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Bartlett schools names hitting facility in honor of late Coach Phil Clark

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: February 28, 2025 8:42 PM CT | Published: February 28, 2025 4:21 PM CT

Bartlett City Schools is memorializing the impact the late Phil Clark had on the district as its baseball coach and athletic director.

The BCS school board unanimously approved Thursday, Feb. 27, a resolution to name the indoor hitting facility at W.J. Freeman Park to the Phil Clark Indoor Facility.

Clark died in January after a battle with colon cancer.

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Michael Waddell

Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.


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