Event begins at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb County Community Complex featuring guest speaker Tom Griffin Tom Griffin will enter his 13th season as head baseball coach at Carson-Newman in 2018. In his 12 years at Mossy Creek, the New Jersey-native has looked right at home as the head coach of the Eagles. He has compiled an overall record of 347-250 and a conference record of 154-139 at Carson Newman.