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Buddy Hall
Head Coach, Tupelo Thunder

Coach Hall is a graduate of Booneville High School and played his collegiate baseball at Northeast Mississippi Jr. College. He earned his B.S. degree in Secondary Education from Mississippi State University and his M.A. degree in Educational Leadership from Ole Miss.
 
Coach Hall began his baseball coaching career at New Albany High School in 1989 serving as assistant coach. In 1990 he was named head coach leading his inaugural squad to a 10-0 division championship and an overall record of 27-4. He posted an overall record of 164 -71 during his eight seasons at New Albany.
 
Coach Hall has coordinated and instructed at numerous high school and collegiate baseball camps as well as coached competitive USSSA traveling teams, and American Legion teams during the summers. He served as the tryout coordinator for the State Games of Mississippi North Region for several years and coached the North squad in the inaugural State Games held in Meridian. He has co-hosted area high school showcases, and traveled nationally as an instructor with The Baseball Factory.
 
Coach Hall has served as Board Member for the Northeast Mississippi Coaches Association for Better Baseball for 19 years and Secretary/Treasure for 18 years. In 2005, he was inducted into the NEMCABB Hall of Fame.
 
Coach Hall served as an assistant coach with the Cotton States Baseball League regular season champion Tallahatchie Rascals is 2009.
 
He is married to the former Tracy Mayo of New Albany. They have two children Easton and Elleigh.

Brian Long
Assistant Coach, Tupelo Thunder

Coach Long is a graduate of Mantachie High School, Clarke College, and Delta State University. Coach Long played baseball at Clarke College for former Ole Miss great Joe Gibbon and at Delta State for the legendary Dave “Bo” Ferris. He also served one year as a graduate assistant for Ferris.

Coach Long has been at Itawamba AHS for 25 years as head baseball coach. During his tenure, the Indians have won 466 games, 11 division championships, 5 division runners-up, and 3 North half runners-up.  His teams have made 16 playoff appearances and have been ranked in the top 15 in the state of Mississippi 9 times. He has also had 55 former players to continue their education through baseball, and 2 former Indians have gone on to play professionally.

Coach Long and his wife Kim have been married 25 years and have two children, Jake (22) and Erin (14).


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