Valdosta State Baseball, 1996. Program. Gulf South NCAA, Division II. 41-22 overall, 19-9 in GSC East. The 1996 Blazers will, as many teams, have as their ultimate goal a berth in the Division II World Series, which will be held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Ala. The Blazers won the 1979 national championship and have made seven other appearances in the national tournament, including a third place finish a year ago. Valdosta State again will be the host school for this year's national tourney, but that does not give the Blazers an automatic bid. Information on this year's team, the coaches and statistics and records can be found in this yearbook.

Baseball Staff, 1996 Head Coach - Tommy Thomas; Assistant Coach - Pete Meyer; Graduate Assistant - Mike Lee; Student Assistants - Shannon Jernigan, Bryan Shover,; Kenny Yanzetich; Student Trainers - Chauncey Keith, Chris Demaline; Scorekeeper - Bobbie Guillebeau; Scoreboard Operator - .Laura Stoltz; Public Address - Greg Mcllvain, Bill Postel; Herb Reinhard; Debbie Wisenbaker; Bobby Tucker; Steve Roberts; Julie Lapomarda; Jim Madaleno; Larry Lampert; Baseball Players, 1996 Adam Miller; Jeff Roesler; Bobby McDonald; Jeff Barnett; Ben Jackson; Albert Sagnella; Joyous LaRosa; Mike Hall; Franky Carrasquillo; Tony Roy; Luis Lowe; Jamie Coons; Sam Shaw; David Robinson; Kenny Edwards; Darren Bush. Standing; Shane Shook; Rick Hagen; Paul Bagley; Greg Denly; Tom Valdez; Tom Disney; Mark Watson; Gary Fassl;