During an afternoon baseball practice Sept. 20, head coach Jeff Forehand was informed of his pending induction into the Trevecca Sports Hall of Fame in the spring of 2016.
Trevecca’s sports information director Greg Ruff, previous athletic director Alan Smith and a few former players watched the Bisons practice from the audience before Ruff informed Forehand of this accomplishment.
According to Forehand, he first thought assistant and Trevecca alumni coach Brad Coone was getting recognized.
“It was just a cool honor and I was shocked,” Forehand said.
The Hall of Fame recognizes athletes and coaches who have made exceptional contributions to the field of athletics.
When considering coaches for induction, their career record, length of tenure, number of all-conference, all-region, all-american and scholar-athletes, as well as the impact they have made on the school is taken into consideration.
“My coaching style has always been about the players – how they are as people on and off the field,” Forehand said.
During his time coaching at Trevecca, Forehand won 211 baseball games, won the 2005 Trans-South Championship regular season, and had 10 NAIA All-American athletes.
Forehand joined former Trojans basketball standout Mariska Reed Harris, volleyball player Katie Carter Douglas and softball player Brittiany Johnson Tate in the 2016 Hall of Fame Class. The induction will take place in the spring.
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