Tennessee HS Team Preview: McEwen Warriors
January 8, 2025
The 2025 Tennessee high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Tennessee.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Murfreesboro at the state tournament championships – but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Tennessee. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 25 rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.
Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our Players of the Week and updating the Power 25 rankings.
Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.
High School: McEwen High School
Head Coach: Wayne Rachford
TSSAA Classification: A
District & Region: District 12 + Region 6
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 13-14 (Region)
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ROSTER PREVIEW
+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 9
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 4
+ Key Returners:
- OF Kainan Gill (2027)
- OF/P Tylon Carter (2027)
- C Ben McPherson (2027)
2025 OUTLOOK
+ McEwen comes into 2025 with its entire starting lineup back in the fold with every single starter returning to their respective positions. Coming off of a 13-14 record, the group has seen the losing side just as much as the winning side, which clearly motivates the club as the head into 2025. The theme in 2024 was just not being able to stack enough wins together in a row, mired with inconsistencies on the pitching staff that saw them give up way too many runs. However, this team looks primed to take the next step with 4 returning arms that took their bruises last year which should lead to invaluable experience. Sophomore outfielder offers good speed with a strong arm in the outfield. He was also one of their best hitters last season hitting .385 on the year. Sophomore Tylon Carter is another outfielder that will return to his position, while also being another quality arm on the mound. You then have another underclassmen in Ben McPherson, a catcher that will provide quality leadership behind the dish. Defense looks to be the team’s strength and if they can improve on their pitching, while also getting timely hitting, look for Warriors to make a deeper postseason run come May in Class A.
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