The Stoutland Tiger players added some much deserved hardware to their personal trophy cases this fall.  Cory Kyle and Tyler Wrinkle were named Co-MVP’s. Kyle tossed the Tigers to 4 conference wins, with an era of 0.70.  He also hit at a .500 clip.  Coach Scott White said his hurler deserves everything he gets, “He is a really special kid.  I am so proud of the man he has become both on and off the field.  He is going to be a real gem for some college to get.”  Tyler Wrinkle did his talking with his stick as he hit to the tune of .600.  He put the exclamation point on a great season with a two run jack and a grand slam in the finals of the Conference Tournament.  “We have seen glimpses of this power that Tyler has, but this fall he put it all together.  He absolutely crushed the ball and hit some home runs that were just ridiculous.  I am really happy that all his hard work is paying off.  It could not happen to a better kid,” said Coach White. 

Along with the two Co-MVP’s, the Tigers also put Brock Chaffin, Josh White, Daniel Hernandez, and Adam Smith on the first team.  These four had great years for the Tigers as well.  Along with these 6 first teamers, Collin Burns and Scotty Breeden made Honorable Mention All Conference.  “We really had some guys that had some big years.  It is amazing, but we had two guys who could have, and probably would have, been on there had they not got hurt.  Blane Willard tore ligaments in his ankle, but was leading us in hitting when he went down, and Seth Burns ran into a fence and hurt his arm and he was third in hitting when he went down,” said Coach White. 

In their absence, Collin Burns and Scotty Breeden filled in nicely and stepped up big time for the Tigers.  Coach White was rather pleased with all of his guys, “Brock Chaffin had an MVP type year for us, and Adam Smith struggled early, but then started ripping the ball later in the season.  Daniel Hernandez really stepped up his game when we had the injuries, and ended up his season by throwing a perfect game in the first round of the Conference Tournament against Crocker.  Josh White was solid on the mound and really worked hard on his pitching.  I was really proud of all our players and I look forward to our spring campaign.” 

Lost in all these guys that had great years were some young pups that really were forced into the line up, but had major impact on different occasions.  Justin Wasmer, Shawn Hodges, Dylan Hodges, and Keith Sherrer all had to step in and play when the Tigers had some injuries.  These young men impressed Coach White, “It is not easy to step in and play for a three year starter, and play on a team that is senior loaded and a team that expects to win every game.  They struggled at times, but they also shined at times, and I was absolutely tickled with how they played.  In most years at small schools all these guys would be starting.  Our seniors deserve a whole bunch of credit as well because they really helped them and worked with them so there was never any adjustment period for these young guys.”  The future looks good with some of the younger kids playing as they did.

For the third year in a row Coach Scott White was named the Frisco League Baseball Coach of the Year.  In all this is Coach White’s seventh Coach of the Year award, with two coming in basketball and 5 in baseball.  Coach White in his seven years at Stoutland has led the Tigers to 3 Conference Championships, and 3 Conference Tournament Championships, along with 2 district titles and 2 Final Four appearances.  Coach White’s teams have set all kinds of records.  First baseball team at Stoutland to win a Conference title, first baseball team to have more than 15 wins in a season, longest winning streak, best fall record, best spring record, most wins in a fall and spring combined season, first team to win a playoff game, first to go to a Final Four, and the first team of any kind from Stoutland to play for a State Championship.  Coach White has an overall record of 239 wins and 78 losses, but at Stoutland, his record is a sparkling 184-49.  That is a winning percentage of almost 79%.  Coach White is quick to give credit to others, “It is great to have a great record and all these wins, but the ones who really deserve the credit are my family, the players, and the player’s families.  To have a wife and kids that do not mind the hours scouting and practicing is really a special thing to me.  If you do not have players that want to be there and work hard, you have no prayer of winning.  We also have great parents here who support me, support us, and make sure their sons have what they need and get where they need to be.”  Stoutland will try to improve on Coach White’s 184 Stoutland wins and give him his 200^th win at Stoutland, and maybe another chance at his and the school’s first State Championship this spring.