| 30 Somethings Patch Adams starring Anatole Karpovs, MD
Breakfast At Tiffany’s starring Makeitta Broussard
The Shawshank Redemption starring Matt Young
Mr. Holland’s Opus starring Huber “Mikey” Smith Jr.
Silver Linings Playbook starring Travis Manceaux
The Breakfast Club starring Angela Stutes
Justin Hill (35)
Head Baseball Coach, McNeese State
Dead Poet’s Society
Since completing his playing career at LSU in 2002, Justin has been coaching at the high school and collegiate levels for the past 12 years. Throughout his young career, Hill has coached or recruited 36 players that have gone on to play in the professional ranks, 12 All-Americans, two conference players of the year, two NCBWA Stoppers of the Year, a conference pitcher of the year, relief pitcher of the year, freshman of the year, conference tournament MVP, and a Louisiana pitcher of the year. In his first season as head coach for McNeese, Coach Hill led the Cowboys to a 30-28 overall record and the team finished the Southland Conference Tournament with the third best finish among the eight participants. McNeese’s 30-win season was the program’s first in nearly five years, while the Cowboys compiled 17 conference victories, the best since 2012. He also became the first head coach since Mike Bianco in 1998 to win 30 or more games in his first season as the skipper for the Cowboys. Five school records, six NCAA records and one Southland Conference record were either tied or broken by Hill’s first McNeese team. Fan attendance has reached its highest peak since 2010. In two seasons, Justin has secured nearly $500,000 in private donations for McNeese baseball facility improvements and program development.
starring Erica McCreedy
throughout the year to teach area youth fundamental skills of playing baseball.
If his life were a movie, it would be: Probably a little of everything, but “would definitely have plenty of comedy.” Favorite movie: For Love of the Game April 2015
starring Melanie Dees
To Kill A Mockingbird starring Brad Guillory
CREDITS
Thriving Fact: Justin conducts youth baseball camps
Little Women
Thrive Magazine for Better Living
Alice In Wonderland starring Ashli Waldrep
Say Anything starring Ethan Miller
Big starring Fred Sebren
Bull Durham starring Justin Hill
www.thriveswla.com
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