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2008 Varsity Schedule

 

 

Head Coach 
Scott Kelly

 

 


Coach Kelly takes the helm for his first season as head coach of the tradition rich Lassiter Baseball program after serving ten years as an assistant to Hall of Fame coach, Mickey McMurtry.  Coach Kelly came on board as a coach just prior to the National Championship season in 1999.  The success of the program continued in the 2000s as Coach Kelly has served his alma mater over the past decade.  He has been a part of two state championships (1999, 2006), three state runners-up (2000, 2002, 2005), and five region championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008).  Coach Kelly primarily worked with the infielders and directed the baserunners since he came on staff.

Prior to Coach Kelly coming back to coach at Lassiter, he excelled at both the junior college and Division II level.  After completing a successful playing career at Lassiter in 1993, he took his talents to Gordon Junior College in Barnesville.  He played middle infield for legendary coach Tom Clark.  After two years at Gordon, Scott traveled across the state to play for Coach Skip Fite at Augusta State University.   It is worth noting that his high school days where spent playing for two well-known and extremely successful coaches in Georgia history-Jeff Guy and Mickey McMurtry.

Upon being hired full-time at Lassiter in 2001, he also joined the Fastpitch staff.  In 2002, he became the second head coach of the Lassiter Fastpitch team.  After winning region championships in 2002, 2006, 2007 and a state runners-up finish in 2002, the Lassiter Fastpitch team reached pinnacle when they won the 2007 AAAAA State Championship.  They won another region championship in 2009 under Coach Kelly’s leadership.  The Fastpitch Trojans have won over 200 games since Coach Kelly took over in 2002.

Coach Kelly received his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Kennesaw State after completing his playing days at Augusta State.  In 2008, he added a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, also from KSU. 

Scott’s wife, Courtney, also teaches in Cobb County, where she is a special education teacher at Hayes Elementary in west Cobb.  They have two sons, Kade (7) and Rennen (5).
 

Varsity Pitching Coach 
Scott Prather

 


Scott Prather begins his first year as the Trojans' pitching coach.
 Scott's addition puts another Lassiter alum on the current coaching staff. He was a very accomplished player during his days as a Trojan as he was a pivotal player on the first ever Lassiter team to make the state playoffs in 1994.   Hi senior year was very memorable as the Trojans made their first appearance in the state championship series.  He still holds Lassiter pitching records for “Season Victories (13)” and “Won/Loss Record (13-0)” and was part of two “No Hitters” during his playing days at Lassiter. From Lassiter, Scott went on to a successful career as a pitcher/outfielder at Georgia Tech from 1996-1998 earning various “All American” honors in 1997 and 1998. He was drafted in 1998 by the St. Louis Cardinals and spent five years in their minor league system as a left-handed pitcher. Scott is currently employed by Bryant Commercial Real Estate Partners.  He and his wife Tracy reside in the Smyrna area with their young son, Michael.
 

Varsity Assistant Coach
Josh Mathews


 

Josh Mathews starts his sixth year as part of the Lassiter staff this season after working for three years as an assistant coach at Centennial.  Josh has been a part of two state championships (baseball in 2006 & softball in 2007) and six region championships (baseball-'05, '06, '08 & softball-'06, '07, '09) in his five-plus years at Lassiter.  Coach Mathews is an energetic young coach and did a great job coaching the JV Trojans by himself in 2005 and 2006 while assisting Varsity in their play-off runs. He has also been invaluable in assisting with the numerous administrative tasks that are accomplished each season specifically maintaining the Lassiter Baseball website.  Josh grew up in Winder, GA where he excelled for the Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs.  He was named to the Athens Banner-Herald All-Northeast Georgia team as a senior infielder. His baseball career continued at Shorter College in Rome where he received a Bachelors Degree in Education in 2001.  Josh played all the infield positions for Coach Ricci Lattanzi, helping lead the Hawks to the GAC Conference Championship in 1998 and a berth in the NAIA South Regionals.  In addition to his assistant coaching duties on the field, Josh is an assistant coach for the Fastpitch softball team and teaches in the Special Education Department.  He also helps the athletic director while serving as Lassiter's Athletic Coordinator.  He also coched football during his first two years at Lassiter.  Josh completed a masters degree in Educational Leadership from Jacksonville State University in December 2007.    Coach Mathews' wife, April, is also a part of the Lassiter faculty, teaching in the science department.

Varsity Assistant Coach
Kyle Rustay


Kyle Rustay begins his fourth year on staff.  He will make the switch from coaching pitchers to instructing the outfielders in 2010.  Coach Rustay moved south to Georgia in July of 2005 after coaching baseball for seven years at East Jessamine High School in Nicholasville, Kentucky.  His stint at East Jessamine included a year as the varsity head coach.  Coach Rustay is a graduate of Jessamine County High School where he was a four year letter winner in baseball and cross country.  He received his undergraduate degree from Transylvania University, then went on to complete his masters degree from the University of Kentucky, both located in Lexington. While at Transylvania, Kyle was a three year starter in the outfield and graduated with a degree in Business Administration.  Immediately upon arriving in the Atlanta area in Fall 2005, Coach Rustay taught Marketing as a supply teacher at Lassiter, before finishing the year in a full-time position at North Cobb High School.  He served as an assistant baseball coach for the Warriors, helping them make it to the State Playoffs where they lost to eventual state champion, Lassiter, in the first round.  In addition to his duties in the baseball program, Coach Rustay also serves as an assistant FastPitch coach for the Lady Trojans.  He teaches AP Economics in the Lassiter Business Department and Web Page Design (Webmaster for Lassiter High School website). His work ethic, energy, and enthusiasm year round make Coach Rustay a valuable member of the coaching staff at Lassiter .   Kyle's wife, Jeness, is an auditor for Ernst & Young, and they live in the Vinings area.  Kyle and Jeness welcomed the birth of their first son, Emmett Carter, in early February.

Varsity Assistant /
JV Head Coach

George Seaman

 


George Seaman returns for his third season after a brief stint at Kell. He returned to his familiar duties running the JV program.  Coach Seaman served as the JV coach from 1992-1995 and again in 2002.  From 1996-1999, Coach Seaman worked as an assistant coach on the varsity squad where he played a key role in the success of the 1999 State and National Championship team.  The 1984 Sprayberry High School alumnus graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kennesaw State University in 1988.  In 1999, he received a Masters degree in Composition and Rhetoric, and he earned National Board Certification in 2002. He works in the English department at Lassiter and teaches honors in both British and American Literature. He also serves as the assistant varsity boys basketball team in the winter as well as the head coach of freshman football team. Coach Seaman’s wife, Kelly, teaches fourth grade at Mountain View Elementary School. They have three children: Carley; Tyler, a sophomore at Lassiter; and Kalie, an eighth grader at Simpson.

Varsity Assistant /
JV Assistant Coach

Kurt Rinehimer

 


Kurt Rinehimer returns from a mathematical sabbatical as he begins his second year as an assistant on Lassiter’s baseball staff.  Coach Rinehimer heralds from Scottsdale, AZ where he played for the legendary coach, Jerry Dawson, of Chaparral High School.  Coach Dawson is a three time national coach of the year winning 8 state championships.  During Coach Rinehimer’s four years, he led the Firebirds to state final and semi-final appearances while playing third base and pitching.  Coach Rinehimer was named to the All-City team and Arizona All-Star team in baseball.  Coach Rinehimer still holds football records and was Chaparral’s High School student athlete of the year.  Coach Rinehimer went on to play four years at the United States Naval Academy where he led the Midshipman to three consecutive NCAA tournaments.  Upon graduation with a Bachelors of Science degree, Coach Rinehimer flew F-14s and F/A-18s for the US Navy.  During his time in the Navy, Coach Rinehimer logged over 1500 flight hours while deploying on two combat cruises with 40+ combat missions.  Kurt just finished his masters degree program in art of teaching mathematics from Kennesaw State University.  Coach Rinehimer teaches in the Math Department.  He and his wife Brennan have three children, J.D., Jack and Kate.

 

 

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