Tennessee Newspaper Reveals Attempted Cover-Up Involving High School Baseball Coach Fired For Insubordination

Justin Alberson is no longer the head baseball coach at Green Hill High School in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The specifics surrounding his exit are cloudy.

The coach insists he resigned to spend more time with family. A local newspaper says he was fired for insubordination.

What’s the truth? Main Street Media Tennessee believes it’s uncovered the real story.

Green Hill baseball is on the ups.

The high school is just six years old, but it’s one of the largest in Wilson County. Located about 20 miles east of Nashville, it supports grades 9-12 and boasts an enrollment of 1,700 students.

Justin Alberson was the second baseball coach in the high school’s history. He achieved success in his four-year tenure, including three straight Class 4A region championship game appearances.

The Hawks won 18 games in his debut season, a program high at the time. Alberson followed it up with a 27-11 campaign in 2024 before making the school’s first ever state tournament in his 2025 campaign.

In all, the manager went 96-48. He will not add to the win total moving forward.

Reports of his resignation surfaced earlier this month. At the time, Alberson told media outlets that the decision was his.

“I resigned from (being the) head baseball coach at Green Hill High School in order to spend more time with my family and focus on my career in teaching”

-Justin Alberson

A few days later, those reports are being refuted. One of the largest local weekly newspaper companies in Middle Tennessee investigated the resignation. It says Alberson was actually fired.

Green Hill High School fired baseball coach Justin Alberson.

Here’s more from Main Street Media:

Justin Alberson was fired as Green Hill High School’s baseball coach on Oct. 2 for insubordination, neglect of duty and unprofessional conduct, according to documents provided by Wilson County Schools which contradicted his text message to a reporter that day that he had resigned.

Also included in the documents obtained through an open records request by Main Street Media was information that it was Alberson’s second written reprimand for improper behavior toward players and coaches in as many years.

Wilson County Schools Director Travis Mayfield informed Alberson in a letter that he was being fired. Mayfield outlined multiple sustained allegations brought against Alberson based on a school district investigation last month that included interviews with “numerous staff members and students.”

The outlet references alleged profanity and “verbal and physical outbursts” in front of staff and students. “Improper behavior” supposedly included ignoring medical restrictions, grabbing players, and holding practice in 20-degree weather.

This past February, a parent complained about inappropriate language. Last month, another complaint said Alberson was “negatively affecting a student’s well-being and sense of safety.” He also received a written reprimand in 2025.

Main Street Media says the coach refused to sign his termination letter. He then attempted to hide the firing by announcing his resignation.

The optics aren’t great. Green Hill will look to find a new baseball coach before the 2027 season.