Entering his 21^st year coaching baseball, and his 7th 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:

2001:                     31-18     .633        Region XI Qualifier

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

Overall:               236-140  .628        3 league championships/3 regional qualifiers

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

2004                     33-23                        4.83                   Andrew Koop, 7-3, 2.17 ERA       

2005                     43-14                        3.07                   Donnie Johnson, 1.12 ERA 11 Sv.

Scott Hortness Quick Facts:

*The Tiger pitching staff has consistently been one of the region's best in strikeout/walk ratio

*Also the program's Head Junior Varsity Coach.

All about Scott Hortness:

Birth Date: September 23^rd, 1964

Born in: Corona, California

Parents: Wally and Maurine Hortness

Siblings: Michelle (51), Darci (50), Doug (45), and Eric (31)

High School: Parker Senior High School, Shortstop

College: Northern State University, Shortstop

Awards/Honors: 2 time All-District Shortstop at NSU