By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn. –The Union City Middle School baseball program has joined its high school brethren as going “Tobacco Free.”
The UCMS Golden Tornadoes have committed to the Tennessee Department of Health’s “We Struck Out Tobacco” program.
In conjunction with TNSTRONG (Tennessee Stop Tobacco and Revolutionize Our New Generation), Union City baseball team members at both the high school and middle school signed a tobacco-free pledge. They promised not to use any type of tobacco or electronic cigarette, including vaping.
The program will receive an all-weather banner, declaring the team tobacco-free, and will also receive a TNSTRONG five-gallon bucket filled with TSSAA-approved Wilson baseballs.
Members of the UCMS baseball team include:
(Front row, from left): Carter Pruitt, Logan Dawkins, Hayden Toon, Harrison Durkee, Rex Duggar, Jonan Vallee, Kirben Thompson, Cole Suiter
(Second row, from left): Maddox Dunn, Tanner Thomas, Jack Harris, Ben Kail, Owen Waggoner, Zach Davidson, Tucker Davis, Logan Vincent
(Third row, from left): Peyton Williams, Reese Paschal, Will Ragsdale, Skylar Hall, Seth Kern, Barrett Cox, Hayes Riley