Given that five of the six baseball teams in the Elmore County area made it to the state playoffs in 2021 with three winning area championships and two advancing through multiple playoff series, there was a litany of options for Coach of the Year in the county.
But after an improbable run to the AHSAA baseball Elite Eight led by a true ensemble cast of players, The Wetumpka Herald’s choice for the honor goes to Holtville head coach Scott Tubbs.
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