Tom Griffin is the head baseball coach at Carson-Newman University and a featured speaker on Catching at various clinics/camps. Griffin authored an instructional catching baseball video, “Catch It, Block It, Throw It” that has been updated, “Catch, Block, Throw It” Catching Video, that can be purchased on this web site.
Clinics that Coach Griffin has been a part of include:
- American Baseball Coaches Convention, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2023
- PDP League
- CatcherCon
- Baseball Ontario- Best Ever Clinic
- Tennessee Baseball Coaches Convention
- Ohio Baseball Coaches Convention
- Pennsylvania Baseball Coaches Convention
- Virginia Baseball Coaches Convention
- Kentucky Baseball Coaches Convention
- South Carolina Baseball Coaches Convention
Griffin is beginning his 20th year as Head Baseball Coach at Carson-Newman University, after serving as an Assistant for seven years. He began his career as the head coach at Tusculum College for nine years.
A native of Roxbury, New Jersey, Griffin was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Tennessee Wesleyan, in 1989. Griffin was a four-year starting catcher for the TWC Bulldogs and was a three-time All-TVAC selection and a member of the All-District team in 1988. He was named Most Valuable Player after his Junior and Senior years and Best Defensive Player following his Freshman and Sophomore years. In October 2012, Griffin was named to the Tennessee Wesleyan Sports Hall of Fame. He earned a B.S. degree in Health and Physical Education from TWC in 1988 and completed his M.S. degree in Education from Tusculum in 2005. Griffin and his wife Christy are the parents of three girls, twins Carlin and Cori, and Delaney.
“I am extremely passionate about the game of baseball and the CATCHING position. I am a constant learner, trying to improve myself as a coach and person everyday. I learn something from everyone, coaches and players. My purpose is to help and serve others, fortunately I am able to use BASEBALL as the vehicle to do that. I hope you will find this web site helpful in developing your skills as a player or coach. Thank you for visiting”