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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

2009 Baseball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Bat/ThrowHt.Wt.Hometown
1Rob ElliottSRC/OF 5-7150Bryon Center, Michigan
2Bryan FullerSRRHP 5-10163Lewisburg, Kentucky
3Spencer FrantzJRUTIL 6-2210Rogue River, Oregon
4Jimmy VoelkerJRC 6-0205Placerville, California
5Craig EdwardsFRINF 6-2210Taylorsville, Kentucky
6Tyler LambertSOOF/3B 5-10195Paducah, Kentucky
7Nick BertolucciJRSS 5-10165Cupertino, California
8Blake BurusFROF 5-11190Georgetown, Kentucky
9Tommy HewesSO3B 5-10155Falls of Rough, Kentucky
10Logan SmithSOC/OF 6-1195Campbellsville, Kentucky
11Josh SchroederJRRHP 6-1170Cupertino, California
12Zach TownsendJROF 5-10170Freemont, California
13Chris CurleyJR3B/RHP 6-0185Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky
14Tyler OttFR3B/RHP 5-11210Monroe, Ohio
16Curtis PayneSORHP 6-1190Philpot, Kentucky
17Colin BryanJR2B 5-10175San Jose, California
18Alex PonichJROF 5-10190Kamloops, British Columbia
19Brian GraySOOF 5-8185Greensburg, Kentucky
20Tyler DerbyJR1B/LHP 6-1210Los Gatos, California
21Justin BermanFRLHP 6-2190Palm Beach, Florida
22Nathan QuesenberrySR2B 5-9175Elizabethtown, Kentucky
23Jake KutsukosFRRHP 6-2191Jupiter, Florida
24Skylar BrewerJRRHP/OF 6-4215Menlo Park, California
25Chance HarkerJROF 6-2180Campbellsville, Kentucky
26Ryan KerstensFR2B/SS 6-0175Kingston, Ontario, Canada
28Marc WilsonSRLHP 6-1180Calgary, Alberta, Canada
29Evan HeathFRINF 5-9170Harrodsburg, Kentucky
31Ian PickJRRHP 6-5210Santa Clara, California
33Eric MattosJRRHP 6-2185San Jose, California
34Eric StaplesJRRHP 6-1215Bedford, Kentucky
35Erik FortnerFRLHP 6-6210Cincinnati, Ohio
36Nick SmithSR1B 5-9190Cecilia, Kentucky
37Ty EthingtonSRLHP 5-8190Bardstown, Kentucky
40Alex TolmachoffSORHP 6-0185Peoria, Arizona
42Jon BourassaSORHP 6-4240Prince George, BC, Canada
44Brian ChaseJR1B 6-7250San Jose, California
46Lee PageSOIN/RHP 5-9170Crittenden, Kentucky
48Matt DowneyFRC/OF 5-9150Bowling Green, Kentucky
49Jose MartiniFRINF 5-11160Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Beauford Sanders - Head Coach
Scott Hortness - Assistant Coach
Randy LeBleu - Assistant Coach
Jake McKinley - Assistant Coach
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