Overall Record: 876-671 (.566)
Back in the summer of 1990, Sanders accepted the job after serving as head coach of North Greenville Junior College. His inheritance was a program that lacked facilities, support, and wins.Through his journey, he has not only turned the program into a national power, he has made the program a desirable place to play for prospective student athletes.
Facility improvement includes the addition of lights in 2010 and a quarter million dollar renovation of Tiger Stadium in 2008 that now has the complex fitted with state-of-the-art sunk-in dugouts, an underground media center and elevated seating that holds 700 fans. On top of the stadium improvements, the playing surface is professional quality.To go along with field improvements under the Sanders regimen, the Baseball program has also seen the implementation of a pro-style club house/locker room that is fully loaded with over 50 open lockers and a lounge area.The club house is also equipped with cable television, video games, coach's offices, laundry services, a weight room, and it sits inside the Hawkins Athletic Complex. In 2004, the completion of the Coca-Cola indoor training facility took place so the players may have a quality practice facility on cold or rainy days.The Astroturf facility is 10,000 square feet, equipped with high ceilings, drop down hitting tunnels, and is big enough to do modified intersquads.
In the past decade, the Tigers have won seven Mid-South Conference championships, including five straight Tournament Championships. In the past three years, Coach Sanders' Tigers have been in three Regional Final games. In 2008, they were Regional Runner-up (one game from World Series berth); in 2009, won the Regional Championship, earning a berth to Lewiston, Idaho for the NAIA World Series; and in 2010, were Regional Runner-up (one game from World Series berth).
Sanders has proven over the years that he and his clubs are no strangers to post-season competition. The Tigers have appeared in the post season in every year but one in the 21st century. In Sanders 20 years, the Tigers have appeared in 13 regional finals, winning one in 2009, and reaching the Championship game in 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
On top of success on the field, Sanders has preached life lessons into the ears of his players over the years. He stresses the power of Character to his players, which include: Accountability, Responsibility, Reliability, Dependability, and Trust. These five character values are the foundation of the Tiger program and they are prominently listed on wall of the locker room.
A YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT SANDERS' LEGACY
1991: 8-30 (.210) Started 0-18, Finished 8-12
1992: 26-20 (.565) Western Division Champions
1993: 20-21-1 (.488)
1994: 30-19 (.612) KIAC Runner-Up, Regional Appearance
1995: 41-14 (.745) KIAC Champions, Regional Runner-up
1996: 37-19-1 (.661) KIAC Champions, Regional Appearance
1997: 28-25 (.539) Mid-South Regional Appearance
1999: 30-22 (.577)
2000: 31-29 (.517) MSC Champions, Regional XI Qualifier
2003: 29-17 (.630) MSC Champions, Region XI Qualifier
2004: 33-23 (.589) Region XI Qualifier
2005: 43-14 (.754) MSC Champions, Region XI Qualifier
2006: 38-14 (.731) MSC Champions, Region XI Qualifier
2007: 43-18 (.705) MSC Champions, Region XI Runner-Up
2009: 39-12 (.765) MSC Champions, NAIA Opening Round Champions, World Series Qualifier
What they're saying about Sanders:
"Our club has been coming down to play Campbellsville for the last 10 years.I consider Beauford to be one of my best friends.Coach Sanders is truly one of the most respected coaches in the NAIA.He does a tremendous job of building lifetime character traits in young people and challenges his players to live up to those standards."
-Tim Mead, Head Baseball Coach - Walsh University
"I've known Beauford since we coached against each other back when he was coaching Junior College ball in South Carolina.I will always remember him as one of the most gracious, hospitable, and classiest coaches I've ever had the pleasure of competing against. I know he has done a great job at Campbellsville, turning them into a national power."
-Rob McDonald, Head Baseball Coach - Murray State University
"I know that when we play Campbellsville, it is going to be a conference series where two teams really get after each other.At the same time, I have no concern that there will be unsportsmanlike behavior, trash talk, or dirty play.That is a credit to Coach Sanders.No matter what happens in a series, Coach Sanders is a class act.I have tremendous respect for him as a person and as a coach.I am proud to say that Beauford Sanders is my friend."
-Brad Shelton, Head Baseball Coach - University of the Cumberlands
"Coach Sanders has been a mainstay in NAIA Baseball for several years.He has built a great program at Campbellsville.I congratulate him as he reaches the milestone of 800 wins."
-Woody Hunt, Head Baseball Coach - Cumberland University
"A true competitor and motivator on the field.It has been a pleasure battling against his clubs over the past 10 plus years."
-Mike Talley, Head Baseball Coach - Lindsey Wilson College
ALL ABOUT BEAUFORD SANDERS:
Date of Birth:November 21, 1953
Parents:Beauford and Shirley Sanders
Siblings:Stanley (55) and Lisa (51)
Grandson: Tyler Gribbins
Education: B.A. in Educationfrom the University of South Carolina
M.A. in Educationfrom Furman University
Morgan Carlile, 2005 MSC Player of the year
Matt Antle, 2003 MSC Pitcher of the year
Enrique Lazu, 1999 MSC Player of the year
"Randy does a super job working the third base box with our offense. The implementation of his conditioning program has greatly reduced our injuries and has helped each player improve"
2010: 42-22 .656 MSC Regular Season Champions, NAIA Opening Round Runner-up
*The Tigers have finished over .500 in 8 of the 8 seasons LeBleu has been on staff
*The Tigers have won 30 or more games in 6 of LeBleu's 8 years
All about Randy LeBleu:
Birth date: September 12th, 1969
Experience at Campbellsville: 2nd Year
Alma Mater: Eastern Oregon
Office Phone: (270) 789-5086
E-mail: cmlewis@campbellsville.edu
2011 will mark Chris Lewis' twelfth year coaching baseball, and it will be his second on the Campbellsville University coaching staff. A proven winner and recruiter, Lewis was the obvious hire for head coach Beauford Sanders in the summer of 2009. In his first year with the Tigers, Lewis was looked at to expand recruiting boundaries, on top of assisting with the day to day operations of the Tigers who are ranked #17 in the NAIA preseason poll. Lewis will be in charge of infielders, will assist with hitters as well as handling the strength program.
During the spring of 2009, Lewis finished his second stint as the assistant coach of his high school alma mater, Sherwood High School, in Sherwood, Oregon. While at Sherwood, Lewis helped lead his former high school to back to back conference championships, as he saw his team finish with a 21-7 record. During his summers at Sherwood, Lewis was the assistant head coach for the college prep team at Northwest Star Academy in West Linn, Oregon. In 2008, his team won the Babe Ruth World Series Championship and was named Oregon Sports Team of the Year.
In 2006, Lewis was given his first college head coaching job at Bethany University, in Scotts Valley, California. While at Bethany, he turned around what had been an abysmal program and led them to their best season in school history. The 2006-2007 season still stands as the best season Bethany has ever had. The Bruins finished with a 31-20 final record, which still remains the only season Bethany has ever been over .500. During the season, Lewis helped the Bruins set 40 new team records, and they led Region II with 92 stolen bases on the season. Two All Americans were named off that team, and still remain as the only All American athletes in the history of Bethany University.
The summer prior to Bethany, Lewis was the head coach for the Portland Titans, a Summer Collegiate team that competed in the Pacific International league. Their 2006 season included the most wins and the highest winning percentage in program history.
From 2002-2005, Lewis served as the top assistant coach at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon under head coach Reed Rainey. His duties for the Pioneers included recruiting coordinator, third base coach, hitting coach, and infield coach. As the recruiting coordinator at one of the nation's most academic schools, his 2005 class was the largest recruiting class in the history of L&C. Lewis was an instructor as well as athletic facilities supervisor. During his time at L&C, Lewis spent his 2004 summer coaching in the California Collegiate League for the Salinas Packers in Salinas, CA.
Lewis's coaching career began in 2001 when he was an assistant at Southwestern Oregon Community College, in Coos Bay, Oregon. While at SWOC, Lewis helped lead his team to the best finish in school history. His responsibilities included first base coach and he was in charge of the hitters. In the summer of 2001, Lewis was named head coach of the Bay Area Rams American Legion team, which finished 37-14, solidifying the most successful season in program history.
As an athlete, Lewis was a two sport athlete in college and a three sport athlete in high School. A graduate of Eastern Oregon University, he was a team captain in baseball, and was also an All Northwest Football Team selection. Lewis, an attendee of Sherwood High School, was named All State in football and baseball as well as being named to the 1995 Who's Who National List of high school athletes.
Lewis is working on completing his Master's Degree at Campbellsville University and expects to be finished in the spring of 2011. He and his wife Stephanie reside in Campbellsville.
Coach Neffendorf will enter his 7th year of coaching and his second year as the Campbellsville University Pitching Coach after completing his playing career in 2004 at Clackamas Community College, in Oregon City, Oregon. While playing at Clackamas, he logged over 120 innings of work on the mound for the Cougars, while receiving all league recognition as a sophomore and selected to the NWAACC Fall Showcase.
In the summer of 2003, he was selected to play on an all area travel team, Beaverton Ringor, which took 5th place at the Babe Ruth World Series in Weimar, Texas.
The following summer, 2004, he signed on to play with the Portland Kings of the Pacific International League, a team complied of high caliber players from all different divisions of play throughout the United States. During that summer, he went down with a career ending shoulder injury.
Coach Neffendorf graduated from Westview High School, in Portland, Oregon in 2002 and played along-side former University of Arizona Pac 10 player of the year and current Cleveland Indians starting outfielder, Trevor Crowe, and former Oregon State standout and Texas Rangers outfielder Jason Ogata.
His coaching career began in 2005 where he was hired on at Summit High School, in Bend, Oregon as an assistant coach in the spring and was the Bend Select 18U Head Coach in the summer.
The following year, he moved to Portland, Oregon where he was an assistant coach for Jon Arntson at Clackamas High School, from 2005-2006. Clackamas won the League title in 2005.
In the fall of 2006 he was hired by Former Washington State Assistant and current Boston Red Sox area Scout, Matt Dorey to be the pitching coach at Mt Hood CC.
From 2007-2010 he was a part-time area scout with the Florida Marlins.
In the summers of 2006-2011 Coach Neffendorf has put together some of the highest caliber 18U select clubs in the Northwest which have compiled an overall record of 230-60. Within those years his teams have been crowned the 2007 Western Washington Connie Mack League Champions, the 2008, 2010, and 2011 Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth Regional Champions with a National Title win over Modesto, California 6-4, in the summer of 2008, in Newark, Ohio. In the past two summers, 2010-2011, his club has been the National runner up both years to Mobile, Alabama.
Players under his teams have gone on to play with some of the following collegiate teams and professional Organizations: Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Cleveland Indians, Arizona State, Oregon State, University of Oregon, New Mexico State, Wright State, Washington State, University of Hawaii, Santa Clara, St.Marys University, University of Portland, Pepperdine, University of San Francisco, Vanderbilt, Cornell University, Lewis-Clark State, West Virginia, Penn State, Michigan, Ole Miss, Toledo, Ohio U, Pittsburgh, Radford, and Boston College.
Completed his Associates Degree from Clackamas Community College, Bachelors of Arts in Education from Concordia University in Portland and is currently completing with his MAOL at Campbellsville University in December, 2011.
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