2021 Tennessee Tech Baseball Roster

Roster
No.	Name	Pos.	B/T	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
1	Brett Roberts	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Atlanta, Ga. / North Atlanta HS
2	Mark Leonard	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 210	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Lexington, Ky. / Florence-Darlington Tech
3	Brock Myers	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 160	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Goodlettsville, Tenn. / Davidson Academy
4	Raul Ortega	Pos.: C	B/T: S/R	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 195	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Nutley, N.J. / Howard College
6	Owen Kiess	Pos.: OF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 170	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Cogan Station, Pa. / Lackawanna College
8	Grant Phillips	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Antioch, Tenn. / Ezell Harding Christian HS
9	Ed Johnson	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 175	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Trussville, Ala. / Auburn
10	Nathan McMeans	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Cordova, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian HS
11	Connor Adams	Pos.: LHP	B/T: L/L	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 195	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Shaker Heights, Ohio / Louisville
13	Jacob Parham	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 200	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Knoxville, Tenn. / Farragut HS
14	Luke Jones	Pos.: 1B/OF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 200	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Greenbrier, Tenn. / Greenbrier HS
15	Christian Herberholz	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Scottsboro, Ala. / Scottsboro HS
19	Alex Hursey	Pos.: LHP	B/T: L/L	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 200	Cl.: R-Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Summerville, S.C. / Florence-Darlington Tech
20	Daniel Holley	Pos.: LHP	B/T: L/L	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: West Point, Ga. / Glennwood Academy
21	Nic Dye	Pos.: LHP	B/T: L/L	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 185	Cl.: R-Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Carrollton, Ga. / Central Carroll HS
22	Gavin Johns	Pos.: 3B/1B	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 205	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Temecula, Calif. / UCLA
23	Cody Littlejohn	Pos.: OF	B/T: L/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Decatur, Ala. / Madison Academy
24	Jason Hinchman	Pos.: OF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 225	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Winston, Ga. / Alexander HS
25	Hayden Gilliland	Pos.: C/OF	B/T: L/R	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Maryville, Tenn. / Heritage HS
26	Gabe Lacy	Pos.: INF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 205	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Gulfport, Miss. / Jones College
28	Will Long	Pos.: C	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 210	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Limestone, Tenn. / David Crockett HS
29	Tyler Sylvester	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 215	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Lithonia, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS
30	Steven Medrano	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 210	Cl.: R-So.	Hometown / Previous School: El Paso, Texas / Howard College
31	Ty Fisher	Pos.: LHP	B/T: L/L	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 215	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Dalton, Ga. / Northwest Whitfield HS
32	Caleb Pearson	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 195	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Brentwood, Tenn. / Tennessee/Walters State CC
33	Golston Gillespie	Pos.: 1B/OF/C	B/T: S/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 235	Cl.: R-So.	Hometown / Previous School: Ila, Ga. / Ole Miss/Wallace CC-Dothan
35	John Dyer	Pos.: 1B/3B/OF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 235	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / Mt. Juliet HS
36	Jackson Berry	Pos.: LHP	B/T: R/L	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 165	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: McGregor, Texas / Midway HS
37	Nathaniel Allen	Pos.: C	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 180	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy
38	Tynan Shahidi	Pos.: OF	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 175	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Ames, Iowa / Parkland College
39	Layne Dale	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Cookeville, Tenn. / Cookeville HS
40	Logan Hewitt	Pos.: RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 220	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Oak Ridge, Tenn. / Roane State CC
42	Theo Bryant IV	Pos.: OF/RHP	B/T: R/R	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Conley, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS
50	Elijah Brooks	Pos.: OF	B/T: L/L	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Goodlettsville, Tenn. / Ensworth HS

No.

Name

Pos.

B/T

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown / Previous School

Pos.: INF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-1

Wt.: 175

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Atlanta, Ga. / North Atlanta HS

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 210

Cl.: Sr.

Hometown / Previous School: Lexington, Ky. / Florence-Darlington Tech

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 160

Cl.: Jr.

Hometown / Previous School: Goodlettsville, Tenn. / Davidson Academy

Pos.: C

B/T: S/R

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 195

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Nutley, N.J. / Howard College

Pos.: OF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 170

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Cogan Station, Pa. / Lackawanna College

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 185

Cl.: Sr.

Hometown / Previous School: Antioch, Tenn. / Ezell Harding Christian HS

Pos.: INF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-1

Wt.: 175

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Trussville, Ala. / Auburn

Pos.: INF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 5-10

Wt.: 170

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Cordova, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian HS

Pos.: LHP

B/T: L/L

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 195

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Shaker Heights, Ohio / Louisville

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 200

Cl.: Sr.

Hometown / Previous School: Knoxville, Tenn. / Farragut HS

Pos.: 1B/OF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 200

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Greenbrier, Tenn. / Greenbrier HS

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 185

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Scottsboro, Ala. / Scottsboro HS

Pos.: LHP

B/T: L/L

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 200

Cl.: R-Sr.

Hometown / Previous School: Summerville, S.C. / Florence-Darlington Tech

Pos.: LHP

B/T: L/L

Ht.: 5-8

Wt.: 175

Cl.: Jr.

Hometown / Previous School: West Point, Ga. / Glennwood Academy

Pos.: LHP

B/T: L/L

Ht.: 6-4

Wt.: 185

Cl.: R-Jr.

Hometown / Previous School: Carrollton, Ga. / Central Carroll HS

Pos.: 3B/1B

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 205

Cl.: Sr.

Hometown / Previous School: Temecula, Calif. / UCLA

Pos.: OF

B/T: L/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 185

Cl.: Sr.

Hometown / Previous School: Decatur, Ala. / Madison Academy

Pos.: OF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 225

Cl.: Jr.

Hometown / Previous School: Winston, Ga. / Alexander HS

Pos.: C/OF

B/T: L/R

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 175

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Maryville, Tenn. / Heritage HS

Pos.: INF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 205

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Gulfport, Miss. / Jones College

Pos.: C

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 210

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Limestone, Tenn. / David Crockett HS

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 215

Cl.: Jr.

Hometown / Previous School: Lithonia, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 210

Cl.: R-So.

Hometown / Previous School: El Paso, Texas / Howard College

Pos.: LHP

B/T: L/L

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 215

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Dalton, Ga. / Northwest Whitfield HS

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 195

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Brentwood, Tenn. / Tennessee/Walters State CC

Pos.: 1B/OF/C

B/T: S/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 235

Cl.: R-So.

Hometown / Previous School: Ila, Ga. / Ole Miss/Wallace CC-Dothan

Pos.: 1B/3B/OF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 235

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / Mt. Juliet HS

Pos.: LHP

B/T: R/L

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 165

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: McGregor, Texas / Midway HS

Pos.: C

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-4

Wt.: 180

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy

Pos.: OF

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 175

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Ames, Iowa / Parkland College

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 175

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Cookeville, Tenn. / Cookeville HS

Pos.: RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 220

Cl.: So.

Hometown / Previous School: Oak Ridge, Tenn. / Roane State CC

Pos.: OF/RHP

B/T: R/R

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 175

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Conley, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS

Pos.: OF

B/T: L/L

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 185

Cl.: Fr.

Hometown / Previous School: Goodlettsville, Tenn. / Ensworth HS

Coaching & Support Staff

Head Coach: #34 Steve Smith (Baylor, 1986), 3rd Season

Assistant Coach (Pitchers): #45 Blake Beck (Troy, 2014), 2nd Season

Assistant Coach (Hitters/Infielders/Recruiting Coordinator): Todd Miller (Hanover College, 2006), 1st Season

Volunteer Assistant Coach (Outfielders/Camp Director): Drew Frederic (Troy, 2021), 1st Season

Student Assistant: Connor Adams, 1st Season

Athletic Trainer: Nick Sandy (West Virginia, 2016), 2nd Season

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Derek Headrick (Lee University, 2014), 2nd Season

Sports Information: Mike Lehman (Northern Illinois, 2012), 10th Season

Managers: Garrett Gardner, Carsyn Yarbourgh

Pronunciation Guide
13	Jacob Parham	(PAIR-um)
15	Christian Herberholz	(HER-ber-holtz)
19	Alex Hursey	(HER-see)
21	Nic Dye	(NICK)
42	Theo Bryant IV	(last name just "BRYANT")

Coaching & Support Staff

Pronunciation Guide