Tim pardue nashville

He was a good base runner and usually the first off the bench as a pinch runner. Pardue was also the best bunting pitcher on the Vols, but didn't miss those long bus rides throughout the South. Packing up and returning home after his retirement in Havana would not be Pardue's final connection to baseball. Then in an opportunity was available as a pitching coach for legendary Coach Ken Dugan of David Lipscomb College. I had never met Dugan.

We introduced ourselves and he told me Larry Taylor had talked to him about me. He knew I was a pitcher for the Vols and he needed someone to work with one of his right-handed pitchers.

He said the pitcher was wild and could not throw strikes, but had a good arm. I went over there the next day. That's how it started. I worked with the pitcher all during the spring and he improved his control. But the guy failed his subjects so Coach Dugan had to let him go. Coach Dugan asked me to help him some more and it turned into a job. Pardue was the Bisons' pitching coach from and The gap between his stints as pitching coach was devoted to his work at Ford when he was unable to make all the Lipscomb road trips.

One of Pardue's prized Lipscomb pitching pupils was his son, Tim Tim was the winning pitcher in each championship game. He still holds the Lipscomb won-loss record for his perfect season in He wouldn't get on Tim like I would. It stayed that way until Dugan got sick and had to quit coaching.

We had meetings and did what we had to do. Tim knew how to pitch and the Red Sox wanted him. Tim didn't want to play major league baseball and went into business himself. He had made his own time and I made my time with the rest of the ball players.

When Tim was coming along and might have slipped, I always told Coach Dugan go over there and tell him what you want done. He will listen to you as much or better than me. I was tickled to death that he made the Hall of Fame first and I made it second.

Why did you attend Lipscomb? What is your favorite athletic memory at Lipscomb? Who influenced your athletic career at Lipscomb? What do you remember about Lipscomb campus life during your time here?

What is the most valuable lesson you learned in your time at Lipscomb? I learned to stay focused on the Lord and He will always help you find your way home. Who were your favorite professors? Where did you grow up? I grew up in Nashville and graduated from Lipscomb High School. What do you do now? Drive Pick one — salad or dessert: Dessert Dream vacation spot: Australia Early morning or late night person?

Jerry Dugan. Kal Koenig. Lee Marsh. Duane Slaughter. Rhonda Stewart. Bob Hooper. Kim Puckett. Ernie Smith. Willis Smith. Reggie Whittemore.

Frankie Mayo Williams. Jonathan F. Carl McKelvey. Bob Parsons. Bob Hamilton. John Kimbrell. Greg Chambers. Jim Wood. Nina Hausmann Massey. Mary Carrigan. Frank Bennett.

Barry Brewer. Trish Hodgson Carruth. John Pierce. Cheryl Smith. Walter Ward. Stephanie Shouse Lane. Darren Henrie. Chris Snoddy. Roy Pardue. Beth Stewart Stark. Steve Potts.

Ronnie Ferguson. Kenny Perry. Buddy Harston. Phil Stinson. Jeff Guy. Jim Allen. Beth Willis Dolente. John Friend. Farrell Gean. Larry Breedlove.