According to P.J. Guy, he moved away from Helena to take a position as Oak Mountain High School’s new head baseball coach.
Guy is the only coach Helena has ever had, and he guided the Huskies to runner-up results in 2015 and 2018 as well as a Class 6A state victory in 2017.
After being named the replacement for Derek Irons, who resigned to take a position as an assistant at Briarwood Christian, he declared, “Helena has been my home.” That will probably always be my home, even though I’m moving for a new job.
It was a really difficult and emotional day for me when I met with the guys on Monday. I told them I was leaving, and I treasure all of the former players I’ve had over the past 11 years, not just those lads. Not only the players, but all of my coworkers have grown to be like family.
Although this week has been quite the roller coaster, I am thankful and prepared for it.
Irons won 222 games during his ten seasons at Oak Mountain, although the Eagles finished 17-17 in 2025 and have missed the postseason four times in a row.
Regarding his transition to a new work, Guy stated, “They got in touch with me roughly two weeks ago.” All the pieces came together for me to make the decision at this point in my career after much prayer and consideration of whether I could leave Helena, which was the hardest part because it had been my home for the previous eleven years.
I’m excited about the chance to elevate a baseball program. I’m in the right stage of life.
Guy enters his 20th season as head coach at Oak Mountain with a 346-216 lifetime record. Additionally, he was Sipsey Valley’s first baseball coach. In 2014, he led the Bears to second place in Class 3A.
According to the coach, he was connected to the Eagles. “My wife, Lee Anne, graduated from Oak Mountain, and even though I haven’t worked there, I know the school and the community very well,” he said.
Guy is also aware of what awaits him with the relocation to Area 6 and Class 7A. Moving up to play 7A baseball in the Birmingham metro area with Hewitt-Trussville, Vestavia Hills, and Hoover is difficult for me as a competitor. That is, in my opinion, the state’s strongest 7A area. The challenge of that alone fascinates me.
All three of those coaches are my pals. All three men—Adam Moseley at Hoover, Jamie Harris at Vestavia, and Jeff Mauldin at Hewitt—are excellent coaches and program administrators. Over the last eleven years, we have faced them in competition. They have my utmost respect, and I’m forward to play more significant games with them. Playing against the best is, I believe, what you look forward to as a player.
Guy, who played outfield for Wallace State-Hanceville Community College’s junior college World Series team after graduating from Holt High institution, said he was excited to begin forming connections at his new institution.
“I want to get involved in the school and the community,” he stated. Coming to a large institution where I don’t know the players, I have to establish relationships. We will simply be establishing those connections and working throughout the course of the following four to six weeks.
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