Sam Sutton was announced as the next head baseball coach at Montgomery County on Friday.
Sutton is a 2018 graduate of Scott County High School where he played football and baseball. Throughout his four year career, Sutton won 112 games and lost only 39. As a sophomore and junior in 2016 and 2017, he was the winning pitcher in both the district and regional tournaments. He later played at Walters State Community College in Morrisville, Tennessee.
His first coaching job was at Scott County High School for two seasons as the pitching coach. He took over as the head coach of EKU Model 2023 — a team that was 2-24 the season prior. In Coach Sutton’s first year, the Model team turned around and won 19 games with 11 losses. This past season, Model set the school record for most wins in a season with a record of 23-10.
Congratulations to Coach Sutton and the Varsity Baseball team on reaching a school record 20 wins with today's victory over Trimble county. pic.twitter.com/3dzXcCQxnG
— Model Athletics (@modelathletics) April 27, 2024
Sutton will take over a Montgomery County team that went 8-20 in 2024. The Indians lost 10 starters off the 2023 team.
Montgomery County High School is excited to announce the appointment of Sam Sutton as our new head baseball coach! Coach Sutton brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to the Indians baseball program. pic.twitter.com/rXorAuHo2d
— Montgomery County (@MoCoHSAthletics) July 19, 2024
Information from the Kal Oaks of the Georgetown News-Graphic in this article from 2018.
