Ben Timblin’s final season of high school baseball was one for the Signal Mountain record books.
The star center fielder and Wofford College signee is a right-handed hitter who has batted third in the lineup for the Eagles since his freshman year, and as a senior he led the state of Tennessee with 13 home runs to set Signal Mountain’s single-season mark. He also produced an area-best 1.000 slugging percentage and .658 on-base percentage over 106 at-bats.
And on Tuesday, he was one of 15 players from the Chattanooga area who received all-state recognition for 2024 from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.
“I just try to stay consistent on my workouts and hitting off the machine,” said Timblin, who batted .519 with 26 extra-base hits, 43 walks, 40 RBIs, 53 runs scored and 23 stolen bases to lead Signal Mountain to the Class 3A state tournament at the TSSAA Spring Fling in May.
“Consistency is how you make progress,” Timblin continued. “You have to have a fresh mindset. I love baseball. I just try to go out there and work hard every day and see what happens.”