After returning to the TSSAA State Baseball Tournament in back-to-back seasons, some well-deseved awards were coming for some DeKalb County High Tiger Baseball team members and their coach.
Being named All-Region in back-to-back seasons were Sophomore pitcher Cody Puckett, Senior pitcher/outfielder Shane Salley, Senior shortstop Destry Wiggins and Coach of the Year Scott Odom.
Puckett finished the season with a record of nine wins and one loss on the mound.
He pitched 63 innings with 92 strikeouts, allowing only 19 walks.
His ERA was 1.44 and he was the winning pitcher in the Region Semi-Final game and the Sectional (sub-state) game.
Salley finished the season with a pitching record of 10 wins, no losses, and one save.
He pitched 53 innings, striking out 58 and allowing only 8 walks.
His ERA was 1.32 and was the winning pitcher in the Region Final and first game of the state tournament.
Salley had a batting average of .516 with 29 RBIs and 11 stolen bases.
He was also named to the Second Team All Mid-State.
Wiggins finished the season with a .379 batting average, three home runs, three triples and 11 doubles.
As the Tiger leadoff hitter he scored 49 runs and drove in 26, as well as stealing a school record 34 bases.
Coach Odom led the DCHS Tiger team back to the TSSAA state tournament for the second straight year and a 28 win, four loss season.
The DCHS team finished the season ranked number four by the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association.