07/10/08

Lambuth Hires New Softball Coach

THE LADY EAGLE SOFTBALL PROGRAM HAS A NEW LEADER.

LAMBUTH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR KEN BROWN ANNOUNCED THAT JACK PEEL HAS BEEN HIRED AS THE NEW SOFTBALL COACH.

AFTER SERVING AS ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOR THREE YEARS, LAST YEAR PEEL WAS THE COACH FOR THE LYON COLLEGE PIPERS SOFTBALL TEAM.

PRIOR TO HIS COACHING CAREER, PEEL PLAYED 6 SEASONS OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX AND TEXAS RANGERS' ORGANIZATIONS.

BROWN CALLS PEEL A MAN OF GREAT CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY, AND PEEL SAYS HE IS EXTREMELY EXCITED TO COME TO LAMBUTH AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE.