The Hill – After getting the opportunity to sit down with our new Baseball ⚾️ Coach recently it became very obvious just how perfect Casey Burcham is for the job !
The comparison to the Hokies Men’s Basketball Coach comes from the fact that the day that Virginia Tech hired Young they had found their long-term answer. Burcham now has his “Dream Job ” and has hit the ground running 🏃♂️.
Coach Burcham and long time friend Steve Combs.
Baseball ⚾️ programs at the High School and College levels have grown so much over the past decade, especially on the business side of things. Burcham is well aware of that aspect of the task at hand and it shows in his first move out of the gate, hosting an Alumni game and playing it under the brand new lights.
Inclusion is a HUGE part of what is needed in all aspects of life right now and the game ➕ the Home Run Derby will give so many Old Time Cavaliers the opportunity to feel connected to the program. The number of former players looking to lace them up one more time, well it looks like Burcham might have to beat them off with a stick (or baseball bat).
Not only does Burcham have Lyons by his side, he has the former Coach as his Athletic Director. Long time Cavalier Kevin DeHaven has moved into the office vacated by recently retired Darrin Mathews, giving him a head start of sorts with regard to building a relationship with the Administration on The Hill.
The program is having a great deal of success on so many levels right now. The Varsity just completed another successful season and the Junior Varsity team just claimed its fifth straight District crown 👑. The promise doesn’t end there as the players at the Middle School played lights out from start to finish while the U12 team just placed 3rd in the State up in Appomattox.
The future is so bright that Burcham and Company might need to wear shades 😎. If you are old enough to remember that Song 🎵 and you played Baseball ⚾️ on The Hill, chances are you might be playing under the Lights here in a couple of weeks.
Seth Greenberg and Buzz Williams were solid Coaches that did nice things while leading the Hokies but both men were looking for the next rung on the latter. Actually, both men are still in their next job today but then the powers to be found Mike Young. The day Young excepted the job it was obvious to me that Young dreamed about being a Hokie for a long time and truly has his dream job.
Burcham is as Carroll County as Carroll County gets and he is surrounded by the likes of Combs and Adam Nester. Let’s not discount the level of commitment from the players and the families already in place.
Welcome to the Show Coach !
