Instructors

Jay Witherspoon – Director of Sports Programming/Lead Baseball Trainer

Product of Cascade Youth Organization (CYO) from the age of 4

Benjamin E. Mays High School

SS, OF,  Pitcher
3 yr. Varsity Starter at Benjamin E. Mays High School
1st Team All-City, 2nd Team All-State 1993 (SS)
1993 MLB draftee


Southern University

4 year starter
Career 300+ Batting Avg.
3 Conference Championships
1st-team All-SWAC
1996 2nd highest batting average – Division 1
1996 Broke Hall of Famer Lou Brock’s career batting average at Southern University
1998 Most Valuable Player in Conference Tournament


Professional Coaching Experience

Assistant Coach at Clark Atlanta University 2000-2004
Assistant Coach ECB Hurricanes 2003-2008
Head hitting/ fielding coach ECB Dodgers 2010
Head Coach ECB Indians 2011
Fall Ball Head Coach Walton High School 2011
Head Coach ECB Royals 2012
Head Coach/ Instructor Atlanta Angels 2012
Instructor/Coach at Top Tier and GA Raiders 2013-14
Assistant Hitting//Fielding Instructor ECB Mets 2014
Head Coach ECB 2014-2016
Commissioner of CYO Baseball 2015-present
Head Coach/ Instructor The Club JW 2016-2018 (Team now known as Double Plays Atlanta)

Don Lemon – Lead Pitching Coach/Trainer

  • 1989 – Signed first contract with the Atlanta Braves
  • 1992 – Signed with the Florida Marlins
  • 1992 – 1993 Melbourne(Australia) Monarchs – Champion/MVP
  • 1996 – Taiwan Tigers – Champion
  • 1997 – Puerto Rico
  • 2000 – Japan Yakult Swallows
  • 2002 – Mexico Campeche Pirates