Valdosta State Baseball, 1997. Program. Gulf South NCAA, Division II. 29-22 overall, 11-9 in GSC East. The 1997 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 two years 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, 1997 Head Coach: Tommy Thomas; Assistant Coach: Pete Meyer; Graduate Assistant: Shannon Jernigan; Student Assistant: Kenny Yanzetich; Student Trainers: Brian Ross, Sandy Britt, Joel Eubanks; Scorekeepers: Emily Buchanan, Rochelle Bailey; Scoreboard Operator: Debbie Chambers; Public Address: Greg Mcllvain, Bill Postel; Herb Reinhard; Debbie Wisenbaker; Bobby Tucker; Steve Roberts; Julie Lapomarda; Jim Madaleno; Larry Lampert; Baseball Players, 1997 Jeff Gillis; Jeff Barnett; Bobby McDonald; Charan Girard; Jamie Coons; Jason Dorminy; Jim Greer; Jarrett Bridges; Aaron Voidness; Brian Johnson; Jermaine Jordan; Jeremy Merritt; Greg Denly; David Robinson; Scotty Layfield; Rick Hagen; Israel Barnes; Adam Kiehl; Chris Skinner; Ben Jackson; Mike McGurk; Tom Disney; Mark Middleton; Tommy Thomas, head coach; Pete Meyer, assistant coach; Shannon Jemigan, graduate assistant; Kenny Yanzetich, student assistant; F93917B4-10A9-490E-A3A2-069EFD4E3EB7