Two of Floyd County’s high school baseball programs are entering a period of transition after both Coosa head coach Hunter Davis and Pepperell head coach Ryan Brown announced they are stepping down from their positions, departures that come just one month apart and signal significant change across the county’s baseball landscape.
Coosa’s Hunter Davis was the first to announce his resignation, sharing in late spring that he would be leaving the program after four seasons. Davis said he and his family were embraced from the moment they arrived, and he credited the school community for helping rebuild the program’s foundation. When he took over, Coosa did not have enough players to field both varsity and junior varsity teams. Within a year, the roster grew to 30 players and has remained strong ever since.
Davis highlighted major facility upgrades, new equipment, and one of the area’s top playing surfaces, improvements he attributed to the support of administrators, board members, and the Board of Education. He thanked parents for trusting him with their sons, praised his assistant coaches for their dedication through long seasons, and expressed deep appreciation for his players, noting the adversity they faced together and the culture they built around character and commitment.
“This decision has not been easy,” Davis said. “I’m unsure of what the future holds, but I am confident in who holds the future.”
Davis is being replaced by Trevor Proctor, who served recently as Rome High School head Baseball Coach where he had a 13-15 record and Head Softball Coach, where he finished 8-17.
Roughly a month later, Pepperell head coach Chad Brown announced that he, too, would be stepping down after six and a half seasons leading the Dragons. Brown’s tenure marked one of the most successful eras in program history. Since arriving in 2019, he guided Pepperell to 154 wins, four region championships, 18 playoff victories, and a state finals appearance, a postseason run that exceeded the program’s previous 37 years of playoff success combined. Fourteen players advanced to the next level during his time, and several earned major regional and statewide honors.
Brown thanked the Lindale community for embracing his family and supporting the program’s resurgence. He said the mission was always to “leave it better than you found it,” and he believes the Dragons accomplished exactly that. “It isn’t an easy goodbye,” he wrote, adding that Pepperell will always be part of his family’s story.
Both coaches have accepted baseball coaching positions in other counties, marking the end of impactful chapters at Coosa and Pepperell. With two respected leaders moving on, both programs now begin the search for new head coaches as preparations for the upcoming season get underway.
