(June 12, 2023) Mena, Arkansas – Bucks Athletic Director Jerod McCormick is excited to announce the hiring of Junior Weaver as the new Head Baseball Coach at UA Rich Mountain. Lance Spigner resigned at the end of May to take an assistant baseball coaching job at the University of Central Arkansas.
Coach Weaver comes to UARM as the Assistant Tournament Director and Stadium Operations for Perfect Game in Millington, TN, where he oversaw recruiting for tournaments at the USA Baseball Stadium Complex.
With vast experience across all levels of baseball, Coach Weaver has been a high school head coach at Marvell Academy (1991-1996), Desoto High School (1996-2002), Tunica Institute of Learning (2006-2007), Rossville Academy (2008-2012), and Olive Branch High School (2019-2022). He won a state championship as an assistant at Starkville High School in 1991 and was a state runner-up with his Desoto High School team in 2001 as a head coach.
After a few volunteer college coaching jobs, Coach Weaver became the head baseball coach at Crichton College in 2003. He won the NCCAA National Championship in 2005 and was named as the 2005 NCCAA Coach of the Year, after setting a school record of 37 wins. In 2006, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. In 2012-2013, he joined the staff at Southwest Tennessee as their third base coach and offensive coordinator.
Along with his high school and college coaching stints, he has experience as a Major League Baseball scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Anaheim Angels, and the Baltimore Orioles.
Athletic Director Jerod McCormick stated, "After my initial phone call with Coach Weaver, I knew he was who we wanted to be our new head baseball coach. He brings a vast experience across all levels of baseball and holds his athletes to the highest standard. Everything he stands for is what we want for our program and student-athletes. I am extremely excited to have Junior Weaver joining UARM to lead our baseball program!"
Junior Weaver attended East Mississippi Community College as a left-handed pitcher in 1986-1988 and graduated from Mississippi State University in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies (Physical Education and Political Science).
Junior is a current resident of Marion, AR and has three daughters, Madison, Morgan, and Aubrie.
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