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Beauford Sanders
Head Coach
Experience: 19 Years
Alma Mater: University of South Carolina
CU Record: 566-402 (.585)
Overall Record: 834-649 (.555)
Office Phone: (270) 789-5056
E-mail: bwsanders@campbellsville.edu



In his 20th season at the helm of Tiger Baseball, head coach Beauford Sanders continues his quest of building one of the nation's best college baseball programs. During his 19th season in 2009, he passed the 800 win mark for his career (junior college and CU) and took Campbellsville to its first NAIA World Series appearance. He is one of the longest tenured athletic coaches in Campbellsville University history.

Back in the summer of 1990, Sanders accepted the job after serving as head coach of North Greenville Community 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.


The Tigers have won five straight Mid-South Conference championships. In 2008, CU started 7-10. Despite the tough start, Sanders rallied the Tigers to their fourth straight MSC Championship as they knocked off University of the Cumberlands in the MSC Championship game.In the regional tournament, Campbellsville opened up with rival Trevecca Nazarene and took the tournament opener in dominant fashion, winning 21-0.After falling into the loser's bracket, the Tigers again overcame adversity as they advanced to the regional championship game for the second straight year.Their run ended as they lost to 2004 national champion Cumberland University.


In 2007, Sanders guided the Tigers to a 43-18 overall record, which was good for a #11 national ranking and a Mid-South Conference Championship.The Tigers came one game away from the super regionals during that year.


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, and appeared in several playoff games in the 1990's.In Sanders 17 years, the Tigers have appeared in 8 regional finals, coming just one game away from the College World Series back in 2007.

Sanders reached his most recent milestone on March 14th, 2006, when he amassed his 700th overall career win against national power Cumberland University by a score of 11-4. He reached his overall career 800th win Feb. 20, 2009 in extra innings against Indiana Tech. On April 23, 2010, he won his 600th game at Campbellsville, joining former CU women's basketball coach Donna Wise as the only other coach to win 600 games in a sport at CU.

On top of success on the field, Sanders has preached life lessons into the ears of his players over the years.Known for his commitment to becoming a man off the field, Sanders has seen around ninety percent of his players graduate and many of those players have been selected as Academic All-Conference and All-Americans.
Sanders is well known not only in the Campbellsville community, but he is also very well known on the national level.From 2000 to 2002, Sanders served as the president of NAIA.He has also been inducted into two separate Hall of Fames: The Woodruff High School Hall of Fame, and the North Greenville College Hall of Fame.
Before accepting the job in July of 1990, Sanders served as the head coach at North Greenville Community College in South Carolina.Like the Campbellsville job, he had the task of building a program from scratch.His final record at North Greenville was 268-247.

A YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT SANDERS' LEGACY

N.G.C.C.: 268-247.518

1991:8-30.210Started 0-18, Finished 8-12

1992:26-20.565Western Division Champions

1993:20-21-1.488

1994:30-19.612KIAC Runner-Up

1995:41-14.745KIAC Champions

1996:37-19-1.661KIAC Champions

1997:28-25.539Mid-South Regional Appearance

1998:18-31.367

1999:30-22.577

2000:31-29.517MSC Champions

2001:31-18.633MSC Champions

2002:14-36.280

2003:29-17.630Region XI Qualifier

2004:33-23.589Region XI Qualifier

2005:43-14.754MSC Champions

2006:38-14.731MSC Champions

2007:43-18.705MSC Champions

2008:27-20.575MSC Champions
2009: 39-12 MSC Champions, Region XI Champions, World Series Qualifier

Totals: 834-649 (.555)


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

Sanders during the 2006 season

ALL ABOUT BEAUFORD SANDERS:

Date of Birth:November 21, 1953

Born in: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Parents:Beauford and Shirley Sanders

Siblings:Stanley (53) and Lisa (49)

Children:Andrea (24), Nathan (21), and Neil (19)
From leftto right: Andrea Sanders,Beauford Sanders, Neil Sanders,Nathan Sanders

High School:Woodruff High School (SC)

Education: B.A. in Educationfrom the University of South Carolina

M.A. in Educationfrom Furman University

Awards/Honors: 2007 & 2005 MSC Coach of the year

Recent key Players: Jeff Duda, 2008 NAIA All American
Donnie Johnson, 2006 MSC Pitcher of the year

Morgan Carlile, 2005 MSC Player of the year

Matt Antle, 2003 MSC Pitcher of the year

Enrique Lazu, 1999 MSC Player of the year

Coach Sanders has resided in Campbellsville, Kentucky for the last eighteen years since accepting the job and he is originally from South Carolina.Off the field, Sanders is an avid hunter and fisherman. He is also the Assistant Director of Athletics at Campbellsville University. He takes a great deal of pride in being a devoted family man and giving his players the best possible opportunity to grow as people on and off the field.


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Scott Hortness
Assistant Coach
Experience at Campbellsville: 8 years
 
Alma Mater: Northern State University
 
Office Phone: (270) 789-5087
 
E-mail: shortness@campbellsville.edu


 
Entering his 22st year coaching baseball, and his 8th with the Tigers, Scott Hortness has emerged as one of the region's most highly respected Assistant Coaches. Coach Hortness serves as the Tiger's Pitching Coach as well as the Head Coach for the Junior Varsity program. Through his stay at Campbellsville, Hortness has proven his worthiness in the program as his pitchers continue to remain healthy and they continue to put up excellent numbers as a staff.
 
Hired by Campbellsville in 2001, Hortness coached for thirteen previous years at three different schools which included Dakota Wesleyan University, University of South Dakota, and Northern State University. He also served as the Manager for the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association.
 
Since taking the helm of the Tiger pitchers, Hortness has developed staff after staff that competes and always keeps the team in games. Last season, the Tiger pitchers enjoyed a great deal of success as the staff compiled a 43-18 mark, and had a sub 4 ERA as a staff. During the 2007 run, Hortness helped guide one of the region's best 1-2 punches in Morgan Carlile and Chris Lemay. The two pitchers combined to go 15-8 with an ERA of 2.34.
 
Since the arrival of Hortness to the Tiger program, the Tigers have been over .500 in six of his seven years. Six of those years, the Tigers have gone on to qualify for post season play, winning five conference championships.
 
In 2005, Hortness had perhaps his most successful season as the pitching staff compiled an overall record of 41-12 with a mind boggling 3.07 staff ERA.  On top of that, Hortness helped guide closer Donnie Johnson to All-American Honors, and at the time, freshman Morgan Carlile finished with a 9-2 record, and a 1.85 ERA. That season, Hortness' pitchers finished with a 277/111 strikeout to walk ratio.
 
As a player, Hortness played his Collegiate Baseball at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. As a player, Hortness enjoyed a successful career at NSU where he saw a majority of his action as a shortstop. While playing, Hortness was twice named an All-District Shortstop.
 
Hortness resides in Campbellsville and also teaches Physical Education classes at the University on top of his coaching duties.
 

Sanders on Hortness:

"Coach Hortness has done an outstanding job develping a solid conditioning and preperation program for our pitching staff.  We have been first or second in the MSC for team ERA the past six years and have been ranked nationally in the top ten in several categories."

 
Since Hortness was hired as an Assistant Coach:

2002:                     14-36    .280

 
2003:                     29-17    .630       Region XI Qualifier
 
2004:                     33-23    .589       Region XI Qualifier
 
2005:                     43-14    .754       MSC Champions
 
2006:                     38-14    .731       MSC Champions
 
2007:                     43-18    .705       MSC Champions
 
2008:                     27-20    .575       MSC Champions
 
Overall:              227-142  .615        4 league championships/4 regional qualifiers
 

A look at Hortness' pitchers over the last few years:

 
Year                       W-L                        ERA                       Notables
2004                      33-23                       4.83                   Andrew Koop, 7-3, 2.17 ERA
 
2005                      43-14                       3.07                   Donnie Johnson, 1.12 ERA 11 Sv.
 
2006                      38-14                       3.23                   Donnie Johnson, 0.00 ERA in 25 IP 
 
2007:                     43-18                       4.04                   Morgan Carlile, 7-4, 2.17 ERA
 
2008:                     27-20                       3.78                  Jeff Duda, 6-2, 1.15 ERA (All American)       
 
Hortness continues to maintain a track record
of healthy pitchers that throw strikes.
 
Scott Hortness Quick Facts:
 
*Since arriving at Campbellsville, the Tigers have an overall record of 236-140, good for a .628 winning percentage.
 

*In each of the last five seasons, the Tigers have had at least one pitcher with an ERA of under 3.00.

*The Tiger pitching staff has consistently been one of the region's best in strikeout/walk ratio
  
*The Tigers have been ranked 1st or 2nd in the MSC in team ERA for the past six years.
 
*Also the program's Head Junior Varsity Coach.
  
All about Scott Hortness:

Birth Date: September 23rd, 1964

 
Born in: Corona, California
 
Parents: Wally and Maurine Hortness
 
Siblings: Michelle (52), Darci (51), Doug (46), and Eric (32)
 
High School: Parker Senior High School, Shortstop
 
College: Northern State University, Shortstop
 
Awards/Honors: 2 time All-District Shortstop at NSU

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Randy LeBleu
Assistant Coach
Experience at Campbellsville: 7 years
 
Alma Mater: Mayville State University
 
Office Phone: (270) 789-5086
 
A thirteen year coaching veteran, Randy LeBleu enters his seventh season as member of the Tiger's coaching staff. LeBleu started as the Graduate Assistant Coach of the program, before being promoted to full time status in 2005. LeBleu's primary responsibilities include working with the Tiger Infielders and hitters, as well as working with strength and conditioning. He is also the Head Volleyball Coach at Campbellsville where in his four years at the helm, the lady's Volleyball team has compiled a 131-37 record under LeBleu.
 
While at Campbellsville, LeBleu has made his presence felt in more ways than one. Seeing that he is from Canada, he has helped to broaden the regions in which the Tigers recruit, bringing in 16 of Canada's finest players in the last six seasons. On top of that, since the 2003 season, the Tiger hitters and infielders have proven to be one of the region's best in each respective category.
 
On top of his assistant coaching duties at Campbellsville, LeBleu has also served as a head coach at other locations, as well as serving as a Scout for the Atlanta Braves from 2000 to 2003. In 2003, LeBleu was the head coach for the Medicine Hat Mavericks of the Western Major Baseball League where his squad won the league championship in the team's inaugural season.
 
LeBleu's next coaching stop came in the highly touted Northwood's Summer League where in 2005 he served as an Assistant Coach for the Thunder Bay Bordercats. In his lone year with the club, they won the league championship.
 
His most recent summer coaching stop has been in Campbellsville, where he has been the head coach of Campbellsville American Legion Post 82 from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, LeBleu's team went on to win the Kentucky State Championship.
 
LeBleu also served as a guest coach for the Toronto Blue Jays during spring training in 2000. On top of that, LeBleu was named Canadian Coach of the Year in 2000.
 
Before getting into the coaching ranks, LeBleu made two stops in his college playing career, first at UND Lake Region Junior College, and he finished up at Mayville State.
 
As a student, LeBleu graduated with his Bachelor's degree in Business from Mayville State, before earning his Masters Degree from Campbellsville in the same field back in 2005.  Before coming to Campbellsville, LeBleu coached Team Manitoba in Canada, and also was an Assistant Coach at his alma-mater, Mayville State.
 
LeBleu also was an Associate Scout for the Atlanta Braves 
 
Sanders on LeBleu:

"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"

 
Since LeBleu was hired as an Assistant Coach:
 
2003:                     29-17         .630       Region XI Qualifier
 
2004:                     33-23         .589       Region XI Qualifier
 
2005:                     43-14         .754       MSC Champions
 
2006:                     38-14         .731       MSC Champions
 
2007:                     43-18         .705       MSC Champions
 
2008:                     27-20         .574       MSC Champions
 
Overall:                 213-106     .650       4 Conference Championships
 
Randy LeBleu Quick Facts:
 
*Since arriving at Campbellsville, the Tigers have an overall record of 186-86, good for a .650 winning percentage
 

*The Tigers have finished over .500 in 6 of the 6 seasons LeBleu has been on staff

 
*LeBleu has helped guide the tigers to the regional finals in 6 of his 6 years
 
*The Tigers have won 40 or more games in 2 of LeBleu's 6 years
 

*The Tigers have won 30 or more games in 4 of LeBleu's 6 years

 
*The Tigers have finished in the nation's top 25 in 4 of LeBleu's 6 years
 
*Will be the third base coach during the games

 

All about Randy LeBleu:

Birth date: September 12th, 1969

 
Born in: Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
 
Parents: Gerald and Gladys LeBleu
 
Siblings: Rob LeBleu (44), and Rod LeBleu (42)
 
High School: Pierre Radisson Collegiate, Winnipeg, Canada, Middle Infielder
 
College: UND Lake Region Junior College and Mayville State University, Middle Infielder
 
Awards/Honors: 2 time All-State shortstop at UND Lake Region; All-Conference and All-District at Mayville
State; Member of teams that won 10 provincial championships; Won two Western-Canadian Championships.

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Chris Lewis
Assistant Coach

Experience at Campbellsville: 1st Year

Alma Mater: Eastern Oregon

Office Phone: (270) 789-5086

E-mail: cmlewis@campbellsville.edu

 

2010 will mark Chris Lewis' eleventh year coaching baseball, and it will be his first 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 will be looked at to expand recruiting boundaries, on top of assisting with the day to day operations of the Tigers who are ranked #8 in the NAIA preseason poll. Lewis will be in charge of infielders, will assist with hitters as well as handling the strength program.

Lewis' most recent stop before moving to Kentucky was in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where he was the head coach for the Portland Baseball Club, a team of collegiate preps. While with Portland, Lewis led his team to a 35-15 record, good for a state championship and a 3rd place finish in the Northwest Regional Tournament.

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.

In the spring of 2006, Lewis served as the head coach at North Valley High School in Merlin, Oregon. Lewis inherited the team with just a few weeks before the season started and made an immediate impact. In just two weeks, Lewis fundraised $13,000 making the season a possibility.

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.

 

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