Stuart Chester: Cartersville High School Chester was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2014. Bio updated 8/30/2024 Stuart Chester was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2014 after guiding Cartersville to six state championships in a 13-year span. Chester won 532 games over a 20-year span with …
Joe Roberts: Armstrong State University Roberts was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2010. Joe Roberts retired in 2013 after guiding Armstrong State baseball for 34 seasons. He left as the all-time winningest head coach in NCAA Division II history with 1,309 victories. In his final season, Roberts passed former Valdosta …
Joe Lattanzi: Campbell High School Lattanzi was one of the original members of the Atlanta Dugout Club. Atos Dante “Joe “Lattanzi was never far away from baseball. He was one of the founding members of the Atlanta Dugout Club in 1962. The organization later evolved into the Georgia Dugout Club. A Bronx, N.Y. native, Lattanzi was …
Joe Harvey: Emanuel County Institute Lewis was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2010. Joe Harvey touched the lives of countless students and players. He preferred to stay away from the spotlight. The longtime baseball coach at Emanuel County Institute (ECI) was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame …
Jimmie Lewis: Harlem High School Lewis was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2006. Bio updated 8/30/2024 Jimmie Lewis continues to rank as one of the state’s all-time winningest coaches. When he took over a solid baseball program from former coach Tommy Price, who had resigned to take an administrative position …
Jim Jefferson: Westminster School Jefferson was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2008. Jim Jefferson kept Westminster’s baseball tradition alive during his tenure with the Wildcats. The highly successful coach was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2008. Jefferson took over at Westminster in 1987 after longtime …
Jerry Croft: Colquitt County High School Croft was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2012. Jerry Croft finished his 30-year high school coaching career with a 449-268-2 mark and guided Colquitt County to state baseball championships in 1997 and 2003 in Georgia’s highest classification. He retired in 2006. His Packer teams …
James Conoly: Ware County High School Conoly was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2008. It’s hard not to talk about Ware County’s baseball success and James Conoly not be mentioned. The Ware County native played baseball in high school, then attended Georgia Southern. He returned to his hometown after high …
Hugh Buchanan: Parkview High School Buchanan was inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame in 2000. Hugh Buchanan was the first head baseball coach at Parkview and is credited for helping develop the school into a state baseball power. Before taking over the Parkview program, Buchanan was an assistant baseball coach at Berkmar …
Harvey Cochran: North Cobb High School Cochran served as Executive Director of the Georgia Dugout Club. Harvey Cochran is just one of seven coaches in Georgia High School baseball history to win 650 or more games. But the veteran coach may be more known for his work off the field, helping transform the Georgia Dugout …