How World Series champion Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy ended up moving to Nashville
You may not know it but Nashville has a connection with the World Series champion Texas Rangers.
It turns out manager Bruce Bochy and his wife Kim moved to College Grove a couple of years ago.
Bochy, 68, who had already won three World Series titles as manager of the San Francisco Giants (2010, 2012 and 2014) was enjoying spending time with his grandchildren fishing and watching reruns of old TV Westerns when the Rangers showed up in Nashville and lured him out of retirement after the 2022 season.
Bochy had also led the San Diego Padres to the World Series in 1998 where they lost to the New York Yankees.
Bochy hadn't managed since leaving San Francisco in 2019 when Rangers general manager Chris Young, who had pitched for Bochy at San Diego, asked if he would consider coming out of retirement? Bochy was intrigued because he felt Texas had the chance to win big.
"It's special to come here in my first year with a team that was determined to play winning baseball and had never won a championship," Bochy told CBS Texas. "But as far as me, that's a byproduct of what those (players) did out there and what the front office did. I was along for the ride, trust me. I was very fortunate and blessed to be able to get back into baseball in this type of a situation."
Bochy became only the sixth manager to win at least four World Series titles joining Joe McCarthy (seven), CaseyStengel (seven), Connie Mack (five), Walter Alston (four) and Joe Torre (four). Tony La Russa, Miller Huggins and John McGraw each won three.
Bochy, who signed a three-year contract with the Rangers, returned to his home in College Grove after the World Series for the offseason.
Tennessee State adds North Dakota State to 2024 football schedule
Tennessee State has added North Dakota State to its 2024 football schedule.
The Tigers will travel to the Fargodome for the game on Sept. 27. North Dakota State will visit Nissan Stadium for a game against the Tigers on Sept. 6, 2025.
TSU's other non-Big South/Ohio Valley Conference games in 2024 will be against Mississippi Valley State on Aug. 31 at Nissan Stadium, against Arkansas Pine-Bluff in the Southern Heritage Classic at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Sept. 14 and at Howard on Oct. 19.
Tennessee Tech will play Georgia, Austin Peay will play Louisville in 2024
Tennessee Tech football will travel to Georgia for a game on Sept. 14, 2024.
Tech will also play at Middle Tennessee State on Aug. 31 and host South Carolina State on Oct. 5.
In 2025 Tech will travel to Kentucky for a Nov. 15 game and in 2026 will play at Mississippi State on Nov. 21.
Austin Peay will open the 2024 season at Louisville on Aug. 31.
The Governors will host Southern Illinois on Sept. 7 and Chattanooga on Nov. 23 in 2024.
Brentwood Academy golfer Blades Brown named Rolex Junior All-American
Brentwood Academy golfer Blades Brown was named to the 2023 Rolex Junior All-American first team.
Brown won the TSSAA Division II-AA state title for the third consecutive year in October.
In August, Blades became the youngest co-medalist in U.S. Amateur championship history after shooting an 8-under 64 to tie the Colorado Golf Club course record.
No other player from Tennessee made the first or second team or was on the honorable mention list.
Gallatin Hall of Fame class announced
The 2024 Gallatin Athletic Hall of Fame includes six athletes, two contributors and a coach from Gallatin and Union high schools.
The athletes are Bubba Dunn (Gallatin, posthumous), Arnaz Perry (Gallatin, posthumous), Linda Alexander (Union), Nelson Hill (Union, posthumous), Samuel Hill (Union) and Samuel Jackson (Union).
The contributors are Randy Moore (Gallatin) and Claude Murphy (Gallatin, posthumous).
The coach is Don Porter (Gallatin).
The induction ceremony will be between the girls’ and boys’ basketball games on Jan. 2024 at Gallatin.
Belmont's Vince Gill Room undergoes renovations
The Vince Gill Room at Belmont’s Curb Event Center has been renovated and expanded. Gill is a longtime supporter of Belmont basketball.
The room, which serves as the premium hospitality space for the Bruins home basketball games, was nearly doubled in size to 5,500 square feet.
The space now includes 16 high-definition television, a new state-of-the-art video wall, and a wide variety of additional furniture to enhance the viewing experience for games. The kitchen was also renovated, self-service soda fountains were added along with additional storage space."We are thrilled with how the renovation and expansion of the Vince Gill Room turned out," said athletics director Scott Corley. "This investment and enhancement will allow us to raise the bar on hospitality for our donors and supporters. It also provides a unique and first-class space for the campus community to use year-round."
Pickleball leagues and free play set for First Horizon Park
The Nashville Sounds, in partnership with Dinkville and Nashville Sports Leagues, will host winter pickleball leagues at First Horizon Park and free play in Hit City Hall, a facility attached to the ballpark.
Recreation play begins on Nov. 13 and will be Mondays-Thursdays from 6-9:10 p.m. Each team costs $150 and individuals $81.
Individual court reservations will be open Monday-Thursdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Fridays 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Signups are available at firsthorizonpark.com/pickleball-at-first-horizon-park. The courts will remain open through Feb 29, 2024.
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