Baseball
Member of the 1980 Class 3A State Championship team
All-State in 1980
Batted .465 and hit .465 and hit 14 home runs in 180 games as a senior
Went 7-0 as a pitcher during the 1980 season
Pitched a no-hitter in the Area Championship game
Member of the Philadelphia Phillies organization from 1981-1988
1983 Minor League All-Star (.266, 23 HR, 79 RBI’s in 123 games)
Made his professional appearance with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1987
1990 All-Star for Remedy Italy team
Member of the Australian Olympic team from 1997-1999
All-World for Australia at the World Championships in 1997
Australian Bronze Medal winner at the World Championships

Basketball
All-State team in 1980
Received a scholarship from Gadsden State Community College

Coach
2002 was named Manager of the Evansville Otters Baseball organization
Chosen 2003 Frontier League Manager-of-the-Year

A 1981 Cherokee County High School graduate, Greg Jelks excelled on both the Warrior hardwood and on the diamond.
Greg has continued to show a very high level of versatility after switching from a basketball scholarship to
playing professional baseball and then becoming a manager-of-the-year.