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COACHING & STAFF

Josh Rogers
Manager/Head Coach
USSSA
Team Record 425-79 from 2001-07
2 World Series Titles as a Player
Hillcrest
6-1 with a 2.05 era as an 8th Grader
5x District Selection
Single Season Strikeout
Record 115
Career Wins 38
Won 3 State Titles
All-State Selection Junior/Senior Yr.
MAIS All Star Selection
USM
Lettered 2 Years
Regular Season Conference Champs
Belhaven
Lettered 2 Years
2nd Team All-Conference Selection
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Madison Central
2011 MS Co-Player of the Year
Washington Nationals
2011 20th Round Pick
2012 – 14 Ole Miss
2014 Detroit Tigers
9th Round Pick
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Brookhaven
4-Year Letterman
Underclassmen To Watch
Senior To Watch
All-District 3x
All-State
Co-Lin
2 Year Letterman
Second Team All-State 2x
Team Leading Hitter Both Years
Belhaven
2 Year Letterman
SSAC All-Academic Team
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2002 Terry High School
Louisville Slugger – MS Player of the Year
Gatorade Player of the Year
Highschool All-American
2003 – 04 Meridian Comm. College
2yr All-American
Junior College Player of the Year
2004 5th Round Selection of the
Atlanta Braves
2004 – 12 Braves Organization
Best Defensive 3rd Base 6yrs Straight
Best Infield Arm 6yrs Straight
Top-10 Prospect for Braves
Backup to Hall of Fame 3rd Base
Chipper Jones
2006 Player of the Year for
Carolina League
Finished Career with Amarillo Sox
Texas League – 2013 -14
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Hinds Community College
All-State
All-Region Team
1st Team All-Conference NJCAA
1st Team All-American NJCAA 1st Base
Belhaven
1st Team All-American NAIA
Relief Pitcher
Rawlings Gold Glove NAIA 1st Base
Boo Ferras Award Finalist
Brewers
Free Agency Contract w/ Brewers
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Brookhaven High School
4 Year Lettermen
5A All State
Hinds Community College
1st Team All State
National Runners Up
State Championship
Southern Miss
2 Conference Championships
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R.J. Barrett
RJ Barrett is a well know Sports Performance Specialist in the Southeast specializing in Speed and Agility Training. He is the Sports Performance Director at the Madison Healthplex. He has trained numerous athletes from MLB and NFL. He is not only known for his knowledge of sports performance but for his energy and compassion to train athletes. RJ came to us after working at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi where he functioned as an assistant football coach for three years. He also assisted in developing the first year-round Strength and Conditioning Program. Prior to Belhaven, he served as a Sports Performance Director at Velocity Sports Performance in Ridgeland, MS. At Velocity, he was the Performance Coach for Strength and Conditioning of all athletes of all ages. RJ is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (N.S.C.A) and United States Weightlifting (USAW). He is currently certified as a Sports Performance Coach through USAW and ACSM. Additionally, he is certified in CPR, SPARQ, and CrossFit. He resides in Madison with his wife Kacey and daughter Ansley and son Archie. RJ is energized to be a part of Next Level Baseball family and is excited to help all athletes he coaches reach their maximum athletic potential on and off the field!
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Terry High School
Metro Player of the Year
MS All-Star Game Nominee
Clarion Ledger 3x Top Performer
Jones County Junior College
NJCAA 1st Team All-American
NJCAA National Player of the Week
Delta State
2 Year Letterman
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1998-2002 Warren County High School
4 Year Letterman
2001 Mississippi 6A Champs
2002 Baseball Player of the Year – Warren County
2003-2005 Ole Miss
2005 Dave “Boo” Ferris Cellular South Trophy for Mississippi’s Best Collegiate Baseball Player
2005 All-American
2005 Toronto Blue Jays
Outfield and Pitcher for Five Years
2005 All-American
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Brookhaven High School
2012 1st Team All 5A
2013 Senior to Watch
Hinds Community College
2014 Region 23 Regional Champs
2014 NJCAA World Series Runner-Up
2015 MACJC State Champion
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Steven Stringer
Dustin McWilliams
Left-Handed Pitcher
Meridian Community College
Freshman Year – Relief
1st Team All Conference
Sophomore Year Starter
Ole Miss
Middle to Late
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West Monroe High School (LA)
Lettered 4 years in baseball and football
2 football state championships
5A Football All State MVP
2 time All District Selection in Baseball
2 time All District Selection in Baseball
University of Southern Mississippi Baseball
Lettered 4 years
2x Captain
2014 C-USA All Freshman Team
2x C-USA 1st Team All Conference
2017 Southern Miss “Dugout Club” Player of the Year
2017 C-USA Player of the Year
2017 Dick Howser Semi-finalist (National Player of the Year)
2017 Collegiate Baseball All-America Selection
2017 – Led NCAA Division I Baseball in hits
Detroit Tigers
Drafted in the 20th round in 2017
2018 Detroit Tigers Minor League Gold Glove Recipient
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Copiah
4 Year Starter
2 Year All State
Co-Linn
2 Years 1st Team All State
William Carey
2 Years All Regional
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