Coach Ethridge begins his third season with the Crackers as hitting coach/base-running and infield instructor. With a take charge attitude and with a passion for teaching young players, Coach Ethridge works with players to improve their hitting techniques and form and monitors players' swings during the game and over the course of the season, advising them when necessary between at-bats on adjustments to make. He also oversees their performance during infield practices, cage sessions, and pre-game batting practice. His dedication to assisting players in refining and perfecting their skills both at the plate and on the base paths has been invaluable and has been a contributing factor to the teams success in recent years. A power hitter and RBI leader on most teams he played for, Ethridge played collegiately at South Georgia State College, Embry-Riddle (where he helped lead his team to the 2002 NAIA World Series) and Lee University.

He is a 2004 graduate of Lee University earning his degree in Business Administration with a minor in Theology.