• Lafayette High School, Lexington, KY – 3 year starter and member of the 1989 State Championship team, team leader in hitting during the District and State Tournaments in 1989.

• All State selection for 1989, 1990, and 1991.

• Fayette County Athlete of the Year in 1991.

• Signed with University of Kentucky in 1992. Lettered three years as a baseball player for the University of Kentucky. Became a two year starter in sophomore and junior years before being drafted to pros. Member of one of only three teams to make it to NCAA Regional Tournament by University of Kentucky. Currently still holds three career records.

• 1993 All SEC selection for baseball.

• 1994 selected by the Pittsburg Pirates in the fifth round. In 1998 was traded to the New York Mets.

• My career as a baseball player ended with the New York Mets organization after four years. I played my high school baseball at Lafayette High School, Lexington, KY and then at the University of Kentucky before being drafted by Pittsburg Pirates in 1994 June draft.

                                Jarrod Walden - Varsity Asst. Coach 

I graduated from East Peoria Community High School in East Peoria, Il in 1992.  In high school I played football, basketball, and ran track.  I played legion baseball in the summer.  I went on to play basketball at Hannibal-LaGrange College in Hannibal, Mo and graduated in 1997 with a BSE in Secondary Social Studies.  I began teaching and coaching at Palmyra R-1 High School in Palmyra, Mo.  I coached football, basketball, and baseball.  Our football team reached the quarterfinals in 1997, losing to the eventual state champion.  We were fortunate to win the 1998 Boys Class 2A state Championship in basketball.  I was an assistant coach at Palmyra and left after 2 years to become a head coach at North Shelby C-1 High School in Shelbyville, Mo.  During my 7 years at North Shelby, I was fortunate enough to coach in 2 Class 1A state championship games for boy's basketball, runner-up in 2003 and winning the title in 2005.  My girl's basketball team reached the quarterfinals in 2001.  I was an assistant baseball coach and we were the runner-up in 2000.  Our football team won the conference title in 1999 (we were a 1A school playing in a conference with 2A and 3A schools).
 
I have lived in Lexington since July of 2006.  I left Missouri to spend time with my nephew, Michael, and my two nieces, Caroline and Aalayah.  I am a substitute teacher in Fayette County. 

Graduated from Lexington Catholic High School where he played baseball and enjoyed a State Championship. He received his Kinesiology and Health Promotion Degree from the University of Kentucky. He currently teaches Physical Education at Bryan Station High School.