By Greg Parrott
Pike County Pirates baseball coach Don Hanson has been awarded the AA Baseball Coach of the Year Award. It took just seven years for Hanson to reel in the prestigious Georgia Dugout Club award.
Don Hanson (left) sits in the dugout during a game last season.
Pirates coach named AA Coach of the Year
Hanson started his coaching career in 2004 with the Pirates. He has compiled a coaching record of 165 wins and 46 losses. His region record is 114 wins and eight losses. Hanson’s Pirates have been to the Elite Eight three times, the Sweet 16 two times and the first round of the state playoffs twice. The Pirates have captured four region crowns and region runner-up three times.
Since Hanson has taken helm of the Pirates, he has upgraded the facilities including a new press box/concession building, enclosed batting cage, larger fan stands, sodded the entire field with an irrigation system and is rebuilding the backstop from dugout to dugout. Jack Pilkenton Field has transformed into a field of dreams under his direction.
“In seven years this program has come a long way. When I was first hired as the head baseball coach, I set some goals for the program,” he said. “I wanted to build a program that was founded on solid fundamental baseball, accompanied by unmatched work ethic, integrity and character, a program that others would look at and say, ‘What are they doing that we’re not?’, and a program that’s consistently the best in the region and one of the best in the state. I only shared these goals with a few because I didn’t want to allow doubt to smother the flame. I knew it would take countless hours of blood, sweat and tears to bring this to reality.”
For more on this story, read the Jan. 26 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
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Since Hanson has taken helm of the Pirates, he has upgraded the facilities including a new press box/concession building, enclosed batting cage, larger fan stands, sodded the entire field with an irrigation system and is rebuilding the backstop from dugout to dugout. Jack Pilkenton Field has transformed into a field of dreams under his direction.
“In seven years this program has come a long way. When I was first hired as the head baseball coach, I set some goals for the program,” he said. “I wanted to build a program that was founded on solid fundamental baseball, accompanied by unmatched work ethic, integrity and character, a program that others would look at and say, ‘What are they doing that we’re not?’, and a program that’s consistently the best in the region and one of the best in the state. I only shared these goals with a few because I didn’t want to allow doubt to smother the flame. I knew it would take countless hours of blood, sweat and tears to bring this to reality.”
For more on this story, read the Jan. 26 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
To subscribe, click here.
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#1
Shane Turpin
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01/27/11 at 06:32 PM
Congratulations to Coach Hanson. Hard-working and principled are two adjectives that come to mind when thinking of our high school baseball coach.
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Anonymous
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01/27/11 at 07:29 PM
Great job Coach Hanson & Pike County Pirates
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