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[TranSouth] TranSouth: Jeff Bain Named TSAC Athletic Director of the Year

Gregory Ruff — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0600

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Martin Methodist Athletic Director Jeff Bain has been named the 2013 TranSouth Athletic Conference Athletic Director of the Year by the TranSouth Athletic Conference, the league announced this morning.

The award, which is selected and voted on by the conference athletic directors, marks the fifth time that Bain has received the honor. After winning the league's inaugural award in 2000, Bain was also chosen for the honor in 2001, 2007, and in 2009.

[Men's Golf] M GOLF: 2013 All-TSAC team announced

Danny McKenzie — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:10:00 -0600

Bethel University and Blue Mountain College each placed two players on the 2013 All-TranSouth Athletic Conference men's golf all-conference team.

Bethel's Shane Peden, a sophmore from Humbolt, Tenn., and teammate Reece Miller, a sophomore from Jackson, Tenn., were selected to the squad.

They were joined by Blue Mountain College's Adam Hall, a junior from Saltillo, Miss.; and Tanner Sparks, a senior from Belmont, Miss.; and by Austin Smith of Martin Methodist College, a junior from Rogersville, Tenn.

[TranSouth] TranSouth: RedHawks Earn 2012-2013 All-Sports Trophy

Gregory Ruff — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:20:00 -0600

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Martin Methodist College has earned the TranSouth Athletic Conference All-Sports Trophy for the 2012-13 season. It is the 13th trophy presented by the conference and the first time for the RedHawks to take home the conference prize.

Martin Methodist claimed or shared two conference titles that counted in the trophy contest in the 2012-13 season - Men's Soccer and Men's Basketball. The RedHawks also won the women's tennis and women's soccer titles, but those sports didn't meet the required participants to be included.

[TranSouth] TranSouth: MCU's Shay Named SID of the Year

Gregory Ruff — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:00 -0600

NASHVILLE - Mid-Continent University sports information director Tim Shay has been voted the 2013 TranSouth Athletic Conference SID of the Year.

Over the last year Tim has worked as the SID at Mid-Continent University while also contributing to the TSAC, the NAIA, the NCCAA Mid-East Region, CoSIDA, and the NCCAA.

Trevecca Nazarene University and TranSouth Sports Information Director Gregory Ruff said, "Tim was invaluable to the conference this year. He did so many things that are not listed, but he just did them because they had to be done. I am proud of him and for him receiving recognition from his peers."

Shay has served as the broadcaster for all six of the Cougar sports as well as several games at the NCCAA Baseball Mid-East Regional. With the TranSouth he has served as the conference SID for men's soccer and baseball. He assisted with the baseball and softball NAIA Unaffiliated Group Tournaments. He began the year by coordinating the annual TranSouth SID Meetings. For the NAIA he served as the conference voter for the National Player of the Week in all sports. With CoSIDA he was the coordinator for the District 4 Capital One Academic All-District Awards in women's soccer and softball in D-lll and College Divisions. With the NCCAA and the Mid-East regional, he served as the baseball chairperson and tournament coordinator.

Shay said, "It is truly humbling to know that the hard work that has gone into a season has not gone unnoticed. I am grateful to the TranSouth and to everyone from whom I have had the chance to learn over the past several years in the Conference. I have been truly blessed to work with such a tremendous group of men and women in my time in the TranSouth, both at Trevecca and at Mid-Continent."

"We are proud of Tim Shay and his selection as the 2013 TranSouth SID of the Year," said Mid-Continent athletic director Kevin Imhoff. "Tim has a tremendous work ethic and incredible knowledge and love for all sports. You may not know this but he is certified to ref/umpire basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball. We are privileged and honored to have Tim in our athletic program here. If there was a Sports Fan Hall of Fame we would submit his nomination."

Tim began his career as a four-year student assistant in the sports information office at Trevecca. He also assisted in a number of broadcasts over his time at Trevecca. He later served as Trevecca Nazarene University first graduate assistant in the sports information office. Following Trevecca he worked at Lee University as the assistant sports information director. At the NAIA level he has assisted in broadcasting and sports information at a number of championships including the softball and women's basketball championships.

Charlie Smith, the commissioner of the TranSouth added, "All of the Sports Information Directors in the TranSouth do an outstanding job. It is with honor to announce that Tim Shay as the SID of the Year. Tim does an excellent job in covering the sports at Mid-Continent and the TranSouth Athletic Conference. He is always willing to go the extra mile in whatever task he is undertaking."

Shay just completed his second season at MCU where he launched live streaming of games and a social media presence.

In 2003 he enrolled at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenn. where he quickly joined the student assistants program in the office of sports information. In 2005, he became the first undergraduate student in TranSouth Athletic Conference history to hold the position of a conference sport SID, holding the volleyball SID position during his junior and senior years. After graduating as an undergrad in 2007 with a BS in Mass Communications, he returned to Trevecca as the first graduate assistant in sports information in May of 2008. In the summer of 2009, Shay left Trevecca to join the staff at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., spending one season with the Flames.

He spent his first two seasons as the official scorer for Trevecca's baseball team, earning the role of official scorer during the 2005 TranSouth and NAIA Region XI baseball tournaments. He later became the official scorer for the 2008 TranSouth Baseball tournament - which was held at USA Stadium in Millington, Tenn. He was a part of the team of statisticians for the 2008-09 TSSAA Division II basketball tournament, as well as the 2007-08 and 2008-09 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball tournaments at Lipscomb University. Shay served as one of a team of statisticians during the 2009 NAIA Women's Soccer and 2010 NAIA Softball National Tournaments.

As a broadcaster, Shay has over 550 games of experience in eight sports at the high school, collegiate, and semi-professional levels. He began his career behind the mic as the color commentator for the Trevecca women's basketball team during the 2004-05 season, transitioning into the play-by-play role for the 2005-06 year. In the fall of 2005, Shay also picked up play-by-play duties for the Lawrence County (Tenn.) High School football and basketball teams, where he called four seasons on the gridiron and three on the hardwood. Upon returning to Trevecca in 2008, Shay launched internet broadcasts of the Trojans' soccer and baseball teams for the 2008-09 season, and he also handled play-by-play duties for the semi-professional Franklin Knights of the World Basketball Association during the summer of 2010.

In addition to all of his duties in the last year at Mid-Continent Tim and his wife, Kaylynn, welcomed a newborn child, Alan, into their lives. Shay is a graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University and attended high school in Columbia, Tenn. at Christian Heritage Academy

TranSouth SID of the Year History
2013 Tim Shay, Mid-Continent University

2012 Jo Jo Freeman, Cumberland University
2011 Steven Aldridge, Union University
2010 Steven Aldridge, Union University
2009 Steven Aldridge, Union University
2008 Gregory Ruff, Trevecca Nazarene
2007 Steven Aldridge, Union University
2006 Steven Aldridge, Union University

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The TranSouth Athletic Conference (TSAC) is an NAIA conference of six colleges and universities throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Georgia. Since 1996, the mission of the TSAC is to promote the education and development of well-rounded students and productive citizens through intercollegiate athletics. The conference offers equitable access and opportunities for participation in its 13 championships held annually.

Today, the TranSouth strengthens its commitment to student-athletes and strives to enrich their college experience by supporting academic achievement and character development through the NAIA's Champions of Character program. The NAIA's innovative flagship program is designed to instill character values in student-athletes, coaches and youth in the communities it serves.

[Baseball] BASEBALL: RedHawks Claim Final TranSouth Baseball Crown

Wade Neely — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:55:00 -0600

PULASKI, Tenn. – Playing in its final TranSouth Athletic Conference competition, the Martin Methodist Baseball Team ensured it went out on top as it rallied for two wild, thrilling victories to upset Bethel (Tenn.) University and win the 2013 TranSouth/Gulf Coast Unaffiliated Group Tournament at the East Campus Friday afternoon.

[Softball] SOFTBALL: Freed-Hardeman wins TSAC/GCAC Unaffiliated Group

John Armstrong — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0600

JACKSON, Tenn. - Top-seeded Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University played its way out of the losers bracket, winning five straight games to claim the 2013 TranSouth/Gulf Coast Unaffiliated Group Tournament championship and earn an automatic bid to the NAIA National Softball Championships Opening Round.

FHU defeated Bethel (Tenn.) University, 8-4 and 2-1, to claim the championship. The finish of the tournament was delayed until Saturday due to heavy rain on Friday, suspending the first game in the second inning with Freed-Hardeman leading 6-0.

This is the second year for the West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex to host the TranSouth Conference postseason tournament. This year's tournament will take place in Complex D, which has four fields. Wednesday and Thursday's games will see two fields in use before going down to one field on Friday.

[Women's Golf] W GOLF: Bethel places 3 on All-TSAC Team

Danny McKenzie — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:40:00 -0600

Bethel University, the 2013 TranSouth Athletic Conference women's golf champion, placed three players on the all-conference team.

Erica Yarbro, a junior from Clarksburg, Tenn.; Amelia Ray, a junior from Humbolt, Tenn.; and Jessica Maness, a senior from Lexington, Tenn.; paced the Lady Wildcats to the championship.

[Baseball] BASEBALL: All-TranSouth Baseball Awards Announced

Tim Shay — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:35:00 -0600

PULASKI, Tenn. – For the final time in the league's 17-year history, the TranSouth Athletic Conference has announced its All-TranSouth baseball awards. Each of the Conference's five teams are represented with a total of 29 student-athletes honored. The TranSouth baseball coaches selected the All-Conference Team, as well as recognizing the nine best defenders in the league on the TranSouth's Gold Glove team, by a vote in the coaches' meeting prior to the postseason tournament for the Unaffiliated Group tournament at Martin Methodist Conference in Pulaski.

[Men's Tennis] M TENNIS: Bethel Wildcats Win Unaffilated Conference Tennis Championship

Dave Mcculley — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:40:00 -0600

Springfield, Mo. –The No. 8 Bethel Wildcats captured the AMCW/HAAC/TSAC Unaffiliated Conference Championship Saturday in Springfield Missouri, defeating Graceland University 5-3. The title match followed an earlier 5-2 win Friday over Missouri Valley. The championship was made up from teams from the American Midwest Conference, Heart of America Conference, and the TranSouth Conference.

[Women's Golf] W GOLF: Bethel wins NAIA Qualifier

Danny McKenzie — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:50:00 -0600

ATHENS, Ala. -- Bethel University cruised to its second women's golf championship in two weeks with its victory here Tuesday in the NAIA Qualifying Tournament that included six teams from the TranSouth Athletic Conference and the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

[Men's Golf] M GOLF: BMC wins NAIA Qualifier

Danny McKenzie — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:35:00 -0600

ATHENS, Ala. -- Blue Mountain College played steady golf here Tuesday to capture a four-shot win and the men's championship in the NAIA Qualifying Tournament at Canebrake Golf Club.

[Baseball] BASEBALL: TranSouth Announces Final Baseball Scholar-Athletes; 49 Athletes Recognized

Tim Shay — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:45:00 -0600

MAYFIELD, Ky. – The TranSouth Athletic Conference has announced its final spring Scholar-Athlete honorees, and once again, the baseball teams in the TranSouth have excelled both on the field and in the classroom. Among the five TranSouth teams, 49 individuals have earned recognition as TranSouth Scholar-Athletes, with 14 of the athletes also qualifying as NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To earn TranSouth Scholar-Athlete status, a player must be a varsity player who possesses a 3.0 or higher grade-point average and has attained sophomore status or higher academically. To qualify as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete, a varsity athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, be at least a junior academically, and must have been at the nominating institution for a full calendar year. Below is a breakdown of all 49 TranSouth Scholar-Athletes, listed by school. Those marked with an asterisk (*) also achieved Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete status.

[Men's Golf] M GOLF: BMC leads NAIA Qualifier

Danny McKenzie — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:45:00 -0600

AHTENS, Ala. -- Blue Mountain College holds a slim two-shot lead over Talladega College after Monday's first two rounds of an NAIA Qualifying Tournament with six teams from the TranSouth Athletic Conference and the Gulf Coast Conference.

BMC shot a 304-304--608 over the 6,774-yard, par-72 Canebrake Club course while Talladega shot a 304-306--610. Another shot back is Freed-Hardeman University after its 319 and school-record 292 for a 611 total.

[Women's Golf] W GOLF: Bethel leads NAIA Qualifier

Danny McKenzie — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:20:00 -0600

ATHENS, Ala. -- Bethel University jumped out to a 10-shot lead after the first round here Monday and leads the six-team field in an NAIA Qualifying Tournament that includes schools from the TranSouth Athletic Conference and the Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference.

Bethel, which won the TSAC a week ago, shot a 335 over the 5,807-yard, par-72 Canebrake Club, 10 ahead of Martin Methodist College. Freed-Hardeman is another two shots back at 347, followed by Brescia University at 372, Asbury University at 388 and Point Park University at 401.

[Baseball] BASEBALL: 2013 TranSouth/Gulf Coast Unaffliiated Group Championships

Tim Shay — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:15:00 -0600

MAYFIELD, Ky. - The 2013 TranSouth/Gulf Coast Unaffiliated Group Baseball Championship Tournament will be played at the East Campus of Martin Methodist College. The tournament will begin Tuesday, April 30 and extend through Friday, May 3, with Saturday, May 4 available as a rain-out date. This is the first year for Martin Methodist to serve as the host.

The top six teams in the final Unaffiliated Group rating will participate in the tournament with three games being played each of the first three days at noon, 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The championship game(s) Friday will be played at noon and the if necessary game will be played at 3:30 p.m.