| SEASON RECORDS |
| Year |
Win-Loss Record |
State Playoff
Record |
Coach |
Accomplishments |
| 1982 |
|
0-0 |
Dan Stathas |
|
| 1983 |
|
0-0 |
Dan Stathas |
|
| 1984 |
|
0-0 |
Dan Stathas |
|
| 1985 |
|
0-0 |
Dave Shumake |
|
| 1986 |
|
0-0 |
Dave Shumake |
Region 6 Runnerup |
| 1987 |
|
0-0 |
Jeff Guy |
Region 6 Runnerup |
| 1988 |
|
0-0 |
Jeff Guy |
|
| 1989 |
|
0-0 |
Jeff Guy |
|
| 1990 |
|
0-0 |
Jeff Guy |
|
| 1991 |
|
0-0 |
Jeff Guy |
Region 6 Runnerup |
| 1992 |
17-11 |
0-0 |
Mickey McMurtry |
|
| 1993 |
20-9 |
0-0 |
Mickey McMurtry |
|
| 1994 |
23-9 |
1-2 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Runnerup; 1st Round State Playoffs
(lost to Osborne) |
| 1995 |
30-6 |
7-2 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Champions; AAAA State Runnerup
(lost to Sprayberry) |
| 1996 |
21-6 |
0-0 |
Mickey McMurtry |
|
| 1997 |
28-10 |
7-2 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Champions; AAAA State Runnerup(lost
to Colquitt) |
| 1998 |
23-6 |
0-0 |
Mickey McMurtry |
|
| 1999 |
35-2 |
8-0 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Champions; AAAAA State Champions
(defeated Brookwood);
National Champions |
| 2000 |
30-11 |
9-2 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Runnerup; AAAAA State Runnerup
(lost to Lowndes) |
| 2001 |
21-9 |
2-2 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Runnerup; 2nd Round State Playoffs
(lost to Parkview) |
| 2002 |
27-10 |
8-3 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Runnerups; AAAAA State Runnerups
(lost to Parkview) |
| 2003 |
25-6 |
3-2 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Champions; 2nd Round State Playoffs
(lost to Harrison) |
| 2004 |
20-15 |
6-3 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 4th Place; AAAAA State Semi-Finals
(lost to Milton) |
| 2005 |
29-10 |
9-4 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Champions; AAAAA State Runnerup
(lost to Chattahoochee) |
| 2006 |
32-4 |
10-0 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Champions; AAAAA State Champions
(defeated Kell) |
| 2007 |
13-13 |
0-0 |
Mickey McMurtry |
|
| 2008 |
21-10 |
3-2 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 Champions; 2nd Round State Playoffs
(lost to North Cobb) |
| 2009 |
21-11 |
2-3 |
Mickey McMurtry |
Region 6 4th Place; 2nd Round State Playoffs
(lost to Brookwood) |
| 2010 |
26-10 |
8-2 |
Scott Kelly |
Region 6 Runnerup; AAAAA State Runnerup |
| 2011 |
22-10 |
3-3 |
Scott Kelly |
Region 5 Champions; 2nd Round State Playoffs
(lost to Brookwood) |
| 2012 |
19-12 |
2-3 |
Scott Kelly |
Region 5 Champions; 2nd Round State Playoffs
(lost to Harrison) |
| 2013 |
14-12 |
0-0 |
Scott Kelly |
|
| TOTALS |
517-202
(.719) |
88-35
(.715) |
(5 coaches) |
|
| LASSITER BASEBALL ALUMNI |
| ALL-STATE PLAYERS |
| 1989 |
Rob Doherty |
| 1991 |
Brandon Hensley |
| 1994 |
Kevin Baldwin |
| 1995 |
Scott Prather
Andrew Ferrer |
|
1996 |
Joe Dawson |
| 1997 |
Brad Stockton
Blair McCaleb |
| 1999 |
Chad Bendinelli
Keith Butler
Michael DeRosa
Tyler Parker
Jarrod Schmidt |
|
2000 |
Randy Lewis
Kevin Gergel
Adam Wise
Michael Hyle |
| 2002 |
Garrick McGrath |
| 2004 |
Ryan Peisel |
| 2006 |
John Goodin
Brandon May |
| GEORGIA AAAA(A) PLAYER
OF THE YEAR |
| 1987 |
Brad Stockton |
| 1999 |
Jarrod Schmidt |
| 2005 |
Brandon May |
| 2006 |
John Goodin |
| 2010 |
Brandon Stephens |
| HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN |
| 1999 |
Michael DeRosa
Jarrod Schmidt |
| 2006 |
Brandon May |
| 2008 |
Michael Palazzone |
| 2010 |
Brandon Stephens |
| METRO ATLANTA ALL-STARS |
| 1984 |
Tim Mauldin |
| 1986 |
Scott Renner |
| 1988 |
Danny Pralgo
Mark Osada
Chris Regna |
| 1989 |
Don Ariail
Rob Doherty
Brett Kinard |
| 1990 |
Drew Posey |
| 1991 |
Blake Bearden
Brandon Hensley |
| 1992 |
Davis Port |
| 1994 |
Kevin Baldwin
Shane Marquis |
| 1995 |
Scott Prather
Tony Burchett |
| 1996 |
Jay Madeira
Robby DeRosa |
| 1999 |
Chad Bendinelli
Keith Butler
Michael DeRosa
Tyler Parker
Jarrod Schmidt |
| 2000 |
Ryan Apple
Kevin Gergel
Randy Lewis
Adam Wise |
| PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS |
| Class of... |
Player |
MLB Organization (Round Year Signed) |
| 1995 |
Scott Prather |
St.Louis Cardinals
(16th round 1998) |
| 1995 |
Chris Davidson |
Baltimore Orioles
(4th Round 1998) |
| 1997 |
Brad Stockton |
Texas Rangers
(22nd Round 2001) |
| 1997 |
Kevin Coleman |
Cincinnati Reds
(24th Round 2002) |
| 1999 |
Keith Butler |
Chicago Cubs
(10th Round 2002) |
| 1999 |
Tyler Parker |
St. Louis Cardinals
(8th Round 2002) |
| 1999 |
Jarrod Schmidt |
Cincinnati Reds
(24th Round 2002) |
| 1999 |
Chris Goodman |
Kansas City Royals
(5th Round 2003) |
| 2000 |
Kevin Gergel |
Seattle Mariners
(24th Round 2005) |
| 2000 |
Ned Yost |
Milwaukee Brewers
(Free Agent signing 2005) |
| 2001 |
Michael Hyle |
Chicago Cubs
(22nd Round 2005) |
| 2003 |
Charlie Pelt |
St. Louis Cardinals
(29th Round 2007) |
| 2004 |
Ryan Peisel |
Colorado Rockies
(12th Round 2008) |
| 2004 |
Billy Shaughnessy |
San Diego Padres
(Free Agent signing 2008) |
| 2005 |
Zach Kayne |
Chicago White Sox
(22nd Round 2009) |
| 2006 |
Brandon May |
Chicago Cubs
(36th Round 2009) |
| 2007 |
Dan Lazzaroni |
San Diego Padres
(Free Agent signing 2011) |
| COLLEGE PLAYERS |
| 1988 |
Rusty Umphenour |
Jacksonville University |
| 1989 |
Dean Kennedy
Rob Doherty
Don Ariail
David Osada
Brett Kinard
Chris Tracy |
South Carolina
Western Carolina
Columbus State
DeKalb College
DeKalb College
Kennesaw State |
| 1990 |
Drew Posey
Frank Quiles |
Western
Carolina
Piedmont College |
| 1991 |
Brandon
Hensley
Blake Bearden
Preston Willis |
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
Columbus State |
| 1992 |
Todd Winder
Davis Port
Matt Carroll
Alan Johnson
Greg Schaefer |
Andrew College
Columbus State
Methodist College
Anderson College
Kennesaw State |
| 1993 |
Jamey Smith
David Smoak
Scott Kelly
Brian Gilmore |
Georgia
Southwestern
Presbyterian College
Augusta State
Young Harris |
| 1994 |
Shane Marquis
Kevin Killimett
Todd Spain
Jason Schill
Kevin Baldwin |
Georgia
Southern
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern
West Georgia
Kennesaw State |
| 1995 |
Scott Prather
Andrew Ferrer
Chris Davidson
Chad Phillips
Tyler Moon
Mike Gogolin |
Georgia Tech
North Carolina State
Western Carolina
Campbell University
Northwest Shoals
Community College
Bevill State Community
College |
| 1996 |
Robby DeRosa
Tony Burchett
Jay Madeira
Jow Dawson |
University of
Georgia
University of Georgia
North Carolina
Georgia Southern |
| 1997 |
Billy Rouse
Joe Barrett
Jonathan Adams
Brad Stockton
Kevin Coleman
Blair McCaleb
Darrell Edwards
Brian Patenaude |
Connors State
(OK)
USC-Spartanburg
USC-Spartanburg
Georgia Tech
University of Florida
Florida State
Southern Polytechnic
University of Maryland |
| 1998 |
Michael Nelson |
Georgia State |
| 1999 |
Michael DeRosa
Jarrod Schmidt
Chad Bendinelli
Chris Goodman
Tyler Parker
Keith Butler |
University of
Georgia
Clemson Univeristy
Clemson University
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
Liberty University |
| 2000 |
Ryan Apple
Kevin Gergel
Charlie Hettler
Zach Huckabay
Rusty Krueger
Randy Lewis
Adam Wise
Ned Yost |
Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State
University of West
Georgia
USC-Spartanburg
Unviersity of Georgia
Western Kentucky
Gerogia Perimeter College
Univeristy of Georgia |
| 2001 |
Michael Hyle
John Weiss
Bryan Wilson
Geno Ferraro
Brad Peisel |
University of
Georgia
North Georgia
Auburn University
Ohio State University
Appalachain State |
| 2002 |
Garrick
McGrath
Ryan Hanson |
Augusta State
Berry College |
| 2003 |
Charlie Pelt
Louis Cribeiro
John Goodman
Michael Zarat
Kyle Muschara
Matt Link
Chas Wilbanks |
Georgia State
Kennesaw State
Georgia Tech
Princeton University
Kennesaw State
Elon University
Georgia Perimeter College |
| 2004 |
Ryan Peisel
Billy Shaughnessy
John Michael Vidic
Stephen Ochs
Chandler Corley |
Univeristy of
Georgia
Mercer University
Tulane University
Florida State Unviersity
Reinhardt College |
| 2005 |
Davey Knapp
Zach kayne |
Samford
University
Davidson College |
| 2006 |
Adam Baker
Kevin Bishop
Don Brice
Jeff Cochran
Jacob Harcrow
Matt Kallaoun
John Goodin
Brandon May
Robbie O'Bryan |
North Georgia
University of Kentucky
North Georgia
North Georgia
Young Harris College
Augusta State
Florida Community College
of Jacksonville
University of Alabama
University of Georgia |
| 2007 |
Grant
Youngblood
Chad Johnson
Danny Lazzaroni |
Penn State
University
Marshall University
Southern Polytechnic |
| 2008 |
Ray Anderson
Cuyler Esposito
Joe Gorley
Garrett May
Michael Palazzone |
Kennesaw State
Villanova University
Kennesaw State
University of West
Georgia
University of Georgia |
| 2009 |
Blake Crohan
Allen Grant
Reid Handler
Kevin Link
Tyler Muse
Jake Stephens |
Tulane
University
Florida A&M University
Keystone College
Princeton University
Western Kentucky
West Florida University |
| 2010 |
Stephen Janas
Brent Nelson
Beau Welborn
Ross Ripple
Brandon Stephens
Andrew Gordon |
Kennesaw State
North Georgia
Unviersity of West
Georgia
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
North Georgia
|
|
2011 |
Reed Anthes
Wes Burns
Andy Rief
Mitch Shelby
Nelson Ward |
Duke
University
Gordon College
Gordon College
Gordon College
University of Georgia |
|
2013 |
Tyler Elwer
Caleb Kutsche
Zach Lippincott
Cornell Nixon |
Georgia
Highlands
Columbus State
Andrew College
Kennesaw State |
| LASSITER BASEBALL
COMPLEX HISTORY |
| 1980 |
Lassiter High School opens.
The baseball field was built as part of the original athletic &
physical education facilities. Coach Mick's first
impressions on arriving to teach here in the fall of 1985;
“besides the very nice school plant, it was unquestionably the
most impressive thing on campus. I felt it was placed in
an ideal location, laid out correctly, and looked like a great
place for a ball game. Baseball people definitely had a
hand in the creation.” |
| 1986 |
Jeff Guy hired as head
coach. Current facility began to take shape as Coach Guy
began a cooperative & quite productive relationship with Russ
Umphenour and Guerry Baldwin of East Cobb Baseball.
Adequate & nice wood/block concession/storage building and
bleachers were replaced with those we have today. East
Cobb also provided the AA lighting system in 1988.
|
| 1993 |
The asphalt roadway was built on
top of a dirt path, making the facility much more assessable.
Lassiter principal, James Wilson, made this happen by steering
it through the county. Booster club vice president, Jim
Schill, was project engineer as Mr. Umphenour and Coach Baldwin
of East Cobb Baseball were willing partners. The white
block right field storage building replaced a collection of
small wood frame huts. Jim Schill was again the driving
force as booster club volunteers actually provided much of the
muscle for construction. The screened-in east addition to
the storage followed in 1994. |
| 1994 |
Small block & frame dugouts were
razed & replaced by the spacious cantilevered concrete present
structures. Once again, Jim Schill was the mastermind &
energy behind this project. Funding was a 50-50
proposition between the booster club and East Cobb Baseball.
The appearance of the 60-foot long structures was dramatically
improved for the 2003 season with a cardinal paint job & the
beautiful stenciling & artwork on the first base dugout.
Lassiter art students Whitney Brenton & Maggie Herrick did a
masterful job. |
| 1996 |
The indoor batting cage was
constructed as one of the first of its kind in the area.
The 4,000 square foot facility was constructed where an old
telephone pole & net structure used to be. The project
began as a discussion of a pole barn with walls to cut the
northwest wind & evolved into the nice butler building we
eventually got. Booster club president, Steve Bachman,
provided the leadership on this project. Much begging &
many generous donations provided the means to get something done
at practice everyday. In my estimation this has been the
best money we have ever spent in the improvement of our field
play. All of our neighbors have these now, but for a time
we were an exclusive club. |
| 1998 |
An old rusty
traditional chain link backstop was replaced with the brick wall
& net, dramatically improving sight lines for fans while
offering a more pleasant esthetic effect. Funding was done
by the club & the construction was a combination volunteer &
contractor venture. Veteran Jim Schill was called out of
retirement to pour concrete footings & sidewalks that completely
connected all bleacher areas & dugouts, giving the facility more
of a stadium appearance.
|
| 1999 |
The varsity dressing
room was occupied by the National Championship team during
spring break of 1999. Construction was initiated in the
fall of 1998. In addition to the dressing facility,
sidewalks were poured, totally connecting all components of the
facility. The project was made possible by a very sizable
& generous anonymous donation. Much of the construction
was contracted out. Booster club members, Terry Dreger &
John Hochkins were major players in the construction, with much
of their time & expertise being donated. Much of the
locker room interior work was done by booster volunteers.
|
| 2000-2001 |
Scoreboard dedicated
to Lassiter champions was conceived, funded, and constructed.
First game use was for the 2001 season. Bob Prather was a
key supporter in the infancy stage while former Lassiter star
Blake Bearden of Fairplay Scoreboards was instrumental in
helping us afford the board. Funding was provided by the
sponsors proudly displayed on the board. As always, James
Beavers and the East Cobb Yankees were cooperative partners on
this as they are on most other recent facility upgrades.
|
| 2000 |
The Trojan House & Deck
overlooking the third base dugout was completed. We were
in the right place at the right time as this was the pet project
of Dwight Brown & Cobb Energy. This was a part of the
construction that gave that gave to Lassiter Athletics the
football field house & the Trojan House that in addition to the
decks overlooking both the football & baseball fields, includes
a large meeting room upstairs with a modern concession stand &
soccer dressing rooms downstairs. The building enabled our
concession operation to move to more spacious quarters complete
with closed circuit television to view the games.
Eventually the old concession stand behind home plate was
remodeled into a practical & handy storage facility for uniforms
& equipment in the spring of 2003. |
| 2001 |
Landscaping in the
press box and bleacher areas was spearheaded by booster
president, Chip Hyle. Chip worked very closely with Pops
Landscaping to greatly enhance the attractiveness of the park.
|
| 2004 |
New wind
screens (the 3rd set since 1986), black fence, and
refurbished bleachers really added an improved new look.
|
| 2005 |
A new first base
batting cage was added with the assistance of James Beavers.
The entry walkway also bears a new & welcoming look with the
addition of the Ad Screens displaying some of our loyal Lassiter
Baseball Sponsors.
|
| 2006 |
A tremendous improvement was made
to the playing surface with a total infield reconstruction
project in the fall of 2005. The infield had become
unhealthy with poor grass quality, pockets of low spots, & a
sharp drop from the infield to the outfield. Eric Holland
& his crew at Precision Turf, Inc. completely stripped the old
surface, re-crowned the infield, & planted new Bermuda sod to
give us a better quality playing field. In addition a new
state of the art irrigation system was installed Jeff Isenberg &
Georgia Turf irrigation covering the entire field, replacing an
aging, inefficient hydraulic system. We also spent quiet a
bit of time & energy on refurbishing the locker rooms. New
carpet was added in all three dressing rooms and the varsity
locker room was given a fresh coat of paint. Our
scoreboard also has a new look; we had professionals come in to
clean a faded surface & perform electrical surgery on
malfunctioning lights to make our board the best in the area
once again. Faded windscreens were once again replaced
that are more cardinal in color due to the increased technology
of our supplier. |
| 2007-2008 |
Fall 2007 was a busy
time around the complex as several, important, necessary and
overdue projects were accomplished, impacting and improving
almost every building and area of the facility. A splash
of color was added as the right field storage building, press
box and varsity dressing rooms were painted a nice earth tone
cardinal and gold. Our batting cage was improved both
aesthetically and mechanically as fresh carpet replaced the
dirty and worn while a new Iron Mike pitching machine
should make BP a more efficient and productive daily occurrence.
Every bulb was changed and every lens cleaned on each light
pole, returning the illumination of the playing surface to its
original quality. The most visible and necessary
improvement was made on the scoreboard. The old board was
scraped, repainted and renumbered while outdated bulb wiring and
equipment was removed and replaced with state of the art LED
technology, re-establishing our scoreboard as one of the finest
in the state of Georgia.
|
| 2008-2009 |
A new plywood fence painted in
Lassiter cardinal and gold was installed. significantly altering
the appearance of the playing surface for the better while also
improving play. The 2' plus vertical addition to eight and
a half feet should reduce the number of ground rule doubles
while increasing the occurance of relay plays at the plate and
has made the field play larger. New region pennant hardware
completed the fence upgrade which was largely the work of
construction partners of Anthony Fusco. |
| 2009-2010 |
The complex has
experienced updates and additions this year as the program
begins a new chapter. The outfield wall was repaired and
repainted earlier this year. The dugouts have received a
new coat of paint; their first since the initial painting in
1994. Another trio of Lassiter art students worked diligently to
recooparate the original text, "Lassiter Baseball" on the back
of the first base dugout ince the dugouts had been repainted.
The backstop net had become extremely worn so our friends at
Mauldin & Cook Fence installed a new heavy-duty netting that
makes the view more safe and aesthetically pleasing. Finally,
new rails and nets were professionally installed in front
of each dugout by Tommy Barber and his netting company.
These rails were are lined by black foam pads that protect the
dugouts from batted and thrown balls. Once again, the turf
and dirt of the playing surface is in tip-top shape as another
season approaches.
|
| 2010-2011 |
In order to combat the problem of
worn sod behind the home plate area, we partnered with the
ECY/James Beavers and Matthew Boggs of AstroTurf, Inc to install
the top-of-the-line AstroTurf artificial surface behind the
batter's circle and 20 feet up both running lanes. This
not only reduces the cost of replacing turf each fall, but the
Lassiter Trojan Head logos add a new eye-catching appeal to the
playing surface.
|
| 2012-2013 |
Thanks to the handywork of Nick Cachussie and other
booster club members and the procurement efforts of Booster club
president Will Melson, four rows of stadium chairback seating
behind home plate were installed. The premium seating was
designed as a fundraiser for the booster club as well as seating
for college and professional scouts. |