Niceville Welcomes New Baseball Coach

Niceville High School Principal, Dr. Linda Smith and Athletic Director, John Hicks announce the appointment of Brad Phillips as Niceville High School Baseball Head Coach.

Coach Phillips comes to NHS from Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Alabama where in four seasons he directed his team to a 114-51 record, ending his final season with a school best 35 wins against 13 losses.  Under Coach Phillips’ direction Charles Henderson finished as the Alabama state Class 5A runner up for their 2008 season and saw all 21 graduating senior players go on to attend college with 11 receiving college scholarships.  Prior to Charles Henderson, Coach Phillips was an Assistant Baseball Coach at Troy University.

Coach Phillips is a native of Hazel Green, Alabama where he was the Huntsville Times Madison County Pitcher of the Year in 1996.  He was a three-time all-county selection and a two-time Huntsville Times all-metro selection.  He played collegiately at Gadsden State in 1998-1999 and at Montevallo in 2000-2001.

Coach Phillips received his BS in Social Sciences, with a minor in Health Science from Troy University.  He is teaching Geography at Niceville High School.