Darton College Men's Baseball

Hemmings' first season, the Cavaliers set a new school record in wins with an overall record of 38-20 and then set another school record for wins with a 47-9 mark in 2013. A total of eleven team and individual records were broken in 2012 and then 10 records were broken in 2013. Five Cavaliers earned all conference selections, 2 earned academic All-American honors, 3 conference tournament all tournament team selections, 2 Rawlings Gold Glove selections, and a NJCAA All-American in Cody Wofford for the 2013 season. The Cavaliers had 5 Division 1 signees, 4 Division 2 signees, an NAIA signee and 1 player drafted in the 23rd round by the San Diego Padres. The Cavaliers finished the season as runner-up in the conference tournament to end the season with a record of 47-9.  The Cavaliers achieved another program "first" with their first ever District appearance.  The baseball team finished 44-20 overall and saw several records broken again.  The Cavaliers finished the year with a 23-9 conference record, played in their second straight district tournament, and played in the championship game finishing runner up in the conference tournament.  Coach Hemmings has the program going in the right direction and look forward to getting to the program's first ever World Series appearance in 2016. Hemmings is a graduate of Columbus High School, where he played for three Georgia State High School Championship baseball teams under legendary coach Bobby Howard. Hemmings enjoyed a fruitful athletic career at Columbus High, where he was named to the First Team All Bi-City Team in both football and baseball and First Team All-State during his senior campaign. Upon his graduation in 1995, Hemmings was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 61st round, but chose to attend college instead, and played 2 years at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for Coach Craig Young. While at ABAC, Hemmings broke the school record for stolen bases as a freshman, and as a sophomore earned First Team All-Conference honors, while leading his team to a third place finish in the GJCAA in 1997. Upon completion of a stellar career at ABAC, Coach Hemmings earned a baseball scholarship to Columbus State University. However, the San Diego Padres drafted Hemmings in the 18th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball June draft, and he elected to sign with the Padres. Hemmings played three seasons in the Padres organization, making it as high as AAA Las Vegas. He became highly regarded in the front office as he brought speed, power, and a strong arm to the table, and was on a focused track to the big leagues. Unfortunately, Hemmings career became injury riddled, with injuries and forced Hemmings to retire after a short spring training stint with the Detroit Tigers in 2000. After finishing his playing days, Hemmings joined the staff at Alabama junior college powerhouse, Chattahoochee Valley Community College. In 2003 he helped guide the Pirate program to a school record 41 wins and a 2nd place finish in the AJCAA conference tournament. Hemmings spent two seasons under Coach Adam Thomas before he moved his career to Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA. Hemmings team set a school record for wins in 2006 (34) and was named Georgia Dugout Club Coach of the Year. After a 3rd place finish in 2006 and 2007, Hemmings was again named Diamond Sports Regional Coach of the Year. Coach Hemmings decided after the 2008 season to move back to Columbus area as he accepted the head coaching position at Central High School on May 30, 2008. After rebuilding Central High School's baseball program and leading them back to the state play-offs for the first time in 6 years, Coach Hemmings accepted the Head Coaching job at Darton State. He became only the 2nd Coach in Darton State's history replacing legendary Coach Glenn Eames who retired from coaching and stepped into an administrative role. Hemmings is an intense competitor and brings a strong passion for the game to the field every day. He brings a wealth of talent and knowledge to Darton State, especially on the offensive end. Hemmings looks forward to leading Darton State College toward their first ever conference title in 2015. Hemmings is a 2002 graduate of Troy State University with a degree in business administration and a 2005 graduate of Troy State University with a master in business administration degree. Born May 6, 1977, the Columbus-native was married to the former Amy Thomas on January 3, 2004. The Hemmings have two daughters Addie Loette (8) and Allison Caroline (7) and a son Brandon Scot JR (4). Assistant Baseball Coach