On Matt Roberson’s first day on the job he couldn’t believe what he saw.
Arriving at Red Bank High School’s baseball field, Roberson witnessed his new baseball team dressed in complete disarray from what a competitive program should look like.
“When I showed up last year, I didn’t know what I had gotten myself into,” Roberson said. “But what I quickly figured out was this was a team that wanted structure and wanted to compete. They were tired of being bullied. They bought in.”
The Lions (18-14) have done a complete 180-degree turn this season, having won the most regular season games since 2011, which was part of a three-year stretch where Red Bank won 65 games and made its first state tournament appearance.
Now, a talented bunch has their sights set on eclipsing the 20-win mark. In order to do that they will have to defend their home turf well in this week’s District 6-3A semifinals where they will face Signal Mountain (21-8) in a best-of-three series starting Wednesday at 5.