PHOTOS: UNCW pays tribute to Mark Scalf

Trot Nixon, center, along with more than 300 guests watch and listen to a tribute video to former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Mike Roupp, left, and Amy Roupp attend a tribute dinner to honor former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Susan Rickenbacker, left, Brendan King and Sandy King attend a tribute dinner to honor former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW and professional baseball player Carl Willis speaks to honor former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Bill Rhodes, left, Diane Rhodes and Susan Rickenbacker attend a tribute dinner to honor former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Family, friends, players and supporters honored former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday with a tribute dinner at UNCW's Burney Center. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Joyce Hood, left, and Mark Hood attend a tribute dinner to honor former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW player Greg Jones, left, and Grace Bondurant attend a tribute dinner to honor former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Jac Croom, left, and Trot Nixon attend a tribute dinner to honor former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Joyce Hood, left, and Mark Hood speak with former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW and professional baseball player Carl Willis hugs Mark Scalf. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW assistant coach Scott Jackson reflects on memories with Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW baseball assistant coach Scott Jackson reflects on memories with former UNCW head baseball coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Family, friends, players and supporters honored former baseball coach Mark Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW player and assistant coach Robbie Monday, right, reflects on memories as he roasts former head coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW player and assistant coach Robbie Monday, right, reflects on memories as he roasts former UNCW head coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Current UNCW head baseball coach Randy Hood, right, reflects on memories with former coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW player and assistant coach Robbie Monday, right, hugs former coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW head coach Mark Scalf laughs during the roast by Robbie Monday on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

A teary-eyed Mark Scalf addresses the crowd during his tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

The crowd salutes former UNCW baseball coach Mark Scalf with a toast of his favorite drink, Sun Drop, during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

UNCW athletic director Jimmy Bass honors former coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

N.C. State baseball coach Elliott Avent addresses the crowd in honor of former UNCW coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Larry Honeycutt, right, sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" to salute former UNCW coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

"Voice of the Seahawks" Mike Vaccaro, right, salutes Coach Mark Scalf during the tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

Former UNCW baseball head coach Mark Scalf and current coach Randy Hood at the tribute dinner to honor Scalf on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]

UNCW athletic director Jimmy Bass talks with Carl Willis during the Mark Scalf tribute dinner on Saturday. [BETH HEDGEPETH/FOR STARNEWS]