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Aaron Clark

Aaron Clark (commonly known as AC or "Coach Clark") has been a baseball player and coach in the Tallahassee area for over 48 years. As a young player at Winthrop Park, AC was drafted by Coach Browning when he was 13 to play on the Leon Babe Ruth Team - Easom Enterprises. He went on to make the All-star team for two years and won the Kerwin Ellliot Award.
From there he went on to play at Leon High School where he was a three-year starter and member of the 1987 final four team. He was chosen at MVP, All Big Bend, and All State in 1989. He attended Lake City Community College on a baseball scholarship, where he received numerous honors including Rookie of the Year ('90) and MVP ('91). He was selected All-Conference and All-State and started all on four JUCO All-Star Teams. In 1991, he was named Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year and was a JUCO All-American.
After completing JUCO, he signed with FSU to continue his baseball career. After a shoulder injury ended his playing career, he earned his degree in Social Sciencse and returned to Leon High School and began his coaching career. He served as Head Coach for eleven years at Leon, during which times he won district and JV City Championships, a State Championship, and signed 24 players to baseball scholarships. He also served as Head Coach for numerous 16-18 year old Babe Ruth teams, and won a State Championship in 1997.
He also served as an associate scout with the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals, He coached in the FACA State All-Star Game, and was selected FACA District Coach of the Year three times. He serves on the administrative team at Chiles High School, where he was Assistant Baseball Coach for 9 years. He was an integral part of building the Chiles High baseball program. During this time, AC also served on the Babe Ruth Alumni Association Board for two years.

Jim Hage

Jim is currently an assistant coach at TSC with Bryan Henry. Jim has been with the Eagles for 25 consecutive years, I mentioned this because Jim also helps me coach during the Babe Ruth regular season when his schedule dictates it.
Jim has been on 7 World Series staffs with me. The only reason he missed number 8 and 9 was due to his wife becoming ill and he needed to her..

Bobby Rice

Bobby was a great teammate and young man.
His family was very supportive of TLBR.
To my knowledge, Bobby remains the only player in Babe Ruth history to be named to the World Series all-tournament team 3 straight years.
In my opinion, this gentleman is a no brainer.

Brannon Snead

Brannon Snead grew up in Tallahassee and played Babe Ruth Baseball 1990 through 1992. He was a three-time all-star and the 1992 Most Valuable Player.
Brannon continued his success on the mound at Lincoln High School, earning legendary status in the school’s baseball history. He played four years on the Varsity Team and is the all-time winningest pitcher at Lincoln High School, holding records for career wins (31 wins – 12 Losses), single-season strikeouts (134), and career strike outs (324).
Brannon was also the 1995 6A All-Big Bend Player of the Year, a member of the All-Big Bend Baseball First Team and All-State Honors.
He received numerous scholarship offers, but decided to stay local and play at Tallahassee Community College, posting a pitching record of 6 wins and 1 loss his freshman year with 59 strikeouts.
An arm injury sidelined his playing days and he transitioned to a 20 plus year law enforcement career as a Major with the Florida Highway Patrol and a Police Chief in Bunnell, Florida. He is currently the General Manager of Peter Boulware Toyota and is also the Director of Variable Operations for the Peter Boulware Automotive Management Group.
Brannon has been actively involved in youth baseball development in the Big Bend Community, by dedicating his time to previously coaching teams in Babe Ruth Baseball (3 seasons), Wakulla (2 seasons), Maclay (2 seasons) and Lincoln High School (1 season) and at his latest endeavor as pitching coach at North Florida Christian (3 seasons), making two coaching appearances in the Florida Baseball 2A Final Four.
Brannon once told me, he has been fortunate to be around some outstanding baseball minds, both as a player and a coach. He had taken pieces from each – that in his opinion is the beauty of the game, but none of them have had more of an impact on him as a player than Coaches Dick Ingram, Cliff Burns, David Browning, Cindy Merideth, Mike Muley, Brett Richardson and Bill Fuller, and as far as coaching, Mike Posey from North Florida Christian was the most impactful coach he has ever coached with..

Gage West

I am writing to enthusiastically nominate Gage West for induction into the Tallahassee Babe Ruth Hall of Fame. Gage's exceptional achievements and dedication to baseball and his community make him a highly deserving candidate.
Gage's baseball journey began at Chaires Little League in 2005. Even at a young age, his talent was evident. In his final season as a 12-year-old, Gage led the Chaires All-Star team to a historic Final Four appearance in the Little League State Tournament. That year, he finished the season with an astounding .640 batting average and hit 21 home runs, showcasing his remarkable offensive abilities.
Gage continued his success at Tallahassee Babe Ruth, where he played a pivotal role in the league's most celebrated achievements. He was a key member of the 2009 Babe Ruth World Series Championship team and the 2010 World Series Runner-up team. His outstanding performance in both tournaments earned him a place on the Babe Ruth All World Series Team each year. Notably, in the 2010 World Series, Gage etched his name in the record books by hitting for the cycle, a feat that remains a Babe Ruth tournament record.
Beyond Babe Ruth, Gage continued to excel. He was a three-year varsity starter at Lincoln High School, earning All-Big Bend honors three times, FACA All-State recognition, and a Perfect Game All-American selection. His talent and dedication led him to Florida State University, where he played for three years and won an ACC title in 2014. He concluded his collegiate career at Faulkner University, contributing to their World Series team. Gage further pursued his passion for baseball by playing professionally for 2 years in the Frontier League with the River City Rascals before returning home a completing his and receiving his BA from Florida State University.
Today, Gage West continues to serve his community as a Firefighter and EMT with the Tallahassee Fire Department, demonstrating the same dedication and commitment he showed on the baseball field.
Gage West's accomplishments at Tallahassee Babe Ruth, coupled with his subsequent success at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels, make him an exemplary candidate for the Hall of Fame. He embodies the spirit of sportsmanship, dedication, and achievement that the Hall of Fame represents. Any former teammate you ask will refer to Gage as great teammate. I urge you to strongly consider his nomination.

Bruce Williams

I would like to nominated Bruce Williams for the TLBR Hall of Fame.
Bruce is in his 21st year coaching at TLBR. Before he was one of the original coaches at the Myers Parks Advanced Play league. In addition, he is an assistant coach at Lincoln HS.
Through the years, his commitment to the players has been beyond reproach. He would hold league wide practices for the incoming 13-year-olds to assure that they were prepared to play at a higher level.
Fourteen players on the Lincoln HS state championship got their start with Bruce.
Bruce has twice been the Babe Ruth World runner up with countless state and regional Babe Ruth championships, and this year --- 2025 --- he led the 14-year-old all-stars to a World Series Championship!
Both players and parents have expressed their appreciation for his hard work and sacrifice.

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