The Bristol State Liners announced their 2021 on-field coaching staff earlier this week.
As previously announced, former Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley will serve as the team’s manager during the State Liners’ inaugural season.
Trembley has won more than 1,500 games in his 25 years of coaching at nearly every level.
Most recently, Trembley worked with the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros.
He has also served as a high school coach, scout, and minor league manager. Trembley was named Baseball America’s Minor League Manager of the Year in 1987, and received the same honor from USA Today/Baseball Weekly during two other seasons.
Assisting Trembley will be pitching coach Larry McCall, who returns to the Appalachian League 50 years after starting his professional baseball career in Bluefield. McCall brings with him over three decades of experience playing and coaching in professional baseball.
McCall spent parts of three seasons in the big leagues, earning a World Series ring with the Yankees in 1978.
He previously served as a pitching coach in the league, also in Bluefield, before moving on in the Orioles organization, coaching throughout the minor leagues, and serving as the big league team’s bullpen coach.
McCall will not be the only person in the dugout with a World Series ring, as Barbaro Garbey joins the State Liners staff as the team’s hitting coach. Like McCall, he has previously coached in the league, having served as Danville’s hitting coach previously.
Garbey won his World Series ring in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers, as a member of a team which included former Bristol Tigers’ players Lance Parrish, Dan Petry, Alan Trammel, Scott Earl, and Nelson Simmons.
Adrian Turner will serve as the State Liners’ Player Development Coach.
The State Liners begin their inaugural season June 3, with the team’s first home game at Boyce Cox Field slated for June 5.
Concord Esports is calling players to mark their calendars for two Concord Scholarship Invitational events in the fall.
Esports players – from high school and up – can showcase their skills during the invitational events while competing for Concord University scholarships and other prizes. Please note that the prize pool/scholarship must be used towards attending Concord University.
Both scholarship events will take place online and will be held over the course of two days. A League of Legends competition is scheduled for Sept. 11 and 12. The second event will be in the game of Rocket League on Nov. 13 and 14.
Since beginning competition in the fall of 2019, Concord Esports has made a mark as a powerhouse in national collegiate play. Concord holds the distinction of being the first public college or university in West Virginia to offer varsity esports to its students. Concord Esports held its first scholarship invitational in November 2020.
“After the success of our first Concord Scholarship Invitational with Elo Hell Esports (EHE) with getting recruits and from a viewing standpoint, we have decided to host two more Concord Scholarship Invitational events with EHE,” stated Concord Esports Head Coach Austin Clay.
“We are thrilled to work with Austin and Concord University in continuously developing their Esports program. This exciting opportunity will open the door to new and exciting careers in this growing industry,” added EHE.
“Like last time, there will be a prize pool similar inside. The final numbers will be announced as we get closer to the events,” Clay said. “These two events will once again be sign-up based events. Once we get closer to the events sign-ups will go live. Again, the goal is to get 32 teams to sign up.”
“Keep an eye on our Twitter (https://twitter.com/Esports <https://twitter.com/Esports> ) and other socials for updates,” he said.
The scholarship invitational events are being produced and run by Elo Hell Esports. Also partnering to present the tournaments are Appalachian Eye Care and HyperX.
