, Tate led his Harrison County Babe Ruth All-Star team to the National Championship Series in Jamestown, N.Y., where he finished the tournament with a .600 batting average and was named the tournament’s most outstanding hitter – one of only two West Virginians to ever win the award.

After graduating from South Harrison, Tate earned his degree from Fairmont State College in 2003. He currently teaches history at SHHS while also serving as the offensive coordinator for the Hawks’ football team. He resides in West Milford with his wife Justina and son, Dane.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Record breakdown

vs. OpponentsBraxton County 4-1Bridgeport 0-2Calhoun County 6-0Cameron 1-0Clay-Battelle 8-0Clay County 1-3Doddridge County 8-3Gilmer County 3-3Grafton 2-4Hundred 3-0Lewis County 2-1Liberty 0-5Lincoln 2-4Madonna 2-2Nicholas County 1-0Notre Dame 2-12Paden City 3-0Parkersburg Catholic 0-0Pendleton County 0-1Philip Barbour 1-0Ravenswood 1-0Ritchie County 0-3Roane County 1-3St. Mary’s 1-4Trinity 4-0Tygarts Valley 4-4Tyler Consolidated 0-0Valley Wetzel 5-0Williamstown 1-2Wirt County 0-4

Class breakdown vs. AAA opponents 3-3 (.500) vs. AA opponents 12-23 (.343)vs. A opponents 51-35 (.593)

Conference breakdownvs. Big 10 Conference 8-16 (.333)vs. Little Kanawha Conf. 26-26 (.500)vs. Mason-Dixon Conf. 31-18 (.633)

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Previously known more for his above average defensive abilities, Chipps changed that mindset last season with a breakout year at the plate in his first year taking over full time at first base. One of the hardest workers and under-rated players on the team, Chipps provided head coach Frank Tate with a reliable hitter in the middle of the order as the then-junior hit both fourth and fifth last season while continuing to lead the infield. His .492 career slug-ging percentage ranks fifth all-time among SHHS players over the last six seasons.

2008 (Jr.): Named to All-Harrison County second team...first season as full-time starter at first base...set career-highs in every offensive category including batting average (.380), on-base percentage (.453) and slugging percentage (.494)…30 hits were third most by a Hawk junior in last six years and fourth best overall in last six years... finished in the top 10 in Harrison County RBI leaders with 22, which was third on team...finished third on team with.380 batting average...Had nine game hit-streak, third best at SHHS over last six seasons...Went 2-for-3 with a double against Clay County...hit two-RBI single in seventh inning to give SH 6-4 victory over Gilmer County...finished a homerun shy of hitting for the cycle, going 3-for-3 with three RBI in a 14-2 win over St. Marys...went 3-for-4 with three RBI in 17-7 loss to Wirt County... played American Legion baseball for Clarksburg Post 13…recorded a Post 13 best .986 fielding percentage while committing just one error all season...hit first career legion homerun in 3-for-4, four-RBI performance against Shinnston Post 31 at Frank Loria Field.

2007 (Soph.): Split time at first base with Shaun Wilson while also serving as the designated hitter…finished with 25 total bases and 10 RBI...Three doubles on the season was fifth on team...went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double in 8-0 win over Clay Battelle...played for Clarksburg Post 13 American Legion, serving as everyday first basemen...missed second-half of season Legion season with shoulder injury...also saw action at third base for Post 13.

2006 (Fr.): Did not play due to injured foot...played Waste Management Babe Ruth Baseball in the summer.

Personal: Younger brother Chadd is sophomore on team…four-year member of Hawks basketball team, two-time letterman…saw varsity action in junior and senior seasons as post player...scored 11 points in 48-37 win over Calhoun County as a junior...scored seven points and a team-high eight rebounds in 62-51 loss to Liberty on Feb. 11, 2009...finished with career-high and team-high 10 rebounds in 52-41 win over Calhoun County on Feb. 13, 2009...plans to attend the University of Charleston and major in physical therapy.

craigCHIPPS#30 | senior | first base | 6-2 | 220 lbs.

A 6-foot-4 athlete, the three-sport letterman will look to contribute even more for head coach Frank Tate this sea-son. Atha came off the bench in 2008 as a sophomore to play important roles in the outfield while also seeing time at first base.

2008 (Soph.): Recorded first career hit in 9-8 loss to St. Mary’s…finished season with .286 average (2-for-7).

2007 (Fr.): Played in both outfield and first base in 14 games...ended season with two stolen bases.

Personal: Three-year member of Hawks’ basketball team where he saw varsity action as a junior post player...Two-year member of Hawk’s golf team...member of the South Harrison Student Council.

d.j.ATHA#11 | junior | outfield | 6-4 | 181 lbs.

AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI SB AVG. SLG.2007 (Fr.) 2008 (So.)

atha’s career batting statistics

13 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .154 .154

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An energetic second baseman, Chipps provide much needed depth to the Hawks’ middle infield. The aggressive 5-foot-5 sophomore has proven he’ll remain unfazed by higher competition as he battles for a starting position this season.

2008 (Fr.): Started first career game at second base in Hawks’ 9-3 win over Calhoun County…played summer baseball with Waste Management Babe Ruth.

Personal: Older brother Craig a senior on the team...two-year member of South Harrison basketball team as guard…running back and safety on the Hawks’ football team as a freshman...two-year member of Waste Management Babe Ruth baseball...played 13-year-old Babe Ruth year with ESI.

chaddCHIPPS#32 | sophomore | second base | 5-5 | 120 lbs.

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the last 6 yearsRECORDSThe official statistical leaders of South Harrison baseball from 2003-2008

mark frum

Runs1. 2005 vs. Valley Wetzel 292. 2005 vs. Doddridge County 20 2004 vs. Trinity 204. 2007 vs. Braxton County 18 2004 vs. Hundred 18 2005 vs. Valley Wetzel 187. 2005 vs. Trinity 168. 2006 vs. Valley Wetzel 15 2005 vs. Trinity 15 2008 vs. Roane County 15

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INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDSTEAM RECORDS

Hits1. 2007 vs. Clay Battelle 202. 2005 vs. Valley Wetzel 183. 2004 vs. Hundred 17 2005 vs. Doddridge County 175. 2004 vs. Hundred 166. 2005 vs. Clay Battelle 15

Runs in one inning1. 2005 vs. Doddridge County 15 2008 vs. Roane County 153. 2006 vs. Clay Battelle 124. 2006 vs. Grafton 85. 2007 vs. Braxton County 7 2008 vs. Gilmer County 77. 2005 vs. Braxton County 6

single season battingHits1. 2007 2492. 2008 2283. 2006 205

Singles1. 2007 1962. 2008 1623. 2006 145

Doubles1. 2008 502. 2007 423. 2006 39

Triples1. 2005 122. 2008 103. 2006 6

Homeruns1. 2006 142. 2004 83. 2005, 2008 6

Runs1. 2008 1742. 2006 1723. 2007 168

Stolen Bases1. 2008 652. 2007 553. 2005 51

Total Bases1. 2007 3162. 2006 3083. 2008 285

Batting Average1. 2005 .3562. 2006 .3253. 2004 .316

Slugging Percentage1. 2005 .5192. 2006 .4753. 2008 .429

RBI1. 2008 1492. 2006 1363. 2005 133

Sacrifices1. 2008 272. 2006 153. 2007 12

Homeruns1. Mark Frum, 2005 vs. Clay-Battelle 2

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INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDSINDIVIDUAL BATTING RECORDS

Hits1. Mark Frum, 2006 vs. Clay-Battelle 4 Mark Frum, 2006 vs. Trinity 4 Brian Gawthrop, 2005 vs. Valley Wetzel 4 Jonathan Jett, 2008 vs. Braxton County 4 Cory Morrison, 2004 vs. Trinity 4 Cory Morrison, 2005 vs. Clay-Battelle 4

Runs1. Chris Bunnell, 2006 vs. Doddridge County 4 Cory Morrison, 2004 vs. Valley Wetzel 43. Chris Bunnell, 2007 vs. Braxton County 3 Kris Fridley, 2007 vs. Braxton County 3 Brian Gawthrop, 2007 vs. Braxton County 3 Travis Gawthrop, 2007 vs. Grafton 3 Jonathan Jett, 2007 vs. Clay County 3 Chase Snyder, 2007 vs. Braxton County 3

RBI1. Cory Morrison, 2004 vs. Tygarts Valley 72. Cory Morrison, 2004 vs. Trinity 6 Mark Frum, 2005 vs. Valley Wetzel 64. Mark Frum, 2006 vs. Lewis County 5 Brian Gawthrop, 2005 vs. Hundred 5 Bubby Jones, 2004 vs. Valley Wetzel 5 Sean Langley, 2005 vs. Trinity 5 Nate Nutter, 2005 vs. Valley Wetzel 5

Doubles1. Sean Langley, 2005 vs. Hundred 2 Mark Frum, 2005 vs. Liberty 2 Chris Bunnell, 2005 vs. Doddridge County 2 Shaun Wilson, 2006 vs. Clay-Battelle 2 Chase Snyder, 2007 vs. Clay County 2 Chase Snyder, 2007 vs. Braxton County 2 Kris Fridley, 2007 vs. Braxton County 2 Chris Bunnell, 2008 vs. Calhoun County 2

Stolen Bases1. Zach Hayhurst, 2004 vs. Clay-Battelle 52. Seth Bragg, 2006 vs. Clay-Battelle 3 Chris Bunnell, 2006 vs. Liberty 3

single seasonAt-bats1. Jonathan Jett, 2007 1072. Chris Bunnell, 2007 1033. Brian Gawthrop, 2007 96 Chase Snyder, 2007 965. Jonathan Jett, 2008 90

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