TJCCAA Baseball & Softball Tournament
May 25, 2008 · Print This Article
Photos from the May 2008 TJCCAA Baseball and Softball Tournament are now available for purchase. More than a hundred baseball and softball players — not to mention all of their fans, their family and friends — convened on Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee, for the 40th anniversary event.
Whether the field was rain-soaked, or the heat of a Tennessee summer sun was beating down, or the chill of night felt like frost-bite, the players gave it their all. From home-plate collisions to game-winning home runs, there was no shortage of picturesque scenes, many of which we captured on film. So check out the albums, and hopefully you’ll find a few images.
TJCCAA 2008 Baseball Tournament Photo Albums:
- Baseball Awards Ceremony & 40th Anniversary Recognition Ceremony
- Game 2 - Columbia State vs. Roane State
- Game 3 - Southwest vs. Motlow State
- Game 4 - Cleveland State vs. Volunteer State
- Game 5 - Dyersburg State vs. Columbia State
- Game 6 - Chattanooga State vs. Jackson State
- Game 7 - Walters State vs. Southwest
- Game 8 - Cleveland State vs. Columbia State
- Game 9 - Jackson State vs. Southwest
- Game 10 - Volunteer State vs. Dyersburg State
- Game 11 - Chattanooga State vs. Walters State
- Game 12 - Southwest vs. Volunteer State
- Game 13 - Cleveland State vs. Chattanooga State
- Game 14 - Dyersburg State vs. Walters State
- Game 15 - Volunteer State vs. Dyersburg
- Game 16 - Walters State vs. Cleveland State
- Game 17 - Championship Game - Walters State vs. Volunteer State
TJCCAA 2008 Softball Tournament Photo Albums:
- Softball Awards Ceremonies
- Game 1 - Cleveland State vs. Southwest
- Game 2 - Jackson State vs. Hiwassee College
- Game 3 - Roane State vs. Dyersburg State
- Game 5 - Chattanooga State vs. Cleveland State
- Game 6 - Columbia State vs. Jackson State
- Game 8 - Motlow State vs Hiwassee College
- Game 9 - Cleveland State vs. Dyersburg State
- Game 10 - Jackson State vs. Southwest
- Game 11 - Motlow State vs. Cleveland State
- Game 13 - Volunteer State vs. Chattanooga State
- Game 14 - Columbia State vs. Walters State
- Game 15 - Volunteer State vs. Jackson State
- Game 17 - Chattanooga State vs. Columbia State
- Game 18 - Motlow State vs. Volunteer State
- Game 20 - Chattanooga State vs. Volunteer State
On A Side Note…
A few folks have asked about the photographer that covered the tournament. As many probably know, during Game 17 of the Baseball Tournament — the last game on the last day — he was hit in the head by a foul ball. We still don’t know if it was a glancing foul backward off the bat, a shot that bounced or deflected off another surface first, or if it was a line drive straight to the noggin. Not even sure if it was a Volunteer State or a Walters State batter that hit the foul. He went to the hospital for all kinds of fun scans, and everything came back normal. He sustained a mild concussion, and had random headaches for about a month after the incident.
He’s fine now.
Sports are dangerous — even for fans, journalists and umpires. “Don’t take your eye off the ball” is sage advice, even if you’re just taking photos!