Shane Roberson, most recently Signal Mountain’s softball coach, has been hired to replace Ted Mulder as Hixson High School’s baseball coach.
While softball was a unique experience for Roberson, the Hixson job offered him a chance to return to his first sports love.
“Bats have changed but the game hasn’t,” he said. “It’s about fielding and pitching and baserunning.”
Roberson previously served as baseball coach at Sequatchie County and also spent time with baseball at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. He will be an exceptional education teacher at Hixson.
“I followed Shane when he was at Sequatchie County, and I knew him when he was at Lakeview. He is a great communicator, and he knows baseball really well,” Hixson athletic director Brian Bray said. “Shane relates well with students, and he can deal with parents. I think he’s the guy to rebuild the program.”