A long and prestigious career has earned recognition for one UWG coach as University of West Georgia head baseball coach Skip Fite was named into the 2013 class of the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame this afternoon at the Ravinia Crowne Plaza hotel in Atlanta.
"I feel humbled to be included on this distinguished list of coaches," Skip said. "I want to thank the Lord for blessing me with supportive friends, coaches, players and most importantly a supportive family. I couldn't of done it without them."
Skip, who has been a collegiate coach in the state of Georgia for many years, is entering his fifth season in the spring of 2014 as the head coach at UWG. Prior to that, he spent 25 seasons at cross-state rival Augusta State, now Georgia Regents University and also three seasons at Brewton-Parker, giving Skip 32 years of service to baseball in the state of Georgia.
"I tell my players to do what is right," Skip said in his speech this afternoon. "Wake up in the morning and what you believe is the moral thing to do. If you do that, tomorrow will take care of itself."
"This is such a tremendous honor for Coach Fite to receive this induction into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame," said UWG Athletic Director Daryl Dickey. "We are proud to have Skip as our coach here at UWG and congratulate him on this honor."
Photo credit: Patrick Schnitter
