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MURFREESBORO − Lipscomb Academy star and Tennessee baseball signee Jack Dugan didn't need to look far to see some of the best TSSAA baseball players in the state.
All he had to do was glance over at his fellow Division II-AA finalists, a collection of SEC signees, during the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Mookie Betts Mr. Baseball Awards, which was held at Family Worship Center on May 19.
But it was Dugan who came out on top, winning the award in DII-AA after finishing as a finalist last year.
"It was a great division," said Dugan, whose Mustangs are competing in the DII-AA state championships. "(Christian Brothers' Will Brick and CPA's Bo Holloway) are two really good players and are really fun to watch."
Dugan, the grandson of longtime Lipscomb University baseball coach Ken Dugan, hit .600 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 homers, 31 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Brick, one of the nation's top catchers, a Mississippi State signee, a Team USA 18-under player and a Major League Baseball draft prospect, hit .561 with 16 extra-base hits.
Holloway, a Vanderbilt signee, went 7-0 with a 1.04 ERA and 66 strikeouts for the Lions, who are also in the state baseball tournament.
The Vols were well represented. Dugan was joined by fellow winner and Vols signee Mikee Teasley, of Oak Ridge, who garnered the Class 4A award for the second straight year.
"It's more than just about me, it's about Oak Ridge," said Teasley, who hit .396 with nine doubles, four homers, 27 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. He also tossed 47 innings, going 7-0 with an 0.79 ERA and 66 strikeouts.
"It's something special, and I'm honored. "Everybody we (UT) recruited so far are dogs, and that's what we plan to raise at Tennessee. That's just the standard there. You've got to be great to be a recruit over there."
STATE PAIRINGS: TSSAA baseball state tournament 2026 championship brackets, scores
Ole Miss commitment Braydin Jones, of University School of Jackson in DII-A, was a winner and finalists included Tennessee commitment Gaven French (Heritage, 3A) and Vanderbilt signee Brody Carr (Jefferson County, 4A).
Betts, a former Overton star, currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers, became a title sponsor of the awards this season. Award winners received a signed Betts jersey while finalists received a signed baseball.
Winner: Easton Sullivan, Greenfield
Finalists: Colton Bennet, Gordonsville; Jackson Treece, Coalfield.
Winner: Brody Watson, Pigeon Forge.
Finalists: Caleb Cayce, White House Heritage; Jayden Hathcock, Cascade
Winner: Carter Winders, Crockett County.
Finalists: Lane Estes, Chester County; Gaven French, Heritage.
Winner: Mikee Teasley, Oak Ridge.
Finalists: Travis Brummit, Farragut; Brody Carr, Jefferson County.
Winner: Braydin Jones, University School of Jackson.
Finalists: Maddux Hasty, Silverdale; Aaron Hise, Boyd Buchanan.
Winner: Jack Dugan, Lipscomb Academy.
Finalists: Will Brick, Christian Brothers; Bo Holloway, CPA.
Cecil Joyce covers high school sports and MTSU athletics for The Daily News Journal. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Meet the 2026 Tennessee Mr. Baseball winners
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All he had to do was glance over at his fellow Division II-AA finalists, a collection of SEC signees, during the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Mookie Betts Mr. Baseball Awards, which was held at Family Worship Center on May 19.
But it was Dugan who came out on top, winning the award in DII-AA after finishing as a finalist last year.
"It was a great division," said Dugan, whose Mustangs are competing in the DII-AA state championships. "(Christian Brothers' Will Brick and CPA's Bo Holloway) are two really good players and are really fun to watch."
Dugan, the grandson of longtime Lipscomb University baseball coach Ken Dugan, hit .600 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 homers, 31 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Brick, one of the nation's top catchers, a Mississippi State signee, a Team USA 18-under player and a Major League Baseball draft prospect, hit .561 with 16 extra-base hits.
Holloway, a Vanderbilt signee, went 7-0 with a 1.04 ERA and 66 strikeouts for the Lions, who are also in the state baseball tournament.
The Vols were well represented. Dugan was joined by fellow winner and Vols signee Mikee Teasley, of Oak Ridge, who garnered the Class 4A award for the second straight year.
"It's more than just about me, it's about Oak Ridge," said Teasley, who hit .396 with nine doubles, four homers, 27 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. He also tossed 47 innings, going 7-0 with an 0.79 ERA and 66 strikeouts.
"It's something special, and I'm honored. "Everybody we (UT) recruited so far are dogs, and that's what we plan to raise at Tennessee. That's just the standard there. You've got to be great to be a recruit over there."
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STATE PAIRINGS: TSSAA baseball state tournament 2026 championship brackets, scores
Ole Miss commitment Braydin Jones, of University School of Jackson in DII-A, was a winner and finalists included Tennessee commitment Gaven French (Heritage, 3A) and Vanderbilt signee Brody Carr (Jefferson County, 4A).
Betts, a former Overton star, currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers, became a title sponsor of the awards this season. Award winners received a signed Betts jersey while finalists received a signed baseball.
TBCA Mookie Betts Mr. Baseball award winners
Class 1A
Winner: Easton Sullivan, Greenfield
Finalists: Colton Bennet, Gordonsville; Jackson Treece, Coalfield.
Class 2A
Winner: Brody Watson, Pigeon Forge.
Finalists: Caleb Cayce, White House Heritage; Jayden Hathcock, Cascade
Class 3A
Winner: Carter Winders, Crockett County.
Finalists: Lane Estes, Chester County; Gaven French, Heritage.
Class 4A
Winner: Mikee Teasley, Oak Ridge.
Finalists: Travis Brummit, Farragut; Brody Carr, Jefferson County.
Division II-A
Winner: Braydin Jones, University School of Jackson.
Finalists: Maddux Hasty, Silverdale; Aaron Hise, Boyd Buchanan.
Division II-AA
Winner: Jack Dugan, Lipscomb Academy.
Finalists: Will Brick, Christian Brothers; Bo Holloway, CPA.
Cecil Joyce covers high school sports and MTSU athletics for The Daily News Journal. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Meet the 2026 Tennessee Mr. Baseball winners
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