Hall of Fame
Three-year starting shortstop who starred on the 1997 NAIA national tournament team; twice all-conference and is among the school's all-time leaders in home runs with 22; career batting average of .353 with 91 runs, 89 RBIs, 54 walks and 29 stolen bases; drafted by the Chicago Cubs and played professionally for two years before returning to Southern Poly as the head baseball coach and then athletic director; B.S. in management.
Already named to the Hall of Fame as a standout baseball player from 1996-98; 364-169 overall record, leading his teams to seven NAIA national tournaments in nine years, including the World Series in 2009; averaged 40.4 wins per campaign and never had a losing season; his squads won three Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament championships (2004, 2007 and 2009); 2009 club set school records for most wins (53) and best winning percentage (.841, 53-10) while the 2010 team had an NAIA national ranking of No. 2 during the regular season; had seven players selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft; 2007 SSAC Coach of the Year; Georgia Dugout Club NAIA Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008; 2009 NAIA Southeast Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association; after retiring from coaching, he became the Hornets' athletic director.
