TN High School Team Preview: Clarksville Academy Cougars
January 16, 2023
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The 2023 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement abounds throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Tennessee.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Murfreesboro at The Spring Fling as they compete for a state championship, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Tennessee. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews and by continuing other pieces of content covering the Volunteer State.
Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our players of the week, updating the Top 10 in each TSSAA classification as well as a Power 25.
*Please note that all information is based on team preview questionnaires that were sent out and returned by the participating high school coaches.
High School Name: Clarksville Academy
Coach’s Name: Dustin Smith
Team Twitter Handle: @_CougarBaseball
Classification: D2-A
2022 Record: 29-10
District + Region Number: District 4 + Middle Region
No. of Returning Positional Starters: 8
No. of Returning Pitchers: 7
Team Strengths: Senior leadership and overall experience.
Top Returning Players:
- 1B/LHP DJ Merriweather
- OF Cooper Wallace
- 3B/RHP Cole Smith (Union University)
- OF Jack Cross
- C/1B Rudy Sleigh
- OF Jacques Wyatt
- 2B/RHP Max Cassle
- C/RHP Evan Leonard
- RHP Collin Rittenberry (Freed-Hardeman)
Top 2025 & 2026 Prospects:
- SS/RHP Harrison Cassle
- P Jalon Page
Team Outlook:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
Nashville Preseason ID | 1/22 | Showtime Sports Academy (Franklin, TN) |
East Tennessee Preseason ID | 1/28 | BC Athletics Facility (Knoxville, TN) |
Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | 2/4 | Showtime Sports Academy (Franklin, TN) |