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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Three Alabama baseball signees receive Gatorade Player of the Year honors
Three Alabama baseball signees receive Gatorade Player of the Year honors The hardware and accolades continue to roll in for Alabama Crimson Tide baseball signees at the high school level, as three players have recently been named the 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year in their respective state. Those signees are Luke Smyers, Eric Hines, and Will Rhine, who received Gatorade Player of the Year honors in the states of Virginia, Alabama, and Maryland, respectively. Of those three, Smyers saw action both ways for Godwin High School in Virginia, a majority of which came on the mound where he owned a 6-0 record with a 0.60 ERA and 116:17 K:BB ratio across 58.2 innings pitched. While at the plate, Smyers owned a .309 AVG offensively with three home runs, 23 RBI, and nine stolen bases. Hines, a local, in-state signee for the Crimson Tide out of Tuscaloosa, helped lead American Christian Academy to the state's Class 5A state title in 2025 with a monster season offensively in which he owned a .438 AVG. Along with that average, the Alabama signee also hit 20 home runs with 58 RBI. Lastly, Rhine attends John Carroll High School in Maryland, and also owned an average north of .400+, sitting at a .420 AVG. Rhine also added seven home runs and 32 RBI during his senior season. All three are names to watch for in the upcoming 2025 MLB draft later this summer to see when, and if, they are selected. If each makes it to Alabama next season, all three could easily play significant roles as freshmen. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
USA Today
17-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New six-hole golf course by Smyers, Craig & Coyne opens in Edmond, Oklahoma
New six-hole golf course by Smyers, Craig & Coyne opens in Edmond, Oklahoma The golf design firm of Smyers, Craig & Coyne has completed a six-hole golf course at Graves Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. The course is part of an extensive teaching academy constructed on 80 acres of the former Coffee Creek Golf Course that closed in 2017. Architect Colton Craig recently joined forces with long-time designer Steve Smyers and writer/editor Tom Coyne to form the design firm. Craig now lives adjacent to the practice facility at Graves Golf Club, where the course can be played three times to complete an 18-hole loop that measures 6,578 yards with a par of 70. In a media release announcing the opening, Craig said the course is 'characterized by striking geometric features and distinctive rectangular bunkering.' Graves Golf Club is owned and operated by brothers Tim and Todd Graves, who teach a one-plane swing made famous by Canadian pro Moe Norman. The club features a giant range that is 135 yards wide, several practice and chipping greens, and a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse.
USA Today
15-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
New three-man design partnership includes celebrated golf author
New three-man design partnership includes celebrated golf author The golf architectural team of Colton Craig and Tom Coyne announced Thursday that is has merged with Steve Smyers' firm to form a new company: Smyers Colton Coyne. Smyers has been building golf courses for nearly 50 years and is a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. His projects on six continents have included U.S. layouts such as Old Memorial in Tampa, a renovation of Olympia Fields' South just outside Chicago and Isleworth near Orlando. The firm of Craig & Coyne was formed in 2022, with Craig having an architecture background and Coyne being a celebrated author ('A Course Called Ireland,' is a personal favorite of this writer) and the editor of the magazine The Golfer's Journal. 'What makes us such a strong team is that we each bring different and specific skill sets to the table,' Smyers said in a media release announcing the new partnership. '... Tom is one of the most well-traveled golfers of all time, and his passion for golf architecture makes him a rare and valuable asset.' The combined firm has new builds lined up in South Dakota, Georgia and Florida, as well as a redesign in Indiana. 'I'm forever grateful for Steve's mentorship; he's the Mr. Miyagi to my Karate Kid,' Craig said in the media release.
