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Head Coach - Paul Glass
Coach Paul Glass, a 1987 graduate of Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Alabama, attended Jacksonville State University from 1987-1991, where he played baseball for Alabama Hall of Fame Coach Rudy Abbott. During his time at Jacksonville State, Coach Glass was a member of four Division II College World Series teams including two National Championship teams in 1990 and 1991.
Coach Glass started his coaching career at Wayne County High School in Jesup, Georgia. During his six years at Wayne County, Coach Glass coached the C-Team for three years and served as the varsity assistant for three years. In 1999, Coach Glass took over as the Head Baseball Coach at Jeff Davis High School. Since 1999, Jeff Davis has enjoyed some of the best years in the school’s history of baseball. In 2002, Jeff Davis qualified for the state playoffs for the first time in the school’s history. In 2003, the Yellow Jackets finished as region runner-up and earned the school’s first home payoff series. In 2004, the Yellow Jackets finished as region runner-up again and went on to finish as state runner-up. Since 2004, Jeff Davis has won their first region championship (2006), averaging 20 wins each season and finished in the Elite 8 or better.
Coach Glass is married to the former Jennifer Pye of Jesup, Georgia. They have two children, twins Matthew and Madelyn.
Assistant Coach - Steven Wilcox
Steven Wilcox, a 1983 graduate of Jeff Davis High School, also graduated from Mercer University where he obtained his teaching certification. He received his Masters and Education Specialist degrees from Nova Southeastern University.
Coach Wilcox started his coaching career in 1998 as assistant varsity coach. In 1999, Jeff Davis Middle School added baseball. Coach Wilcox served as Head Coach for four seasons. In those four seasons, JDMS was conference runner-up in 2000 and conference champion in 2002. In 2003, Coach Wilcox joined the varsity staff, serving as varsity assistant, pitching coach, and JV Head Coach. Since his joining the varsity and JV staff, Jeff Davis teams have averaged at least 15 wins in four of the last five seasons.
He and his wife Donna have two children, Brooke and Brett.
Assistant Coach - Roger Metts
Assistant Coach - Roger Metts
Coach Metts is a 1991 graduate of ClinchCountyHigh School. There he was part of two Championship baseball teams and one football team. After High School he played baseball for two years. One year at AndrewCollege and one year at Thomas Collage. Transferred to Valdosta and finished his degree in Health and Physical Education in 1996.
He started his coaching career at ClinchCounty in 1996. There he coached high school football, basketball, and baseball. Was an assistant coach on the football team that won the 2002 State Championship. Coach Metts was also the Head Boys Basketball Coach from 1999-2004. After eight seasons there he moved to Hazlehurst and became the Defensive Coordinator for the football team and did Middle School Baseball. He was the Head Coach on the 2007 Middle School Baseball that was Conference runner-ups.
Coach Metts is married to the former Donna Lane from Waycross, and they have three children: Bailey, Britt and Bentlee.
Middle School Blue Team Head Coach - Brent Bridges
Brent Bridges, a graduate of Jeff Davis High (2004), received his B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Valdosta State University.
Coach Bridges is a former Jeff Davis High School baseball player. He was a part of the first Jeff Davis baseball team to reach the playoffs, and finished his career in 2004 as Jeff Davis ended its season as state runner-up. This year is Coach Bridges’ first year as a coach. He currently is teaching at the Jeff Davis Primary School and is the assistant Jeff Davis Middle School baseball coach.
Coach Bridges is married to the former Amanda Ricketson of Hazlehurst, Georgia
Middle School Blue Team Head Coach - T.J. Mercer
T.J. Mercer- Assistant Coach
Middle School Blue Team
T.J. Mercer, a 1996 graduate of Wheeler County High School, received his B.S. in Health and Physical Education from Brewton Parker College in 2000.
Coach Mercer was a 4 year letterman in football and baseball at Wheeler County. After his high school career he played one year of baseball at Brewton Parker College.
Coach Mercer began his coaching career at Montgomery County High School in 2001 as an assistant football coach and Middle School head baseball coach. In 2002 he became the varsity head baseball coach and continued to serve as an assistant on the football team. In 2006 he became the varsity offensive coordinator and that same year the baseball team won more games than had been achieved in the past 16 years becoming sub region champions. He then spent one season at Metter High School working with the football and baseball programs. He has spent the last three years at Jeff Davis High School serving as offensive coordinator on the varsity football staff and currently in his second year as assistant baseball coach.
Coach Mercer and his wife Courtney have two children, Nora Grace, 4 and Holden, 1.
Assistant MIDDLE SCHOOL COACH (Gold Team) - Sammy Beecher
