tbgfan Posted May 19 Report Posted May 19 SUNDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Hall of Famer Billy Wagner (Tazewell) coaches Miller School to VISAA state baseball title as John Battle transfer Evan Hankins stars Top Story Breaking SUNDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Hall of Famer Billy Wagner (Tazewell) coaches Miller School to VISAA state baseball title as John Battle transfer Evan Hankins stars Bristol Herald Courier 23 hrs ago 0 1 of 2 Tazewell High School graduate and Baseball Hall of Famer Billy Wagner is now the baseball coach at The Miller School in Albemarle County. Charlottesville Daily Progress Miller School’s Evan Hankins throws a pitch in a 2024 game. Cal Cary, Charlottesville Daily Progress Bristol Herald Courier Billy Wagner’s 2025 baseball odyssey will feature a state championship in May and a Hall of Fame plaque in July. The former MLB All-Star relief pitcher who will be officially inducted in Cooperstown in two months had another joyous moment on Sunday as he coached the Miller School Mavericks to a 16-3 win over Paul VI in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division I finals in Colonial Heights. John Battle transfer Evan Hankins went 4-for-4 with six RBIs and hit a grand slam on the game’s final play to induce the 10-run mercy rule. The University of Tennessee-bound first baseman/pitcher had played in the VHSL Class 2 state finals as a freshman at Battle as the Trojans finished as runner-up to Appomattox. Quote
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