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coach Conference champt nshlp and a 38-16 record. A catcher by ::!.'3:_,.., Mci\ickle earned All-State honors during h1s prep career at Mobile Christian High School. He continued his playing career at Patrick Henry State Junior College in Mon– roeville, Ala., in 1984 and 1985 before earning his bachelor's degree at the University of South Alabama in 1988. McNickle is a member of First Baptist Church in Starkville. He has led the MSU Baseball Team Bible Study for the past three seasons and is also involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. McNickle was named FCA's Southeastern Con– ference Coach of the Year in 2005. He is married to the for– mer Robin Elliott of Houma, La., and they have a son, Trey, 13, and a daughter Jordan, eight. Members of De~perate K:. e Barn·a. Jordan \'ance, Caleb Frink, Ryan Monk, Brandon Hughes and Sam Lewis. The public is invited to attend the program and - ..:: there is no charge for admission. For more information contact Coach Scott Hill, FCA adviser, Phone 635- 2111 or call toll free, 1-877- 462-3222, ext. 301.

. • e ;ill be the featured ~peaker when Ea~t Central Com– munity College's Fellow– ship of Christian Athletes has its fall rally No\·ember 15 on the Decatur campus. The special program– which includes entertain– ment by the local Chris– tian rock bap.d Desperate Peace - gets underway at 6:30p.m. in Huff Auditori– um. McNickle, 41. is in his fifth year as a member of Ron Polk's Diamond Dogs staff and serves as pitch– ing coach. He began his coaching career as a grad– uate assistant at MSU and later served as assistant coach at Central Florida Community College, Florida Southern College and University of South Florida and was head coach at Meridian Com– munity College prior to rejoining the MSU staff. McNickle helped lead Flc ..; ~ "-outhern to a :.~- .. fi on n P

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